1 August–12 October 2026
The challenge
Sugar-free September
Baseline 1–30 August · challenge 1–30 September · results by 12 October
The campaign begins with a cost baseline in August. In September, Alexander is testing one month without added sugar. The plan, method and every reviewed result will be published here — even if the outcome goes the wrong way.
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What is Sugar-free September?
Sugar-free September is Alexander's open 30-day test without added sugar within the 1 August–12 October campaign. The Swedish Food Agency's sugar guidance and the Swedish Consumer Agency's household costs provide neutral context. Receipts, weight and method are published without turning one person's result into a promise about how anyone else will respond.
Open method
The rules are set before the first result
The campaign opens with August's cost baseline. The September stage means no added sugar, not a supposedly sugar-free diet. Measurement times and the comparison method are locked so an unexpected or negative result cannot be edited away afterwards.
Receipts show actual cost; Smaklig's estimate is not used as evidence.
Weight is measured on the same digital scale on Monday morning.
The figures receive the same visibility regardless of direction.
Corrections are dated and remain in an expandable history.
Correction history
No corrections have been published yet.
Weekly results
Latest from the challenge
The cost baseline is measured from 1–30 August, followed by the September results. No results or savings are published before a reviewed measurement. The table is updated with reviewed figures on Sundays.
| Week | Cost | Weight | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36Sep 1 – 6 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 37Sep 7 – 13 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 38Sep 14 – 20 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 39Sep 21 – 27 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 40Sep 28 – 30 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
Cost in context
The comparison is a scenario, not an advantage
The personal outcome is compared only with the preregistered baseline. The Swedish Consumer Agency's 2026 food costs are used as separate, neutral context for the right household type — never as proof that this household would have saved a particular sum.
Four separate choices
Participation is not the same as adoption
An account activates nothing automatically. Each state is entered and left independently of the others.
Join the challenge
An explicit choice to take on the challenge. It does not start email, menu adoption or comments.
Receive the weekly email
A separate, active and versioned consent. Participation never starts emails automatically.
Adopt a menu
A separate action that copies a published menu edition. You can adopt without participating.
Comment on an article
An account is required to write or react, but neither participation nor menu adoption is required.
About the journey
Round two, with the same demand for openness
Alexander founded Smaklig in 2026 after using AI-planned weekly menus in his own weight journey. August opens a new measurement sequence with a cost baseline before the September stage. An older weight is therefore not reused as the starting value, and the app's savings estimate is not treated as a result.
Articles
Method and background
Campaign articles are published throughout the challenge and host their own discussions on the article page. Until then, these guides explain the cost and weight measurement background.
Meal boxes vs own planning
How comparable food costs must be bounded before a savings claim can be credible.
Read the articleTDEE calculator and macros
Background on energy needs, measurement and why one person's weight outcome cannot be generalized.
Read the articleLatest discussions
Comments belong to the articles
When approved comments exist, a readable selection appears here and every entry links to its article. The hub has no composer, reply controls or separate thread to moderate.
No campaign comments have been published yet.
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Questions about sugar, cost and method
What actually happens in your body when you cut down on sugar?
Responses differ between people and depend on their whole diet, habits and health. The Swedish Food Agency recommends that free sugar provide less than ten percent of energy, preferably less. This challenge documents only Alexander's experience and measurements. It is not used to promise particular symptoms, a set weight loss or medical effects for anyone else.
How much does food cost per month for one person?
The Swedish Consumer Agency's estimated 2026 food cost for one adult is about SEK 2,730 per month, but that amount is a reference value rather than a receipt for a particular household. Age, household type, lunches, special diets and personal choices affect the outcome. Alexander's actual receipts are therefore reported separately from the agency comparison.
What is a reasonable food budget?
A reasonable food budget depends on who is in the household and which meals are included. The Swedish Consumer Agency's tables can provide neutral context for the correct year and household type, but they do not prove an individual saving. The challenge therefore states the baseline, scope and source beside each comparison and never mixes a reference with measured cost.
How do you make a budget and reduce your food costs?
Start by defining which people and meals the budget covers, then collect real receipts for a fixed period. Plan purchases, compare only equivalent alternatives and follow the outcome without counting app estimates as money. In this challenge, the same method is locked before September, and any deviations or corrections are published openly rather than removed.
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Plan, figures and results in one place
Bookmark the latest section. New reviewed figures are published on Sundays, including when the outcome did not go to plan.
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