Healthy Family Food
The Sugar-Free Mom blog is about fresh, family friendly meals that use whole foods, natural sweeteners and natural sugar-free alternatives. My goal is to make delicious recipes that everyone can enjoy without guilt. You won't see any highly processed ingredients or complicated recipes. You will find some recipes that are kid friendly using natural fruits and sweeteners like honey. You will also find recipes that are completely sugar-free using stevia and erythritol. No artificial sweeteners are used in any recipes simply because I was highly addicted to Splenda and the like which caused multiple issues for me. You can read more about my own sugar-free journey here.
To learn more about the mission of Sugar-Free Mom recipes you can read this post which explains in more detail. The one constant in all the recipes and the goal I have here and for my family is to eliminate processed sugars for my children and lead a sugar-free way of life for myself. Check out my About Page for the specifics!
My first sugar free cookbook for beginners was released on December 9, 2014!!! Ordering is available at this Amazon link where you will receive a discounted price!
Let's Get Started!
Included here is a link to my Pantry as well as a one day and 3 Day Cleanse & Detox to get you started. If you're already leading a sugar-free way of life check out my Recipe Index for a categorized menu.
- Pantry
- Low Carb Detox Green Tea Smoothie
- 1 Day Cleanse
- 3 Day Cleanse & Detox
- 3 Steps to Eliminate Refined Sugars from your Diet
- Sugar-Free Versus Low Carb: What's The difference?
- Low Carb versus Keto and my 6 week Results
I use stevia quite a bit in my recipes so here's a conversion chart you might find helpful.
I only recommend and link to the products I believe in and use in my recipes so you can purchase them yourself. Affiliate links are included to help support what I do here on my blog. I suggest substitutions but please be aware that I can not determine the outcome of the recipe with anything other than what I have recommended.
Need More Help?
Here's a post on How to Reduce your Sugar Consumption in 5 Steps.
If you are looking for more than just a 1 or 3 day cleanse and need a more specific plan on how I rid myself of sugar cravings and lost weight, my6 Week Sugar Detox Program may be just what you're looking for. Detailed menu plans and snacks, weekly Video class, shopping list, guidelines for detoxing as well as Maintenance plan to learn how to make this a life style change for good.
Diabetics
I realize you may be coming to this blog in hopes to help someone find recipes for a diabetic or you yourself may be diabetic. If this is the case the best thing to do is use only recipes listed as Low Carb and Keto . Carbs are what you need to count and look for not just sugar-free recipes. Unless otherwise specified recipes using lots of fruits would not be the best choice for a diabetic as dried fruits and such are higher in carbs. Per serving low carb recipes should be around or under 12 net grams. Please check with your doctor before making a recipe that is not listed as low carb.
Menu Planning
For multiple menu plans for the family, you can check out my SHOP page which has many eBooks for sale.
Hope this helps you start your journey to a healthier you and a healthier family too!
~Brenda~ Sugar- Free Mom
marilyn parker
What does the day in the life of sugar free eating look like? I have started and stopped so many eating plans to find out how my body loses weight best and so far I go a month of a plan and my body doesn't much respond. I want to try this as i have alot of diabetes in my family and can see the value of a sugar free lifestyle. But I am wondering what a sugar free success eater - eats. I just need to see my new lifestyle so I can work toward it.
Any help is apprecated
Thomas V Hoek
Hi Brenda (Sugarfreemon), earlier today I purchased your book The 30-day Sugar elimination Diet. I enjoyed the introduction and plan on trying several of the recipes. I have two questions.
Three months ago I was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma cancer, started to read Randall Blaylock's Wellness reports and other " authorities" regarding Cancer Diets. After three days of serious research I resolved to reduce by 80% the amount of sugar and simple carbs in my diet. In the eight weeks that I have on this diet my A1C has gone from 6.7 to 5.9 (I'm anticipating a steady decline as I proceed on this course of action). I also have a very slow growing Prostate cancer which had steadily climbed from 4.1 to 10.9 over a six year period, on this last profile it had gone down to 9.2 (anticipating the same). My cholesterol has gone from 195 to 135. So, I have experienced amazing results. Eight weeks ago my weight was at 165 - the "Ideal" weight suggested by my Cardigolist and my Internist. This morning my weight was 158. I don't want to lose any more weight but I like the numbers trending in the right direction, what do I do?
Question number two (much shorter) where can I get a complete Glycemic Index chart and a pamphlet explaining Glycemic Loads when preparing a menu?
Brenda
You bought my book so I would say try the 30 day meal plan as it as helped hundreds of people lose weight, drop inflammation and see great health markers. For the glycemic index chart, I don't have that so you will just need to google it. All my recipes in the 30 day meal plan include nutrition info and like I said, those who follow it have seen amazing results.
Theresa
If you were going to advise an avid baker and chef on stocking an arsenal of sugar substitutes, do I need all listed or what is your favorite substitutes for granulated, brown & powdered?
What is your go to to add to savory cooking?
My partner needs to go low/no sugar due to cancer and has a huge sweet tooth and I’m a daily baker
Thank you
Brenda
This is an extensive list but you can of course pick and choose. https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/ketogenic-pantry-essentials/
Jean M Kilbourn
Your book is not available on Amazon. Is there another way I can purchase your book?
Brenda
Yes, thank you! it's on Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-30-day-sugar-elimination-diet-brenda-bennett/1140907152?ean=9781628604740