Sugar can be harmful to our health, especially if you enjoy sweets and cakes which are full of sugar.
Many products contain sugar like the low-fat yogurt, can results in weight gain, wrinkles and energy crashes.
Having a diet that includes lots of sugar can cause wrinkles, energy crashes and gaining weight.
Give your body a break from sugar, lose weight by trying the detox challenge below:
7 Day Sugar Detox Menu:
1st Day
- Breakfast: spinach with cheese and baked eggs
- Morning Snack: Tamari almonds
- Lunch: cheesy sweet peppers with low carbs and green salad
- Dinner: spinach with baked stuffed chicken and cucumber salad with feta cheese and tomatoes
- Snack: ricotta cheese with low fat, ¼ cup part skim, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract and several drops vanilla stevia
You will experience cravings for the first two or three days, but don’t give up. You should start to feel more energised by Day 4.
2nd Day
- Breakfast: Frittata with sun-dried tomato
- Morning Snack: Tamari almonds
- Lunch: spinach and pepper peppers and chicken
- Afternoon Snack: raw vegetables and spinach dip
- Dinner: sautéed spinach, peppers, mushrooms and turkey lettuce cups
- Snack: cheese stick
3rd Day
- Breakfast: Peanut Butter Protein smoothie
- Morning Snack: 3 boiled eggs, just the whites
- Lunch: salad with cucumber, tomatoes, sweet peppers, green salad with added vinegar and extra virgin
- Olive oil: and the leftover Turkey lettuce cups
- Afternoon Snack: Frittata with feta
- Dinner: light veggie soup and grilled chicken with some fresh herbs
- Snack: Vanilla chia pudding – without sugar and dairy
4th Day
- Breakfast: Sante Fe Frittata’s
- Morning Snack: Cheese stick
- Lunch: cilantro chicken salad made from grilled chicken
- Afternoon Snack: celery with peanut butter – sugar free
- Dinner: Mini Zucchini cheese bites and bean stew and crock pot chicken
- Snack: ½ cup cottage cheese –low fat with cucumber pieces
5th Day
- Breakfast: Sante Fe Frittata’s
- Morning Snack: raw vegetables in a spicy Mediterranean feta dip
- Lunch: green salad with tomatoes, cucumber, sweet peppers with some vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, and Soup
- Afternoon Snack: Salad with feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumber
- Dinner: Cheesy bread sticks – low carbs and Italian green bean salad
- Snack: Vanilla chia pudding – without sugar and dairy
6th Day
- Breakfast: egg muffin without crust
- Morning Snack: raw vegetables in a spicy Mediterranean feta dip
- Lunch: Cheesy bread sticks – low carbs and Italian green bean salad
- Afternoon Snack: Spicy Mediterranean feta dip with raw vegetables
- Snack: Chicken drumsticks with lemon and garlic and zucchini noodles
- Dinner: 3 boiled eggs, just the whites
7th Day
- Breakfast: mushrooms, sautéed spinach and scrambled eggs
- Morning Snack: ½ cup cottage cheese
- Lunch: zucchini noodles and light veggie soup
- Afternoon Snack: Tamari almonds
- Snack: Leftover green bean salad and chicken drumsticks
- Dinner: Vanilla chia pudding – without sugar and dairy
Here are some reasons why you should definitely avoid consuming sugar.
- Higher risk of diabetes
- Reduced the body’s energy
- It can result with cancer
- It can lead to eczema
- It results with hypoglycemia
- It can cause ulcers
- It suppresses the immune system
- It increases the levels of serotonin
- It offers a lot of calories and has no nutritional value
- It reduces the minerals in the body
- It can cause heart issues
- It can lead to premature aging
- It can lead to arthritis
- It can damage the vision
- It results with adrenal fatigue
- It can result with gallstones
- It is very addictive!
