well EXPLAINS:

Sugar, Sugar!● Sugar by any other name, still too sweet● How we love thee & why● The Pseudonyms ... where sugar hides● A brief word about the fake guys● Eating around the obstacle● You've got the POWER!● 30 Days, day-by-day● Bonus: The Holidays

How we love thee...● Increases your fat storage● Disrupts normal brain function● Decreases general health● Speeds up the aging process● Slows immune system reaction time● Affects behavior (especially in the little ones)● Fuzzy focus & trouble concentrating● Puts you on an energy roller coaster● … and it can wreck your skin! (Gasp!)

The Many Names:●Barley malt●Beet sugar●Brown sugar●Buttered syrup●Cane juice crystals●Cane sugar●Caramel●Corn syrup●Corn syrup solids●Confectioner’s sugar●Carob syrup●Castor sugar●Date sugar●Demerara sugar●Dextran

●Dextrose●Diastatic malt●Diatase●Ethyl maltol●Fructose●Fruit juice●Fruit juice concentrate●Galactose●Glucose●Glucose solids●Golden sugar●Golden syrup●Grape sugar●High-fructose corn syrup●Honey

●Icing sugar●Invert sugar●Lactose●Maltodextrin●Maltose●Malt syrup●Maple syrup●Molasses●Muscovado sugar●Panocha●Raw sugar●Refiner’s syrup●Rice syrup●Sorbitol●Sorghum syrup●Sucrose●Sugar

●Treacle●Turbinado sugar●Yellow sugar●Raisin syrup●Apple Sugar●Amasake●Barbados sugar●Carbitol

Sugar, sugar everywhere! Read your labels & be a nutrition warrior!

The Fake StuffJust say “no thanks” to the following:

Our Eating Environment● It starts with our mouths● Go au naturel ● A little bit of the real thing● The office... ● At home● On the road & out for dinner● Add it up for a day● Sugar: The Bitter Truth, by Dr. Lustig,

100% in ControlWe can pass on dessert, we don’t need to buy a candy bar, we can drink water or tea instead of soda, but the choice is ours to make.

Also many like to call it an “addiction”. This = giving up on personal power of choice. While sugar can have “addictive like” qualities, it’s not something that you own or is a part of you.

A Little Challenge● Day 1: Clear the cupboard● Day 3-4: One tiny thing● One Week: Please don't kill anyone● Two Weeks: Over the hump!● One Month: 30 days?? I did it!

Moving on...

The HOLIDAYS!● Alcohol = SUGAR!● Cookies & that new wardrobe● When in doubt, find water● Bring your own treats● Burn the calories● Eat your greens first● Come to party, not eat● Throw your own party!

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