Think Sugar is Just Sugar? Think Again. It Also Hides Behind These Aliases…

Pretty much any word that ends in –ose (dextrose, fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose, sucrose)
Agave
Barley Malt
Brown rice syrup
Cane juice
Caramel
Corn syrup
Diastatic malt
Dried cane syrup
Ethyl maltol
Honey
Malt
Maltodextrin
Mannitol
Maple syrup
Molasses
Muscovado
Refiner’s syrup
Rice syrup
Fruit juice (or fruit juice concentrate)
High fructose corn syrup
Sorghum syrup
Treacle
And of course, anything with “sugar” in the name, no matter how pure it sounds: beet sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, date sugar, demerara sugar, golden sugar, grape sugar, invert sugar, powdered sugar, raw sugar, turbinado sugar, yellow sugar.

Then There are the Fake Sugar Substitutes…

Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet, many “sugar free” foods)
Acesulfame potassium
Erythritol
Glycerol
Glycyrrhizin (licorice)
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate (HSH)
Isomalt (DiabetiSweet)
Lactitol
Maltitol
Mannitol
Neotame (NutriSweet)
Polydextrose
Saccharin (Sweet’n Low)
Sorbitol
Sucralose (Splenda)
Rebiana (refined Stevia)
Stevia
Tagatose (Natrulose)
Xylitol

Are you taking a stand against these hidden sugars and joining our 30 day challenge? Remember to check your labels for these lurking hidden sugars!

Of course, changing your eating plan will be much easier if you’re prepared. That’s why we created a list of things to avoid…and things we CAN eat during the challenge.

Add any you can think of in the comments below.

Foods You Can Eat

Steel cut or rolled oats (watch what you put in them though!)
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Quinoa
Grass-fed beef and pastured chicken
Grass-fed butter
Eggs
Smoothies with organic ingredients (and no added sweeteners)
Unsweetened iced tea
Food for Life Ezekiel 4:9 Flax Sprouted Whole Grain Bread
Post Shredded Wheat
Unsweetened almond milk
Fresh Market Organic Tomato Sauce
Popcorn—fresh popped, not out of a bag—with sea salt
Nutritional yeast
Organic coconut, olive, and avocado oils

*note: we have no interest in any brands we recommend here. They’re simply healthier ones we’ve come across.

Foods to Avoid

Energy bars
Agave
Most cereals
Milk (including soy milk)
Frozen dinners
Most breads
Granola
Most pasta sauce
Some cheeses
Flavored oatmeal and yogurt
BBQ sauce
Energy drinks
Honey
Canned baked beans
Soda
Most fruit juices
Most dried fruit
Most bottled salad dressings

Here’s to being sugar free!