The best way to address sugar cravings is.. one moment, I shall get back to this soon.
Meanwhile, let me ask you a question. Does sugar prolong the life of cut flowers? To answer this question, I did a few unscientific tests. I thought it was just another urban myth, but to my surprise, the answer seems to be ‘yes’ - for some reason, a few teaspoons of sugar seem to prolong the life of cut flowers by a few days. I was later told that adding too much sugar has an opposite affect on cut flowers - they die earlier.
What about us, humans? Does the amount of sugar we consume make a difference? And what does it have to do with ‘how to stop sugar cravings’? Well, the sugar is tricky. It “hides” in your food under many different names. Sure, we can use the tricks to better manage our sugar cravings - - but what good does it do if we do not notice sugar in our food it in the first place?
The typical American eats a whopping 74 pounds of added sugar every year according to some estimates. This equates to eating 23 tablespoons of sugar on a daily basis. Some experts put this figure much higher approaching more than 150 pounds of sugar on an annual basis. Whichever figure is correct, this represents far more sugar than required by the human body which needs approximately two teaspoons of sugar at any one given time. This sheds light on why obesity is at its peak in America. You virtually need to become a “sugar-detective” just to recognize all the names representing sugar: Cane juice, caramel, corn syrup, dextran, dextrose, fructose, fruit juice concentrate, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, lactose, malt syrup, maltodextrin, maltose, mannitol, molasses, raw sugar, refiners syrup, sorbitol, sorghum syrup, sucrose, and yellow sugar. That exhaustive list is not even a complete rundown of all the various forms of sugar we encounter on a daily basis.
These quick tips are given by Taste for Life magazine concerning how to combat cravings for sugar. You should steer clear of Processed Carbohydrates which include white pasta, white rice, and white bread. These are converted to blood sugar quite rapidly which proves disruptive to the body’s metabolic balance. Avoid adding sugar to drinks or cereal. If you must use a sweetener try the sweet herb Stevia. Whenever possible, attempt to eat whole foods.
Fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains contain some naturally occurring sugars, but they also offer dietary fiber and important nutrients to help balance blood sugar. The More Natural, The Better. Choose an orange, rather than orange juice. Not only will you get less sugar, but you’ll also benefit from more nutrients. Dilute Natural Sweets, like juice, with pure water.
If you love granola, add unsweetened whole-grain cereal and nuts to reduce your sugar intake. Beware Of Fat-Free Labels. These foods actually contribute to health and weight problems. What the labels don’t tell you is that these products contain more sugar - sometimes two or more time that found in the “regular” versions.
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