Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Sharon- I have been doing some research on the ADA website about the various types of sugars and their affects on blood sugar. Their contention is that it's not the sugars so much as carbohydrates consumed. They recommend getting crbs from fruits rather than refined sugars and such because sugars are empty calories where there is nutrition in fruits and 100% fruit juices. http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/sweeteners.jsp The great thing about this cookbook is that there is a " nutrition label " type breakdown in the back of the book for each recipe per recommended serving size. My DH has already looked at those and decided that he can fit a serving(s) into his food plan. He'll just leave out something he usually eats during the day. I also failed to give the conversion from Fruit Sweet (or the fruit juice reduction) to sugar in a recipe- Substitute 2/3c.sweetener per cup of sugar in the recipe. Reduce other liquids by 1/3 the amount of sweetener used. Sugar Fruit Sweet Reduce Liquid By 1 cup 2/3 cup 3 1/2 T. 3/4 cup 1/2 cup 2 1/2 T. plus 1/2 t. 1/2 cup 1/3 cup 2 T. 1/4 cup 2 1/2T. 1 T. plus 1 t. for more information or to purchase: http://www.waxorchards.com/bakery.htm The majority of the desserts in the Sweet & Natural Baking cookbook are high fiber made with whole grained and/or unprocessed flours. OH! And for those of us who are vegans- there are a LOT of vegan recipes in this book. I am not much of a cook but I am so excited about this cookbook! I have ordered my Fruit Sweet and am just waiting for it to be delivered. I have marked several recipes to try. My diabetic DH's b- day is Jan 2. Since his b-day is so close to Christmas it always gotten overlooked. (So you parents with " Christmas babies " PLEASE be sure to make their B-day seperate from Christmas! It hurts to be overlooked, even as an adult.) Well, this yr he will be 39 and is getting a suprise b-day party though he thinks it's just a NYE party on the 31st. I love this group because once I try something I can post it here either as a " please help improve " or " try this it was fantastic " . I will let everyone know how it goes after the first of the year. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season! April AM , Sharon Zakhour <sharon.zakhour wrote: > > Hi April, > > Once you've used some of these recipes and your husband has tested their > effects on his glucose levels, please post a followup. Fruit sugars can > raise glucose just as much as processed sugar, so I am curious. Agave, > for example, has less impact on glucose, as does Stevia. When I do use > sweetener, those are what I use. > > Thanks, > > Sharon > > April AM wrote: > > My hubby is diabetic and is also allergic to pretty much all sugar alcohols (really unfortunate intestinal issues). I have a cook book called Sweet & Natural Baking (by Mani Niall) where all of the recipe's are sweetened with natural sweeters based on fruit juice or maple syrup. One such sweetener is commercially produced and is called Fruit Sweet and can be purchased online or in some health food stores. Just Google (or whatever your preferred search engine is) it. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 April/Christine, that's cool that you're making your husband's birthday more special than usual this year! My birthday is December 27 and my parents always tried hard to keep it separate for Christmas -- I never got a " both " gift! But all of my friends were always out of town... You'll have to post the recipes you do end up using for the birthday party! Audrey S. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Christine <orca_0574 wrote: > Sharon- > > I have been doing some research on the ADA website about the various > types of sugars and their affects on blood sugar. Their contention is > that it's not the sugars so much as carbohydrates consumed. They > recommend getting crbs from fruits rather than refined sugars and > such because sugars are empty calories where there is > nutrition in fruits and 100% fruit juices. > > http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/sweeteners.jsp > > The great thing about this cookbook is that there is a " nutrition > label " type breakdown in the back of the book for each recipe per > recommended serving size. My DH has already looked at those and > decided that he can fit a serving(s) into his food plan. He'll just > leave out something he usually eats during the day. > > I also failed to give the conversion from Fruit Sweet (or the fruit > juice reduction) to sugar in a recipe- > > Substitute 2/3c.sweetener per cup of sugar in the recipe. Reduce > other liquids by 1/3 the amount of sweetener used. > > Sugar Fruit Sweet Reduce Liquid By > 1 cup 2/3 cup 3 1/2 T. > 3/4 cup 1/2 cup 2 1/2 T. plus 1/2 t. > 1/2 cup 1/3 cup 2 T. > 1/4 cup 2 1/2T. 1 T. plus 1 t. > > for more information or to purchase: > http://www.waxorchards.com/bakery.htm > > The majority of the desserts in the Sweet & Natural Baking cookbook > are high fiber made with whole grained and/or unprocessed flours. OH! > And for those of us who are vegans- there are a LOT of vegan recipes > in this book. > > I am not much of a cook but I am so excited about this cookbook! I > have ordered my Fruit Sweet and am just waiting for it to be > delivered. I have marked several recipes to try. My diabetic DH's b- > day is Jan 2. Since his b-day is so close to Christmas it always > gotten overlooked. (So you parents with " Christmas babies " PLEASE be > sure to make their B-day seperate from Christmas! It hurts to be > overlooked, even as an adult.) > > Well, this yr he will be 39 and is getting a suprise b-day party > though he thinks it's just a NYE party on the 31st. > > I love this group because once I try something I can post it here > either as a " please help improve " or " try this it was fantastic " . > > I will let everyone know how it goes after the first of the year. > > Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season! > > April AM > > <%40>, > Sharon Zakhour > <sharon.zakhour wrote: > > > > Hi April, > > > > Once you've used some of these recipes and your husband has tested > their > > effects on his glucose levels, please post a followup. Fruit > sugars can > > raise glucose just as much as processed sugar, so I am curious. > Agave, > > for example, has less impact on glucose, as does Stevia. When I do > use > > sweetener, those are what I use. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sharon > > > > April AM wrote: > > > My hubby is diabetic and is also allergic to pretty much all > sugar alcohols (really unfortunate intestinal issues). I have a cook > book called Sweet & Natural Baking (by Mani Niall) where all of the > recipe's are sweetened with natural sweeters based on fruit juice or > maple syrup. One such sweetener is commercially produced and is > called Fruit Sweet and can be purchased online or in some health food > stores. Just Google (or whatever your preferred search engine is) it. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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