Practical tips to follow a low-sugar diet and reduce sweet cravings
Choose healthy beverages
Drink water, avoid processed drinks, and replace aerated drinks with fruit smoothies, herbal teas, unsweetened coffee, and vegetable juices. Top hydration choices include skim milk, thin buttermilk, sattu drink, aloe vera shots, and coconut water.
Limit condiment use
Containments enhance flavor but often contain unhealthy ingredients like artificial flavors, salt, and sugar, making them harmful and should be avoided or limited in use.
Eliminate sugary desserts
Desserts are sugar-laden and unhealthy, causing blood sugar spikes and hunger. Low-sugar options like 70% cocoa dark chocolate, baked fruit with cream, and yogurt with spices can satisfy sweet tooth.
Read food labels
Food labels should be checked for added sugar in processed and canned items, avoiding products with sugar or sugar synonyms like sucrose, maltose, dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose.
Add more protein
High protein and fiber diets offer health benefits, while high sugar diets increase appetite and weight gain. Increase protein intake with minor changes.