[Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

[Grace Cangialosi]

I'm still trying to figure out how to get anything like a balanced diet with no grains, hardly any fruit, no dairy that I can see. I had thought that whole grains, or flour made from them (not wheat) plus legumes, were one of the best ways to get protein.

I realize that I've gotten suggestions from many of you, and I'm grateful.  The only common denominator seems to be no sugar and no white flour--or maybe no wheat flour of any kind.  Are those the most important ones to eliminate, and will that make a significant difference?

On January 27, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

I eat NO sugar (or other sweeteners) and NO flour (including whole grain,
spelt, rice or potato flour, etc.).  It's not that hard to do, and within a
couple of weeks, the cravings for those things are gone.  I feel so much
better, no stiff, sore joints (except my right (mouse) hand), much more
energy, and the weight loss is nice, too (15 pounds since Thanksgiving).
Just read the labels and give up the grains, as well as the sugar.  Watch
sneaky stuff like tomato sauce (yes, canned tomato sauce!) and other
stuff.  Vigilant label-reading is essential.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I know that over the years some of you have mentioned eliminating sugar
> from your diet, and I'm wondering if there were some resources that you
> found particularly helpful.  One of my doctors recommended this a couple of
> weeks ago, mainly because I've been gaining weight due to some
> medications, and gave me a paper to read as well as a book recommendation.
> But I know, just from looking at food labels, that it's hard to find
> anything without added sugar--even bread!  I'm all for using fresh fruits
> and vegetables and grains, but there are limits, after all.
>
> And even before my conversation with my doctor, I'd hear something on NPR
> about the amount of added sugar Americans eat, and it's something like 23
> teaspoons a day!  Yikes!! And I don't even add table sugar to anything I
> eat or drink.
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Grace
>
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> Grace Cangialosi
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