Ana Cabán’s Sugar-Free Challenge

Sugar-Free Challenge - Workout Series Part 4

Give your Sugar-Free lifestyle a little kick with this 5 minute workout.

Add comment June 24th, 2009

How-To-Cut Sugar Out of Your Diet…

It is no secret, Americans love sugar and we put it in everything. Sugar is added to whole wheat bread and muffins and even cigarettes. Read on to find out how to cut the sugar, click here!

Add comment June 22nd, 2009

Refined Sugars and Better Alternatives

Dr. David Reuben, author of Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Nutrition writes, “…white refined sugar-is not a food. It is a pure chemical extracted from plant sources, purer in fact than cocaine, which it resembles in many ways. Its true name is sucrose and its chemical formula is C12H22O11. It has 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms, 11 oxygen atoms, and absolutely nothing else to offer.”

Make sure you are checking your food labels and staying AWAY from:

High fructose corn syrup
Dextrose
Glucose
Molasses
Sorbitol

Better choices are:

Fruit juice or fruit
Pure maple syrup
Brown rice syrup
Barley malt
Stevia (an herb)
Agave nectar
Date sugar
Honey
Evaporated can juice

Add comment June 22nd, 2009

Dessert with Fruit Juice Sweetener

I came across this product the other day at my local natural food market and I tried the cherry pie… it was delicious! As you all know by now, I LOVE desserts but am off sugar, so these really satisfied my sweet cravings.

They are:

*Natural Baked Goods
*No Sugar Added
*No Preservatives
*Naturally Sweetened
*Cane Sugar Free

For more about Fabe’s and where you can find them, click here.

Add comment June 22nd, 2009

Sugar-Free Challenge - Workout Series Part 3

Give your Sugar-Free lifestyle a little kick with this 5 minute workout.

Add comment June 16th, 2009

What Sugars Are In Your Cabinets?

Ana takes a sneak peak in Sonia’s (member of Team Sugar-Free) cabinets. They discuss reading labels on snacks and better alternatives for adults and kids.

Add comment June 14th, 2009

You ARE What You Eat: how to check your food labels

Going shopping and don’t know what to look for? Ana shows you how to read food labels and what things you should be buying.

1 comment June 10th, 2009

What’s the Sugar-Free Team Up To?

We just got the scoop from a few of our Sugar-Free team members…

Sonia writes:

I have cut out cookies, cakes & Vitamin Water. The baked yummies have been replaced with bananas, grapes, canteloupe & apples. We had a double baby shower at work on Monday and luckily they had fruit, cheese & crackers. I was strong & stayed away from the delicious chocolate cake, brownies & other goodies!

I tried adding Silk French Vanilla in my coffee to replace the mocha syrup & sugar. I’m not a coffee drinker, I’m a cafe mocha drinker and I drink decaf. It’s mostly the taste that I like. So I am also considering switching over to tea (with honey if needed).

I am thirsty more often so I have been drinking more water, which is very difficult for me since I hate water. I miss my Vitamin Water the most!!

Susie writes:

So far I’ve cut out white bread, although I love that crusty french bread at restaurants. Also, no more dessert at restaurants! I’ve cut back on wine with dinner, although I did have a few sips last night…but it’s better than the usual 2 glasses!

I’ve filled the fridge with fresh fruit and am eating pretty healthy. Using sweetener in my decaf coffee (I use Sommersweet) and drinking more green tea, because it doesn’t need sweetening.

The real temptation is we go out a lot, and the question is what to order in restaurants. My latest cheat was to get my husband to order dessert so I could have a taste, then eat most of it! So, I am watching that. He’s not ordering dessert right now to help me with this.

Jennifer writes:

I’ve given up Sugar (ice cream and doughnuts) and substituted it with fruits (pineapple) and granola. The frappuccinos, mocha lattes and macchiatos have been replaced with sugar-free iced tea and green tea water.

Melanie writes:

I’ve given up Splenda! I can’t believe it. I used to put it in everything- coffee, oatmeal. I use agave in my oatmeal now and it’s just fine! Also, instead of a cookie, yesterday, I had an apple.

Add comment June 10th, 2009