Did you know that Canadians eat as much as 26 teaspoons of sugar per day? That adds up to about 20 bags a year! Sugar is in everything it seems and then on top of what we already eat, we’re consuming more and more. How can you skip the sugar? The World Health Organization is urging people to lower the amount of sugar they consume, especially since diabetes is still on the rise.
I’ve cut down on sugar tremendously since my diet change and use natural sweeteners like stevia to sweeten my beverages and desserts. I also don’t eat dairy since I’m lactose intolerant and have easily made the switch over to almond milk.
Almond Fresh Unsweetened is a great dairy alternative almond milk from Earth’s Own, and is a refreshing, no sugar added beverage which can be enjoyed by the glass or be used as a cooking ingredient in healthy, low-sugar meals. Earth’s Own Almond Fresh is helping Canadians find easy and fun ways to Skip the Sugar.
How can you reduce sugar in your diet? Diana Steele, a Canadian registered dietician, offers some tips to help your family #SkipTheSugar:
4 Ways to Skip the Sugar
Reduce or eliminate sugar sweetened beverages
This is a big one. You know that double double you order three times a day? Yeah. And the juice drinks your kids want throughout the day, every day? Yeah. Sweetened beverages, including fruit-flavoured drinks, carbonated drinks, sports and energy drinks, may be THE single largest driving factor of the obesity epidemic. #SkipTheSugar with calorie-free drinks like water, tea, 100% fruit juice or almond drink.
Almond Fresh Unsweetened is a refreshing, no sugar added beverage which can be enjoyed by the glass or used as a cooking ingredient in healthy, low-sugar meals. I use Almond Fresh where milk is called for in all of my recipes, such as this Green Smoothie.
Skip sugary ingredients
Instead of jams, syrups, jellies and honey, consider adding vanilla or almond extract or spices such as cinnamon, ginger or nutmeg which impart a sweet flavour without the use of sugar.
Say no to candy
I know, it’s hard to skip the sugar when you want a treat! Having a snack in between meals helps maintain blood sugar levels and prevents sugar cravings. Opt for healthier choices like Greek yogurt with berries, raw vegetables with hummus, or my favourite – a healthy smoothie with unsweetened almond milk and fresh or frozen fruit. One serving of Almond Fresh Unsweetened almond milk has 0 grams of sugar, 35 calories and is fortified with nine essential vitamins and minerals.
Cook together
When you have a busy schedule and family, skipping the sugar isn’t easy. Canadian health experts continue to point to cooking together as a family to establish healthy cooking habits and a healthy lifestyle. How can you do this? Try grocery shopping together on the weekend. Prepare Sunday lunch or dinner as a family; give the kids something to do themselves so that they can learn how to prepare healthy meals.
Enter to Win
With these tips, you can help your family #SkipTheSugar. To help get you started, amotherworld and Earth’s Own Almond Fresh are giving away this Almond Fresh Gift Basket:
- Two Almond Fresh tumblers
- Three coupons for free Almond Fresh almond milk
- Bamboo kitchen scale
- Single Service blender
- Set of six bamboo place mats
- Stainless steel colander
- Stainless steel measuring spoons
- Stainless steel measuring cups
- Set of four silicone spatulas
Use the Rafflecopter below to enter this giveaway. Open to Canadians only. Good luck!
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Eating with cereal and in smoothies!
We use it as the base for our smoothies, pudding and lots of baking recipes.
I would love to use it in smoothies!
In smoothies, just like you, and I think it would taste amazing in a homemade custard.
it would be used in making smoothies
In smoothies! It is so good in a smoothie 🙂
great on cereal
As an accompaniment to a few almond cookies!
I’d use it in my cereal and in smoothies
drink it straight up!
Make a smoothie!
I’ll use Almond fresh in my morning smoothies!
making smoothies, at breakfast in cereal or when making waffles and pancakes and just a nice cold glass of it!
I’d use it to make smoothies.
I would use almond milk in my muffins!
I am entering your giveaway.
It would be great to win the Almond Fresh Gift Basket.
In response to your question of
How will you use Almond Fresh almond milk in your kitchen?
I would use it in my cereal and in smoothies.
Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d use it in my smoothies!
I would use it in my cereal and to mak smoothies
I would eat it with cereal.
I’ll use it to skip the sugar and sweeten things I’m baking!
I would use it in my coffee and cereal.
In smoothies
In smoothies and cereal
Rice pudding
Sounds yum. I DO need to cut down on my sugar… #guilty
in my work smoothies and with cereal (love the extra tastiness of it <3)
I would love to bake with the almond milk, It would add a great flavor to the baking!
I would use it in my cereal
I use it in smoothies all the time!
use it in my coffee, cereal, and of course in my smoothies!
I will use it when baking cakes and any other item I bake that needs milk!
I love it in my cereal!!
We love it in smoothies and on our cereal! Yummy!!
I love my almond milk in smoothies
I love it in my kale smoothies!
I’d use it in my smoothies & when I make coffee at home!
I already use it in many things – but my fav is for smoothies!
I already use it for baking
in my coffee
I will use it to make smoothies.
I would use it in my cereal
In the past, I’ve enjoyed using almond milk in smoothies and over cereal. It also goes extremely well in an iced coffee drink. I’d use this price pack to further explore delicious ways to incorporate almond milk into my and my family’s diet!
I have used unsweetened Almond milk in many recipes. Smoothies are my children’s favourite. We also enjoy it in coffee, over cereal and in pancakes. I would love to explore new uses for almond milk for my family.
We use almond milk in our baked oatmeal and fruit!
In a milk shake!!!!
In my cereal!
I give it to my son he is allergic to formula and loves this
I use Almond Fresh in smoothies, cereal, making frozen deserts and on it’s own 🙂
I would use it in baking..cakes, pies, whatever. I am sure it will taste as good as milk. I will try it out on the family and see if they can tell the difference! Thank You 🙂
I’m actually lactose intolerant, so I use Almond milk in everything: cereal, recipes, smoothies…