No Sugar Swap Recipes (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Desserts and Snacks)
In the month of September the Femme Fitales and me are following a NO SUGAR Challenge. Let me just say the struggle is REAL REAL REAL!!!! For many of us sugar is a key part of our diet. But sugar also feeds obesity, diabetes, cancer and other chronic illnesses. Because like us, disease likes to feed on sugar to.
So I asked several of my fellow fitness blogger friends to help me compile a list of recipes where we swap out the sugar for healthier options like fresh fruit or leave it out all together. This was a lot of fun to pull together and these recipes look really delicious so try one, try them all.
Just swap out the sugar for something that is healthier for you. Your body will thank you for it.
Here the video I made with the introduction to the “No Sugar” challenge and how I was doing with it.
If you like pizza, this butternut squash version will tease your tastebuds. YUM! Lauren Lives Healthy shares another one of her faves!
http://www.laurenliveshealthy.com/butternut-kale-pizza-rosemary-flatbread/
Who doesn’t love ICE CREAM????!!!! That is my ultimate favorite and sometimes my downfall when it comes to falling off the wagon with a healthy nutritious diet. This recipe shares a healthy version of this creamy dream. They made it even better with peanut butter and chocolate.
http://gettinmyhealthyon.com/2012/10/16/ice-cream-for-breakfast/
Gigi also shares her awesome version of orange popsicles. Remember running out to the ice cream truck to meet the ice cream man to buy these? Welp here she shares a healthier version that you are sure to find satisfying.
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/09/09/healthy-creamsicle-recipe/
Fudgcicles always made me smile as a child and Gigi Eats Celebrities does not disappoint with her version which brings back memories but doesn’t pack on the sugar and pounds.
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/08/05/healthy-fudgsicle-recipe/
And last but not least, the piece de resistance….BIRTHDAY CAKE but made in a healthy way so you don’t feel like you are cheating ’cause you aren’t!!!!
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/06/24/birthday-cake-flavored-balls/
Now you have no excuse for avoiding the sugar. Don’t say you don’t have any options to sugar-ladened food…here is a list of delicious options for every meal type throughout the day. So don’t wait, get to clicking and preparing your sugar-free meals for the weeks to come! Good luck on the NO SUGAR challenge!
My comment disappeared so I will leave another… I find the Sugar Monster everywhere, and often hidden. I think it hard to avoid… these recipes are a good way to have a sweet treat. Thanks for the roundup. o
Ummmmmm this stuff looks amazing! I have a few similar recipes in my arsenal and like to only have sugar from natural sources, like fruit! Banana “ice cream” is my go to to satisfy my sweet tooth – and smoothies! MMMMMMMMM o
Diatta Twitter: DSTPRL September 19, 2014 (10:48 am)
These look soooo good. I am always trying to find healthy (and as sugar free as possible) recipes…i especially love the apple and pumpkin this time of year o
Thanks for including my acai bowl and smoothie! What a great round-up!
Dawn Twitter: pinntell September 19, 2014 (3:41 pm)
Terrific recipes!! I need to start at cutting down on my sugar intake, and these are perfect to get me started 🙂 I’m so pinning this post for reference. Thanks for joining in our #PinUP Pin Party, hope to see you again… there’s a new party every Friday! o
Hi Diatta,
You are so creative! I love this roundup of sugar-swap recipes. I have not used white sugar in years. I swap with organic stevia, dates, sweet fruits or coconut palm sugar usually and it works out well. Most of the time I use stevia to sweeten my green tea, oatmeal or granola. I use sweet fruits to sweeten smoothies and blended puddings. I find that if I get enough nutrition in my smoothies and meals by adding hemp, flax, chia and sometimes moringa powder, I don’t even crave the sugar at all! Thank you for sharing these healthy and delicious sugar swap recipes with us at the Plant-Based Potluck Party Blog Hop! I sincerely appreciate it. o
In the month of September the Femme Fitales and me are following a NO SUGAR Challenge. Let me just say the struggle is REAL REAL REAL!!!! For many of us sugar is a key part of our diet. But sugar also feeds obesity, diabetes, cancer and other chronic illnesses. Because like us, disease likes to feed on sugar to.
So I asked several of my fellow fitness blogger friends to help me compile a list of recipes where we swap out the sugar for healthier options like fresh fruit or leave it out all together. This was a lot of fun to pull together and these recipes look really delicious so try one, try them all.
Just swap out the sugar for something that is healthier for you. Your body will thank you for it.
Here the video I made with the introduction to the “No Sugar” challenge and how I was doing with it.
http://strengthandsunshine.com/power-breakfast-muffins/
Are you in the mood for good ol’ American apple pie for breakfast? Then Fitness Cheerleader has something special for you. A special “Sugar Free Apple Pie Breakfast Quinoa” recipe you are sure to die for.
http://fitnesscheerleader.com/nutrition/apple-pie-breakfast-quinoa/
If that is a bit too rich for you then why not try Lauren Lives Healthy’s “Acai Bowl”?
http://www.laurenliveshealthy.com/two-in-one-acai-banana-bowl-and-smoothie/
Remember that childhood favorite POP TARTS? Gigi Eats Celebrities takes it to the next level by making this healthy version.
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/07/22/healthy-pop-tart-recipe/
If you have been following this blog for a while then you know we LOVE smoothies around here!!!! Gigi Eats Celebrities shares a few of her faves with Manitoba Hemp Protein.
Pumpkin Spice: 
Decadent Cocoa Smoothie 
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/08/26/manitoba-harvest-protein-smoothies/
http://www.laurenliveshealthy.com/butternut-kale-pizza-rosemary-flatbread/
http://www.familylifeinlv.com/2014/05/healthy-raspberry-chia-jam.html
And if jelly and jam isn’t enough then these raw and vegan lemon coconutty’s just may satisfy that sweet tooth by Jesseny Rojas of The Empowered Momma
http://www.theempoweredmomma.com/2014/08/lemon-coconuttys-raw-vegan.html
http://gettinmyhealthyon.com/2012/10/16/ice-cream-for-breakfast/
Gigi also shares her awesome version of orange popsicles. Remember running out to the ice cream truck to meet the ice cream man to buy these? Welp here she shares a healthier version that you are sure to find satisfying.
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/09/09/healthy-creamsicle-recipe/
Fudgcicles always made me smile as a child and Gigi Eats Celebrities does not disappoint with her version which brings back memories but doesn’t pack on the sugar and pounds.
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/08/05/healthy-fudgsicle-recipe/
And last but not least, the piece de resistance….BIRTHDAY CAKE but made in a healthy way so you don’t feel like you are cheating ’cause you aren’t!!!!
http://gigieatscelebrities.com/2014/06/24/birthday-cake-flavored-balls/
Now you have no excuse for avoiding the sugar. Don’t say you don’t have any options to sugar-ladened food…here is a list of delicious options for every meal type throughout the day. So don’t wait, get to clicking and preparing your sugar-free meals for the weeks to come! Good luck on the NO SUGAR challenge!
21 Replies to "No Sugar Swap Recipes (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Desserts and Snacks)"
GiGi Eats
Twitter: dubagee
September 19, 2014 (12:36 am)
Living sugar free is so flipping tasty! People need to get over their skeptics and jump on the no sugar bandwagon!!! 🙂
o
Diatta
Twitter: DSTPRL
September 19, 2014 (4:50 am)
We are trying Gigi. I think many of us were raised up on sugar. I remember my aunt giving me sugar water to drink instead of lemonade. Crazy right?
o
Deborah
Twitter: deborahbrooks14
September 19, 2014 (7:48 am)
Wow that breakfast quinoa looks great!
o
Elle
Twitter: eatrunsail
September 19, 2014 (9:34 am)
My comment disappeared so I will leave another… I find the Sugar Monster everywhere, and often hidden. I think it hard to avoid… these recipes are a good way to have a sweet treat. Thanks for the roundup.
o
Nicole
Twitter: fitfulfocus
September 19, 2014 (10:41 am)
Ummmmmm this stuff looks amazing! I have a few similar recipes in my arsenal and like to only have sugar from natural sources, like fruit! Banana “ice cream” is my go to to satisfy my sweet tooth – and smoothies! MMMMMMMMM
o
Diatta
Twitter: DSTPRL
September 19, 2014 (10:48 am)
Smoothies are my favorite!
Heather
Twitter: divasrunbling
September 19, 2014 (11:00 am)
These look soooo good. I am always trying to find healthy (and as sugar free as possible) recipes…i especially love the apple and pumpkin this time of year
o
Lauren
Twitter: loliveshealthy
September 19, 2014 (11:38 am)
Thanks for including my acai bowl and smoothie! What a great round-up!
Dawn
Twitter: pinntell
September 19, 2014 (3:41 pm)
Terrific recipes!! I need to start at cutting down on my sugar intake, and these are perfect to get me started 🙂 I’m so pinning this post for reference. Thanks for joining in our #PinUP Pin Party, hope to see you again… there’s a new party every Friday!
o
Elena September 19, 2014 (6:28 pm)
So many great recipes to explore! I have started using fruit to make a compote to go with quinoa in the morning-I love it!
o
Sandra Laflamme
Twitter: organicrunmom
September 19, 2014 (10:04 pm)
What a great round up. The Apple Pie Breakfast quinoa looks great!
o
Diatta
Twitter: DSTPRL
September 20, 2014 (12:46 pm)
I plan to try that one too.
steph
Twitter: FitMomTraining
September 20, 2014 (5:15 am)
These all look so amazing!!
o
jill conyers
Twitter: jillconyers
September 20, 2014 (5:53 am)
Rarely do I crave sugar. It’s the salty snacks that pull me in!
o
Deborah Davis
Twitter: debsmikdav1
September 20, 2014 (11:20 am)
Hi Diatta,
You are so creative! I love this roundup of sugar-swap recipes. I have not used white sugar in years. I swap with organic stevia, dates, sweet fruits or coconut palm sugar usually and it works out well. Most of the time I use stevia to sweeten my green tea, oatmeal or granola. I use sweet fruits to sweeten smoothies and blended puddings. I find that if I get enough nutrition in my smoothies and meals by adding hemp, flax, chia and sometimes moringa powder, I don’t even crave the sugar at all! Thank you for sharing these healthy and delicious sugar swap recipes with us at the Plant-Based Potluck Party Blog Hop! I sincerely appreciate it.
o
HelloIamPhat
Twitter: helloimphat
September 21, 2014 (9:00 am)
Diatta you nailed this one! This post is right on time . I’ve made my list and I’m on my way to the market :).
Brandi
Twitter: Twitter.com/noteworthyrun
September 21, 2014 (2:03 pm)
Great post! Following ya! #sweatpink sister.
Follow me at http://www.noteworthyrunning.com
Diatta
Twitter: DSTPRL
September 21, 2014 (4:41 pm)
Thank you Brandi – I will definitely return the love.
o
Tiffany
Twitter: mrsteeh
September 21, 2014 (3:21 pm)
OMGoodness that Apple Pie Breakfast has my name on it! Great no sugar, natural sugar options! Thanks for sharing…
o
Stacie
Twitter: staciesayzso
September 23, 2014 (11:27 am)
All of these recipes look awesome. I like the idea of breakfast quinoa, but that peanut butter ice cream looks awesome.
o
Diatta
Twitter: DSTPRL
September 23, 2014 (11:30 am)
I would say you can’t go wrong with ice cream.