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March 30th, 2011 at 11:05am
Under Contests and Giveaways
SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener is a natural sweetener derived from the Stevia plant (an herb) native to Paraguay. Extract from the stevia plant is 100%-natural, contains zero-calories, zero-carbohydrates, zero alcohol, zero-chemicals and zero-glycemic index. SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener’s proprietary process involves taking the highest-quality leaves of the stevia plant and extracting its naturally sweet taste with purified [...]
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Tags: calorie counting, food, News, sugar
By Matt
March 15th, 2011 at 02:08pm
Under Sweets
Have you ever tried to cook with beer? Personally, I’m a big fan of the resulting flavor I get from cooking with beer. Some of my favorite beer recipes include chili and butternut squash soup. Now, I’m venturing into new territory by baking with beer. You maybe thinking how I can write for a healthy [...]
Continue Reading How to Bake with Beer: Spiced Beer Cake
Tags: baking, food, healthy dessert recipes, home cooking, sugar
By Matt
March 8th, 2011 at 08:32am
Under Healthy Holiday Recipes
Happy Mardi Gras everyone! Clearly, I’m in a New Orleans-style festive mood with two Creole food recipes two days in a row. I actually first published this cake recipe at this time last year, and now it’s time to return to this oldie-but-goodie recipe. In New Orleans, the tradition holds that a small plastic doll [...]
Continue Reading Happy Mardi Gras! A Reduced Calorie New Orleans King Cake Recipe
Tags: baking, dessert, food, healthy dessert recipes, Healthy Recipes, recipes, sugar, what to eat
By Matt
February 16th, 2011 at 12:32pm
Under Contests and Giveaways
Win the 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes Second Edition cookbook! The 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes Second Edition cookbook, edited by Sue Spitler, Linda Eugene, R.D. and Linda R. Yoakam, combines the most up-to-date nutritional recommendations with contemporary culinary tastes. This huge resource includes savory selections for every meal of the [...]
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Tags: food, Health, healthy eating, healthy foods, Healthy Recipes, home cooking, News, sugar
By Matt
June 25th, 2009 at 01:51pm
Under Diet Foods+ Healthy Recipes
More often than not, what makes food taste so good is actually so bad for us. Sugar, fat and salt all make food taste good, but they can be bad for us when consumed in excess. When I started making healthy recipes, I would eliminate as much sugar and fats from the food as possible. [...]
Continue Reading Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Healthy Cooking
Tags: food, Health, healthy eating, Healthy Recipes, home cooking, low-sodium, nutrition, salt, sugar, what to eat
By Matt
May 25th, 2009 at 02:39am
Under Diet Advice+ Diet Foods+ nutrition
With my ongoing struggle to give up sugar, I was interested to see the new Sugar Stacks website. The idea is simple: they measure in sugar cubes how much sugar is contained in various foods and beverages. These sugar cube stacks are a great way to visualize just how much sugar is in an item, [...]
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By Caley
May 1st, 2009 at 08:14am
Under healthy eating+ nutrition
I’m writing this post after I just had a small bowl of ice cream…two small spoonfuls to be exact. That’s how much my boyfriend left in the container, which I was quick to point out grumpily. We each have rather large sweet tooth. Recently, I have been trying to limit sugar in my diet, so [...]
Continue Reading Breaking the Sugar Addiction: Part 2
Tags: addiction, sugar
By Caley