健康快乐-尽可能少吃糖(6)

Cut out sugar where you can.

 

尽可能少吃糖

 

I used to be a dessert fiend.Cupcakes, ice cream, brownies, if you put it in front of me, I would most definitely eat it.

 

And growing up, I drank some sort of juice at every single meal (being mildly lactose intolerant meant instead of milk, it was OJ at breakfast, OJ at lunch, and OJ at dinner).

 

But the more I learned about how too much sugar affects the body -- and how it manages to sneak¹ into all the non-dessert-like foods I also eat -- the more I realized I had to wean myself off the sweet stuff.

 

So I started small. Instead of dumping sugar into coffee, I slowly trained myself to go milk-only. (Now,coffee with sugar just seems too sweet.) Instead of drinking juice and soda² with meals, I opt³ for water (and on that note, I don't keep any beverages⁴ besides water in my fridge at home).

 

I don't buy cakes or cookies from the store, so I'm not tempted⁵ to eat them at 10 p.m. when I'm in my apartment.Don't get me wrong, I'll still indulge in a slice of birthday cake or some ice cream. But those are treats, and I've realized that treats are not meant to beeaten all day every day.

 

 

1 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

2 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

3 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

4 beverages   

n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
• regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例

5 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。