[Toni48]

Foods Forbidden on the Sugar Busters Diet
White bread (includes any bread with white flour in it)
Pasta, unless whole grain
White rice
White flour, and products made with it such as cake, cookies, crackers, pretzels, doughnuts, bagels, and muffins
Potatoes and potato chips
Corn and corn chips
Sugar and products with added sugar, e.g. canned fruits in syrup
Jams and jellies containing added sugars
Ripe bananas (green OK)
Raisins
Pineapple
Beets
Parsnips
Honey
Syrups
Salad dressings and sauces with added sugar, such as Teriyaki sauce
Fruit drinks containing added sugar
Sugar-sweetened soft drinks
Sugar-cured meats (e.g. ham is often cured with salt and sugar)
Beer

[Toni48]

Recommended Carbohydrate Foods on Sugar Busters
All other vegetables and fruits (see low carb fruit and vegetable lists.)
Whole grains, such as brown rice and oatmeal
Whole grain flour
Products made with 100% whole grain flour (note that “wheat flour” is NOT whole grain – it has to say WHOLE wheat), as long as they have no added sugars
Beans
Sweet potatoes
Other Recommended Foods
Lean meats (remove skin from poultry, trim lean cuts of beef, pork, and lamb) Nothing sugar-cured. (Low saturated fat meat list)
Fish and seafood (not breaded)
Eggs
Nuts and nut butters
Flax Seeds
Olive and canola oils
Low fat milk and other dairy products (low fat sour cream, yogurt, etc, with no added sugar)
Mayonnaise and other sauces and dressings with no added sugar
Artificial sweeteners OK
Foods to Eat in Moderation
Fruit juices with no added sugar
Artificially sweetened colas (clear sodas are better)
Chocolate (at least 60% cacao)
Pure fruit jams and jellies without added sugar
Carrots
Butter, cream and regular cheese
Beverages with caffeine
Small portions of sugar-free ice cream, “if you have eaten a low glycemic meal that does not contain red meat”

[Bethere4Me]

We (boyfriend and I) are starting Sugar busters today. We are reading the book diligently and are planning to stick with it to the tee.

Wish us luck and much loss. Good luck to all who choose this healthy way of life.

[Toni48]

Welcome aboard come on join us over at the Sept. board here. Its good to have you.