SUGAR-FREE ICE CREAM PERFECTION!
How to make vanilla ice cream with a silky-smooth texture. Options for those with egg and dairy allergies are included.
Category: Sweeteners
AFTER BREAD
“Your health and likely your lifespan will be determined by the proportion of fat versus sugar you burn over a lifetime.”–Dr. Ron Rosedale When Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt (www.dietdoctor.com) asked his followers what one food they missed the most while following his low-carb/high-fat regimen, bread topped the list by a wide…
KUMQUAT CAKE
Kumquats are usually hard to find and expensive, but I found some on sale at a local Asian market at a very good price. I like to use them in recipes that call for citrus zest because it is so much easier—you just pull out the pulp and use the…
CRISP WAFFLES AND LOW-CARB MAPLE SYRUP WITH VIDEO
If you think hot, crisp waffles, topped with butter and thick, sweet maple syrup are off the table on a low-carb diet, I’ve got good news for you! LOW CARB MAPLE SYRUP This simple, no-cook faux maple syrup adds the final touch for my new waffles. The syrup becomes thicker and…
MARINATED COLE SLAW AND A NEW VIDEO
MARINATED COLE SLAW The original version of this recipe called for a whole cup of sugar! This reincarnation brings an old favorite back as a healthful, delicious, sweet salad for parties, cookouts, and family meals. Ingredients: 1½ pounds green cabbage, about half a medium head, shredded 1 medium white…
DIY PROTEIN BARS AND A NEW SWEETENER
CHOCOLATE ALMOND PROTEIN BARS These chewy, fudgy bars are made with the same sweetener used in Quest bars, which can now be purchased for home use. The basic recipe has only two ingredients and can be made in minutes. Endless variations are possible depending on what flavors and add-ins you…
SUGAR IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Sugar Love was the subject of the August, 2013 issue of National Geographic. It is indeed sweet to finally see a major publication echoing the message some of us have been preaching for years! When I wrote Carb Wars; Sugar is the New Fat, in 2007, I was called a extremist…
PRODUCT REVIEW: NEW STEVIA AND MONK FRUIT SWEETENER
I promised to let you know when the new stevia/monk fruit version of EZ-Sweetz was available. So, for those of you who have been waiting for a more Paleo-friendly version, here it is! It hasn’t hit the retail stores yet, but it can be ordered from Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/EZ-Sweetz-Stevia-Monk-Fruit-1-36oz/dp/B00AQ50DEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359567351&sr=8-1&keywords=EZ-Sweetz+stevia+and+monk+fruit .…
A SWEET DEAL ON A NEW LOW-CARB SWEETENER
Watch for the EZ-Sweetz infomercial due to air on The Food Network, the Cooking Channel, and some other channels tomorrow or Wednesday, Sept 18 or 19. (Update: they are now scheduled to start of Friday.) Low-carb celebrity chef, George Stella, stars in the ad (doing his best imitation of the guy in…
VIDEO #2: THREE EZ LIME DRINKS
EZ LIMEADE Sweetened beverages are said to be the #1 source of calories in the diet of Americans.* Each 12-ounce serving of regular cola contains 10 teaspoons of sugar, usually high-fructose corn syrup. Why so much? Carbonated water tastes bitter and it takes a lot of sugar to counteract it.…
IS SUGAR TOXIC? ON 60 MINUTES
You don’t want to miss the report by Dr Sanjay Gupta that was on 60 Minutes yesterday. The original story is here: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7403942nT, but you might prefer to see it on Dr. Eenfeldt’s blog, where he has done all the work to put up all the related videos and written a good summary of…
HALF-PRICE OFFER ENDS THURSDAY
The discount code for the half-price offer on EZ-Sweetz is not working for the 6-pack of .75 oz bottles on Amazon, but it seems to be OK for other sizes. However, the same code can be used to order from the EZ-Sweetz website. Go to http://www.ez-sweetzstore.com/servlet/Categories?category=Shop+Online and type the promotional code ezsweetz into the box. The shipping…
PRIZE PACKAGE #4 WILL HAVE TWO WINNERS!!
Prize package for winner #1 in the 4th Nourished giveaway: Prize package for winner #2 in the 4th Nourished giveaway: I am so excited to tell you about the 4th Prize Package in the Nourished giveaway. And this time there will be 2 prize packages and 2 lucky winners! One…
STEVIA: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BITTER
Stevia comes from a South American herb that has been used by the indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay for thousands of years as a sweetener and as a folk remedy for diabetes. It is hundreds of times sweeter than table sugar, but in its original form it has a bitter…
YACON
Yacon (smallanthus sonchifolius), a member of the sunflower family and a relative of the Jerusalem artichoke, has been cultivated by the Inca in Peru for hundreds of years. The edible part, which looks like sweet potatoes, is very low in carbs and low on the glycemic index. The tubers can…
