Spoonful of Sugar Free

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Day 1: November Sugar Free Challenge

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Hello Everyone! Today is officially the first day of the Sugar Free Challenge.

I am so happy for the number of participants! Check out the list:

  • 91% Chocolate Lover
  • Abby
  • Absie
  • Adrianna
  • Aileen P
  • Alexis
  • Allison @ Fitblaster
  • Amanda
  • AnAppleADay
  • Angela F
  • Anne
  • Annie @ Naturally Sweet Recipes
  • Ashley
  • Ashley
  • Ashley Hope
  • Ashley R
  • Brandi B
  • Brenda
  • Carla McCloskey
  • Cassandra
  • Christina
  • Christine
  • Dawn @ This Life Worth Living
  • Diana
  • Emily
  • Erica
  • Erin
  • fourdreamsJools
  • Francesca Holland
  • Frannie @ Frannie and Sarah
  • Hailey
  • Haley @ Climb Run Lift Mom
  • Haylee
  • Health Freak College
  • Heatherfeather
  • Hope Buck
  • Isabelle@cheesymiteapples
  • Jane @ The Healthy Beehive
  • Jane Wolf
  • Janice
  • Jen @ Runner’s Shoe
  • Jenn
  • Jennie @ The gf-gf
  • Jennifer Doyle
  • Jensine Crandall
  • Jessica
  • Jessica T
  • Jessie Ann James
  • Jinny
  • Kalie @ Kalie’s Thoughts
  • Kathleen
  • Kathryn Ross
  • Kathy @ Getting in Shape for the Summer
  • Katie @KatiekDid
  • Kerri Randall @ HotFunFitness
  • Kim Frederickson
  • Kiran
  • Knikknok @ Run Run Gingerbreadman
  • Kris
  • Kristi
  • Laura
  • Laura
  • Lauren G
  • Leah
  • Linda Romer
  • Lissa
  • Liza
  • Lora
  • Lou
  • Lucy
  • Maija
  • Marie Sophie
  • Mariel
  • Maureen Vita
  • Megan
  • Megan
  • Melissa
  • Mia Madsen
  • Michelle
  • Mimi @ Damn the Freshman 15
  • Molly
  • Momma Kiki
  • Mortah
  • Nicole
  • Nicole
  • Nikki
  • Organic Food Girl
  • Peanut Butter Lover
  • Rachel @ Healthy Sexy You
  • Reid @ Growing Ideas
  • Roni
  • Sara
  • Shannon
  • Shea
  • Sista Juj
  • Steffi
  • Suman Maan
  • Suzanne
  • Tanya
  • Tara
  • Taryn
  • Taya @ This Girl Thrives
  • Teabagginit
  • Tracy
  • Val @ Baking the Worries Away
  • Valerie @ Hybrid Health and Fitness
  • Waseem Sufi
  • Yvette
That is a list of 109 participants! Thank you all for signing up. I know it will be a lot of fun.

Here is a sample menu for today:

Breakfast: Green Omelet (Spinach, green peppers, capers, oregano) with a side of banana. Vegan Option: Breakfast Oat Cakes.

Lunch: Sweet Potato with Artisana Pecan Butter and Cinnamon. Thank you, Artisana, for these samples. I adore them all! Pecan butter is definitely a new favorite of mine. Remember, one of you challenge participants will win some Artisana for yourself!

Snack: Fresh apple, cucumber, carrot, and bar of Baker’s unsweetened chocolate

Dinner: Slow-Cooker chicken breast with olives and artichoke hearts. Recipe coming soon! Vegan Option: Homemade Spring Rolls.

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

How was your first day of sugar-free? Do you have a menu planned? What did you eat?

Changes…

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Hello everyone!

You may have noticed that my blog looks a bit different today. Well, I have decided to change the appearance a bit to make it look more spacious. What do you think? Because of this change, I am messing around with the recipe pages so that they fit better on the page.

I already have the Recipe List page done, but the categories are going to take a bit more time. Just letting you know because the recipe page might be a little messed up for a while until I finish it.

For now, I leave you with a breakfast-on-the-go:

Instant Oatmeal, Sliced Bananas, Peanut Butter, and Unsweetened Chocolate Shavings.

I always bring a bunch of food when I am out of town, and this trip was no exception.

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day: 

What do you think of the new look?

Dijon Dressing

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Well, it looks like I might start posting everyday now! I really do love to write on my blog, but I cannot write a long post everyday. Somedays I will just pop in and share a picture, some food, or a random thought that pops into my mine. Hehe…Please bear with me… I am out of town (again!), so I don’t know if I will start the everyday postings until I get back, but for now I will share with you my favorite salad dressing I have been using lately.

Dijon Salad Dressing

~This dressing is super easy and can be made in under a minute! Feel free to adjust amounts as needed. Dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, soy free, vegan, and, of course, sugar-free! 

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Mix and serve over your favorite salad.

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

What is your favorite salad dressing?

I am usually just an oil and vinegar lady. Give me some for my salad, and I will be fine! Except yesterday I ordered a salad from Subway, and they forgot to put the dressing on my salad! Dry salad? Gross! Later, I found some mustard and drizzled that on it…

Challenge Officially Over!

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The Sugar-Free Challenge is Officially over! I’ve had so much fun these past ten days, and I hope you have, too.

A couple other bloggers created some delectable-looking sugar-free recipes during the challenge, too. Check ’em out:

The Flourishing Foodie’s Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cups

Mowenackie’s Bangkok Noodles with Spicy Tomatoes

The Mommy Bowl’s Indian Spiced Rice Pudding

Damjana Likes it Wholesome’s Bear-the-Cutie Fudge Balls

Whole Wheat or Bust’s Personal Vanilla Blueberry Pie

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

What do you think of me posting everyday like I have during the challenge? Do you like it, or do you think it is too much?

I don’t know if I will be able to post everyday; but if I do, not all of the posts will have big recipes with health facts diagrammed and everything. Some of them would be simple posts, maybe a picture or two of something I did/ate. I wouldn’t be like the amazing Leanne who not only posts a fabulous recipe everyday, but her photos are all worthy of a prestigious food magazine. I don’t know how you do it, Leanne!

Day 10: Last Day of Challenge!

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Welcome to day ten of the Sugar Free Challenge! Today is officially the last day of the challenge. I have had so much fun creating sample menus and helping you all with the challenge. A big thank you to everyone who joined! I hope you all had a great time learning (and eating!) sugar-free food. Maybe you found that it wasn’t as hard as you thought? Or perhaps you found you ate too much sugar before?

Here is today’s sample menu:

Breakfast: Mocha Oatmeal.

Lunch: Steak Salad. Sliced steak, spinach, cucumbers, red peppers, onions, olives, fresh strawberries all drizzled in balsamic vinegar and ground black pepper.

Dinner: Leanne’s Comforting Baked Mac n’ Cheese with Bacon. Goodness gracious everybody, this gluten-free, dairy-free mac n’ cheese tastes delicious! It really is comforting-nice and warm in my belly 😀

Dessert: Chocolate Almond Cookie Dough Bites.

Again, thank you all so much! I have had a wonderful time with this challenge. I hope you continue to eat at least low-sugar (if not sugar-free!). A word of warning: be careful going back to sugar this week and weekend. Don’t go over board because your body is not used to eating sugar these past ten days.

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

How was the sugar-free challenge???!!! Please tell me all your experiences and how your body feels! I would love to know!

Day 9: Iced Coffee

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Welcome to day nine of the Sugar Free Challenge! Tomorrow is the last day for the challenge. Are you counting down the minutes or has it been easy for you?

Here is today’s sample menu:

Breakfast: One Size Fits all Pancakes with fresh sliced strawberries and Peanut Butter Cream.

I also had some Iced Coffee. I had some fun taking these pictures and watching the almond milk mix with the chilled hazelnut coffee:

The almond milk slowly seeps down through the coffee…Kind of looks like a root beer float!

Mix! Mix! Mix! Look at that nice foamy layer on top!

Lunch: Baked Sweet Potato with almond butter and cinnamon.

Dinner: Steak, Corn on the Cob, Mashed Taters, and Fresh Watermelon!

Dessert: Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

Do you like your coffee or tea hot or cold?

Although I like hot tea and coffee, I have been craving iced drinks lately. Probably because it is so darn hot here everyday now!