Simple, fresh and easy enough to make during the week. Sounds like a winner to us. Recipe from I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Flow by Sarah Wilson, Published by Macmillan Australia, RRP $45.00, Photography by Rob Palmer.

"I got bored for a minute and worked out that Australians eat 5 million bananas a day (!) and given that the peel makes up 12% of a banana’s weight, we conceivably toss 49,680,000 kilograms of peels a year. Don’t find this so interesting? OK, perhaps the fact that you can cook with banana peel is. The peel provides a great fruity flavour and gummy texture. This cake, which my friend Claire Snel thought up, has a very earnest, dense and filling vibe, very much like a legit breakfast banana bread. You only need a thin slice. Trust me. Plus it contains less than 2 teaspoons of sugar per serve." Recipe from I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Flow by Sarah Wilson, Published by Macmillan Australia, RRP $45.00, Photography by Rob Palmer.

Making these five-ingredient cookies couldn't be simpler. Mix the ingredients together and all the hard work is done. Recipe from I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Flow by Sarah Wilson, Published by Macmillan Australia, RRP $45.00, Photography by Rob Palmer.

"Watcha ashwagandha? Heard of it? Seen it as a hashtag on the socials? Can’t say it? I can’t (properly). The stuff is actually Withania somnifera, a herb long used in Ayurvedic medicine as an adaptogen (a herbal substance that helps the body adapt to stress). It is said to help with anxiety, assist sleep and improve energy levels. The anxious insomniac in me says, Go figure! I experimented with it for a month before subjecting you lot to it here and I asked around to see whether the stuff is legit. Ben the Ayurvedic Medicine Man says it is. I also found studies (albeit mostly on mice, as most nutrition studies tend to be) that show it helps reduce cortisol levels. (Cortisol is the stress hormone that, among other things, makes your body crave sugar and store fat.) My verdict? It really did all of the above. I also got a few folk with sugar addictions and anxiety issues to test it out." Recipe from I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Flow by Sarah Wilson, Published by Macmillan Australia, RRP $45.00, Photography by Rob Palmer.

"Megs mucked around with this idea during her time with me at I Quit Sugar. She managed to perfect a fluffy, spongy, gluten-free muffin that made everyone think Krispy Kreme. She’s clever and a bit obsessed like that." Recipe from I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Flow by Sarah Wilson, Published by Macmillan Australia, RRP $45.00, Photography by Rob Palmer.

This is an edited extract from I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Flow by Sarah Wilson, Published by Macmillan Australia, RRP $45.00, Photography by Rob Palmer.