Hey! My name is Alex, and I live a completely sugar-free life! I’ve always been sensitive to sugar since I was a little baby. When I’d eat it I would get a rash on my cheek, but I would always just ignore it and go on eating my hot fudge sundae. Then when I was 13 years old I started really getting into health and nutrition, so I decided to completely stop eating sugar altogether. I would research all kinds of different ways to be healthy, and I learned about the dangers of eating too much sugar. Once I realized this, I quit eating sugar. No white sugar, no honey, no syrup, no “-oses,” and no artificial sugar substitutes.
Everything was going fine until about five months into my new sugar free life. It was Thanksgiving and I had always been a huge fan of pumpkin pie. I told myself, “One little slice won’t hurt.” Boy was I wrong! After the first bite, a bright red rash shot up the side of my cheek. Then after finishing the miniscule slice, I received a massive headache and my whole body felt sick for the rest of the day. After that, I only tried sugar about twice more with the same results. Ever since then I have not eaten sugar. I can eat fruit, but only in small amounts. When I do eat fruit, I usually have to pair it with fat like peanut butter to calm down the effects on my system.
When I tell people that I can’t eat any sugar, people respond in two ways:
- “You can’t eat sugar?! How can you survive in this world? I would die! What can you eat?”
- “Wow, that’s really actually lucky. There are so many people in the world today that have problems with eating sugar. I wish I could be like that.”
I love making and eating good, wholesome foods. I don’t use or eat any refined or machine processed junk. I also don’t eat any dairy or gluten because I have learned some of the dangers of eating them, and my body feels great when I don’t eat it. I believe in eating natural foods, the foods our bodies were designed to eat!
I love finding and making naturally healthy recipes, and I love researching everything about nutrition. I hope you will enjoy my recipes and research, too!
If you ever feel inclined to contact me with a question or comment, feel free to email me at spoonfulofsugarfree@gmail.com
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hi, cool blog!!! I’m a yr old health-lovin’ teen too, it’s so fun to see people with the same interests!!!..can’t wait to keep reading and check out some of those recipes!!!
I love your blog and your outlook on healthy eating! I love it when I discover others teen who are interested in cooking healthy, just like I am!
It is awesome that you take a food allergy and make it into something positive by cooking healthy natural food!
Hey Girl!
I am completely sugar free too… I don’t even eat fruit!
I have the perfect solution to your desire for pumpkin pie though: dish out some canned Libby’s 100% pumpkin and sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg & stevia! I eat it every morning for breakfast and it’s wonderful!
Seems like you have plenty of concoctions to fill your sugar void though! I have been living sugar-free for 10 years and I cannot even remember what it was like, ha ha, and I really don’t care either!
Any ways, I am glad I found you!
Wahoo! Sugar-free! I rarely have met anyone who goes completely sugar-free like me! I used to not eat fruit either, but decided I took the sugar-free concept too far because fruits have loads of good benefits, too. Plus they are yummy!
Any way, that’s a good idea for pumpkin pie, I do the same thing with sweet potatoes-good.
But yeah, after a while dessert just looks kinda gross. Some people feel so bad, but I just tell them not to be, it doesn’t phase me at all when someone eats dessert in front of me.
Hey I’m 100% sugar free too ! Pleased to meet you both….
wow! love your bog. you’re supa pretty!
i try to eat only natural sugars but i think you take the cake on that one! pun intended
Haha! Thanks!
And eating natural sugars is Totally fine!!! They’re good for you (everything in moderation of course, I’m not suggesting that drinking a gallon of honey is the best thing you can do
)! It’s just that I get sick when I eat it 
Hi Alex!
I just came across your blog, but I’ll definitely be coming back! I think it’s awesome that you live sugar-free so thank you for sharing your adventure
Can’t wait to keep reading!
-Rachel
Like your blog. I’ve been in the process of eliminating sugar from my diet and my kids’. Almost there!
Thanks for this blog
Oh good luck with your “de-sugarizing!” You are such a great mom for doing that for them! They may not realize it now, but they will later in life when they know healthy habits, and all their friends are obese or have health issues.
Hi every one
Love wave with both hand to your beautiful blog.
How do to control sugar with diet?
Here is chance to kill sugar from root.
Love to thanks ton for extra ordinary blog and diet formula.
Hey your blog seems to be intresting,i looove to eat
Hahaha! Thanks! I love to eat, too
Great blog concept! Since spring, I’ve gone off refined sugar. I, too, don’t miss it. In fact, my tastebuds have become hyper-sensitive to sugar, and even my former favorites (such as Nature’s Path breakfast cereals and extra-dark chocolate) are now too sweet for me.
I’ve blogged about my no-sugar resolution in 2010, but my blog’s theme is yoga.
Best,
YogaSpy
That’s great! I actually have fallen in love with 100% dark chocolate bars. you can find them in the baking section-check it out!
I’m actually part of that second group of people – the one’s that say you’re lucky. My family and I went vegitarian this year but we still eat fish (for the time being) and my mom tried to purge all of the sugar out of our house but I couldn’t deal with only having honey in my tea. Oh, the shame
Anyways, I love that you have really healthy recipies on here and I promise I will be checking back VERY often
Keep up the awesome work!
Awesome job! It’s actually not that hard to cut out sugar once you feel like you don’t need it. I’ve been on this diet for a few years now, and sugar kind of disgusts me now. Maybe try it for a week (cutting out Bad sugars), and see how you feel!
Thanks for stopping by!
I can appreciate the need to cut out the insane amounts of sugar in our lives. I’m a diabetic so my idea of dessert is an orange. Fascinating blog and a worthy cause. Thanks for taking the time to share this with everyone!
Thanks so much, Saladin, I hope you enjoy it!
Great piece on sugar in the ubiquitous McDonalds plaque. I wish more people educated themselves about what they choose to eat. What’s your take on stevia? I have some growing in my garden because it is a natural sweetener .
Thanks for visiting my site! I actually have posted a article previously about stevia, found here. I think it is a pretty good sugar alternative because it is from an herb. Also, it is not a sugar alcohol. I prefer to eat it in small amounts, though, since not much research has been done on it. But I also know that people in Japan have been eating it for a long time, and have not had problems with it.
Thanks for sharing your sugar free life. it’s motivating.
I really would die if I went sugar free. I don’t think I could deny my sweet tooth. I try to limit it, but I definitely crave sweets all the time! Good for you for sticking with being sugar less!
I just found your blog. I really admire you effort to not eat sugar. I have been decreasing my sugar intake a lot, not completely but it is a big difference to the amount I was eating last year.
Without even trying, my skin is so much better and I feel less bloated. But that’s just what you see on the outside, the energy I feel is so much greater that any outwardly results.
Lesson learned last weekend, I was out of town for a wedding and consumed more sugar than I normally would, I felt the sugar coma and definitely had the sugar hangover. It was instant reminder to get back to healthy eating.
I look forward to perusing your blog.
Hey, thanks for checking out my blog! I looked at yours, too, and LOVE it! I can completely agree with you on the whole inside outside feeling when sugar is eliminated. My skin is very clear, and I am full of energy, too. Sugar just slows ya down
I absolutely believe I have sugar irritations as well. Nothing ever as severe as your Thanksgiving reaction, but similar situations! I just found your blog and can’t wait to keep up for suggestions and see what you make! xoxo
Really? How do you react to sugar? Thanks for reading!
Hi Alex!
I am SUPER happy you found my blog, I think I can totally learn a few tips from you. I don’t have sugar issues per se …but It’s my total vice and I am trying to shake it and still be balanced.
sorry you have such a severe reaction to sugar but I love how you are turning it into a positive ! Good for you!
I think in general we eat WAAAAAAAAAAY too many sweet things and it’s time to change that.
nice to “meet” you!!!!
Haha! Nice to meet you, too! And I totally agree that people eat way too many sweets. I once knew someone who ate a chocolate bar when she was sick!!! can you imagine? Being bed-ridden, and eating hershey’s?
Hey thanks for stopping by! I love your blog as well and can’t wait to read more! I think its amazing that you decided to cut sugar out of your life! Some ppl would just keep trucking on but u made it work for you! I try to eat less sugar in my life but i dont think i could give up fruit or the brown suga in my oats in the morning
I commend you tho!
O and I also love your blog name…i absolutely love mary poppins
Haha! Thanks for the nice comments
wow that is pretty crazy. i swear sugar is the white devil!
I recently found out that I couldn’t eat processed sugars, though I had suspected for awhile that I shouldn’t eat it. (If I eat sweets the sugar goes straight to my brain and I almost feel like I am drunk then I crave and devour anything and everything that has sugar in it for the rest of the day. I then feel like I have been on a week bender and crash when I get home.) It is nice to find someone else in blog land that has cut sugar outta their diet and I am going to make your grain free bread tonight on the prompting of HEAB!
Ooo…sugar, sugar, sugar, that horrible thing!!! I’m glad you have cut it out, though! I’m sure it makes you feel a ton better!
Love your blog! What an inspiration…I love sugar but, I have been wanting to cut back or cut it out completely. I love to cook and eat healthy and I cant wait to try your recipes. I think with sugar free recipes to start with it will help me cut the sugar. Thanks for the recipes and the inspiration:)
Oh! I am so glad you enjoy my blog! I hope you find my recipes helpful
Great blog with lots of creative ideas on how to substitute sugar with products. I am certainly not sugar free and never will be after being a pastry chef but I do enjoy alternative recipes with a healthier option. Great work.
Oh thank you! I have a very close friend who is going to school right now to be a pastry chef. What a fun profession!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you back here
Alex
I love your blog. I am prediabetic now and it is great to read sugar-free recipes. I cannot wait to explore your blog much more.
Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my recipes
Alex
I’ve never heard of reactions like that to sugar, but I admire how you do this! And I believe it forces you to be healthy, so there’s something good with it as well.
I also avoid sugar, but due to other problems. It tends to mess up my blood sugar levels and makes me feel low and just bad. But many people consider this crazy indeed. Mostly the suppose I miss the best of life (food wise) because I turn down its “sweet” sides (which have a very aftertaste indeed).
Thank you for finding me! I’m looking forward to reading your blog!
How interesting-a sour aftertaste?
Well, we will be the healthy one in years to come while the others who laugh at us will have all sorts of health problems!
Yeah, metaphorically spoken
Ha, a sour aftertaste, missed it.
alex! i love your blog and i hope you enjoy mine as well
jenna
I love you’re blog!!! It is absolutely amazing! I love how you don’t use added sugars!
Kathleen
I love your blog!!! It is absolutely amazing! I love how you don’t use added sugars!
Kathleen
I just added you to my blogroll! I love your recipes!
I am totally wondering if my sudden eczema could be sugar related? I mostly don’t eat sugar but now I’m wondering if a bit of dark chocolate here and there could be responsible.
Thank you for putting your story out there!
It could be…I don’t know really. Have you sort of changed your diet recently? Are you eating something new that you didn’t eat before?
Just found your blog via HEAB and love it! I’m trying to drastically decrease my sugar intake, though at the moment I don’t eat a lot of refined sugar anyway. It’s great to see someone so invested in that way of eating!
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Hi Angela! I’m glad you found my blog! I hope you feel better after you stop eating sugar!
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Inspired by your blog! I’ve been working towards going sugar-free for almost 3 weeks now. I can already tell the difference. Working on my husband and kids (8 & incredibly picky 2 year old) now. I’m afraid they think I’ve lost my mind. Read Sugar Blues and am reading Suicide by Sugar. Has almost brought me to tears, because I come from a family of sugarholics with the diabetese to prove it. Frustrating that everything you pick up has added sugars. Thank you for sharing your recipes!
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Hi! I just stumbled across your blog and can’t wait to read more!
Hi! Found your blog through Lauren at WWOB and i love it. You basically eat paleo so i love your recipes! Also, i am extremely sensitive to sugar. No adverse food reactions like you but if i have a cup of berries with a fat or protein source I will get a surge of energy – almost like kids on speed- and then crash really fast and get awful headaches. Cant wait to keep reading!
Hi – I love your recipes! Have you considered adding an RSS feed to your blog? I would love to subscribe and have your posts show up in my reader.
Hey Amy!
I haven’t actually really heard of it before…I will look into it right away!
I cant believe this I thought I was the only person on earth that doesnt eat nor drink anything that has sugar… The thing is I was born that way I’m 24 years old and I have no clue what fruits taste like.Every time I try it my body just wouldnt accept it i cant even swallow it and if I force myself to swollow it I’ll just feel really sick and I’ll puke. I do have to confess it was really difficult for me when I was a child cuz all the kids got to eat candy and ice cream and other sweets but it was impossible for me but when I grew up I started getting used to it. By the way there is no cure for what I have….I just would like to know what would it be like for one day I really would love to hear back from you
Hey Ahmed!
Interesting to hear your story, too. When I was little, I did eat sugar-all kinds! But it got worse when I grew older. Now I am sugar-free!! Thanks for introducing yourself.
You say you’re sugar-free due to you intolerance, but I’ve noticed you also seem to eat grain-free/low-carb/paleo … how come?
Hi Jessy!
My stomach was giving me a lot of issues for a while, even when I went off gluten. I read some articles about how grain is hard on the digestive system, so I decided to go off grains for a while and see if it helped. It actually did help a lot. I am not completely grain-free, however. I eat oatmeal and rice occasionally, but it definitely is not a main food in my diet. The small amount of grains I eat do not trouble my stomach. I really don’t crave grains and bread that much anyway, so I don’t eat it a lot.
hello alex- i have a weird question. im in the military and just moved to alaska. i sadly do not have any of my stuff out here yet and been sleeping in my empty apartment…no baking or food material or anything. i was wondering if you would be able to send me some food? i know that sounds weird but i was just wondering if you would be able to do that? if not i completly understand!
Hi Katie. I have never had someone ask me to send them food before, haha! I really don’t know how it would work or how to do it? Do you know how?
I typed out something earlier and in the midst of sending it I lost my internet connection, so if this is a duplicate please delete one. Now what did I say on the post that seems to have vanished into cyberspace?
Oh ya it went something like this – you are to be commended for taking charge of your health at such a young age – KUDOS to you. I have tried some of your recipes and have posted them (with credit to you of course) on my website, I did tweak some.
I love your website and am still experiencing challenges with mine – are you open to tutoring someone who is new to this whole WordPress thing?
Hi Truth,
Thanks for your great comment! I am glad you enjoy my recipes.
I am not really an expert with the whole WordPress thing, but I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Email me at spoonfulofsugarfree.com
Hi! I’ve just found your blog and I’m SOOOOO happy to have!! I’m just now going totally sugar free – no natural, artificial – NONE!
Already finding great recipes and resources on your blog. And….I *think* I recognize that sculpture in the pic….we may live in the same place!
Hi Layla!
Glad you found my blog! Hope you enjoy my recipes. And actually, the picture was from a vacation I went to last year.
Hi Alex! I love your blog! While I’ve never actually had any health issues related to eating regular sugar, I strive to eat an essentially sugar free diet. I drink my coffee and tea black, I eat oatmeal without sweetener, and basically, I just don’t eat sugar… except for the natural sugar in fruit! And, occasionally, in all-natural energy bars…Anyway, I have a SUPER random question for you: What’s your favorite brand of peanut butter? I love the unsweetened 365 from Whole Foods, but I was just wondering if you had any other (obviously sugar-free) recommendations?
Hello, so glad you love my blog! My favorite brand of peanut butter is Costco’s Kirkland brand, Organic Creamy Peanut butter. Just 2 ingredients: peanuts, salt. Lately, however, my favorites have been the freshly pressed peanut butter I buy from the local health food store-soooo amazing!
Hi,
Love you blog too!
I have a question: How has your weight changed? If at all.
I’m at 5week mark of sugar free so still fresh with it all. Must admit I am not finding it as hard as I thought and I am enjoying it. I have a LOT of weight to shift and was just wondering how your weight is, if it’s consistantly the same or does it fluctuate.
Nic
Hi Nic!
When I first started with my sugar-free diet about five years ago, I did lose about 15 lbs throughout the course of a year. However, I needed to gain that weight back, so I increased my caloric intake. Now, I’m at a pretty steady weight, fluctuating maybe five pounds or so due to water weight and everyday activities. If you need to lose weight, keep doing what you’re doing. Sometimes it takes a while for the body to adjust to diet changes, and this depends on each person. Eat lots of filling vegetables and whole foods. Drink lots of water. Smile, laugh, have fun. Don’t think about it too much
Thank you, I was interested to see if someone that has been on the sugar free lifestyle for a while what their weight was like. I’ve done numerous diets and every time I’ve gained the weight back on. Since hearing about David Gillespie’s story and learn the damage of Fructose my whole family has gone sugar free.
Thanks again.
I am so excited to find your blog. I found you through HEAB-she’s great! Anyways, I’m super sensitive to gluten, have been diagnosed as lactose intolerant (I’m trying to ignore how horrible keeping dairy in my diet makes me feel), and even though I do not eat as much sugar as most un-health-conscious people, I know I eat too much for my body. Basically, I to live gluten, dairy, and sugar free life. I am really glad to find your blog. THANK YOU for being
Hi Ashley!
So glad you found my blog! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
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Hi!
So glad I found your blog. I am a natural health enthusiast myself, and don’t eat any refined sugars– but, I do have a serious sweet tooth! I indulge way too much with honey, and dates. I’m so excited to try some of your recipes, and am even more excited that they don’t contain honey etc. Thanks for all the amazing recipe ideas.
Take care,
Chelsea-
Hi Chelsea! Glad you found my site, and I hope you enjoy my recipes
I just found your blog and it’s so helpful! I’m really addicted to sugar (I mean… really =P I’m seriously having a headache right now, because I’m trying to eat less unhealthy things the last couple of days -_- ) and I want to stop eating it completely january 1st, so I’m going to visit your blog a lot this month =D
Hi Cicely!
Glad you found my blog! Good luck with all your journey! I’ll probably have another Sugar-Free Challenge for New year’s, so it will be perfect if you join us then!
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Really enjoying your blog. Seems I found it at an appropriate time since I’m coming down off my Holiday sugar binge, ha ha!
Glad you stopped by, Carolina!
SO excited to have found your blog! I am currently looking for non-processed foods to create a healthy lifestyle for myself and my daughter. We LOVE sweets though! Hopefully (prayerfully!) we are able to stick to it! Thank you!!!
Alishia,
So glad you found my blog! Good luck on your health journey!!!
I am so glad to have stumbled upon your site. I’m truly in awe of your ability to navigate through such a processed world sugar, gluten, and dairy free.
I’m very new to just the gluten-free world and I’m struggling with even that. It’s so nice to see that people can live without processed foods, and not only live, but live a happy and fulfilled life. There is hope for me!!
THANK you!
Hi Aimee,
Glad you like my site! Thanks for leaving the sweet comment. It takes a bit adjusting to, but I promise you will love it in the end! Just keep your head held high, and keep on truckin’. Don’t think about what your “missing” (because your really not missing anything), think of it as an opportunity to learn more about the food industry, your body, and an opportunity to experiment with new foods you never would have tried before!
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So excited about finding your blog! I have been GF/DF for a year now and my next health goal is cutting back/out refined sugar/sugar. (One step at a time right?) Can’t wait to try your pumpkin pie bars. I love me some pumpkin!!
So glad you founds me!!! Good luck with your health goals
I too am trying to go sugar-free. I”m going on two months and only four mishaps so far. But, when I did eat sugar (20M&M’s, small ice cream cone from DQ, a pancake and jam) I felt sick for a couple of days. Back to being sugar-free for me! I am also trying to cut back on my carbs…I need to lose some weight. But, even though losing weight is a plus..it’s the sugar I’m trying to stay away from. So unhealthy!!
Sharon,
Glad you found my site! Good luck on your journey to sugar-free!!! If you ever need any help, feel free to email me
I love this site.I’ll be changing my sugar habits now.Thanks to you.
Hey! I am so glad that you commented on my site so that I found yours! Wow, you are a sugar-free all star! Are you a full-time tennis play or do you just enjoying playing for FOUR hours a day? Either way, keep up the delicious recipes and great healthful knowledge.
Meg,
Thanks for stopping by! And no, I’m not a full-time player…just college athletics!
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