It was a good day. But the first day of going sugar-free is usually a bit euphoric and happy. It's day 3 that gets me. For now, though, I'm going to bask in the happiness of today. I gave up sugar, and didn't eat a bit of it today! Yay me! I'm feeling so much better!
Yesterday I could have gassed Bin Laden right out of whatever cave he's hiding in. I was sooooo gassy from all the junk (sugar, mostly) I'd eaten the day before. Gassy McGasserson. None of that today. I'm sure my family and house guests are glad. :)
For dinner tonight I made two gorgeous loaves of french bread (to go with our vegetable soup), of which I did not partake. Yay me!
To clarify, I will eat fruit and natural sweeteners. Here is a list of natural sweeteners that I will eat:
raw honey
agave nectar
stevia
pure maple syrup
brown rice syrup
Evaporated Cane juice is still up in the air. Isn't that just sugar? Or brown sugar at best? Hmmm, I don't know. Better do some checking.
For lunch I ate our Sunday dinner leftovers of roasted vegetables. This is sooooooo yummy, that I'm gonna share the recipe:
Roasted Veggies
1 yam, peeled and chopped
1-2 zucchini, sliced 1/2" thick
1 red onion, cut into wedges
1 eggplant peeled and chopped
1-2 bell peppers, cut in chunks
2-4 red or yukon gold potatoes, cubed
Place veggies in 9x13" baking pan. Drizzle with mixture:
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
2 T balsamic vinegar
Rosemary and thyme, fresh or dried
Salt and pepper to taste
Bake at 475 degrees for at least an hour. Stir occasionally. YUUUUUM!! The yams and eggplant are my favorite!
Ah, good! Now I have that awesome recipe! Thanks! I should give up sugar, too. Although I don't see myself as an addict (especially this pregnancy - sugar makes me sick), I still eat foods with sugar in them. Like this morning I had Multi-Grain Cheerios for breakfast. Good for me? Well, the whole grains are. But I'm sure the sugar isn't. So, to sum up my long rant, I think it would be fairly easy for me to give up naughties, such as brownies, cake, etc, but hard to give up "normal" everyday processed foods like BBQ sauce, Honey Bunches of Oats, yogurt, etc. I guess that would just mean making my own from scratch, with natural sweeteners, eh?
ReplyDeleteIf you have a good naturally-sweetened granola recipe... I NEED it!
I hope you find BLISS in your sugar-free life! It will be fun to read along.
Maggie,
ReplyDeleteYou're right, I don't think you are a sugar addict at all. Somehow I got that curse and you didn't. ;) Yes, I have an amazing superfood granola recipe. I will post it.