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Sugar detox
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14-09-2014 10:26pm#1
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How do you feel about natural Greek yoghurt? Liberte plain (I stress plain if you want to keep it low fat and low sugar!!) greek yoghurt is low in sugar and has zero fat and high in protein. The taste takes some getting used to but really it's quite nice once you've really gotten adjusted to it.
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I want to go on a sugar detox, essentially avoiding anything processed.
Now I adore yoghurt. I find it really settles my stomach and a small amount of it will "finish" a meal for me. I want to continue eating it. I know that with anything low fat, it just means more sugar, so should I try and go for natural yoghurt, low fat yoghurt or fat free yoghurt? I always go for vanilla yoghurt, at the moment "Rachel's Low Fat Vanilla Yoghurt"
Please don't say "No yoghurt" and leave it at that. I really love the stuff and don't plan on never eating it again! For me dairy has always finished a meal for me - for example, I will eat about half the food if I have a glass of milk with my meal. It is the last food group I'd ever eliminate!Precious flower wrote: »How do you feel about natural Greek yoghurt? Liberte plain (I stress plain if you want to keep it low fat and low sugar!!) greek yoghurt is low in sugar and has zero fat and high in protein. The taste takes some getting used to but really it's quite nice once you've really gotten adjusted to it.
No all fat free yoghurts had added sugar, but most do. Where I am yoplait do a low cal "Forme" range that has virtually no sugar or fat.
A lot of natural yoghurts are naturally high in sugar. Dairy is general can be high in sugar. A litre of milk has the same sugar and a bottle of coke.
If want to cut out sugar for a while. You will need to either cut the yogurt/dairy out or else try very hard to find one with no sugar.0 -
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Milk has about half the sugar of coke by volume
A bottle of coke is half the volume of a litre of milk.
So like I said, a litre of milk, has the same sugar content as a bottle of coke.
I never said it didn't. I drink milk everyday right now. But I'm not trying to eliminate sugar.Also coke is nothing but sugar whereas milk has lots of other nutritional benefits.
No added sugar, doesn't mean sugar free.It's not hard to find a plain low fat yoghurt with no added sugar- just milk and cultures. I eat it with blueberries or passion fruit or stewed apples or pears.
And adding fruit, especially stewed apples and pears is essentially adding sugar.
The OP wants to cut out sugar, it's a pretty simple concept.0 -
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The OP wants to cut out sugar, it's a pretty simple concept.
Well, it is and it isn't. It really depends on where the OP is coming from.
Many people will talk about cutting out sugar and what they actually mean is cutting out refined sugar/processed foods containing added sugar. I think this is what the OP is looking to do (based on: I want to go on a sugar detox, essentially avoiding anything processed) and if this is the case then I think a yoghurt with no added sugar is going to fit with what she's trying to achieve.
Of course one could argue the details, but the fact is that natural yoghurt with some fresh fruit is likely hell of a lot healthier than flavoured yoghurt.
OP, if you're interested in sugar detox programmes, look up Dianne Sanfilippo. She has a 21 day sugar detox programme which you can purchase, but you can find the info for free if you look around her site.
Oh, and don't replace sugar with sweeteners. Loads of info to be found online on why that's a bad idea....0 -
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Oh, you meant a 500ml bottle of coke...I assumed a litre
A bottle of coke is half the volume of a litre of milk.
So like I said, a litre of milk, has the same sugar content as a bottle of coke.
No added sugar, doesn't mean sugar free.
And adding fruit, especially stewed apples and pears is essentially adding sugar.
The OP wants to cut out sugar, it's a pretty simple concept.
Cutting out all sugar might be simple conceptually but in practice would be pretty extreme and IMO unsustainable. Like another poster I assumed that she meant cut out refined sugar. I have a family history of diabetes and avoid processed food and refined sugar, occasionally have honey or maple syrup or dried fruit and eat fruit in moderation. I find it more practical than cutting out foods that are nutritionally beneficial just because they contain some amount of sugar.0 -
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