Could YOU ditch sugar like Kate Hudson? Make these 20 simple swaps to your diet without the Hollywood budget
- To ensure she feels good, Kate has dropped sugar from her diet
- Research by Denplan shows nearly half of Britons think wine has no sugar
- Nutritionist Angela Dowden has devised a sugar swap system for FEMAIL
Sugar is the ultimate diet sinner of 2015, but cutting it out completely without a personal chef at your disposal is harder than it sounds.
Relegated to our ingredient black-list, the sweet stuff has been publicly cast aside by celebs from all over the world, and even Hollywood megastar Kate Hudson revealed that dropping sugar from her diet is the secret to her healthy lifestyle and enviable looks.
FEMAIL has worked with registered nutritionist Angela Dowden to create top tips and a guilt-free sugar swap system that still allows cravings to be satisfied.
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To ensure she feels as good on the inside as she looks out, Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has adopted a healthy lifestyle and has cut out sugar from her diet
Speaking during the launch of her latest fashion campaign for Jimmy Choo, 36-year-old Kate said: 'I would say cutting sugar, or at least being aware of how much you are ingesting in a day and limiting it, that was an eye opener for me,' she said.
'I realised I was craving it like an addict around 4pm every day. I would crave something sweet and it hit me how much sugar we really eat.'
Recent research from Denplan showed that one in five (21 per cent) of us don't believe chocolate contains sugar, with the same amount (22 per cent) thinking biscuits are sugar-free too.
Have your cake and eat it too: Nutritionist Angela Dowden has devised a guilt-free sugar swap system for Femail that that still allows you to satisfy your sugar cravings
Drinkers are not immune from sugar ignorance either, with almost half (47 per cent) of respondents believing that neither wine or beer contain sugar.
Over a third (38 per cent) of people asked did not know that fruit juice contained sugar, despite warnings from Action on Sugar that many juices contain at least six teaspoons of sugar - more than cola.
But is a life without sugar even in the realms of possibility for us normal people?
The ones who can't afford to stock their cupboards with coconut nectar and quinoa essence?
We've asked the dental experts at Denplan for their advice for sugar savings on a budget:
MAKE IT YOURSELF
It sounds simple, but try to only eat or drink things you've made yourself so that you know exactly what's in them.
Though they might seem healthy, pasta sauces and soups can contain sugar. Make your own for a better taste and fewer calories
EAT FRUIT
Even though they contain fructose, a natural sugar, don't avoid fruit altogether.
The sugar in whole fruits is naturally-occurring in its original state, and fruit is packed with fibre.
DON'T DRINK JUICE
However, steer clear fruit juices and smoothies, juicing or pureeing fruits removes their beneficial fibre value
ALWAYS HAVE FRESH
The same applies to dried fruit too – although they contain a fair amount of fibre, they're high in sugar and calories and can stick to your teeth which can cause tooth decay between meals
HAVE HEALTHY DESSERTS
You can still have desert and stay sugar-free! Ditch ice creams in favour of plain yoghurt and fresh fruit. You'll get your sweet fix but without the added guilt.
SAY NO TO BISCUITS
Stock your desk up with vegetable sticks, hummus, nuts, cheese and plain rice cakes, so you're not reaching for the biscuit tin at work
Fruit juice counts as the more harmful 'free' or added sugar source, as the natural sugars it contains are no longer safely enclosed within the cell structure of the whole fruit
Ditch balsamic vinegar (left) in salads and have French dressing instead (right)
Nutritionist Angela Dowden told FEMAIL that over 10 per cent of the sugar in our diet comes from our favourite tipples.
'Surprisingly over 10 per cent of the sugar in our diet comes from alcoholic drinks and Baileys is a major culprit. Go for dry wines or spirits with slimline mixers instead,' she suggested.
Here, with some help from Angela, FEMAIL has 20 different sugar swaps that will make your diet healthier.
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