How to Start a Day Without Sugar
- 1). Instead of orange juice, have an actual orange--no added sugars, just the natural sweetness derived from the fruit itself. If it’s grapefruit, apple or some other juice you crave, substitute accordingly. For hardcore sugar abolitionists, try avocado instead. It’s a complete protein and low in even natural sugar. Add a little lemon juice for an extra twist.
- 2). Avoid potatoes and white breads, which are high in the type of carbohydrates that quickly break down into sugar and make you sluggish. Try whole grain bread instead. Whole grains are rich in protein, and also lower cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin levels.
- 3). As prepackaged granola almost always contains more sugar than a couple of candy bars, make your own. Add a cup of puffed whole grain cereal such as millet or kamut to a tbsp. of whole grain flakes (search for the kind sweetened only with organic fruit juice concentrate or evaporated cane juice). Mix it up with a 1/4 cup of oatmeal and add less milk than you ordinarily would to cereal, between 1/8 and 1/4 cup—enough to make things stick together without getting soggy. The mix should still be crunchy. For hardcore abolitionists, use water instead of milk.
- 4). Lastly, instead of taking sugar in your coffee, take it black. Or, if your sweet tooth protests too much, try a cup of energizing Rooibos tea, which is high in antioxidants with a natural, subtly sweet flavor.
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