OK! Time to talk about more food, albeit diet, sugar-free food, but still good and
tasty! (for the most part) Also, being a holiday month it’s very easy to fall into
temptation.
You know you want to eat the good sugary sweet stuff but can’t. So when the
sweet tooth temptation gives in, reach for something that won’t be too hard on
your glucose levels, just be sure to count carbs. This may require some self
control like sticking to the recommended serving size or maybe even half it. This
sometimes is enough to get you over the craving and won’t be too carby.
This first product I’m going to discuss is good in small amounts in my opinion.
Mainly because in some products made with splenda I can really taste it
strongly and if it’s too overpowering I don’t enjoy it as much. This of course is
my personal tastes and I’m sure it’s different for a lot of people. So without
further ado I’d like to recommend ½ sugar Fruity Pebbles from Post.
This product really does a great job of curving a sweet tooth! It is really very
tasty. I suggest not going over one serving and for a couple of reasons. It still
has a little sugar in it and it’s basically splenda covered carbs, with no fiber to
help slow the sugar absorption in the blood. So too much can still give you a
spike in blood sugars. Also for me, if I eat a full bowl which can be 2 servings in
most cereal bowls, or even one measured serving, I get the feeling like I
overdosed on splenda, and it starts to have an “after taste”. However in small
doses it’s great and still prevents me from wanting to reach for that piece of pie.
1/2 Sugar Fruity Pebbles
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 26g
Servings per package 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110
Calories from Fat 10
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.5g
Saturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 230mg
Total Carbohydrate 22g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 5g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 15 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 0 %
Iron 10 %
COKE-ZERO
The commercials aren’t exaggerating! This tastes like the real thing. It’s sort of
a strange feeling, I’m constantly checking the bottle with every sip I take to
make sure it isn’t regular! Well the nutrient facts pretty basic, No calories, fat,
carbs or sugar, and just 30MG of sodium per serving,
NO SUGAR ADDED NESQUIK (powder)
Well another great drink and great sweet tooth controller is No sugar added
NESQUIK. It tastes very real, quite delicious. It’s good hot also. If you’d like
even less sugar, try it with plain soy milk. The plain soy milk has half the sugars
as regular milk. (1%. 2% or whole)
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 2 tablespoon(s) (11 g)
Calories: 40
Calories from fat: 9
Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Saturated fat 0.5 g
Sodium 85 mg
Carbohydrate 7 g
Sugar 3 g
Dietary fiber 1 g
Protein 1 g
Key vitamins and minerals
Vitamin C 6 mg
Calcium 100 mg
Iron 0.36 mg
Potassium 70 mg
What Christmas season would be complete without a fruitcake! It’s everyone’s
favorite I know! Here’s a recipe for a sugar free one. Even though there is no
refined white sugar in it, it has plenty of sugars from fruit and fruit juice, so of
course moderation is once again the key!
5th Edition - Dec 2005
By: Joe Simon
Sugar Free Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
1 cup fresh or unthawed frozen cranberries
1 cup dried currants
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 2/3 cups liquid fruit juice concentrate
1 cup buttermilk
3 large eggs
3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tsp. fine sea salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. allspice
To make fruit juice concentrate, place unthawed concentrate in
saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil rapidly until liquid
is reduced to 1 2/3 cup - about 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour five mini
loaf pans (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2”). Combine pineapple, cranberries,
currants and pecans. Measure out 3/4 cup of the mixture and set
aside.
Whisk together the fruit juice concentrate, buttermilk and eggs
until combined. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon,
ginger and allspice. Add wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Stir in remaining fruit/nut mixture. Divide batter evenly among pans.
Place remaining nut mixture on top. Place pans on large baking
sheet and bake for approximately 45-55 minutes.
Yield: 5 mini loaves
*No Nutritional Value Eat at your own risk.
