Year of No Sugar: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1402295871 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eve O. She lives in Vermont with her family. During her family's year of no sugar, Schaub blogged regularly and was often a guest on WAMC, New York's NPR affiliate, as well as a regular visitor to Vermont Public Radio. . She has written for Vermont Life and Vermont Magazine, among others. Schaub graduated
Schaub was the secret world of sugarhidden in bacon, crackers, salad dressing, pasta sauce, chicken broth, and baby food.With her eyes opened by the work of obesity expert Dr. Year of No Sugar is what the conversation about "kicking the sugar addiction" looks like for a real American familya roller coaster of unexpected discoveries and challenges. The stories, tips, and recipes she shares throw fresh light on questionable nutritional advice we've been following for years and show that it is possibl
From Booklist A confirmed sugar addict since childhood, Schaub was shocked to discover the role of sugar in an array of illnesses and the fact that sugar (mostly high fructose corn syrup) is an ingredient in nearly every American food product. At the end of the year, the family was healthier, and they had accumulated a store of ideas and recipes (included in the book) to counter the craving for something sweet. Robert Lustig (Fat Chance), Schaub learned the connection between overconsumption of sugar and cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. --Vanessa Bush . Her own research identified sugar in most school and restaurant meals and in surprising places on the store shelves, including sauces, dressings, soups, and breads. She challenged her family (husband and two young daughter
A great guide to removing sugar from your diet (or at least lessening the amount) William M Choat This book is filled with well-written and amusing stories of the author and her family surviving and thriving during the Year of No Sugar. But more importantly this book contains the author's detail-driven description of the background, living through the actual Year of No Sugar, and some summary information of life after the year of eating food containing absolutely no added sugar.When beginning this book I was mildly bored with perhaps too much about the history of the auth. "I think the author means year of "less" sugar!" according to N. Schweitzer. I am a bit surprised to see all of the glowing reviews of this book. I agree that it was an interesting read - for the most part - but "year of no sugar"? Hardly!! The kids are allowed to eat sugar at school and away from home and seemed to consume quite a bit of sugar, although certainly less than their peers. Once a month there is a dessert made from sugar. On vacation, the once a month sugar treat is stretched to more than one treat that month. (Although I can certainly un. I had a hard time reading it only because of I had a hard time reading it only because of the "voice" of the author. It made her story feel contrived and the same for her children when they were writing their journal logs. It felt as if they were just writing for their mother and with the knowledge that she was going to read and publish their thoughts. It didn't feel authentic at all and so I am going to give the book away to someone who can get past the author's voice.