Healthy Desserts You Can Make in Minutes

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I don’t know how you feel, but desserts are one of my most favorite things to eat, and the more healthy desserts that are available to me, the better I feel. I feel better about eating them, and I feel better because they are providing some nutrition to my body, not just empty calories.

It can be hard to think of healthy desserts on your own, especially when your cravings tell you they want something unhealthy. To make it easier for you, I’m going to provide a few examples for you of some healthy desserts…

I like to call this one Honey Nut Goodness…

First, microwave 2 tablespoons of peanut butter of your choice, in a heat proof bowl for 20 seconds.

Let it cool slightly, then mix it with an equal amount, or less, of whipped topping.

Then crush 2 whole honey graham crackers (whole wheat if you can get them) and put them into a bowl, reserving about 1 teaspoon.

Top the crumbs with the peanut butter mixture, and then sprinkle with the remaining crumbs.

This is so yummy!

Ok, the next of the healthy desserts I call Sloppy Berry Angel…

First, take a slice of angel food cake. You may want to put it in a bowl as this can get messy.

Take a variety of berries, as many as you want, either fresh or frozen (thawed)…I like to use strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, put 1/2 of the berries aside.

Put the other 1/2 of the berries into a small sauce pan with just a little water, no more than 1/4 cup… heat on low to medium until the mixture comes to a boil, then stir and mash the fruit with the back of a spoon.

Cool slightly then pour over the angel food cake, and top with the remaining berries and a dollop of whipped cream if you like.

Enjoy!

If you use your imagination, I know you can also come up with many different healthy desserts to enjoy.

If you need some ideas, healthy desserts can contain things like peanut butter, granola, fruit, jello, low sugar breakfast cereal, a drizzling of chocolate or caramel sauce, graham crackers, low fat yogurt, etc.

Think up some easy to make healthy desserts and add them to your menu. Your body will thank you.

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Cooking with Sugar Substitutes that are Healthy and Natural Sweeteners

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Natural Sweeteners substitute sugar in foods and beverages making them healthier while retaining their sweet flavors. When they are manufactured and packaged, they don’t go through the amount of refining and high processing as white or brown sugars do, so they are more natural. This is because refining removes nutrients and other essential vitamins from the sugar cane juice.

To sweeten foods use a sweetener that is plant-based or honey. Since they are not processed or filtered and are plant-based they are natural sweeteners. For example, unfiltered honey has not been processed so it keeps its natural beneficial healing properties such as vitamins, and other elements that come directly from nature. Manufacturers tend to avoid most using the same refining processes as the ones used when refining regular sugar. This is in order to retain as much of the natural properties as possible. Additionally, minimally processed sugar cane juice has micro nutrients that aid in the proper digestion of sweeteners. Sugars that are refined, such as regular white sugar, and brown sugar, are stripped of micro nutrients, which in turn gives us empty calories in non-nutritive and potentially hazardous foods.

When choosing a sugar substitute for tea or coffee and other recipes, there are many healthy choices that can make a big difference for your health. Since natural sweeteners have equal amounts of glucose and fructose, as nature intended, then the body can easily metabolize and use the energy in a controlled manner. For example, honey gets its sweetness from the mono-saccharides fructose and glucose. In equal amounts, it has the same sweetness factor as granulated sugar (regular and brown). They sweeten like sugar because of the same amounts of glucose and fructose contents in them. Using artificial sweeteners to substitute sugar is not a good health decision because they contain high amounts of fructose. Fructose can block healthy digestion and does not allow the body to regulate the blood sugar appropriately.

There are many health benefits when you replace regular granulated white or brown sugar with natural sweeteners. You are getting natural foods because they are minimally refined from their natural state. Also, you will be more awake and not suffer from sleepiness during the day, will enjoy better digestion and your will more in touch with nature’s foods. Granulated white or brown sugar, has been through a process that strips all the nutritional value and when consumed in large amounts can be very harmful to your body and lead to diabetes.

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