The problem is that unhelpful food is so normalised that supermarkets, restaurants and takeaways basically set us up to 'fail'. As a single mum is would be incredibly difficult to make changes with all your time taken up, but wanting to make a change is the most important thing. With that, I'd say the most important starting place for anyone, above gluten, lactose and alcohol, is reducing (not eliminating) overall sugar consumption.
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