Work it out Wednesday & the sugar dilemma

Happy Work it out Wednesday!

How has your week been so far?
Getting ready for Thanksgiving?

This month is FLYING!!!

As you know, the Morselist has partnered

with Nutrisavvy Dietitian, Lauren O’Connor

for our new

LAUREN & MO on the go:
Nutso-sweet…inspiring nutri-savvy morselicious tastes!!!

Because…

1) Lauren is awesome

2) I really want to help spread

awareness and education about

the ill effects of too much sugar in our diets

and the misunderstanding of what

sugars/sweeteners truly are.

There are many creative marketing

and labeling techniques companies

use to grab our attention, which made

me ask the question:

If a product says NO SUGAR

but lists agave or cane in the ingredients,

is it safe enough for a diabetic or person on a low

sugar diet to eat?

If you’re like me, you crave a taste of

something sweet after dinner or even lunch.

The goal is to reduce the amount of sugar

we ingest, so we strive to wean our taste buds

from overly sweetened-processed foods.

However, most of us eat on-the-go, grabbing

whatever’s convenient and convenience foods

usually over sweeten or sugar AND over salt foods

1)   it’s cheap

2)   it’s a filler/bulking agent, which makes the dish appear bigger (better deal)

3)   it’s tasty and addicting, making us crave and buy more

When my clients ask me if I’d consider adding stevia or other sweeteners

to my morsels or mix, I answer that my goal, my mission

is to provide a convenient grab-n-go treat that is PURE and natural

and guilt free, even for diabetics.

Once we’ve stopped overly consuming excess sugars, sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, fresh-real food tastes AMAZING!

It takes 21 days to form a new habit, so I urge you to try weaning your taste buds.

NOT cold turkey (get it, Thanksgiving?) 

Just wean…

I started years ago by using less sugar in my coffee.

Yes, the Morselist used to add sugar to her coffee AND cereal AND fruit salad.

Do whatever works for you…just aim to use less and less.

You know I love Mo’s Spicy Cocoa:

2 TBSP Unsweetened Cocoa (try Dagoba or Navitas Naturals)

1 TBSP Lightly sweetened Cocoa (Scharffen Berger)

½ c Boiling water

¼ C Unsweetened Coconut Milk (So Delicious) or (Living Harvest) Hemp Milk

(OR WHATEVER Milk you choose…just read the sugar content on the label)

1 tsp Cinnamon

½ tsp Nutmeg

½ tsp Cayenne

and feel free to add your favorite spices: cloves, allspice, cardoman…

Please check in and let me know how you’re doing,

what works, what doesn’t…

Have a MORSELICOUS day!!!

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