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For the month of September, the Canadian Cancer Society has a challenge for anyone with a sweet tooth.
Sugar-free September is a campaign that asks participants to pledge to eliminate sugar from their diets in place of healthy alternatives for the entire month.
“We wanted to raise awareness about the link between excess body weight and the increased risk of cancer,” said Susan Flynn, senior manager for cancer prevention at the Cancer Society.
“We also wanted to promote the idea that we can modify our sugar intake and also raise funds to support the society’s work.”
Chelsey Prince is a registered holistic nutritionist at Life Therapies in Ottawa and a volunteer ambassador for the campaign, writing sugar-free recipes and tips for avoiding sugar on the campaign’s website.
“For me it’s about helping yourself to get healthy as well as helping raise funds to help others through the cancer society,” said Prince.
Her split with sugar happened abruptly 10 years ago while working at a candy store during her university years.
“I was working really long hours there and ended up snacking on the things there all day long — I had so much sugar,” Prince said. “I had high blood sugar and I was not feeling very well at all and I would fall asleep in the middle of sentences. It was pretty terrible.”
Despite not knowing very much about nutrition, the then-21-year-old said it was still fairly easy to draw a clear line between her eating choices and how her body felt.
“One day I woke up and said that’s it, I’m done,” Prince said.
Though the first few days were rough — intense mood swings and feelings of being on edge — in the months and weeks to follow, Prince said she started feeling energized and healthier.
“After a few months, I never thought about (sugar) anymore, it just came second nature. I’d go out to a restaurant and try a piece of cake and think, ‘Wow, that is really sweet,’” Prince said.
Having gone cold turkey herself, Prince understands how tough it can be to cut the potentially addictive substance.
With that in mind, she’s offered a few tips to help anyone on their sugar-free journey:
To enter a sugar-free pledge and/or donate, visit sugarfreeseptember.com.
So far, 1,900 people have pledged to give up sugar and the campaign has raised $16,000, which will go towards cancer research in Canada.
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Sugar-free September is a campaign that asks participants to pledge to eliminate sugar from their diets in place of healthy alternatives for the entire month.
“We wanted to raise awareness about the link between excess body weight and the increased risk of cancer,” said Susan Flynn, senior manager for cancer prevention at the Cancer Society.
“We also wanted to promote the idea that we can modify our sugar intake and also raise funds to support the society’s work.”
Chelsey Prince is a registered holistic nutritionist at Life Therapies in Ottawa and a volunteer ambassador for the campaign, writing sugar-free recipes and tips for avoiding sugar on the campaign’s website.
“For me it’s about helping yourself to get healthy as well as helping raise funds to help others through the cancer society,” said Prince.
Her split with sugar happened abruptly 10 years ago while working at a candy store during her university years.
“I was working really long hours there and ended up snacking on the things there all day long — I had so much sugar,” Prince said. “I had high blood sugar and I was not feeling very well at all and I would fall asleep in the middle of sentences. It was pretty terrible.”
Despite not knowing very much about nutrition, the then-21-year-old said it was still fairly easy to draw a clear line between her eating choices and how her body felt.
“One day I woke up and said that’s it, I’m done,” Prince said.
Though the first few days were rough — intense mood swings and feelings of being on edge — in the months and weeks to follow, Prince said she started feeling energized and healthier.
“After a few months, I never thought about (sugar) anymore, it just came second nature. I’d go out to a restaurant and try a piece of cake and think, ‘Wow, that is really sweet,’” Prince said.
Having gone cold turkey herself, Prince understands how tough it can be to cut the potentially addictive substance.
With that in mind, she’s offered a few tips to help anyone on their sugar-free journey:
- Clean out the fridge and cupboards: The first thing that Prince did when she cut out sugar was to clear her kitchen of like white sugar, candy and condiments like barbecue sauces and sweetened ketchup.
- Read labels and choose unsweetened alternatives: Products like nut butter and non-dairy milks commonly have with added sugar, Prince said. Read labels and choose items that are all-natural or unsweetened. Prepared salad dressings are another item that people don’t realize are packed with sugar.
- Make your own: Jams and ice creams are foods we crave that don’t have to be packed with sugar if made at home. “It’s summertime, people love to have a cold, sweet treat. One of the easiest ways to make a sugar-free ice cream is (blending) frozen bananas in a food processor and blending them up. It makes a really delicious ice cream.” And don’t hesitate adding some other fruits and raw cacao powder to add to the flavour, she said.
- Snack on fruits and vegetables: Strawberries and apples are healthy alternatives to candies and chocolates, Prince said. Another sweet alternative is sweet potato, the starchy root vegetable that tastes good baked, roasted or steamed.
- Use spices: Try a bit of cinnamon in your morning cup of coffee to cut the bitterness instead of using sugar. Or add a dash of cinnamon to pasta sauce to cut the acidity. Other spices like cardamom and nutmeg are also good for improving flavours, as they’re often associated with the taste of sugar, Prince said.
- Cut out soda: Squeeze a lemon or lime wedge in a glass of soda water for a flavourful fizzy drink. Herbal ice teas can also be made using cherries, basil and other fruits and herbs.
To enter a sugar-free pledge and/or donate, visit sugarfreeseptember.com.
So far, 1,900 people have pledged to give up sugar and the campaign has raised $16,000, which will go towards cancer research in Canada.
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