Year of No Sugar, by Eve O. Schaub, 303 pagesIn this latest in the trend of "My Year of Doing a Thing" books, Schaub watches a video on Youtube that convinces her that sugar is a toxin that is in everything we eat and we would all be better off without it. Which is way easier said than done. As Schaub and her family discover, sugar is in the sweets, but also in the crackers, mayonnaise, vegetable broth, bacon, and salad dressing (among others). More significantly, sugar is also how we tell people we care ('I baked you these brownies'), how we reward ourselves, and a far more powerful symbol than we think.
This is an interesting endeavor, especially because she really does not make it a whole year without sugar. Since she is doing this undertaking with her whole family, two young children included, it makes sense that she makes some compromises, but it felt a little less than genuine.
I did 6 weeks without sugar over the summer and it's really hard to do. I cannot imagine a year without it.
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