Things went pretty well today. I ate my usual Kashi, milk, toast, and juice breakfast. For snack, I had some almonds and a string cheese. For lunch, I was so busy I only had time for a poached egg and water. Mr. Thomas brought in his famous, yummy chocolate chip cookies. I told him I would have to pass this time, since this was my first day of no added sugar, but I would take one the next time he offered. Yea, me!
I didn’t have an afternoon snack before my run. After my run, I stopped at the grocery and picked up a few things. I was in the organic section to get some plain, Greek yogurt and saw the meal/energy bars. I saw the Larabars and remembered that I had heard some good stuff about them. I looked at the nutritional information on the Ginger Snap bar. Hmmm, 20 grams of sugar. I looked at the calories, carbs, protein, fat, and fiber, and they were pretty respectable. Then I looked at the ingredients: dates, almonds, pecans, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. What? No added sugar! Just good, wholesome ingredients, and it tasted great!
The rest of the evening went well, with a half serving of caramel Cheerios for dessert (3 grams of sugar, not including the milk) and only a half teaspoon of honey in my hot tea. I feel great, which will help me say no to added sugar tomorrow. Day one, done.
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