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Half the Sugar, All the Love: Tips for Reducing Sugar in Every Meal

From the Show: Mindful Medicine
Summary: Many of the "comfort foods" we crave to make us feel better during the pandemic are actually damaging your immunity.
Air Date: 4/21/20
Duration: 18:00
Host: Holly Lucille, RN, ND
Guest Bio: Jennifer Tyler Lee, Author
Jennifer Tyler Lee is an award-winning author, game creator, self-trained home cook, and healthy eating advocate. Her innovative and delicious low-sugar recipes show that quitting sugar doesn’t mean giving up the foods you love—the trick is to sweeten them naturally with fruits and vegetables instead of added sugar.

Jennifer’s first book, The 52 New Foods Challenge, was nominated for an IACP Cookbook Award. Her nutrition game, Crunch a Color®: The Healthy Eating Game, was named one of Dr. Toy’s “10 Best” Children’s Products and received the Parent-Tested Parent-Approved seal of approval.

Jennifer’s easy, healthy recipes have been spotlighted by Jessica Alba, Jamie Oliver, Michael Pollan, Oprah, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn Kids, Whole Foods, Parents Magazine, and US Weekly, among many others. She’s a featured contributor at Red Tricycle.

She shares her recipes each week at www.52newfoods.com.
  • Book Title: Half the Sugar All the Love
  • Guest Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/jennifertylerlee
  • Guest Twitter Account: @jtylerlee
Half the Sugar, All the Love: Tips for Reducing Sugar in Every Meal
During the COVID-19 crisis, a hot topic is boosting your immunity. Unfortunately, many of the "comfort foods" that we crave to make us feel better are doing the opposite. 

And, many of those foods have one main ingredient: sugar.

Jennifer Tyler Lee, author of Half the Sugar All the Love, says that quitting sugar doesn’t mean giving up the foods you love. The trick is to sweeten them naturally with fruits and vegetables instead of added sugar.

Jennifer joins Dr. Holly to share some tips for reducing the sugar in your daily diet and shares some of the simple "swaps" you probably already have in your pantry.