The following post is from Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free: My Thanksgiving menu wouldn't be complete without Cranberry Clementine Sauce. If you think you don't like cranberry sauce, read on. I have childhood memories of a can-shaped cranberry sauce. Of course I didn't like it. Heck, I didn't even want to taste it. If…
The following is an edited excerpt from Lisa Grace Byrne’s newly released book, Replenish: Experience Radiant Calm and True Vitality in Your Everyday Life: So here’s the thing—we all know that sugar isn’t good for our bodies. We know sugar makes us feel stressed, anxious, spacey and gain weight. We can have all the willpower…
The following post is from Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free: The typical American eats 120 pounds of white sugar a year. Think about that. That's around 270 cups of white sugar. That's a whole lot of sugar. Most people are shocked when they learn I don't eat white sugar. And, when someone tries to…
Today's the last day of the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge...are you excited? To be honest...I haven't been 100% sugar free this week. I was telling a friend last night -- during my first restaurant meal in a month! -- that I've never been very good at following the rules just because they're there, and…
We're wrapping up the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge this week, and today I want to share some more research about sugar alternatives and natural sweeteners. To be clear, I strongly believe that the risks of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin and Splenda outweigh any possible benefit. Because these are chemically processed and about…
We're down to the last week of the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge, and I'm starting to think about what life will look like moving forward: Was this challenge just a "fun" distraction for a month that seemed like a cool and trendy thing to do, or will it have a lasting impact on our…
Just one more week to go for the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge...is it getting easier or harder for you to avoid sugar? We were home for most of this week and that definitely reduced the pressure and stress I was feeling last week about trying to maintain the challenge while out and about. However,…
Join us for the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge in June! On Monday I shared the benefits that I am -- or am not -- experiencing so far from eliminating all added sugars from my diet. Today I want to share some additional benefits that other people have shared from their own experiences: Benefits of…
When we set the schedule for the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge, I had hoped that by now -- two weeks into the challenge -- I would have a long list of benefits to share with you from my own experience. I do have a couple, but they're maybe not as clearly defined as I…
We're two weeks into the Break the Sugar Habit Challenge...how are you doing so far? If I'm being completely honest, I'm a bit worn out this week! I haven't dealt with too many sugar cravings, and (surprisingly!) I'm not actually struggling with the sugar itself, but trying to feed my family while avoiding added sugar…