Cut your sugar cravings
Here’s my top tip for how to do that: Make Applesauce! It really works. Applesauce is so good and so satisfying that you will start to like it even better than chocolate. Impossible, you say? Well, I challenge you to give it a try. And to encourage you, here is a step-by-step lesson in How To Make Applesauce.
Buy some apples. Whatever kind you want. If you can get to a farmer's market you can ask them which ones are the best for applesauce. I've used concord and they are good, good, good.
Cut them up in chunks. I like big chunks. Get about 5-6 pounds of apples which is way more than in these pictures. You will be shocked at how fast you and your peeps can eat that much applesauce.
Get a system going. Put a big pot on the stove and as you cut up apples toss them in. Then, wash a few more apples, cut and toss.
When all the apples are in the pot, pour in enough water to just cover the apples. I turn the heat on to high and when it starts boiling, I turn it down to simmer. Stir it whenever you feel like it. Throw in some cinnamon - as much as you want. You can also add raisins or pears or ginger. As the apples start to get soft, smush them against the side of the pot so the sauce is smooth-ish but a bit chunky.
Voila! I add it to my morning oatmeal and have for a treat. It is really nice heated up. YUM!
This is one of my tips for getting through the holidays in reasonably healthy shape. For more, check out my blog in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cyndi-lee/how-not-to-get-fat-this-c_b_403168.html
