A Google user
This book is great because it doesn't advocate a cold-turkey approach but a gradual tapering off, accompanied with several strategies for treating the conditions that accompany poor eating habits. I thought this might be a lot like other diet books but it's not. Instead, I get the feeling that the authors wrote this because they truly want people to get better and feel better and they believe that we can do it. It's a nice feeling to read a book and feel like the author is rooting for you to win.
A Google user
As a diabetic, I knew it was important to start making some serious changes, but this book has shown me how I can do it and takes the tone that if I make some hard choices and follow the steps outlined here, I can actually reverse my diabetes and make it go away. Not being a diabetic anymore would be like getting a second chance at life!
What I like about this is that it makes it easy, but there aren't many recipes, so for other diabetics looking at this or just people who think they don't like veggies, I am including this recipe in my review.
Here is an awesome way to cook collards that you will really enjoy!
Collard Greens Recipe:
What you need:
Olive Oil (used expeller pressed!)
Yellow Onion
Fresh Bunch of Collards
Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
Food Processor or a good chopping knife and cutting board and lots of patience
Big pot with a cover that fits
Peel the onion and cut it into quarters. Put it in the food processor with just enough olive oil to coat it and then process it until it's basically an onion smoothie. If you're not using a food processor, then chop it up really small and just use enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.
Put the onion and the olive oil in the pot and cook on medium heat, covered, and stirring until everything is translucent and the onion is getting sweet. You need to check it and stir it pretty often if you don't want burned onion!
While the onion and oil are cooking, prepare your collards:
Rinse them and shake off excess water. Then chop off the ends of the stems.
The cut the collards into strips. I do this by taking a few leaves, rolling them into a tight tube, and then cutting it into pieces.
If you are using the processor, then put the strips into the processor in batches, as much as it can handle at a time. If you are hand chopping, just cut them into as small pieces as you can.
Once all of the collards are finely chopped, add them to the pot along with the vegetable stock. You can also use water and bouillon or chicken broth if you find a low-fat, low sodium variety.
Turn the pot to medium high and stir it all together until the collards are steaming and everything is starting to simmer. Make sure you have plenty of liquid so nothing burns. Then turn it down to low, put the top on, and cook it for a LONG time. (At least an hour, stirring every 10 minutes or so)
When these are done, they will melt in your mouth!
Before reading this book, I would never ever have written a recipe like that. I was a passionate cook, but it was all about making my own candy and cookies and baking cakes and trading dessert recipes. Now I have been forced to make healthy food taste good and I am rising to the challenge! Thanks to this book, I am getting passionate about food all over again but in a totally different way
A Google user
In reading Beat Sugar Addiction Now! What sticks out most is that these authors know what they are talking about and they have been there! It makes me feel like I can succeed where I have failed before because they have walked this path before me. Maybe that sounds a little dramatic but that is the feeling I'm left with as I finish up the book and get ready to embark on my adventure.
I think the hardest part may be remembering to look for hidden sugar and to change my habits. Usually if I see something I want to eat or drink I just get it and that's that. Now I will have to think about what it will be doing to my body and stop myself before I eat it or drink it. Plus, I have to remember that some foods have a lot of sugar even if they are not dessert-like some salad dressings or some breads and food like that. I think there will be a lot of label reading in my future.
I am really looking forward to losing weight and feeling more relaxed and healthier in the future.
