A few years back when we did the Whole30 and I learned a lot of things (like how much we LOVE homemade breakfast sausage, that it was possible to go through 1-2 quarts of homemade mayo a WEEK and that is IS possible to do the Whole30 on a budget), the one lesson that keeps me at a loss for words is this: sugar is EVERYWHERE.
- It's in liquid smoke.
- It's in Worcestershire sauce.
- It's in fish sauce.
- It's in oyster sauce.
- It's in dried spices.
- It's in those super handy squeezeable tubes of minced ginger.
- It's in "healthy" (a.k.a. EXPENSIVE) brands of lunchmeat.
- It's even in SALT!
In fact, typical blue-label iodized table salt had FOUR ingredients listed - only one of which was salt.
Now, I don't want to turn this into a food rant, because that can go on for ages… And I'm not even talking about Hershey bars or Halloween candy or homemade chocolate cake.
(Mmm… cake…)
But as someone who is trying to avoid processed sugar as a general rule of thumb, and as someone who MUST avoid all sugar for the sake of this elimination diet, it's really disheartening to find sugar in so many foods that you'd think would be safe.
One thing that stuck after completing the Whole30 – reading ingredient labels, looking for hidden sugar.
You see, my kids did the Whole30 with us and were sugar-free as well, and it has been THE BEST decision we've ever made. We've stuck to it for the most part and they're more attentive, their respective 8 year old and 10 year old moods/attitudes have drastically diminished and they're more fun to be around. It makes being a parent – dare I say – fun?
Keeping ourselves mostly sugar-free is challenging but worth it. It's crazy to think how much sugar is in everything!
And this includes the salt!
(Psst – you can find the salt I bought to replace the sugary stuff on this page. I bought a bunch, since it would pretty much be the end of the world to run out of salt while on the Whole30, LOL!)
Blessings to you!
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