Healthy Dessert Foods

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Ice Cream, and cakes are some of the most popular desserts consumed worldwide. Problem is that combinations of sugar, white flour, butter, and trans fat are diabetes on a plate.

Studies have linked these ingredients to obesity and increased rates of type 2 diabetes. So if you’re eating dessert most nights, you’re asking for trouble.  “Added sugars” are the sugars that don’t exist naturally in the foods you consume. For example, most dairy products and fruits contain sugar in the form of fructose and lactose. But when you buy a fruity drink or flavored yogurt, those natural sugars are supplemented with more of the sweet stuff. A lot more, in most cases. And those “added” sugars are the ones studies have tied to elevated blood pressure, out-of-control inflammation, abnormal blood lipids, and heart disease.

Many people that indulge in such a diet should consider an alternative for what can end up being an unhealthy choice of foods for regular consumption.  Fortunately, there are ways to make our favorite past time desserts to continue eating the way you like.

There are ways to make all desserts into a healthy fat-burning version that will make you leaner instead of fatter.

Eating desserts at the end of a great meal is one of life’s sweetest pleasures.

Moist vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream… warm pumpkin pie… crème brulée… carrot cake with cream cheese frosting… fresh brownies…

Or just imagine the smell of freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies wafting from your kitchen.

Just thinking about this makes your mouth water and few of us have the willpower to resist.

But we often feel guilty for indulging in sweet treats. After all, most desserts are filled with sugar, refined carbohydrates and unhealthy fats, and they pack more calories than the meal itself!

Putting Desserts Back on the Menu

Thanks to the latest in nutritional science, it can be downright easy to make desserts that are so sinfully moist, sweet and delicious… you would think they’re bad for you.

But you can feel good about making and enjoying these sweet treats. Because not only do they come without the sugar, carbs and consequences you wish to avoid… but they have health benefits to boot!

The first thing you’ll learn is how to use the latest natural sweeteners to achieve the “sugary” results you desire.

There is a perfect formula for sweet synergy – a combination of natural ingredients that’s almost a perfect match for the taste and sweetness of sugar, without the calories or the impact on insulin.

Many bakers choose “whole grains” over refined white flours, but all grain-based flours score high on the glycemic index.   Grains contain gluten – an allergenic protein that causes health issues for many people. Second, you can learn about Healthy Flours that are better for blood sugar & Gluten Free Too!

Third, Learn Healthy Fats for Baking.   Yes you heard right,  get slim by eating fat

Fats provide moisture and texture to baked goods. They give rich mouth feel to soufflés, silky finesse to mousse and golden, flaky goodness to pie crust.

What they do in your body is even more important than what they do in the kitchen.

While some fats clearly promote weight gain and increase your risk for disease… other fats actually promote fat burning and are vital to your health.

Learn over 50 new dessert recipes.  You’ll have all the information you need to makeover your favorite family desserts… with just a few simple substitutions.

Turn carrot cake to a healthy dessert

Make healthy delicious gingerbread or chocolate chip cookies

  

Cranberry Pecan Muffins