Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Diabetic Powdered Sugar 1 cup. of your splenda or sugar twin into a blender Add 2-3 TBL. of cornstarch to it. Run blender on high for a minute. It will make a diabetic powdered sugar that is so light and the same texture as store bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Good idea, I never thought of doing that. Then do you use it like powdered sugar? Judy H PunkinPie68 wrote: Diabetic Powdered Sugar 1 cup. of your splenda or sugar twin into a blender Add 2-3 TBL. of cornstarch to it. Run blender on high for a minute. It will make a diabetic powdered sugar that is so light and the same texture as store bought. Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Hi everyone This is my first post, sorry it took so long. I was diagnosed with diabetes October 2005. 3 weeks later I became vegan(I had been thinking about it for a while, but procrastinated) Then my blood sugar became high and I knew something was going on(my Mom and Sister are both diabetic) and everyone started telling me I could not eat this or that and I did not like just meat, cheese and salad only. Then I found out I had high cholestrol, and that is the reason I became vegan, to lower it. Within 2 months my cholestrol was lowered(not enough), but my blood sugar stayed normal and after 3 months of vegan eating I stopped taking my medication for diabetes. This is the only way for me to be healthy, oh yeah I lost 35 lbs. the 1st 5 weeks with no meat or dairy. I really do thank all of you for the great recipes and I have tried a few of them, mostly I make veggie pizza, beans and rice, quesidilla, " chicken " noodle soup, and everything stays cool with my health. Thanks again Caroline Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 hi caroline, i'm so glad you posted. that's great that a vegan diet has improved your health. food really is medicine. if you get a chance, let us know which recipes you tried from the group. i always like to see reviews of the recipes posted here. susie --- Caroline Jones <cjneisw wrote: > Hi everyone > This is my first post, sorry it took so long. I > was diagnosed with diabetes October 2005. 3 weeks > later I became vegan(I had been thinking about it > for a while, but procrastinated) Then my blood sugar > became high and I knew something was going on(my Mom > and Sister are both diabetic) and everyone started > telling me I could not eat this or that and I did > not like just meat, cheese and salad only. Then I > found out I had high cholestrol, and that is the > reason I became vegan, to lower it. Within 2 months > my cholestrol was lowered(not enough), but my blood > sugar stayed normal and after 3 months of vegan > eating I stopped taking my medication for diabetes. > This is the only way for me to be healthy, oh yeah I > lost 35 lbs. the 1st 5 weeks with no meat or dairy. > I really do thank all of you for the great recipes > and I have tried a few of them, mostly I make veggie > pizza, beans and rice, quesidilla, " chicken " noodle > soup, and everything stays cool with my health. > Thanks again > Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Congratulations Caroline, I'm really happy you're taking charge, and becoming the captain of your own health. While I never think that the average person should be eating Splenda, I know it is Heaven sent for many diabetics. I can't tolerate it (I became ill after drinking it whey protein powder the first time a few years ago,) and I do not enjoy the taste at all, but I have to agree, it has the best flavor of any artificial sweetener. Here is my recipe for powdered sugar: 1 cup powdered soy milk (find it in your health food store or from www.nowfoods.com) 1 tbsp powdered sugar or powdered sucanat (optional) 1 tsp stevia extract spices to taste (cinamon, cloves, cardamon nutmeg, or combo)(optional) Sift the ingredients together. The soy milk powder is already very fine and soft, like powdered sugar. If you are diabetic, you don't have to use the powdered sugar. Remember that the soy produces such a flat insulin response, that in comination, and expecially since you use such a little bit in the recipe proportionally, and consume so little of the recipe in total, it is much safer than say eating a potato. Stevia has it's own flavor. It is inensly sweet, peppery, anisy and bitter if you use to much. It works wonders with soy products. You may like less, or slightly more in your recipe. Experiment. These spices extend the sweetness of the sugar, the stevia, and the natural sweetness of soy. They also help tone down the stevia and beany flavors, but they are totally optional. Now what is this recipe good for? Dusting over healthful baked goods and sweet dishes, and for powdering the outside of confections like Quinten Konfekt. It doesn't work the same way though for making glazes, and cooked candies though. Sorry. It just turns into sweet soy milk in these aplication. Using it for glazes that dry hard, merits some experimentations It does look just like powdered sugar though when you dust it. It tastes a little different, but it is very nice I think. I use it to make whole wheat health cookies. I roll the cookies in the mixture before baking. When they come out, the look just like those crackle top chocholate cookies, you know? Sincerely, Matt Di Clemente Brick, New Jersey , " artichoke72x " <artichoke72x wrote: > > hi caroline, > i'm so glad you posted. that's great that a vegan > diet has improved your health. food really is > medicine. > if you get a chance, let us know which recipes you > tried from the group. i always like to see reviews of > the recipes posted here. > > susie > > --- Caroline Jones <cjneisw wrote: > > > Hi everyone > > This is my first post, sorry it took so long. I > > was diagnosed with diabetes October 2005. 3 weeks > > later I became vegan(I had been thinking about it > > for a while, but procrastinated) Then my blood sugar > > became high and I knew something was going on(my Mom > > and Sister are both diabetic) and everyone started > > telling me I could not eat this or that and I did > > not like just meat, cheese and salad only. Then I > > found out I had high cholestrol, and that is the > > reason I became vegan, to lower it. Within 2 months > > my cholestrol was lowered(not enough), but my blood > > sugar stayed normal and after 3 months of vegan > > eating I stopped taking my medication for diabetes. > > This is the only way for me to be healthy, oh yeah I > > lost 35 lbs. the 1st 5 weeks with no meat or dairy. > > I really do thank all of you for the great recipes > > and I have tried a few of them, mostly I make veggie > > pizza, beans and rice, quesidilla, " chicken " noodle > > soup, and everything stays cool with my health. > > Thanks again > > Caroline > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 awesome! its things like that that will keep people in this group motivated! congradulations! Caroline Jones <cjneisw wrote: Hi everyone This is my first post, sorry it took so long. I was diagnosed with diabetes October 2005. 3 weeks later I became vegan(I had been thinking about it for a while, but procrastinated) Then my blood sugar became high and I knew something was going on(my Mom and Sister are both diabetic) and everyone started telling me I could not eat this or that and I did not like just meat, cheese and salad only. Then I found out I had high cholestrol, and that is the reason I became vegan, to lower it. Within 2 months my cholestrol was lowered(not enough), but my blood sugar stayed normal and after 3 months of vegan eating I stopped taking my medication for diabetes. This is the only way for me to be healthy, oh yeah I lost 35 lbs. the 1st 5 weeks with no meat or dairy. I really do thank all of you for the great recipes and I have tried a few of them, mostly I make veggie pizza, beans and rice, quesidilla, " chicken " noodle soup, and everything stays cool with my health. Thanks again Caroline Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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