Sugar Detox in 10 Days: 100+ Recipes to Help Eliminate Sugar Cravings, (Paperback)

By removing sugar and refined foods from your diet, you can experience an increase in your energy level and alertness and a reduction in bloating and inflammation,” Pam Rocca writes in the introduction of her book, Sugar Detox in 10 Days: 100+ Recipes to Help Eliminate Sugar Cravings. ~ What ~ This two-hundred-and-eighteen-page paperback targets those interested in getting rid of the cravings for sugar in their diet. After an introduction, the book is divided into eleven sections that contain one hundred recipes, followed by measurement conversions, an index, acknowledgments, and the author's biography. The first chapter offers an overview of sugar cravings and their effects, refined foods, different names for sugar, addiction, stress, and physical ways to avoid it. The second part focuses on detoxing the kitchen, food lists, nutrition tips, and good habits, while the third one has four ten-day plans covering lean meat, pescatarian, vegan, and vegetarian meals, complete with pantry lists. The remaining chapters have recipes for breakfast, condiments, dips, sauces, salads, soups, vegan/vegetarian mains, seafood, poultry, and lean meat meals, and desserts. Each one-to-two-page recipe begins with its title, followed by yield, prep/cook times, and a descriptive paragraph. The ingredients are listed in order used on the left side of the page with numbered directions on the right side. Often added are additions, cooking/prep tips, substitutions, time-saving, and storage suggestions. Caloric information is listed for each recipe. ~ Why ~ I will admit it: I have an addiction to sugar and have ardently tried to eliminate the cravings. This book helps in switching from processed/refined/sugary foods to healthy, delicious choices. I like how simplified the recipes are and easy to follow. Having the four different food plans is very helpful. Some of the notable recipes are Sweet Potato Toast, Tofu Scramble Stir-Fry, Immune-Boosting Smoothie, Pumpkin-Spiced Muffins, Lemon Tahini Dressing, Cashew Fruit Dip, Peanut Curry Sauce, Beet and Grapefruit Salad, Chicken Detox Stew, Eggplant Parm, Lasagna-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms, Slow Cooker Barbeque Lentil Chili, Creamy Tuscan Salmon, Cajun White Fish, Epic Turkey Meatballs, Grilled Chicken Bruschetta Bowls, No-Bake Lemon Cake Balls, and Chocolate Almond Butter Cups. ~ Why Not ~ Those who crave sugar and do not want to bother stopping its unhealthy outcomes will have no need for this book. Others who do not like to bake or cook may not have the time or interest to try its recipes. ~ Wish ~ Being a visual person, I wish there were colored photographs of all completed dishes. ~ Want ~ If you are truly serious about eliminating sugar and refined foods from your diet, this helpful book not only shows you how to do it in ten days via four types of diet plans, but it also provides over one-hundred recipes to do it. Thanks to Callisto Publisher's Club and the author for this complimentary book that I am under no