Our expert panel

Eve Schaub chronicled her family’s quest to live sugar-free in her book Year of No Sugar. Find her family’s favorite sugar-free recipes at Eveschaub.com.

Chef Rachel Begun,

M. S., R.D.N., is also a nutritionist who specializes in creating eating plans for people with dietary restrictions. Visit her at Rachelbegun.com.

Karen Smith, R.D., is a senior dietetics manager for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a national nutrition advocacy group, and a staff dietitian for the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, D.C.