Kick Sugar Cravings to the Curb with Natural Sweeteners
My husband Bruce grew up in a family where eating sugar was a regular event. And as you can probably imagine, he loves it. Even to this day, his eyes light up at the sight of a piece of cake or a plate of cookies.
But that was before he decided to ditch his sugar habit once and for all. For him, it works best if he only has something with refined sugar every three weeks (yes, I said every three weeks!). So he goes three weeks and then that has something on Saturday and something on Sunday. Along the way he eats fruit to satisfy his cravings. And because he still has some sugar he doesn’t feel like he’s depriving himself completely.
But why is it that so many of us are addicted to sugar? I chalk most of it up to the fact that sugar is in everything — salad dressings, crackers, soup, condiments, just to name a few. But the good news is that we can all go a little easy on sugar by using a natural sweetener.
Check out this video for some simple ways you can use natural sweeteners to help you reduce your addiction to the hard stuff. I talk about my favorite, agave nectar, why it’s so much better than sugar or Equal and a favorite cookbook you should check out. I’m also a big fan of pure maple syrup.
What do you do to reduce your cravings? What’s your favorite natural sweetener?
Thanks to Wendy Battles of Healthy Endeavers for her great guest post. You can check out her Money Saving Meal Plans Blog to find more great nutrition information from her.
Angie Schumacher is a Certified Fitness Professional who trains clients in her home and is a Women's Boot Camp Instructor in Colorado. She is the author of The Fat Blasting Boot Camp Program and has offered a one stop website to help you with all of your health and fitness needs. Please visit www.BuildingABetterU.com to find exactly what you are looking for!
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I use Stevia. I only really use it my coffee and it takes a bit to get used to as the sweetness is quite different from sugar, but it works and doesn’t have all the nasty stuff that aspartame has in it.
I agree, Stevia is amazing stuff. All of the sweetness (though it is a little different) and none of the calories that come with processed sugars.
Great article, thanks for the good work!