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By: Eva Lipka
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Sugar-free Lent.
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Lent began on February 22nd and with it a new challenge for me.
Every year I try to avoid something for the next 40 days.
This year it will be added sugar.
Good thing I don't know what to expect yet.
The “No Added Sugar ”
challenge is about eliminating all foods that contain added sugar
from
your diet
.
In short this means: no
sugar
,
honey
,
syrup
,
molasses
,
corn syrup
or
other sweet additives.
Neither pure nor as an additive in food.
As soon as this Lent is over, I will feast really hard.
So I decided to try out these delicious cookie pudding slices:
Is this sugar-free or can it be omitted?
Giving up added sugar is easier said than done.
Finding processed foods that don't contain sugar is ultimately difficult.
This is mainly because
sugar has many different names
and is listed in different forms, such as syrup and honey.
I have put together some of them for you here.
If one of the following terms is listed among the ingredients, it means “stay away!”
Sucrose
Glucose
Fructose
Dextrose
Maltose
lactose
Galactose
Raffinose
molasses
Agave syrup
maple syrup
Honey
corn syrup
malt extract
Invert sugar
Sugar beet syrup
Caramel syrup
rice syrup
After hours of shopping and the appearance of a new worry line on my face from reading the small fonts on packaging, I had an insight.
If I wanted to completely avoid added sugar, the easiest way would be to eat
mostly unprocessed foods
.
Lent will soon
be
over, but I believe that it is always worth integrating a few low-sugar or even sugar-free recipes into your everyday life.
Maybe you would like to try out the “No Added Sugar” challenge for the rest of the time until Easter?
Then you can indulge yourself at Easter as a
reward at the gourmet buffet
.
With the “No Added Sugar” challenge you can be more or less strict with yourself.
Fruit, for example , often naturally
contains a lot of fructose
.
It is often recommended not to eat bananas because they are one of the fruits that contain a lot of sugar.
I have decided not to compromise on fruit and vegetables.
Here's a little
overview:
In general, you can't go wrong with berries because almost all of them are low in sugar.
Particularly sweet fruits end up on the right side.
With them you have to decide whether you want to do without them.
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I have picked out
3 recipes
for you that you can try out.
There is something for everyone here:
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1. Stuffed herb pancakes
Enjoy the delicious stuffed herb pancakes with mushrooms, red onions, peppers and feta cheese.
Click here for the recipe.
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Most
cheese contains little or no sugar
.
Take a look at the nutritional table.
If
carbohydrates
are included, the cheese is
not lactose-free
.
Lactose is milk sugar that you can consume in moderation.
Feta contains an average of 4.1g of carbohydrates.
You can also replace it with a sugar-free cheese, such as Gouda or Cheddar, if you want.
And let me tell you, I just can't get enough of these
herb pancakes
.
Click here for the recipe.
2. Vietnamese rice noodle salad
From now on you can easily make your favorite meal from the delivery service yourself!
The recipe for a Vietnamese rice noodle salad can be found here.
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The recipe for this rice noodle salad is fresh and I enjoy it at any time of the day.
Anyone who follows my posts regularly knows that I absolutely love Asian cuisine, especially Vietnamese cuisine.
Because I'm a vegetarian, I made this rice noodle salad without the beef, of course.
You can easily
incorporate
unprocessed and unmarinated meat into your
sugar-free diet .
When it comes to fish sauce, you should take a look at the ingredients because sugar is usually added to the fish sauce.
But there are also sugar-free alternatives.
3. Aloo Gobi
The Indian cauliflower curry with potatoes, Aloo Gobi, simply tastes spicy and fresh.
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Aloo Gobi
is an
Indian
dish that is also
Ayurvedic
.
If you want to find out more about Ayurveda, take a look here: AYUR..WHAT?
6 Ayurvedic ingredients that improve your well-being.
You can consume all the ingredients without hesitation within the “No Added Sugar” challenge.
Practical, right?
Click here for the recipe.
And was the torture worth it in the end?
My
conclusion
?
It's not that easy to give up sugar.
I felt some withdrawal symptoms
the first few days
.
I was easily irritable and had constant cravings.
After the hardest part was over, I suddenly felt incredibly
fit
.
I got out of bed easier and my midday slump was overcome in no time.
I will definitely
integrate my
favorite dishes
from the “No Added Sugar” challenge into my everyday life
and will continue to make sure to consume
sugar in moderation
and cook fresh food more often in the future.
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