I've read this book twice - 2014 and 2019.
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Very inspiring, if you're thinking of eliminating sugar from your diet. I've done so (again). It isn't easy to get off the sugar-bandwagon in our civilization, but author Eve O. Schaub decided this was what her family needed to do.

She has a lot of tips for those avoiding sugar, and there are recipes at the end of the book.

Because she had children, she needed to devise healthy no-sugar deserts. She used whole fruits and figured they were ok-sugar because they were in the form given to us by the Creator. This makes a lot of sense to me. I'm a long-time natural foodist type of person.

Unfortunately for me, the fruit solution for deserts won't work, because I'm on the candida diet, which eliminates all sugar, even in fruits. I have a favorite desert anyhow: a sweet potato or yam, baked, with xylitol, butter, and cinnamon. Delicious. Unless of course, you desire chocolate. I somehow lost my desire for chocolate and other sugary treats when I switched over to this diet.

That's why I wondered why the author and her family were given the option to cheat once monthly, to eat a sugary desert. Each of them had their personal allowed sugary treat. This is hardly "no sugar" and for me, it would be a frequent reminder of what my body doesn't need. The difference here is that my diet is mandatory and the Schaub family's no-sugar diet was optional... except that Mom decreed it.

I very much appreciate this effort to promote a no-sugar lifestyle. Of all the elements of the standard American diet, sugar is one we could do without.

UPDATE:

I reread this book in 2019, inspired by the PopSugar Reading Challenge as we were prompted to read a book with “pop,” or “sugar,” or “challenge” in the title. I immediately thought of this book, and realized it wouldn't hurt me at all to be inspired to cut down on sugar consumption.

I liked this book even more than I did when I read it the first time. I know she's received some criticism for forcing her children to go through the no-sugar diet with her, but her intentions were good and her entire family benefited from the experience. Another frequent criticism has been that she had exceptions to the no-sugar rule, especially for the children, so the family wasn't 100% no-sugar the entire year. Nevertheless, they cut down considerably and the exceptions are a good way to refuse to be fanatical about something, and I believe that's as important as it is to avoid fructose whenever possible.

This book is mainly a memoir, but she included lots of helpful information about why fructose should be avoided, and what products she used to alleviate the distress of sweetness-cravings. I honestly believe this is an amazing book with important information everyone could benefit from.

Excellent guide to giving up sugar. I The author presents sensible common sense ways to completely remove sugar. as well as give us a sensible plan of how she gave up sugar . I found this very .informative.