Sugar addiction has been compared to heroin addiction and is just as difficult to eliminate. Here are the main negative health effects of the crystalline compound:
- Increases the risk of diabetes and other serious diseases;
- It can cause eczema and similar skin problems;
- Sugar has been identified as one of the culprits for cancer;
- Has a lot of calories with almost no nutritional value;
- Can cause heart problems, gallstones, arthritis and adrenal fatigue;
- Sugar can increase the serotonin levels in the body;
- Weakens the immune system;
- Reduces your energy levels.
Here’s a great sugar detox menu which will help you overcome the addiction:
Day 1
- Breakfast: spinach, cheese and baked eggs
- Snack: Tamari almonds
- Lunch: cheesy sweet peppers with a green salad
- Dinner: spinach with baked stuffed chicken and cucumber salad with feta cheese and tomatoes
- Snack: low-fat ricotta cheese, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract and several drops vanilla stevia
Day 2
- Breakfast: frittata and sun-dried tomato
- Snack: Tamari almonds
- Lunch: spinach, peppers and chicken
- Afternoon snack: raw vegetables and spinach dip
- Dinner: sautéed spinach, peppers, mushrooms and turkey lettuce cups
- Snack: cheese sticks
Day 3
- Breakfast: peanut butter protein smoothie
- Snack: 3 boiled egg whites
- Lunch: cucumber, tomatoes, sweet peppers and green salad with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar, oliveoil and Turkey lettuce cups leftovers
- Afternoon snack: frittata with feta cheese
- Dinner: light veggie soup and grilled chicken with fresh herbs
- Snack: Vanilla chia pudding (no sugar or dairy)
Day 4
- Breakfast: Sante Fe Frittata’s
- Snack: sheese sticks
- Lunch: cilantro grilled chicken salad
- Afternoon snack: celery with peanut butter
- Dinner: small Zucchini cheese bites, bean stew and crock pot chicken
- Snack: ½ a cup of low-fat cottage cheese and some cucumber
Day 5
- Breakfast: Sante Fe Frittata’s
- Snack: raw vegetables in a spicy Mediterranean feta dip
- Lunch: cucumber, tomatoes, sweet peppers and green salad with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar, oliveoil and a bowl of soup
- Afternoonsnack: a salad with cucumber, tomatoes, green salad and feta cheese
- Dinner: cheesy bread sticks
- Snack: Vanilla chia pudding (no sugar or dairy)
Day 6
- Breakfast: egg muffin without crust
- Snack: raw vegetables in a spicy Mediterranean feta dip
- Lunch: cheesy bread sticks
- Afternoon snack: spicy Mediterranean feta dip with raw vegetables
- Snack: chicken drumsticks with lemon and garlic and zucchini noodles
- Dinner: 3 boiled egg whites
Day 7
- Breakfast: mushrooms, sautéed spinach and scrambled eggs
- Snack: ½ a cup of cottage cheese
- Lunch: zucchini noodles and light veggie soup
- Afternoonsnack: Tamari almonds
- Snack: leftover green bean salad and chicken drumsticks
- Dinner: vanilla chia pudding (no sugar and dairy)
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