Day One - Starting the Process

So today is the first day of me reducing the hidden sugars in my diet and not replacing them with sweetners!

My menu plan for the day is:

Breakfast - 35g Shredded Wheat (0.25g Sugar), 125ml semi skimmed milk, handful of blueberries.1 boiled egg.

Lunch - 50g smoked ham (0.8g sugar), salad, 1 boiled egg

Dinner - 1 chicken quarter pounder (0.7g sugar) - yes it's processed, no I refuse to empty the contents of my freezer when there's people in the world that need food - it's the last one in the box!! 100g sweet potato, 150g mushy peas (2.1g sugar) - ditto for the chicken. 

Supper - 30g emmental cheese (0.6g sugar although this will be from the milk)

Days total - 4.45g hidden sugar

I've decided to list the sugar content for anything not in it's raw state - therefore if the sugar is in untouched fruit and vegetables I am not counting it and the same for milk because I firmly believe we need these in our diet. I do not suffer intolerances to milk and therefore do not plan to switch to an alternative. I limit myself to 250ml of semi skimmed milk a day. I have reduced my usual amount of fruit and added more vegetables instead.

Yes my dinner includes processed elements, I always said this would be a slow journey and I'm not cutting everything straight out. As I replace food in my house I am replacing it with unprocessed good stuff - I promise!

I haven't really talked about reducing carbs in my diet although my long term aim is to reduce the portion size of carbs on my plate. At the minute I can quite happily eat a bowl of pasta for dinner with nothing on the side when I should be looking to reduce the pasta portion and adding a vegetable side. This is something I'll look at as I progress.