3 Quick Things

Hi Everyone! 

Improve your health with this week’s three simple IBD tips and takeaways.

Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Little changes lead to big results. We challenge you to take one small action today to benefit your future tomorrows.

Give it a go and let us know how you do.

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Read This - See Our Story in Epicurious

“They Told Me Candies, Milkshakes, and Pizza Were All Fine!” 

That’s the title of our feature included in the Epicurious series on food lovers living with Crohn’s disease. 

Check it out!

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Keep in Mind - Tips for Managing Dessert Season

Thanksgiving is four days away, but it’s only the beginning of the barrage of tempting sweet treats coming your way this holiday season.

Here are 4 tips for managing dessert overload: 

1. Think about how you and your gut will feel afterwards. 

2. Take extra small nibbles.

3. Describe in great detail what the dessert tastes like. Discard anything that isn’t delicious. 

4. Stop after three bites. Nothing will taste as good as the first three bites.

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Try This - A Low-Sugar Cranberry Sauce

A low-sugar cranberry sauce to serve with your Thanksgiving turkey... 

Legend has it that cranberries were served at the very first Thanksgiving. We don't know for sure if that's true, but we know with certainty that the sugary canned cranberry sauce we eat today did not make an appearance. 

Did you know that 1/4 cup of canned cranberry sauce has 24 grams of sugar? That's 6 teaspoons! The World Health Organization recommends that the average adult eat no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar per day.

Try This - Make your own cranberry sauce. Combine 1 cup water with 1/2 cup sugar* in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add 12 oz fresh cranberries (preferably organic), and return to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and cool completely at room temperature. Refrigerate until serving time.

*Most recipes call for 1 cup sugar, but you can easily cut that in half and save 96 grams of sugar! Plus, reducing the sugar allows you to taste the cranberries. Otherwise it's sugar sauce. 

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Remember, there’s no one perfect diet for everyone with IBD. If you or anyone you know struggles with what to eat with Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, then check out our new ebook, Eating with IBD: The Essentials.Do you have a question about these topics, or something else? Just reply with your question to this email and it may appear in an upcoming newsletter.

In good health,

Colleen, Bertina & Scott