I gave up all added sugar and artificial sweeteners for an entire month and actually didn't hate it. Here's everything I ate along the way.
Hi! I'm Arielle, and you're probably here because you read about how I cut all added sugar and artificial sweeteners for 30 days.
Day 1:
Day 2:
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Breakfast: Toast with Asiago cheese, smoked salmon, capers, and cracked pepper
Lunch: Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice (cauliflower, olive oil, garlic, green onions, shallots, lime juice, salt and pepper) with black beans, corn, red peppers, avocado, and lime yogurt sauce (plain nonfat Greek yogurt with lime zest, lime juice, salt and pepper)
Snack 1: Apple
Snack 2: Baby carrots
Dinner: Spaghetti squash with marinara, mushrooms, chicken sausage, an egg, and everything seasoning
Dessert: Mashed frozen banana with frozen strawberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 3:
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Pre-workout snack: Raw almonds
Breakfast: Egg White Cups with mushrooms, spinach, lite mozzarella cheese, and everything seasoning
Lunch: Salad with apples, carrots, yellow bell peppers, chickpeas, avocado, grilled chicken, and lime yogurt sauce
Snack: Blueberry RX Bar
Dinner: Cilantro lime cauliflower rice with black beans, corn, red peppers, and chicken sausage
Dessert: Mashed frozen banana with frozen strawberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 4:
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Breakfast: Spicy Sweet Potato Hash with red onion, red pepper, jalapeño, and spicy chicken sausage
Lunch: Cilantro lime cauliflower rice with black beans, corn, avocado, and lime yogurt sauce
Snack: Carrots
Dinner: Grilled Cheese With Lite Mozzarella, Brussels Sprouts, and Apple
Dessert: Frozen strawberries
Total fruit servings: 2
Day 5:
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Pre-workout snack: Bell pepper slices
Breakfast: Sweet potato hash with red pepper, red onion, jalapeño, mushrooms, and an egg
Lunch: Buffalo turkey zoodle bowl with onions, celery, and carrots
Snack: Baby carrots
Dinner: Grilled cheese with Brussels and apple slices
Dessert: Frozen mashed banana with frozen blueberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 6:
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Breakfast: Sweet potato hash with red pepper, red onion, jalapeño, mushrooms, and an egg
Snack 1: Raw almonds
Lunch: Grilled cheese with Brussels and apple slices
Snack 2: Baby carrots and a clementine
Dinner: Zoodles with spinach, carrots, mushrooms, onions, celery, ground turkey, and low-sodium soy sauce
Dessert: Frozen mashed banana with frozen blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 7:
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Breakfast: Toast with natural peanut butter, banana slices, and cinnamon
Lunch: Egg white omelet with shallots and kale, with a side of greens
Snack: Carrots and lime yogurt sauce
Dinner: Stuffed acorn squash with ground turkey, spinach, and pomegranate seeds
Dessert: Frozen pineapple
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 8:
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Pre-workout: Raw almonds
Breakfast: Hearty breakfast hash with eggs, ground turkey, spinach, pomegranate seeds, and a side of roasted acorn squash
Lunch: Salad with romaine lettuce, roasted cauliflower, bell peppers, red onions, grilled chicken, chickpeas, and Buffalo sauce
Snack: Baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Grilled cheese with lite mozzarella, red onions, garlic, mushrooms, and fresh figs
Dessert: Frozen mashed banana with frozen blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 9:
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Breakfast: Toast with peanut butter, banana slices, and cinnamon
Lunch: Crab, Mango, and Avocado Tacos
Snack: Baby carrots
Dinner: Spanish Cauliflower Rice with red kidney beans, red onions, garlic, oil, bell peppers, and lite mozzarella cheese
Dessert: Frozen pineapple
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 10:
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Pre-workout: Raw almonds
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Toast with peanut butter and fresh figs
Lunch: Harvest salad bowl with apples, roasted butternut squash, sautéed onions, roasted Brussels sprouts, and pepitas
Snack: Baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Chicken fajitas with Spanish cauliflower rice
Dessert: Frozen pineapple
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 11
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Breakfast: Open-faced grilled cheese with sautéed mushrooms and onions, and fresh figs
Lunch: Crab and mango salsa cucumber rounds with avocado
Snack 1: Clementine
Snack 2: Baby carrots
Dinner: Chicken fajitas with Spanish cauliflower rice
Dessert: Heated apples and cinnamon
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 12:
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Breakfast: Sweet potato toast with peanut butter, banana slices, and cinnamon
Lunch: St. Paddy's Bowl with spinach, green apple, avocado, cucumbers, jalapeños, sugar snap peas, edamame, and grilled chicken
Snack: Carrots and hummus
Dinner: Open-faced grilled cheese with mushrooms, onions, fresh figs, and lite mozzarella
Dessert: Clementine and frozen blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 13
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Breakfast: Egg, Spinach, and Mushroom Quesadillas
Lunch: Raw zoodles with edamame, avocado, apples, and Buffalo sauce
Snack: Baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Steak fajitas without the tortillas
Dessert: Mashed frozen banana with frozen blueberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 14
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Breakfast: Egg white cups with spinach, mushrooms, and jalapeños
Lunch: Open-faced pear, mozzarella, and turkey sandwich
Snack: Cucumbers and hummus
Dinner: Steak fajitas
Dessert: Frozen blueberries
Total fruit servings: 2
Day 15
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Pre-workout: Red pepper slices and raw almonds
Breakfast: Egg white omelet with spinach, figs, and mozzarella cheese, with a side of avocado
Lunch: Grain bowl with greens, roasted butternut squash, grilled chicken, dill cucumber, brown rice and quinoa blend, roasted cauliflower, apple slices, and heirloom carrots
Snack: Baby carrots
Dinner: Coconut Lime Cauliflower Rice with mango salsa and chili lime shrimp
Dessert: Frozen strawberries and blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 16
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Breakfast: Sweet potato toast with peanut butter, bananas, and cinnamon
Lunch: Coconut lime cauliflower rice with mango salsa and avocado
Snack 1: Mixed fruit
Snack 2: Carrots
Dinner: Open-faced fig, mozzarella, and turkey sandwich
Dessert: Frozen strawberries and blueberries
Total fruit servings: 5
Day 17
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Pre-workout: Cucumber slices and raw almonds
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Rounds with apple cinnamon oatmeal
Snack 1: Mixed fruit
Lunch: Salad with grilled chicken, kale, quinoa, chickpeas, raw beets, broccoli, and pepitas
Snack 2: Carrots
Dinner: Coconut lime cauliflower rice with mango salsa and chili lime shrimp
Dessert: Frozen mango and frozen mashed banana
Total fruit servings: 5
Day 18
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Breakfast: Toast with white cheddar cheese, smoked salmon, and capers
Lunch: Greek zoodle bowl with raw zucchini, yellow bell peppers, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta cheese
Snack 1: Pineapple slices
Snack 2: Carrots and hummus
Snack 3: Apple
Dinner: Jalapeño Turkey Burger with guac and carrot fries
Dessert: Mango chunks
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 19
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Pre-workout: Apple
Breakfast: Sweet potato hash with red onion, red pepper, jalapeño, and an egg
Lunch: Jalapeño turkey burger with carrots, cucumbers, avocado, and lime yogurt sauce
Snack 1: Mixed fruit
Snack 2: More mixed fruit
Dinner: Baked Salmon With Mustard-Dill Sauce
Dessert: Mango chunks and frozen mashed banana
Total fruit servings: Honestly, too many to admit. :(
Day 20
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Snack 1: Apple
Breakfast: Egg-in-the-Hole Reinvented with acorn squash, eggs, crushed almonds, and a chopped date
Lunch: Jalapeño turkey burger with lite mozzarella cheese, spicy guacamole, and carrot fries
Snack 2: Red pepper slices, cucumber slices, baby carrots, and lime yogurt sauce
Snack 3: Clementine
Dinner: Baked salmon with mustard-dill sauce and sautéed Brussels and spinach
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 21
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Breakfast: Toast with ricotta cheese and warm cinnamon apples
Snack 1: Bell peppers, cucumber slices, and carrots with lime yogurt sauce
Lunch: Jalapeño turkey burger with guacamole, a fried egg, and a side of sautéed Brussels sprouts and spinach
Snack 2: Carrots and hummus
Dinner: Zoodle bowl with edamame, pearl onions, clementine wedges, and shrimp
Dessert: Frozen mixed fruit
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 22
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Pre-workout: Apple
Breakfast: Avocado toast with pomegranate seeds
Lunch: Brown rice bowl with shredded carrots, red onions, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, chickpeas, grilled chicken, and lime yogurt sauce
Snack 1: Plain nonfat Greek yogurt with orange slices
Snack 2: Carrots
Dinner: Chicken Sausage, Kale, and Pine Nut Spaghetti Squash Boat
Dessert: Frozen pineapple and blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 23
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Pre-workout: Red pepper slices
Breakfast: Rice cakes with guacamole, a hard-boiled egg, and hot sauce
Lunch: Open-faced turkey, pear, and cheese sandwich
Snack 1: Carrots and hummus
Snack 2: Apple
Dinner: Chicken sausage, kale, and pine nut spaghetti squash boat
Dessert: Frozen pineapple and blueberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 24
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Pre-workout: Carrots and hummus
Breakfast: 2-Ingredient Pancakes with pomegranate seeds and melted peanut butter
Lunch: Salad bowl with roasted carrots, roasted red onion, grilled chicken, and roasted cauliflower
Dinner: Open-faced turkey, pear, and cheese sandwich
Dessert: Strawberries and blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 25
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Breakfast: Sweet potato hash with peppers, onions, jalapeños, and an egg
Snack 1: Carrots
Lunch: Sun-dried Tomato and Avocado Grilled Cheese
Snack 2: Enlightened Sea Salt Crisps
Dinner: Brussels sprouts, apple slices, onions, and chicken sausage
Dessert: Blueberries and strawberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 26
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Pre-workout: One egg, one egg white, and sliced cucumbers and peppers
Breakfast: Chicken Sausage and Cheese Sweet Potato Toast with pomegranate seeds
Lunch: Toast with guacamole, feta, sun-dried tomatoes, and hot sauce, served with a side of carrots and bell peppers
Snack: Plain nonfat Greek yogurt and orange slices
Dinner: Shrimp, Brussels sprouts, and Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
Dessert: Frozen strawberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 27
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Breakfast: Toast with ricotta cheese, sliced apples, fresh figs, and cinnamon
Lunch: Egg white frittata with peppers, tomatoes, and onions
Snack 1: Carrots and hummus
Snack 2: Sliced cucumbers
Dinner: Cauliflower mashed potatoes, baked salmon, and Brussels sprouts
Dessert: Frozen strawberries
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 28
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Breakfast: Toast with ricotta, mozzarella, and fresh figs
Lunch: Egg white omelet with a side of greens
Snack 1: Mango slices and plain nonfat Greek yogurt
Snack 2: Cucumbers and hummus
Dinner: Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad With Butternut Squash and baked salmon
Dessert: Blueberries
Total fruit servings: 4
Day 29
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Pre-workout: One hard-boiled egg, one hard-boiled egg white, and red peppers
Breakfast: Acorn Squash Breakfast Bowl with yogurt, blueberries, peanut butter, and slivered almonds
Lunch: Shaved Brussels sprout salad with roasted butternut squash, feta, pumpkinseeds, apples, pomegranate seeds, grilled chicken, and hot sauce
Snack: Carrots and horseradish hummus
Dinner: Turkey Quinoa Zoodles
Dessert: Pineapple
Total fruit servings: 3
Day 30
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Breakfast: Acorn squash with plain oatmeal, fresh figs, and peanut butter
Lunch: Shaved Brussels sprout salad with roasted butternut squash, feta, pumpkinseeds, apples, pomegranate seeds, quinoa, and hot sauce
Snack 1: Carrots and horseradish hummus
Snack 2: Banana
Dinner: Greek Turkey Burger with a raw zoodle, lemon juice, and avocado salad
Dessert: Blueberries and cherries
Total fruit servings: 5
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