1. Bust the Sugars!
Cutting sugar out of your life for the Sugar Busters diet means more than just avoiding that white stuff you put in your coffee or sprinkle on your cereal each morning. You have to cut out refined sugar, corn syrup, molasses, honey and maltodextrin. All these types of sucrose quickly raise your blood glucose level and can be found easily on ingredient labels. Most processed foods contain refined sugar, so you'll be eating quite a few homemade, natural meals. Don't forget to stop drinking sugared sodas, which may be disguised as diet drinks.
2. Skip the Carbs
To lose weight on this diet, choose whole wheat breads and pastas. You'll have to stop eating white bread and "regular" pastas all together. When eating out, ask the waiter if the chef can substitute wheat pasta in entrees, and keep the breadbasket off the table. At the grocery store, read the ingredients to ensure sweeteners haven't been added to the otherwise healthy wheat bread. In general, carbohydrates produce insulin, which means you should keep your intake as low as possible.
3. Pile Your Plate With Meat and Veggies
Choose lean meats and non-sugary vegetables for your meals. Avoid carrots, white potatoes, corn, baked beans and beets when picking out vegetables. Happily, pretty much everything else goes. As for meat, keep it out of the frying pan. Processed meats, like cold cuts, also affect your weight loss, so stick to egg salad, roast beef or pastrami for sandwiches.
4. Choose Low-Sugar Fruits
Fruits, which must be eaten alone at least 30 minutes before a meal, contain sucrose that raises insulin levels and causes weight gain, according to the Sugar Busters diet. However, you can still eat most of them! Stay away from raisins, watermelon, pineapple and bananas. Instead, choose apples, pears, oranges and any melon (that isn't watermelon). The tomato, though often mistaken as a vegetable, offers a healthy fruit choice that contains a range of valuable nutrients. Like most low-carb, high-protein diets, you can use fresh lemon juice to season plain, steamed food. Otherwise, skip juices and stick to fresh fruit.
5. Enjoy Chocolate and Wine
A pint may be off limits, but you can still enjoy a glass of wine or liquor after dinner. Dry red wine offers the least amount of sugar, making it your best choice. If sweets are more your thing, try dark chocolate or sugar-free dishes. Pick up a sugar substitute to use when baking. Sugar Bust for Life!: Cookbook and Companion Guide offers a range of tasty desserts and a complete red wine list to pair with your new healthy meals.
Member Comments