How to Eat a Sugar Free Diet

Switching to a sugar-free diet can help you gain some control over your blood sugar if you are diabetic, and may also help you avoid mood swings associated with sugar, while also losing weight. Many delicious foods, especially pies, cakes, candies and soft drinks contain sugar, but sugar is also added to many other foods. Removing sugar from your diet takes some effort and getting used to, but you can do it and may reap positive health benefits from doing so.

Things You'll Need

• Fruits
• Sugar-free gum
• Sugar-free candy
• Juicer

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Instructions

• 1

  Switch gradually, unless you need (or want) to cut all sugar out immediately. This gives you more time to find replacements for sugary foods and you may not feel so unsatisfied. For example, if you normally drink soda during the day, either switch to sugar-free soda or tea. If you normally eat sweets after a meal, cut those out and add more vegetables to fill you up.

• 2

  Remove sugar and foods containing sugar from your home. It is much harder to resist temptation when you are surrounded by sugary foods. You'll be less likely to cheat if you'd have to make an effort to go out of your home to get sugar-laden foods.

• 3

  Eat fruit when cravings are very strong. Fruit contains fructose, which is a type of natural sugar. Although this is a type of sugar, it is better for the body than refined sugar. According to Fructose.org, fructose does not cause high blood sugar in the degree table sugar can.

• 4

  Limit processed foods, as suggested by the Mayo Clinic, as they many contain sugar. Processed foods includes canned foods, frozen dinners and boxed foods. If you do consume these, read the labels carefully and avoid those which contain sugar or high fructose corn syrup.

• 5

  Chew sugar-free gum or suck on sugar-free candy to diminish cravings when you are away from your home. The burst of sweetness from sugar-free gum or candy may help diminish your craving, and keep you from giving in to temptation.