Don’t drink sugar-sweetened soft drinks or pop. Don’t have them in your home. Soft drinks are called “liquid candy” for good reason. They’re loaded with sugar – one can (12oz/355 mL) contains about 10 teaspoons. They also provide no nutritional value and often take the place of healthier options. Compared to 30 years ago, our…
Sugar substitutes or low calorie sweeteners, like aspartame and sucralose, have been on the market for the last 20 to 30 years. More recently in North America a more natural sweetener, called Stevia, has become available. Is it a better option? Although I believe all kinds of sugar substitutes can be part of a healthy…
Too much sugar isn’t good for you and you want to cut back. Are sugar substitutes or low calorie sweeteners, like aspartame (Equal or Nutrasweet) or sucralose (Splenda), a safe and healthy option? Do they make it easier to reduce your sugar and calorie intake, yet satisfy your craving for something sweet? Do they make…
Consider this fact: most people consume three to four times more sugar than recommended. It’s easy to do, because sugar is everywhere and sugar makes food taste great. So, how can you cut back and still enjoy a delicious life? Here are nine simple tips to reduce some of the added sugar in your life……
High-fructose corn syrup has become the demon of the sugar world. Products boldly claim that they don’t contain it. Companies like Starbucks state that all of their food and drinks are free of it. Is it really so bad? This is what you need to know: * High fructose corn syrup and white table sugar…
Too much sugar of any kind is bad for health and most of us are consuming way too much of it. Food, love and life, however, should be delicious! The best way to enjoy sugar is in small amounts to make healthy foods taste better. Adding a touch of maple syrup to my homemade salad…
We love the sweet life. North Americans consume as much as 20 to 30 teaspoons of sugar daily. That’s a crazy amount of sugar! Major sources are sugar-sweetened drinks (including soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks, specialty coffees or teas, and sweetened bottled waters), grain desserts (including cakes, cookies, donuts, pies, granola bars),…
