Sugar Free Recipes and Advice

RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By Lynda (Guest Post) (08/04/2006) DON'T DIET. Go to Mercola.com, instead, for some of the best newsletters and health information I've read in a long time. Also, replace sandwich bread with Pita Pocket bread, warmed in Microwave for 15 sec. then stuffed with whatever. Breads, cookies, cereals, and many desserts contain gluten which puts belly fat on us! it's what is also used in cattle feed, so let's fight back and refuse to buy it because it will kill us and we will die f a t, f a t , f a t. Milk fat also is one of the Number ONE offenders to watch in cheese, gravies, ICE CREAMS, and on cereals. Combinations of meats and starches in the same meal bulks us up as well. THINK....GARDEN OF EDEN, and if it wasn't likely there, we shouldn't eat much of it, if ANY of it. A favorite thing of mine to eat is a huge bag of Organic Veggies and a can of tuna or chicken, with a little Herbs De Province or Bouquet Garni and two pats of real butter. You can fix this so fast because you don't want to overcook the veggies. Serve with warm pita bread slices! Buy a $14.95 Snow Cone Machine from Targets (no name brand) and add any favorite fruit juice or concentrate to make SLUSHES that are both natural and HEALTHY! Don't overdo this, though, because there's plenty of sugar to cause the body to crave MORE sugar. Just keep things in moderation. Avoid those things you KNOW to be fattening, or eat VERY small portions, and be patient, faithful to this, and you will RE- PROPORTION and WILL BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF FOR THIS CHOICE. Diets cause yo-yo effects and are not NATURAL. Get into the habit of LARGE portions of veggies and SMALL portions of meats, with PITA NOT BREADS. Good luck and God bless. RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post by badwater (529) | (07/28/2006) Contact My dietician said that Splenda was OK for diabetics. When I inquired that a pal was trying to push me to use Stevia. The dietician said Stevia was "too sweet for diabetics". Hope this helps. RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By (Guest Post) (07/25/2006) in regard to splenda i recently heard it is not that healthy i switched to stevia wich is a all sweetner made from plant leaves you can purchase it at a health food store RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post by pam2cats (35) | (07/18/2006) Profile | Contact These were good tips. However I would like to say that I don't 'diet". But I'm always looking for healthy recipes. And it seems like all recipes that people post on forums,etc. sound Yummy - but have a lot of fat and/or sugar. Also, anything seems tp taste good if it has a lot of cheese or cheese sauce in it. But poor me, I am lactose intorlerant so need other ways of making things taste good. Especially veggies.Any ideas? As for sugar substitute. My 2$ worth of advice is - I wouldn't use Splenda. I don't trust artificial sweeteners. But Stevia is natural and good. A little expensive maybe, but worth it I love soda but now drink Seltzer instead. No sugar or sweetener and a natural fizz. I hate plain water so I add a little OJ to it. It tastes good and I get the benefits of the OJ too. Pam in RI. RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By Paula Jo Carr (Guest Post) (07/15/2006) Look into Flylady.net a must for persons trying to control their house, theirs lifes and their weight. It is a free website and you will be addicted to it/her system in no time, I know I was - plus I lost 20 pounds in 6 months with her, had a happy, well fed family, and a clean house! All this with working 40 to 50 hours a week! Do yourself a large favor and check her site out! Good luck hun! Paula Jo Carr RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By CHRISTINE IN. (Guest Post) (07/15/2006) You might try (lillietips@lillieross.com) They send a lot of tips. I hope this helps. Christine IN. RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By Carol Tewksbury (Guest Post) (07/15/2006) ADD SOME CRYSTAL LIGHT DRY TO FAT FREE COOL WHIP AS A FRUIT DIP. VERY REFRESHING! RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By Linda L (Guest Post) (07/14/2006) One thing I do for a treat or snack or dessert, is fix a box of sugar free jello, mixing in just the one cup of hot water, stir to dissolve. Then instead of adding cold water I add a carton of fat free/lite yogurt. If the yogurt is 8 oz. size, that is enough, if it is a 6 oz. size container, then add 1/4 cup cold water. Mix thoroughly. I do key lime jello with key lime yogurt, peach with peach, lemon with lemon, etc. The only combination I did not like as much was black cherry. You can add well drained fruit if you like. Use fat free whipped topping and you have a great dessert. RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post by youngsters (4) | (07/13/2006) Contact A couple of web sites you may want to try are: www.craftcanada.com ( sure there is one in us to ) wwwsimplytoogood.com.au/ www.diabeticgourmet.com/ Hope you find something that fits the bill for you. Jane, Richmond, B.C. Canada RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By s. lech (Guest Post) (07/13/2006) You could try stevia. It is a natural herb (a white powder) that is super sweet and is a popular zero calorie sweetener in Japan. you can find it in health food stores. We like it a my house. As for diet tips, a friend of mine lost more than 100 pounds by eating only half of what she wanted at every meal. She didn't even exercise. good luck RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post By Darlene (Guest Post) (07/13/2006) I found an absolutely wonderful site for dieting. Very reasonably priced at only $20.00 per YEAR. No hidden charges either. Lots of support, diets, recipes, etc. It's www.anne-collins.com Good luck! RE: Sugar Free Recipes and Advice Post by camo_angels (683) | (07/13/2006) Profile | Contact Are you looking for low-carb, in general? First, I would suggest going to splenda.com and signing up for their newsletter and promotions (coupons). They are the best in terms of carb-free sweetner, with little/no side effects. Eat lots of vegetables, especially salad (actually a "free" food in terms of carbs) and look for foods high in dietary fiber. And drink lots of water, or you can make kool-aid with splenda (and they have a cute promotion with a free spoon on specially marked packages!) You can even make hot cocoa with it (with baking cocoa), but mix the splenda cold before adding hot milk! When you buy applesauce, get unsweetened; Treetop seems to make the best, only using juice, and A LOT less sugar! If you are interested in some information on glycemic index, here is a link with menus and information on starting: http://www.shaklee.net/healthy_home101/prodWeiPlan you can download all this information for free. My DH has been doing it since May 8 (he was on a rollercoaster ride: on and off atkins for two years.) I combined this with my Gestational Diabetes experience (heavy eating discipline) and The Zone Diet (which is essentially this, but in equal proportions of carbs and protien and fats.) He is less cranky, has more energy, and is down at least 1/2 a size without any exercise (we are still working on that!) I am most impressed with how his eating quantities have changed...no more third helpings, and rarely asks for seconds, even on pizza! It took a long time for him to eat bread again, but he is starting to "feel" the importance of starches in moderation! And remember, the more you deprive yourself, the more susceptible you'll be to binging....be good to yourself and eat dark chocolate! If you need any information please feel free to leave me a message....I understand your frustration!