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Get the Sugar Out, Revised and Updated 2nd Edition: 501 Simple Ways to Cut the Sugar Out of Any Diet
In this new edition of the bestselling Get the Sugar Out, nationally renowned nutritionist and well-known author Ann Louise Gittleman explains that sugar not only contributes to weight gain but also to mood swings, weakened immunity, diabetes, some cancers, and cardiovascular disease. Here she offers 501 simple, resourceful, and practical tips for cutting sugar from your d...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
January 8th 2008
by Three Rivers Press
(first published September 3rd 1996)
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This book was everything I was looking for and more. After reading "Sugar Blues" by William Dufty, I wanted a practical "how to" book to help me cut excess sugar out of my diet. However, I am not an anti-sugar extremist and wanted to find creative ways to get rid of unneccesary excess sugar, while keeping the sweetness and taste in my food, including desserts, and "Get the Sugar Out" definitely provided that.
The book suggests varying levels of sugar ext...more
The book suggests varying levels of sugar ext...more
I picked this up yesterday from the library and I must say a few key things on the cover are what pulled me in. I know the effects of sugar and how bad it is for you, but "501 Simple Ways" to cut out the sugar sounded great, and info on artificial sweeteners? Great! I guess I was hoping that when I opened the book I would find large lists of the alternate names for sugar, where to find them, how they're commonly hidden in products, and then some advice on replacements in recipes and wh...more
Excellent resource for anyone trying to break their addiction to sugar. I had to buy another copy cuz I loaned mine to my sister and her ex-husband took it when they divorced. Was that too much info? Anyway, I also bought one for my diabetic niece. Book has loads of info on all the damage sugar causes to your body and suggests ways to get it out of your diet. It gives "substitutions", too, like agave nectar, brown rice syrup, and date sugar, but even some studies today say you sho...more
As with Sugar Blues, I wholeheartedly agree that sugar is BAD. Many of the tips in this book were common sense, so I didn't find myself gleaning new ways of eliminating sugar. There were a few interesting recipes, though, that I will try.
This is packed with ideas on how to cut sugar out of our diet. Knowledge is powerful!
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Excellent advice, good tips, slightly frightening... but over all a very good book. Thanks to Lori for the recommendation, for sure less preachy and cult-ish than Potatoes not Prozac.
Well, I love sugar. However, this book does give some good alternatives to the apparently dangerous white stuff - agave nectar, stevia, etc. Nothing too unusual here, but it's easy to read and pretty upbeat. I have yet to actually follow the non-sugar regimen, but maybe with the wedding coming up, I'll find some new motivation. Or maybe it will sit on my shelf next to In Defense of Food and Food Matters. I am such a sucker for Improve Your Life Through Healthy Diet books.
This book is worth it for the recipes alone! I especially enjoy the pumpkin muffins on pg. 31. But beyond that, it provides a great explanation of exactly why sugar can be harmful and then a bunch of ideas for what to substitute (hint: it's not Splenda).
Although I haven't even nearly cut the sugar completely out of my diet, I have started trying new things to reduce it in everyday things. And I have to say, I feel better.
Although I haven't even nearly cut the sugar completely out of my diet, I have started trying new things to reduce it in everyday things. And I have to say, I feel better.
This is less of a book and more of a checklist. "Tips" include not eating sugar in soup, not eating sugar in bread, not eating sugar in condiments, and so on. I gave it two stars instead of one, though, because reading it made me check the label on my tomato-basil soup and made me realize what I thought was a healthy lunch had twenty-six grams of sugar.
Wow, was that hard to get through. Although there were a few good tips randomly strewn in, on the whole it was just too extreme. It started with, try not having any sugar for two weeks and see if you miss it. That's just not realistic in my world. Neither is buying a totally new pantry of specialty items that are 'better'.
i already figured a lot of these suggestions with my own common sense. her intro has interesting info on her own observances with alcoholics and addicts in quiting one addiction and replacing it with another, i.e. sugar, refined foods.
This is a great companion or follow up to William Duffy's Sugar Blues. We're enjoying the practical pointers and taking them to heart, literally!
Americans eat an average of 180 pounds of sugar each year! This is disturbing!
Actually tangibly helpful, with really good recipes tucked in too.
I recommend you read this book. I look at sugar very differently now!
a must read for sugar fiends
Great for Sugar Addicts!
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