Eve Schaub

It was a blog’s worth of information, stretched out to make a book. And, as many others have said, it was not a year without sugar. Not to say that their experiment wasn’t difficult, I’m sure it was. And the increased awareness of the overwhelming amount of sugars (and other nasties) that are hidden in our food supply is an absolute bonus. An okay read, but, ultimately, a little disappointing.

I kind of loved how the author realized where she was on the hoarder scale and the work she did to let go of things. I also appreciated how she knows she’ll never be a minimalist but did work toward small change; she was very funny in her self-awareness.

Well written and easy to read, it was a good memoir of one family's year without sugar. As a nutritionist, I cringed at some of her choices, especially that she was skipping the fruit because of the fructose, adding dextrose as a sweetener, and calls balsamic vinegar "fruit juice" so not to be used. While I wouldn't mimic all of her nutritional choices, I did appreciate her experiment and dedication, and COMPLETELY agree that we are killing ourselves by adding sugar to E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.

I couldn't take it seriously because I felt like she cheated. So I didn't finish it. Cause when you go to the trouble of finding processed dextrose to use in your recipes it feels like cheating. It should be titled: A Year Without Fructose.