Frosted donuts, warm chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate fudge ice creamoh my!
If you have asweet tooth, you understand the struggle that is dieting.
Although they look aesthetically pleasing on the outside, thesesugary treatsare detrimental to your weight loss progress and health.
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“You don’t even realize how much sugar you’re eating, and it’s not your fault.
Swap out foods with added sugar for foods that have natural sugar and nutrients.
As previously discussed, consuming foods with naturally occurring sugars is not an issue.
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If you want to sweeten things up a bit, you still canin a healthy way!
Pretty cool when that happens,” she says.
Wean yourself off of sweetened beverages.
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Read past the ‘healthy-sounding words’ on food packaging.
“You wouldn’t believe all the sneaky sources of added sugar in your food,” Burak says.
Compare calories.
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“Focus on adding quality food,” Burak says.
“I’m not talking gummy bears.
These two ways of consuming 500 calories are most certainlynotequal.
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In fact, your body will process them both differently, Burak says.
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