Sugar free for 30 days

We have finally decided to do 30 days without sugar (this is a tough one for me – but I know I can do it 😉 ).

I have been hearing so much about sugar lately, it’s effects on the brain, on energy, on health…etc… that I began to take note of my sugar intake and it scared me to realize that I was eating way too much sugar (I love chocolates – especially Tim Tams – Australian biscuits/cookies 😀 ), as well as knowing that kids learn by example.

I have been feeling a little sluggish lately and I have been craving and eating more sugar than necessary. I knew I had to do something about it, so I decided to take this step, one that I know will help us to be healthier, as well as teach our kids, at a younger age, how to control sugar cravings and intake.

I asked Jose if he was willing to try it with me and he said ‘yes’, so we will eliminate sugar for the next 30 days (join us if you can).

I will share a little of how it goes, information on the effects of sugar, and some recipes I might find along the way (if you have gone 30 days without sugar, please let us know how it went – we would love to hear from you 😉 ).

Here is a breakdown of some of the things we will not eat and the healthy options we will be enjoying:

Avoid:

sweets (candy, lollipops, chocolate, cake, ice-cream, gum, mints…etc)
processed sugar (white, brown, granulated, powdered, etc…)
sugar cane
high fructose corn syrup
crystalline fructose
honey
maple syrup
agave nectar
coconut sugar
molasses
rice syrup
maltodextrin
sucrose
glucose
artificial sugars (aspartame, saccharin, sucrolose, Splenda, etc.) sugar alcohols (maltitol, xylitol, and sorbitol)
Juice, smoothies, soda
anything that has sugar added…