Giving up sugar can be a big shift for your body, your mind and your habits, especially if you’re a big dessert eater. Whatever motivates your decision to reduce or cut out sugar – for me, it was to reduce…
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cacao-coconut-pistachio bark.
Tagged with: chocolate, coconut, dessert, homemade chocolate, I Quit Sugar, pistachio, sugar free, treats
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Posted in dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
toasted quinoa cereal with pistachios + figs.
Who would have thought that pistachios and figs would go so well together? Well, a bunch of people, apparently, but this is news to me (and welcome news at that!). On the hunt for a new versatile, make-ahead breakfast (veering…
Tagged with: breakfast, cereal, cinnamon, easy breakfast, gluten-free recipes, I Quit Sugar, nuts, protein, quick breakfast, quinoa
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Posted in breakfast, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, side dishes, snacks
the best way to avoid feeling deprived when you cut junk out of your life.
Recently, I found myself in a fascinating conversation with a really cool fellow on a flight back from DC. We got talking about food – of course – and how sugar is such an innocuous additive. I mentioned I’ve been…
Tagged with: anti-diet, cravings, diet, gluten-free snacks, I Quit Sugar, ice cream substitute, snacks, temptation, vegan snacks
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Posted in health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, musings, snacks
pistachio sesame lime energy bites.
If you’ve been following the blog for awhile, you’ll know I quit sugar over two years ago. While I didn’t think I was in a bad place with the sweet stuff prior to giving it up, I quickly realized that…
Tagged with: dates, easy recipes, energy bites, gluten-free recipes, I Quit Sugar, lime, no bake, pistachio, raw, seeds, sesame, snacks, sugar, vegan
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Posted in breakfast, dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
make your own chocolate + vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Last week, Michael and I were out for a stroll with the pup in our fabulous new city. I can’t recall how we got onto the topic, but for some reason, Michael off-handedly said, “My ex-girlfriend used to make the…
Tagged with: chocolate, coconut oil, cookies, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, goodies, I Quit Sugar, indulgence, make your own chocolate chips, oats, snacks, sugar free, treats, vegan desserts
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Posted in dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
i quit sugar: dino cookie bites.
A new year calls for new snacks, and this one is a great (simple!) little treat: low in sugar, high in fiber, packed with healthy fats and protein…. and makes a convenient use for leftover cooked quinoa! These Dino Cookie…
Tagged with: brown rice syrup, cookies, dessert, I Quit Sugar, low sugar, sugar free, treats, vegan
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Posted in breakfast, dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
no-bake gluten-free apricot granola bars.
photo credit: Plate Joy. Hurray! It’s the start of this week’s Healthified Holiday Recipes Extravaganza! Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing a series of great gluten-free, vegan, sugar-free recipes to makeover your holiday baking plans. Everything is super…
Tagged with: breakfast, brown rice syrup, cashew butter, dessert, gluten-free recipes, grain-free, granola bars, healthy snacks, holidays, I Quit Sugar, pumpkin seeds, sugar free
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Posted in breakfast, dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
vegan sugar-free truffles, two ways.
At the beginning of August, my sweet husband turned 31. Obviously dessert was in order. This Perry the Platypus is not the cake I made. Well, this was the cake I made, two years ago. (It’s entirely vegan and gluten-free, in…
Tagged with: almond, brown rice syrup, cacao, coconut, dessert, energy balls, I Quit Sugar, plantain, raw, semi raw, sugar free, sweet potato, treats, truffles
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Posted in dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
butter crunch coconut granola
Recently, we got rid of all of the boxed cereal in our house. (FINALLY.) Michael Height, sweet adventurous guy that he is, has taken on a commitment to quit sugar (a la I Quit Sugar) for the month of August.…
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Posted in breakfast, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
raw chocolate chip cookie batter balls.
Post #2 in this week’s adventure into kicking sugar cravings. How are you holding up? :) I like to have a few handy go-to’s at the ready for those moments when a sweet craving strikes. The great thing about being…
Tagged with: almonds, breakfast, cake, cravings, dehydration, dessert, easy recipe, gluten-free recipes, I Quit Sugar, nut butter, raw, snacks, sugar free, sugar issues, sweet, treats, vegan
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Posted in breakfast, dessert, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, recipes, snacks
Make-Me-Over Mojito Smoothie from the I Quit Sugar Cookbook.
[This recipe is one in a series of posts I’ll be sharing from the I Quit Sugar Cookbook. If you’d like to be kept up to speed with all of them, please join our week mailing list — recipes and…
Tagged with: blended, coconut, fructose, gluten-free recipes, greens, I Quit Sugar, plant-based, smoothie, sugar free, vegan, Vitamix
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Posted in breakfast, cookbook review, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, lunch, recipes, snacks
bake your own crackers: chia sunflower crackers from the I Quit Sugar Cookbook.
Who would have thought you could make crackers at home? I started making my own a couple of years ago when I dabbled in a long-term flirtation with raw foods and found myself dehydrating everything. I loved that it was…
Tagged with: baking, chia, cookbook review, gluten-free recipes, grain-free, I Quit Sugar, preservatives, seeds, sugar free, sunflower seeds, vegan
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Posted in cookbook review, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, lunch, nutrition for families and children, recipes, side dishes, snacks
Pea, Herb and Almond Crush from the I Quit Sugar Cookbook.
If you grew up detesting peas, this might be the dish that starts a new love. The ingredients are tremendously springy, too! This is my next foray into the I Quit Sugar Cookbook – quite possibly my new favorite thing, and…
Tagged with: almonds, cookbook, dinner, easy recipes, gluten-free recipes, healthy eating, homecooking, I Quit Sugar, peas, plant-based, recipes, review, vegan, vegetarian, whole foods
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Posted in cookbook review, dinner, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, lunch, recipes, side dishes
Fluffy Squash and Chia Muffins from the I Quit Sugar Cookbook.
Quick breakfast, easy snack, savory dessert, terrific soup accessory. These muffins have it all going on. The bonus? They’re packed with whole nutrients and a pile of decadently healthful ingredients: chia, squash, almond meal, basil… Not to mention they’re incredibly…
Tagged with: alternative flours, baking, chia, health, I Quit Sugar, muffins, simple recipes, squash, sugar free, vegan, whole food
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Posted in breakfast, cookbook review, gluten-free recipes, health coaching info, homepage featured, kid-friendly recipes, lunch, recipes, side dishes, snacks
simple sugar-free cooking (the best cookbook I’ve found yet).
Over a year and a half ago, a health coaching colleague recommended I check out the I Quit Sugar program from Sarah Wilson. Like Sarah, I was a sugar addict. Like Sarah, I didn’t look like a sugar addict. I…
Tagged with: book review, fructose, great eating, habits, I Quit Sugar, IQS, sarah wilson, simple recipes, sugar free
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Posted in cookbook review, health coaching info, homepage featured, musings, nutrition for families and children
‘i quit sugar’ check-in: it’s been 14 months!
I had a little reality check moment with myself the other day: I’ve been off sugar for 14 months. Since before two Christmases ago. What began as an 8-week experiment with Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar has become a permanent fixture…
Tagged with: addiction, anxiety, food intolerance, habits, happiness, I Quit Sugar, mood, sugar free, sweeteners
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Posted in health coaching info, homepage featured, musings
my ‘i quit sugar’ experience.
[this might just be the best book you’ll ever read…] I was a little dubious when a fellow health coach introduced me to Sarah Wilson’s book, ‘I Quit Sugar’. A self-professed healthy eater, I was skeptical that the forms of…
Tagged with: addiction, breaking habits, clarity, energy, I Quit Sugar, inspiration, mindfulness, sugar, weight loss
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Posted in cookbook review, health coaching info, homepage featured, musings
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