| recently discovered Diabetic Desserts and would like | | | | enough to exercise regularly and eat properly. Eat |
| to encourage as many people as possible to consider | | | | enough of each of the four main food groups (grain, |
| adding these to their diets. It doesn't matter whether | | | | fruits and veg., dairy, meat and protein) but not too |
| you are diabetic or not, by considering Diabetic | | | | much of the fifth food group which is the fats, oils |
| Desserts you could have a lot to look forward to. | | | | and sweets! But you can eat products with some |
| What follows is some general comments about | | | | sugar, after all fruit contains sugar. It is just important |
| eating healthily and ways of partaking in delicious | | | | to keep intake down to less than 10 the amount of |
| desserts. | | | | sugar does not alter the taste. |
| I am not a diabetic but I do have a mother who has | | | | If you do decide to use any sugar substitutes just |
| been a Type 2 diabetic for a number of years. | | | | be aware of the two types of sugar substitutes, |
| Amusingly she has the habit of buying products | | | | nutritive and artificial sweeteners. The artificial |
| containing too much sugar and then, after trying just | | | | sweeteners (Sucralose being an example) are safer |
| a small amount (one chocolate, one biscuit maybe), | | | | for diabetics being low in kcalories. Of course do not |
| passes them to me to finish. So I find myself eating | | | | substitute any kind of sweeteners for fruits, |
| too many sugary products. I also love my desserts | | | | vegetables and other nutritious foods. |
| but I have been on the lookout for a bit more | | | | And then there are the Diabetic Dessert Recipes. |
| variety. I think it is important to continually work on | | | | There are a very large number of recipes available |
| my health, and I do exercise regularly. Hence the | | | | that offer much variety. There are such delights as |
| discovery of Diabetic Desserts is going to add variety | | | | Lemon Cheesecake Mousse, Chocolate Marble Cake |
| to my diet, help maintain my health and maybe also | | | | and Peach-Berry Frozen Dessert. How about Almond |
| help my mother with her sweet tooth! | | | | Sugar Cookies or Chocolate Oat Bran Cake? |
| Millions of people suffer from Diabetes and further | | | | Remember, watch your health by exercising and |
| millions of people may have Diabetes without realising | | | | being aware of your overall food intake, but don't |
| it. I think that the best policy for everyone is to | | | | forget to keep enjoying your desserts! Go out there |
| assume they could suffer from Diabetes in the future | | | | and do some research and find all those sumptuous |
| and do something about it now. For most of us it is | | | | recipes! |