Do You Want to Try mbg’s One-Week No-Sugar Challenge?
(Uhh, Yes!)
Here are the rules:
1.
Find the sweetness in your life.
The common thread in people who suffer from sugar cravings is a lack of self-nurturing.
They are often the types who take care of everyone else and put themselves last.
So, their reward to themselves is the sweets.
But what is really missing is finding the sweetness in their lives.
Creating space for themselves.
Finding time to do things they really love to do.
Vincent Pedre, M.D., and best-selling author ofHappy Gut
2.
Drink apple cider vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar helps to change your taste buds to the point where sugary foods taste too sweet.
I have found people to crave less junk when they sip apple cider vinegar throughout the day.
Jess Sepel,mbg class instructorand author ofThe Healthy Life
3.
Take the “sugar destroyer” herb.
It also helps make cells more sensitive to receiving insulin.
Dr. Serena Goldstein,NYC-based naturopath
4.
Become a sugar detective.
Simply looking at the grams of sugar will not cut it since sugar can come naturally through dried fruit.
The industry has gotten very good at masking sugar and calling it by other names.
Lisa Hayim, R.D., founder ofThe Well Necessities
5.
Know that sugar replacements won’t satisfy your cravings.
Don’t venture to replace sugar with fruit and expect to be satisfied.
Now is a great time to give something different a shot.
You might find something you love, and the novelty can help distract you from sugar FOMO.
Jessica Cording, R.D., founder ofJessica Cording Nutrition
6.
Ellen Vora, M.D.
and instructor of mbg classes onanxietyand insomnia
7.
Train your taste buds to like bitter.
Within 30 days, your taste buds will reset and you’ll crave less sugar.
Kim Suddeath, R.D., founder ofUnrefined RD
8.
Add nature’s candy to healthier homemade dishes.
Now it’s all about that root-veg base.
But they’re also great for topping salads.
Caramelized onions or crispy coconut oil fried shallots are another great sweet addition.
Phoebe Lapine,mbg class instructorand author ofThe Wellness Project
9.
Eat fermented foods whenever that sweets craving kicks in.
Just see to it your fermented product is raw (not pasteurized!
), so all those good bacteria are intact.
Liz Moody(me!
), mbg sr. food editor)
