MrsB

I baked some cookies last week using this recipe. The kids looked at them and said “What?!? Porridge cookies?! No thanks!”.

Great.

They demand porridge every morning but when I put oats in baked goods it’s a no-go?

Oh well. My brain was frazzled and not thinking straight due to the joy of PMS… so I ate two that evening. It would be no big deal if I didn’t know clearly that sugar does not do my body nor my mind any good. Darn hormones.

Anyway, these babies are good. I would bake them on a regular basis IF I could handle sugar – IF I didn’t feel noticeably healthier, happier, stronger when I do not eat sugar.

So after my lapse last week (I had a couple the next day as well :|), I am now back to my sugar-free existence and feeling much better now that the sugar-bloating has passed. [...]

I made a decision on 1st of January this year to stop eating sugar. There are many reasons for why I did that and amazingly it hasn’t been as horrible as I thought to give it up. Since I know now much more about what refined sugar does to our bodies, I have been trying [...]

After 6 months of not eating any refined sugar, I am finding it impossible to resist the pastries here in Estonia. Oh well. A bit of holiday indulgence won’t completely kick me off the wagon… I am sure of it because once I’m back in London, nothing will tempt me so much – no baked [...]

There has to be a bit of sweet stuff in a sugar-free life, right? ;) Well, since I love Nakd Cocoa Delight bars, when I saw a recipe with the same ingredients on Wag Doll’s blog, I tried it out straight away. Verdict – I love them so much that I cannot make them very often because…

Even though I like nutritious food, I don’t really like to cook :|. The good news is that healthy food doesn’t have to be complicated. I’ve already written about my favorite summer lunch and my favorite summer dinner, now it’s turn for Oliver’s favorite summer lunch – spicy chickpeas. …

I don’t eat sugar (including honey) but the darn kiddies love sweet stuff a LOT, so once in a while I try to come up with sweet treats that are not a) from the shop…

I love making these pancakes after I run. I usually make one but today I ran 17km so felt like having 2 :) …

This is by far my favorite summer lunch. Once you mix all the ingredients together, it becomes a bit messy, but it’s delicious and healthy :)

I have not had any sugar for 103 days and I am totally amazed that I am indeed doing it. That it IS possible to be sugar free.

In the beginning I strictly stayed away from sugar substitutes as well, because I wanted to get over the cravings for sweet taste. By now though, I have realised that nothing goes better with PMS than a slice of cake :) …

The amazing film, Hungry for Change, on food and nutrition is available for free download for another 14 hours.

I learned some new stuff but the best part is hearing from a large group of experts that I am not nuts and that a diet free from sugar, gluten and processed foods is indeed the way humans were meant to live.

There’s so much interesting scientific information in that movie as well as many practical useful tips on how to feel AND look the best.

It’s good stuff,  trust me :)

A few weeks ago there was an article in the Daily Mail called “Whole milk is healthier than skimmed and baked potatoes make you fat… Why what you thought you knew about healthy food is wrong”

Some of the stuff in that article was new to me, some wasn’t. I thought I’d summarise it all here, mostly for a record to keep for myself. …

I have not had any refined sugar now for 24 days.

What is the best part of having made this choice? — Not having to negotiate with myself about whether or not I should have that cookie. Not having to negotiate with myself about whether or to I could have another cookie. Not feeling guilty that I’ve had those cookies. [...]

This is my favourite cake – a sponge with crushed strawberries+sugar in the middle and lightly sweetened whipped cream and berries on top.

I usually make it for my birthday, and for anyone elses birthday as well if requested. If I could, I would actually make it for dinner every day, I totally have a sweet tooth and many times in the not so distant past I have skipped dinner to just eat cake.

Sugar doesn’t make me feel very well though, so last year I was sugar free for several months while I tried to figure out some health issues. Once they were figured out and the main symptoms gone, I went back to sugar… little by little it grew into a daily habit again. [...]

Last weekend I thought I’d go for a short run on a Saturday before a long one on Sunday. The kids wanted to go to the park so we all headed over and while J played soccer with the boys, I ran circles around the park on the running/walking path.

It was so very painfully mind numbing. I will never ever do that again.

It was even worse than running on a treadmill.

The plan was to do intervals for 5km – a quick lap followed by one or two slow ones. Well, as soon as my brain knew that it was going to be a short run, it went into a meltdown and I started running too quickly and every km seemed to drag on an on and burned out before 4km. I just cannot do a monotonous short run, I need a lot of time to warm up and I need a change of scenery. A km on the streets goes much quicker than a km on the treadmill or in a little park. Trust me :) [...]

If you’re Estonian this looks delicious to you and you can’t wait until Christmas.

If you’re not Estonian you’re thinking “what the heck ist that???” and probably feel slightly disgusted. [...]