Enjoy Small Indulgences

Stick with the sugary treats you can’t live without and have a small amount of them each day. A few small squares of dark chocolate, a tiny slice of cake, a small cookie, or a cup of hot chocolate are fine to enjoy once a day.

Swap Sweets for Fruit

Instead of having sweets, eat fruit, which has natural sugar and will solve your sugar craving. Fruit is loaded with fiber and nutrients. In baked goods, replace sugar with applesauce or make “nice cream” for dessert.

Use Spices in Holiday Drinks

Punch, spritzers, and dessert coffees are loaded with sugar. So instead, add non-sugar flavor enhancers like cinnamon, vanilla, and mint to your drinks.

Know Your Triggers

When you know what foods tempt you, you can be more prepared to limit your intake of them. Try keeping fewer sweets in your house and if you do have them, store them in the pantry so you won’t see them all the time.

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Tomato Sauce

Ketchup and tomato sauce are two of the most popular condiments out there, but many labels have extra sugars added to them in addition to the natural ones.

Salad Dressings

Salads are everyone’s go-to healthy food – but there’s a catch! Using too many dressings at once can actually hurt your health because many of the bottled and packaged mixes happen to be loaded with hidden sugars.

Crackers

Hidden sugars can even be found in savory items, including your favorite brand of crackers. Make sure to check the label before buying your next box and go with whole-wheat version.

Dried Fruits

Eating dried fruits sounds like one of the healthiest snack options on the market. In reality, manufacturers often find a way to sneak artificial sugars into them.

Vitamin Water

Even if you ditched soda and energy drinks for healthier options, there’s more to them than meets the eye. Vitamin water, sports drinks, iced teas and bottled smoothies all contain more sugar than you’d expect of them.

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Pay attention to labels

Even foods that look super-healthy can contain an enormous amount of sugar. It’s important to pay attention to labels and look for hidden ingredients that could cause you harm. That’s the only way to know what you’re actually consuming.

Say ‘No’ to soda

Cutting out soda is a no-brainer, especially since you can switch to dozens of healthier options. If you’re craving something bubbly, soda water with lime or lemon can serve as a great substitute.

Switch to fresh fruits

If you replace soda with fruit juice to stay healthy, it’s important to remember some fruits are pure sugar. Opt for whole and fresh fruits instead. They contain the same tasty ingredients, without artificial sweeteners.

Cut out flavored yogurts

Flavored yogurts are probably your favorite snack after breakfast, but that doesn’t make them perfect. They are loaded with sugar, and some of them even contain more of it than candy bars.

Don’t keep treats at home

If you keep storing sweets at home so you wouldn’t go out every time you start craving them, now’s the time to stop. You’ll certainly eat them less when they’re not at your fingertips at all times.

The post 5 Painless Ways to Cut Down Your Sugar Intake appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.

Enjoy Small Indulgences

Stick with the sugary treats you can’t live without and have a small amount of them each day. A few small squares of dark chocolate, a tiny slice of cake, a small cookie, or a cup of hot chocolate are fine to enjoy once a day.

Swap Sweets for Fruit

Instead of having sweets, eat fruit, which has natural sugar and will solve your sugar craving. Fruit is loaded with fiber and nutrients. In baked goods, replace sugar with applesauce or make “nice cream” for dessert.

Use Spices in Holiday Drinks

Punch, spritzers, and dessert coffees are loaded with sugar. So instead, add non-sugar flavor enhancers like cinnamon, vanilla, and mint to your drinks.

Know Your Triggers

When you know what foods tempt you, you can be more prepared to limit your intake of them. Try keeping fewer sweets in your house and if you do have them, store them in the pantry so you won’t see them all the time.

The post Tips for Cutting Back on Sugar This Holiday Season appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.

Tomato Sauce

Ketchup and tomato sauce are two of the most popular condiments out there, but many labels have extra sugars added to them in addition to the natural ones.

Salad Dressings

Salads are everyone’s go-to healthy food – but there’s a catch! Using too many dressings at once can actually hurt your health because many of the bottled and packaged mixes happen to be loaded with hidden sugars.

Crackers

Hidden sugars can even be found in savory items, including your favorite brand of crackers. Make sure to check the label before buying your next box and go with whole-wheat version.

Dried Fruits

Eating dried fruits sounds like one of the healthiest snack options on the market. In reality, manufacturers often find a way to sneak artificial sugars into them.

Vitamin Water

Even if you ditched soda and energy drinks for healthier options, there’s more to them than meets the eye. Vitamin water, sports drinks, iced teas and bottled smoothies all contain more sugar than you’d expect of them.

The post 5 Tasty Foods That Are Secretly High in Sugar appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.

Pay attention to labels

Even foods that look super-healthy can contain an enormous amount of sugar. It’s important to pay attention to labels and look for hidden ingredients that could cause you harm. That’s the only way to know what you’re actually consuming.

Say ‘No’ to soda

Cutting out soda is a no-brainer, especially since you can switch to dozens of healthier options. If you’re craving something bubbly, soda water with lime or lemon can serve as a great substitute.

Switch to fresh fruits

If you replace soda with fruit juice to stay healthy, it’s important to remember some fruits are pure sugar. Opt for whole and fresh fruits instead. They contain the same tasty ingredients, without artificial sweeteners.

Cut out flavored yogurts

Flavored yogurts are probably your favorite snack after breakfast, but that doesn’t make them perfect. They are loaded with sugar, and some of them even contain more of it than candy bars.

Don’t keep treats at home

If you keep storing sweets at home so you wouldn’t go out every time you start craving them, now’s the time to stop. You’ll certainly eat them less when they’re not at your fingertips at all times.

The post 5 Painless Ways to Cut Down Your Sugar Intake appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.