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marrufo06

Hello anyone know any apps or recipes for food or snacks with no sugar I'm currently doing the Mediterranean diet. But looking to cut down on sugar thank you!!!
Also any fatty liver tips?
Currently down 30 pounds!!!

Dante_80

marrufo06 wrote: »

Hello anyone know any apps or recipes for food or snacks with no sugar I'm currently doing the Mediterranean diet. But looking to cut down on sugar thank you!!!
Also any fatty liver tips?
Currently down 30 pounds!!!

Congrats on the weight loss!! Keep it up!

I've been following the Mediterranean diet for half a year now. Partly because it is very easy for me to follow (I'm Greek) and partly because it is a diet that a priori helps to moderate my food, without restricting or eliminating any food or macro.

This applies to sugar too. The diet suggests you moderate your added sugars intake. Which is pretty easy since the Med diet has you predominantly cooking your meals yourself from whole foods/simple ingredients, thus removing a lot of avenues where added sugars are creeping into your food. Fruits of all colors and types are pretty good for snacking when you need something sweet, and you can use honey to add sweetness to your meals and recipes, as well as high cocoa black chocolate in moderation.

No need to excessively look out for 0% sugar solutions. If you are already using a lot of sugar in your beverages (coffee, tea etc), it might help to substitute it for a sweetener like stevia or to use honey in moderation instead.

Now, with regards to fatty liver, I have NAFLD. My doctor has prescribed a Choline bitartrate supplement, and was actually the one that pointed me towards the Med diet, because the added Omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fats we get from the diet can also help the liver (among other things, of course).

Hope that helps!

dragon_girl26

Just to gently point out here that if OP is trying to cut back on sugar, fruit and honey also contain sugar.

OP, I don't know if you've ever looked at the South Beach Diet recipe books, but they use sugar subs or try not add sugar,, especially in phase 1. Not endorsing the diet, and I don't follow it, just offering a resource suggestion. I do own the books as I like some of the recipes when I want a quick low calorie idea.. You can check your local library for them.

kshama2001

Since all versions of the Med Diet I've seen call for fruit, these three version call for fruit with every meal / three times per day, and fruit contains sugar, I'm going to assume you are trying to reduce ADDED sugar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_diet#Dietary_components

As these three versions do allow for sweets ("Less often," <2 serv./week, 3 serv./week) I'm wondering what version you are following that calls for NO added sugar.

For snacks that have no added sugar, look to whole foods, which can be foods like veggies, fruit, nuts, hard boiled eggs, etc.

skinnyjingbb

You can search keto/low carb snack online for inspiration even if you are on Mediterranean diet. My snack include nuts, cheese crisps, jerky, and home made keto bake goods(made with swverve and almond flour).

age_is_just_a_number

I’m going to assume that by cutting back on sugar, you mean refined added sugar and to keep your overall sugar.

Vegetables
Unsalted nuts
Yogurt
Cheese

sarahbetherck

Whole 30 recipes are free of all added sugar (including honey and all artificial sweeteners) and there are a million great recipes out there.

marrufo06

Thank you all so much idk how to reply to all of ur post so I hope u guys can read this. My doc just told me stay away from sugar and no red meat and low carbs I was and am doing the Mediterranean diet but time to time I have sugar and love chips so added sugar and no sugar at all kinda like a detox to see if that works is what I was looking for I didn't know there was a difference lol thank you guys for that. Lol I have blood work coming up soon and he wants me to stay away from sugar for 12 weeks to see if that helps with fatty liver. And it's like everything has sugar!! And simple carbs I didn't know there was a difference there either smh hope this makes sense I just seen zucchini had sugar in it is that good sugar or bad ?!?!? Thank youuuu alll

paperpudding

It is impossible to cut your diet back to no sugar at all..

I'm sure the doctor didnt mean Don't eat zucchini.

I assume he means cut back on added sugar and perhaps also cut back (not eliminate) natural foods with higher amounts of natural sugar - eg sweet fruit.

If your plan is to go low sugar, low carbs, perhaps look up any diabetic recipes or resources.

Diabetics dont have to eliminate red meat but if you want to do that, I'm sure there will be many diabetic recipes that are for dishes other than red meat

12Sarah2015

all the best. im doing the Mediterranean diet too, but I do find it hard to do all of it. just stick to the med diet properly and stick to just one piece of fruit a day and you should be fine. all sorts of veggies will be ok. my husband has nafl and my gp prescribed exercise for him.

marrufo06

Thank you guys stay blessed out there and healthy ig I just need to hear it from other people really appreciate ur help

domeofstars

Congratulations on the weight loss! That's amazing work!