From strolling days to walking to FIT at Forty—I (Litsa) must constantly stay mindful of making one simple change at a time to maintain my weight, stay active, eat healthy, and embrace strength for my future. Recently, I joined forces with the rest of the Juice+ community to make one simple change in my lifestyle that would continue to make a positive impact in my life.
There are many choices that I make daily that positively impact my active lifestyle. However, there is one that remains the same. Sugar. The white processed junk that sweetens my coffee. One mug later, two cups….the teaspoons add up in a day, week, month, year….I think the sugar would fill my front yard and back yard!?! It’s time to rethink sugar in my coffee! There are many natural sweeteners that I can try:
- Honey (endurance booster!?!)
- Stevia (no sugar crash!?!)
- Coconut Palm Sugar (nutrients plus!?!)
- Maple Syrup (Boost recovery!?!)
- Date Sugar (Antioxidant Rich!?!)
- Yocon Syrup (Waist whittler!?!)
- Molasses (Iron Rich!?!)
I can only say that I’ve tried honey in my coffee. I liked it. I wasn’t opposed to it. As for these other sugars, just typing their names makes me want to eat a cookie with my sugar induced coffee! But I won’t—or maybe just one Trail Mix Cookie (that’s already baked in my oven this week)—low sugar content! Lingering with one more cup of coffee and a cookie will give me a chance to read all about ‘how sweet it is’ the parenthetical notations of each sugar in Oxygen’s September magazine pages.
Which sugar makes it into your coffee cup?
Thanks to Oxygen for the Sugar List in their September 2015 Magazine
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