First – Happy Halloween! And, happy kick-off to Holiday Food Challenges! If you are like me, you have staved off the desire to eat all of the Halloween candy and didn’t have to run to the store and get more for tonight. Of course, I was able to do that because I only bought candy […]
Is it Time to Breakup with Sugar?
Oh no, he’s back. After four days away at a Blogher conference, I’ve rekindled my relationship sugar. I wasn’t looking for him but he slipped back in my diet like a long lost boyfriend hoping he could restart that love affair. It just that sugar makes us feel so good—at first. In fact, we are […]
A Handful of Sugar
So, it only took that goofy blonde woman in Mary Poppins (yeah, the one named Mary Poppins) singing about “a spoon full of sugar” to reinforce my need for sugar. I don’t know how little I was when I heard that song, but I do remember that whenever I thought of it I ‘d run […]
Why I won’t use Stevia
I’m often asked if it’s okay to use artificial sweeteners. After all, we all know most artificial sweeteners have been associated with health problems. Then I’m asked about Stevia. Like it’s in a different sugar category? But it’s natural, right? Not exactly. Thirty times sweeter than sugar and with no effect on blood sugar, stevia’s […]
The Single Most Important Thing You Should Do– Eat Less Sugar
Eat less sugar. If you asked me 5 years ago, I would have told you that I didn’t eat much sugar. My nutrition books told me not to eat sugar. My doctor told me not to eat sugar. I didn’t eat sugar—or so I thought. And my PMS raged on. It wasn’t until I took […]
