What Can You Eat When You Stop Being Sweet?

December 02, 2009 ↓ Comments (0)

Many people ask me what’s okay to eat. It is up to you to figure out where you draw the line. That’s what it means to Stop Being Sweet. It’s not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. What works for me might not work for you.

There are many foods that people might be surprised to know I eat. For instance, I still eat bread. I eat bagels from time to time. I eat pasta and rice. I eat fruit and fruit smoothies. I do this because I chose to stop being sweet instead of trying to quit sugar. Quitting sugar might be impossible and I’ve never met anyone who really quit sugar—nobody.

For the record, I do not eat (but for once a year) candy, ice cream, cookies, cake, brownies, or any of the “fun” sweet stuff that I’d still-to-this-day get the desire to spend an afternoon consuming. I avoid refined sugar unless it comes as an ingredient in bread in which case I choose the healthiest bread I can find. In Portland we have Dave’s Killer Bread which is a favorite of many. I also like Vita Bee which Oregonians can find at Fred Meyer stores. Those are two decent sliced breads that do not contain High Fructose Corn Syrup.

So, to Stop Being Sweet is not all or nothing. It’s fundamentally about identifying and avoiding your trigger foods, breaking and replacing your negative behavior patterns.

Stop Being Sweet is not a diet, it’s a movement! If you want a prescribed diet, see a nutritionist or doctor. When you stop being sweet you learn about your behavior around food and YOU decide what you will or won’t eat of your own volition.