We’ve put together a list of grocery items that have no added sugar or artificial sweeteners. These items are merely suggestions.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS read the ingredient labels! Keep in mind that most boxed foods will have some type of added sugar or sweetener. Reading labels may sound time consuming, but after a few trips to the grocery store, you’ll be scanning labels in a matter of seconds. It’s a good habit!
Remember, almost all foods have naturally occurring sugar, it’s added sugar and sweeteners we’re avoiding with this challenge.
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No added sugar grocery items:
Milk
Almond Milk without added sugar
Coconut Milk
Pomegranate Juice, 100% pure juice
Green Tea, home brewed
Cottage Cheese
Greek yogurt, plain,
Feta Cheese
Parmasean Cheese
Spaghetti or Marinara Sauce, We like Ragu Lite (no added sugar)
Pasta, 100% whole wheat
Wild Caught Salmon
Lean Ground Turkey
Chicken
Lean Meats
Fresh fruit
Fresh vegetables
Eggs
Legumes
Quinoa
Brown Rice
Old-Fashioned Oats
Steel Cut Oats
Skinny Ms. Honey Nut Breakfast Cereal (use applesauce instead of honey)
Applesauce, no added sugar
Pomegranate Spiced Applesauce
Rasins
Dates (read the label to ensure there’s no added sweeteners)
Figs
Ezekiel Bread (sometimes found in the organic section cooler or freezer)
White Whole Wheat Flour
Whole Wheat Flour
Coconut Flour
Jam & Jelly sweetened with fruit juice, we like Polaner all Fruit with Fiber
Natural Peanut Butter, Smuckers and Krema are yummy brands
Raw or roasted nuts (without added oils, salt or sugar), especially walnuts, almonds and pistachios
Raw or roasted seeds, especially pumpkin, flax, chia or sunflower seeds
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Canola Oil
Coconut Oil, unrefined
Items will continue to be added to the shopping list. Feel free to suggest additional “no added sugar” foods and we’ll add them to the list.
I’ve found an item for the list: Wasa Multi Grain Crackers. They have 0g of sugar and nothing on the added sugar list that you have. They’re great with soup, or or breakfast with the peanut butter and jam you suggested. I’m starting this on Saturday, since I need to do some shopping before I begin this. I did a 30-day no added sugar on my drinks and have broken my addiction to sweet drinks, but now I need to break another bad habit for some cravings for sugary foods. I have to kick my last 10 lbs! I’ve lost 50 in the last 14 months and have a goal to lose 10 more, I’m hoping this will help!
That’s an excellent item to add, Danielle – thank you! And that’s fantastic you’ve been successful in breaking your addiction to sweet drinks and losing weight! Let us know if you have any questions about this plan.
How about pure date syrup?
Hope, It’s up to you, but date syrup is not recommended when detoxing from sugar.
What is your take on bananas and possibly an overnight oats to start your day?
Hi, Maddy. We think that’s a perfect breakfast to start your day off strong! Here is a link to one of our overnight oats with bananas recipes that you might be interested in: https://skinnyms.com/banana-walnut-overnight-oatmeal-recipe/ Thank you!
Hello! My husband and I would love to try this diet. My only concern are withdrawals, it would be ideal if I could sort of “match” the withdrawal phase with a weekend. From your experience, how long does it take until you start feeling the symptom? I know somewhere you mentioned it takes 2-4 days to go through this phase but when would someone start feeling the symptoms?
thanks!
Nadja, When I did this challenge many years ago (I haven’t eaten refined sugar in over 10 years), I was feeling symptoms
by the next morning, so about 24 hours. However, keep in mind some people feel the symptoms much sooner and others not at all. 🙂
I have type 2 diabetes and I really need to try and stop the and lose weight.
Leslie, I think you’ll find this post very helpful: https://skinnyms.com/couple-lost-230-pounds-and-this-is-how-they-did-it/