Hello everyone!! I watched a really good documentary last night called FED UP and also one called SUGAR. I highly recommend you watch this, as its shocking!
I always loved sugary things, candy, cakes and so on and obvsiuldy I am a food blogger, but the facts are worse because we only know and consume sugar that we are aware of. Majority of people dont even know that sugar hides under 52 different names, which you would have never guessed. It is not advised to have more than 6 tsp of sugar a day which is 25 gr!!
Hidden sugars are mainly in sauces, tomato sauces, salad dressing, bread, oats, granola and yogurts. The list goes on!
The real fact is that nobody knows is that SUGAR is 8 times more ADDICTIVE than cocaine and windrawal symptoms and cravings for sugar are SIMILAR to HEROIN addicts!! This how bad it really is.
Basically after watching these documentaries, i decided to do a little experiment on myself and give up sugar for 2 weeks to start with. Fruit and vegetables dont count as sugar in this experiment, as they are natural sugars. I am eliminating all sugar from processed and hidden foods!!
Who wants to join this experiment with me?
Wish me luck!!
Alla xxx
I have cut sugar (and wheat and corn) out of my diet for about the past three months. And I’m probably in the best shape of my adult life now.
The hardest part about this new diet is grocery shopping. Almost everything at the store has some kind of sugar or wheat/corn derivatives or by-products in it. So I mostly just buy raw fruits and vegetables, meats and eggs, milk, unsweetened yogurts and kefirs, and then spend a couples hours in the kitchen every day preparing and cooking meals.
Refined sugar is likely what causes a lot of our health problems. This is the second time I’ve tried this diet, and both times, my wife and I lost 10-15 pounds in the first 2-3 weeks. And weight loss wasn’t our goal...because neither of us are/were fat. So if anyone is looking to lose weight, that’s the easy “trick.” Stop eating sugar. And seriously consider cutting out wheat and corn.
Let me know how your experiment goes!
thanks so much! really encouraging, its my day two and I'm finding it really hard! almost like this strong craving, i really want sugar! its insane how addicted we become!! and yes grocery shopping is really tough! even porridge has sugar!! i mean common!!!
Nice and informative post. If we take average quantity of sugar then it is not poison for us. so keep balanced diet. Thanks for sharing @allasyummyfood
Good call. I’ve been trying to cut down my sugar intake recently. After your blog I may replace it with cocaine! Should be ok in tea but not sure how you would cook with it :)
hhahahahha oh!!
Sugar is a poison, not a nutrient. It is pure concentrated energy without any minerals or vitamins that will help to digest and absorb it. It is like putting jet fuel in a car, you will endanger your whole body.
yeah so true!!!
Watch this one as well and you'll never touch sugar again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3892434/
yes thats the one i watched as well!! its sooo bad!!!
I had already started think some about keeping my sugar down,
But until watching this film i never understood where all that sugar intake came from.
What i use in tea or coffee is not even worth mention.
sugar is actually food for the brain.. you sure you don't want to feed your brain?
In all fairness, fat is the food for the brain. Sugar puts it to sleep ;)
Great, i hope it does well
You can eat sugar. That sweet poison ☺️😂☀️☀️
Good luck, Alla!! I can imagine that won't be easy, even the rice I have everyday contains sugar!!!
i know thanks so much!! yes i know it really does!! every thing has it!! soo bad!
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