- Snacking on nuts in between meals balanced blood sugar and reduces sugar cravings
- Having spicy herbal teas after meals such as Pukka’s liquorice and mint or cinnamon can reduce the need for something sweet
- If you do need something sweet after meals try stewed apples with seeds or fruit salad with natural yoghurt
- Start the day on protein e.g. eggs which will reduce sugar cravings
- Make sugar free cakes with vegetables such as carrot and sweet potato – adding some raisins, apples, orange juice and orange zest reduces the need for sugar. Try beetroot and chocolate cakes using cocoa powder and Stevia
- Don’t make the mistake of swapping sugar for lots of dried fruit or syrups such as Agave of honey – these are just different forms of concentrated fructose sugar, whereas a little Stevia can be used in baking
- When you get sugar cravings, drinking water with a spoon of apple cider vinegar helps diminish them
- Watch hidden sugars in ketchups and tinned foods such as soups and beans. Make your own soups; and homemade baked beans (with passata and Worcestershire sauce)
- Don’t swap alcohol for sugary drinks, diet drinks or juice. Drink water (you can add mint, lemon, pomegranates or ginger slices), herbal teas plus tea and coffee.
- Snack on fresh fruit.
sam@whatseatingyou.co.uk
