Reduce Our Sugar Intake!

Nowadays, we realize that we are adding too much sugar everywhere, from specially prepared meals to cans and sodas. You named them.

We need to be mindful of what we are buying and read the labels carefully before making a choice.

Focusing on preparing healthy meals and avoiding foods that contain added sweeteners is the best way to limit the amount of sugar in your diet.

1. Consume whole fruits instead of sugar-sweetened fruit smoothies.
 
2. Drink water or unsweetened seltzer instead of sodas, energy drinks, juices, and sweetened teas.
 
3. Swap candy with a homemade trail mix of fruit, nuts and a few dark chocolate chips. 

4. Instead of sweet salad dressings like honey mustard, use olive oil and vinegar. 

5. Look for cereals, granolas and granola bars with under 4 grams of sugar per serving.
 
6. Drink your coffee black or use Stevia for a zero-calorie, natural sweetener. 

7. Instead of jelly, slice fresh bananas onto your peanut butter sandwich. 

8. Use natural kinds of butter in place of sweet spreads like Nutella.

In conclusion, we need to start slowly decreasing our intake of sugar. First, you may want to reduce your consumption of sweet desserts that contain refined sugar and find alternative solutions, such as using fruits instead of cakes and cookies.

Changing our diet one step at a time and involving our children in the process, as it is more enjoyable when we can engage them in the process. Additionally, by improving our lifestyle, we become healthier and more energetic, allowing us to do the things we enjoy.

Please, I would love to hear from you,

To your health,
Gaétane