Tis the Season of Sugar……
This is my favorite time of year for so many reasons, but
it’s also the season of excess sugar.
Nancy Appleton, author of the book Suicide by Sugar,
has compiled a list of 140 reasons why sugar is ruining your health. Here are several that pertain to
children: suppresses your immune system, causes hyperactivity, anxiety,
inability to concentrate, crankiness, tooth decay, learning disorders, eczema,
food allergies and asthma…..just to name a few.
Parents who would not give their children candy for
breakfast may be unknowingly giving their children food with the sugar
equivalent. At least with candy
you know what you’re getting. Any food company can slap the word(s)
healthy and/or 100% natural on any packaging, but these words are meaningless. The FDA and USDA don’t regulate these
words on products so they can be used freely
and meant to sell more products.
Here is a look at popular breakfast/snack items that are
loaded with sugar…..who knew?
After seeing Supersize Me, I am grossed out by McDonald's and their practices, so this doesn’t surprise me.
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| Highly recommend this movie. It will make your stomach turn! |
Healthy Valley Strawberry Cobbler Cereal Bars have as much sugar as a bowl of M&M’s.
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You can see the list of
energy “health” bars and their sugar equivalent at
A Strawberry NutriGrain bar has as much sugar as 5 packs of
SweeTarts.
Frosted Mini Wheats with Skim Milk has as much sugar as 1
Nestle Crunch bar.
Banana Berry Jamba Juice has as much sugar as 4 Mounds
bars.
Blueberry Eggos with syrup has as much sugar as 2 Almond
Joy bars.
Honey Smacks Cereal has as much sugar as a Dunkin Donut glazed
donut.
Maple Brown Sugar Quaker Instant Oatmeal has the sugar
equivalent of
7 Pixy Sticks.
1 serving of Gatorade has as much sugar as 12 pieces of
candy corn.
According to Dr. Sears, a well renown pediatrician, having
complex carbohydrates and protein for breakfast gives our kids a good head start
on the day.
Next blog topic…..nutritious breakfast ideas that you can
make in advance, making the morning routine a little easier.
On a sugar side note…..I have had something called Candida,
which thrives on any kind of sugar, natural or processed. It can cause a wide variety of symptoms
and make you feel horrible.
After completing my 2nd food bases cleanse I feel like a new
person. My Candida is almost
completely gone, no fibromyalgia symptoms and 95% of my perimenopause symptoms
gone….yes, gone and it was done ALL naturally (no RX's) while eating tons of nutrient dense foods. I have finally kicked sugar to the curb!
I feel great
and am telling everyone about the Love Life Method. Please see my journey below…..it has been life changing for
me!
