Having completed two whole days of the I Quit Sugar detox plan by Sarah Wilson I have to say so far it’s going pretty smoothly. Week 1 is about cutting back on sugar so you don’t have to go cold turkey and can ease into it. The only sugar my boyfriend and I have had the past two days has been natural sugar (blueberries and maple syrup in our breakfasts of Overnight Oats) and a small amount of dried figs in the crackers that I made. I actually haven’t craved any sugar so far, but after lunch and dinner I notice that I do think about eating something sweet, probably out of habit. But I just acknowledge the thought and move on.
My boyfriend has lost 3 pounds since this past Sunday! He didn’t believe it so he weighed himself again 30 minutes later (nothing changed). He’s attributing it to surfing (uh-huh), he surfs almost every day so I don’t know why all of a sudden he would start losing weight. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact he isn’t taking down a quart of ice cream in one sitting.
Straining the almond pulp from the milk
On a separate note, this morning I had THE best cup of coffee I’ve had in a long time and it was thanks to a recipe I discovered on the Detoxinista blog for coffee creamer made with almonds, water, and coconut oil. It was really easy and fast, you just need to soak 1 cup of almonds in water for 6-8 hours before you get started.
Once your almonds are soaked and rinsed, put them in your high powered blender with 4 cups of filtered water and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Blend until creamy and then strain the pulp from the milk. I used a cheese cloth and a sieve, next time I will try using a nut bag (I will be making this weekly from now on so I think it’s time I bite the bullet and buy one).
I am in love with this creamer because it tastes amazing, doesn’t separate and get gross in your coffee like store bought ones can, doesn’t have any artificial ingredients or preservatives, and was very satisfying due to the little bit of coconut oil. Tomorrow morning I am going to try adding in a little cacao powder (a suggestion in the comments section of the Detoxinista blog post) and see how that tastes. My search for a good non-dairy coffee creamer has been a long and disappointing one…until today!
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