Savoring Life’s Sweet Treats
Most of us know that diabetes is a condition caused by increased concentration of sugar in the blood. That is why it is sometime called the “sugar disease”. People who suffer from this disease require long term medical attention and an aggressive change of lifestyle, especially diet. A lot of food must be limited or eliminated in order to control the sugar level in the body. This includes foods that are rich in sugar or particular types of complex carbohydrates that can easily break down into glucose and the most common of which are desserts.
When you say desserts, these are sweet foods most of us love. These yummy delicacies like cakes, ice creams, cookies, pastries, candies and even honey are major enemies of diabetics.
Are the diabetics doomed to suffer from not eating desserts as well, deprive themselves and watch other people eat those mouth watering foods? Of course not, for there are what we call the diabetic desserts.
Many diabetic desserts are made with different kinds of fruits. One good example is a fruit salad to prepare this dish all you need to do is choose different kinds of fresh fruits, mix them altogether and you have your healthy dessert! You can also prepare some slices of these fruits and place a small amount of whipped toppings. Choose “lite formula” whipped toppings. This can be added to sugar-free pudding or Jell-O as well.
Most grocery stores nowadays have sections for various types of diets. This is a good option for you to look for a variety of diabetic foods. You can find candies with low glucose content, canned fruits packed in their natural juices with no sugar added, sugar free ice cream, ice pops and even sherbets.
If you want to prepare your own desserts, you can find a lot of recipes in cookbooks and online. Just follow the recipes carefully and precisely or use them as a source of inspiration to create your own diabetic desserts. With cookbooks, you’ll definitely learn various ways on how to use the ingredients as a substitute to our common table sugar.
Desserts are sweet treasures of life. It is for everybody. Just keep in mind that though there are desserts designed for diabetics, it does not mean that you can eat them as much as you want, but limit your dessert intake as well. Remember, self discipline is still the key to control the disease. Do not let diabetes control you. Enjoy the sweetness of life. Enjoy it by keeping your body healthy.
June 05 2010 11:51 am | diabetic desserts