How to Cut Sugar From Your Diet

Tips for Cutting Sugar from Your Diet

It's not secret that sugar is a culprit when it comes to weight gain and fat retention. There are a number benefits for cutting back on your sugar intake. Did you know that access sugar can cause poor skin, fatigue, diabetes among others. ​Here are a few simple tips on how you can start cutting sugar from your eating habits!

Don't Drink Your Sugar: One of the easiest ways that sugar can sneak into your diet is through your drink choices. ​Skip the lattes and soda drinks. Dd you know that people who drink sugar-sweetened beverages have up to a 83% higher risk of developing type-II diabetes. If you are looking for caffeine, there are healthier caffeine options and soda contains absolutely no nutrition.

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Don't Eat Sugar for Breakfast: Did you know that cereals can contain up to 24 grams of sugar per serving! Many other breakfast foods are also high in added sugar. When deciding on what to eat for breakfast, opt for a healthier and more balanced option. ​Breakfast bars are also loaded with sugar and have virtually no fiber or protein. Also, a simple glass of juice is not enough and has too much sugar to qualify as a nutritional breakfast option. Muffins, donuts and bagels are also poor choices. Instead try greek yogurt with fresh fruit and nuts or scrambled eggs with whole wheat toast.

Get More and Better Sleep: Not getting enough sleep can cause a hormone imbalance that can lead to ​your "hunger" hormone (grehlin) to increase and your "I'm full" hormone (leptin) to decrease. The more unbalanced these hormone are, the more likely and severe your sugar and carb cravings to attack throughout the day.

Cut Out Processed Food: When you go shopping be sure to start paying more attention to the nutritional labels. You'll soon come to realize that those processed foods are filled with added sugar. This even applies to ​food that you would not anticipate to be sweet like crackers, tomato sauce, and salad dressings. Ingredient lists are listed in order of how much exists in the product so if you see sugar near the top, that is an immediate red flag. Also be aware that sugar has many aliases like high fructous corn syrup,  dried cane syrup, invert sugar, molasses, sucrose, brown rice syrup, honey, and even maple syrup.

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Foods to Eat When Craving Hit​

Sugar can cause your blood sugar to spike and fall and throughout the day this can cause you to have strong cravings for high sugar and carbohydrate ​foods. Eating foods that are high in protein and healthy fats will help leave you feeling fuller for longer periods of time. However, here are a list of health snacks that you can eat instead of reaching for the cupcake or cookie when the craving attach!

• Nuts & seeds
• Veggies and hummus
• Apples
• Bananas
• Grapefruit
• Olives & pickles
• Avocados with cottage cheese
• Fresh fruit smoothies
• Berries

• Hard-boiled eggs
• Air-popped popcorn
• Dried fruit
• Grapes
• String cheese
• baby carrots
• tuna
• Greek yogurt
• Sweet potato

You don't have to feel helpless when craving attack. In fact, there is a way you can get rid of these cravings once and for all. If you find yourself with sugar cravings than you should think about trying a sugar detox!

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