Sugar Detox: Day 1!
As I begin my 3 week journey of having absolutely NO foods with sugar, I have to say, I’m excited. It’s going to be so beneficial for me. But, it isn’t going to come easily! See, it’s not the chocolate cake or donuts that is going to be hard for me. If I’m honest, my body doesn’t even like that kind of stuff anymore after beginning to eat healthy.
For me, it’s going to be the addition of stevia and agave in almost everything that is going to be hard to stay away from! From my morning coffee with stevia and molasses, to my plain Greek yogurt with added agave, to all the gum I chew during class, to my shakes I make almost every night with protein powder (yep, it has sugar in it too!) and agave… this will surely not be easy!
Have you checked labels on things you eat on a day to day basis?
I think it may surprise you as to just how many of those things have added sugar… I know some of my foods already today surprised me. Here’s a couple foods with sugar that I didn’t realized were adding to my sugar intake every day!
Yogurts.
Unless buying plain Greek yogurt, almost all yogurts are PACKED with added sugar.
Protein Powders.
Protein powders are a huge one. Most active people (including myself!) use at least a scoop a day, if not more… but have you checked the ingredients lately?! Some of them like these above have SO many ingredients, things that you have NO idea what they even are. Plus, they have artificial sweetener, which truthfully, is even worse for you! Try to read labels before buying, and opt for an all natural one with little sugar or stevia added.
Ketchup and Tomato Products.
Yes, most tomato products have added sugar! I went to put this on my eggs this morning, and realized I couldnt! Many condiments have sugar added. I went to go use my honey mustard for lunch, then realized I couldn’t. Went for the mayo, same story! So many of our foods have added sugar nowadays!
Gum.
Sorry all you gum lovers (I’m one of them!). Gum has tons of sugar added! Even the “sugar free” gum has artificial sweetener. This will be a hard one for me throughout these next 3 weeks to not have!
Protein Bars.
Yep, usually full of sugar! Thankfully, these above have very little stevia added, (the ONLY zero calorie sweetener I will use), but these next 21 days I wont even be able to have these! Check the bars you eat, most are loaded with sugar!
Sugar FREE??
BEWARE of this title! Most things that claim to be “sugar free” are the furthest thing away from no sugar added than anything! I hate how people think they are eating healthy when choosing “sugar free” foods, like canned fruit, jelly, candy, chocolate syrups, ice cream, sodas, all sorts of things. Why? Because what they are really saying when they say their product is “sugar free”, is that it contains loads of artificial sweetener like splenda, equal, sweet n low, or “aspartame” and “sucralose” as its called many times. Caution! Artificial sweeteners, except for all natural options like stevia, are very bad! Their is so much research on this, but to make it short, these type of sugars do not register in your body’s hunger signals, therefore usually just making you overeat! And it has bad effects on digestions and internal processes. Please stay away!
Here’s a long list of foods (and other things!) you may not have realized have sugar added I found here :)!
Tomato Sauce
Ice Cream
Lip Gloss
Canned Vegetable Juice
Pancake Mixes
Cough Drops
Breakfast Bars
Packaged Cereals
Bread Mixes
Soup Mixes
Yogurt
Dried Fruit
Protein Powder
Red Wine
Chewing Gum
Relish
Mustard
Canned Soups
Canned Fruits
Rolls
Puddings
Breads
Waffle Mixes
Apple Butter
Sherbet
Peanut Butter
Crackers
Soy Sauce
Toothpaste
Ketchup
Lipstick
Lemonade
Canned Beans
Breath Mints
Potato Chips
Stewed Fruit
Baby Foods
Condensed Milk
Licorice
Vitamins(my gummy vites for sure!)
Mouthwashes
Pickles
TV Dinners
Condiments
French Fries
Breakfast Drinks
Meat Sauces
Medications
Food Seasoning
Envelope Adhesive
Hamburger Buns
Gravies
Packaged Nuts
Margarine
Pretzels