30 Days Without Sugar | Meal Plan & Recipe Ideas

Ok so I want to start out this post with…my husband thinks I’m crazy! A good crazy…but crazy! We’re saying goodbye to sugar and taking the #GoodbyeSugar30 Challenge before we indulge in the holiday festivities and overload our bodies with all of those yummy sweets!!!

What is the Goodbye Sugar 30 Day Challenge? It’s a challenge with SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener to keep an eye on your diet and watch where sugar is added and access where you can swap the added sugar and calories with the new SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener. The goal is to give you the tools to make small changes in your family’s lifestyle without sacrificing taste!

Would you be crazy with me and join me? I signed up to receive tools and resources to keep me motivated and going for the next 30 days! Plus they have a group you can connect with who are taking the challenge on Facebook – follow SPLENDA® Brand and Twitter you can join the #GoodbyeSugar30 Challenge community and of course search that hashtag as well.

Sugar is everywhere and in everything. I have been reading a lot more labels since our little one has been eating at the table with us. Her little immune system and body don’t need all of the sugars so I’ve been careful and picky for what she has been eating. This has made me more aware of our foods as well. I have done pretty well on not keeping junk and sweets stocked in our pantry. Before this challenge I went through it and tried to access what is in it and what we can have and shouldn’t have. Some of it went to the garbage!!! This is a very eye opening process, have you ever done this?

This is my first time trying SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener (for more information visit SplendaNaturals.com) so I am excited to incorporate it into some new recipes…so if you need some sweetener in this 30 day challenge the SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener is what you need!!! You can find SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener at retails across the nation in 40 or 80 count boxes! If you have ever had any other alternative stevia sweeteners they may have an aftertaste, but with SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener you get a sweet taste with no added flavors or bitter aftertaste.

A few goals along the way:

Have more energy with less sugars in my diet
Drop 3-5 pounds but more would be nice too!
Adapt our taste buds to less sugars and more for healthier foods

Meal Plan Ideas- I am not one that can eat weird stuff in the name of a diet! So what I love about this plan is it’s all things my whole family will eat and not snarl their nose at!!! Plus I feel like I’m enjoying my meals, because I love to eat anyway!!

Breakfast

Cottage Cheese Parfait – (this is the recipe featured in the pictures of this blog post!)
Apple Pie Oatmeal
Regular Greek Yogurt with Fruit sprinkled with SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener
Banana Mini Chip Muffins
French Toast Strata

Lunch

Leftovers from Dinner are always a PLUS for me
BLT
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Dinner

Easy Lemon Chicken
Grilled Kabobs
Beef Chili
Sesame Chicken
Tex Mex White Chili

Extras

Snack Ideas

Apples + almond butter
Fruit
Pie Pops
Fruit Skewers
Trail Mix
Popcorn

Many More recipes HERE.

Tips to Stay Motivated:

Be sure you are signed up HERE to receive tools and resources, this will help you not get stuck in a rut!
Get outdoors. It’s fall time and the season is gorgeous. Move around, go walk and enjoy yourself
If you get off track it’s OK! Just make sure you jump right back in. Access what got you off track and try to gain ground in that area. If it’s a special occasion you know is happening in this 30 days, it’s ok to give yourself some lee-way or might you say some grace! In fact giving yourself lee-way and grace will actually probably keep you more motivated and help you stay on track for the most part.