Weight loss

DJ... said:
Why the blanket ban on the stuff? It's safe, it offers the same sweetness as sucrose, and it can be used in most recipes that don't require caramelisation.

Just because you're used to using sucrose doesn't mean that other analogues are the devil.

I don't quite understand why people have such an attachment to sucrose and such a hatred for alternatives. It's not rational. But then again, this is you we're talking about...:p
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Its not the xylitol specifically. Its adding sweetness. There's nothing I specifically need to add sugar to. Baking doesn't count.
 
Electric said:
Xylitol is actually also good for weight loss so it's a double blow for sugar.
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But how do I have it then?

I prefer tea and coffee unsweetened.

People in general I think depend on sweetness too much.
 
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googoodoll said:
Its not the xylitol specifically. Its adding sweetness. There's nothing I specifically need to add sugar to. Baking doesn't count.
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Well let's take the ketogenic diet into account. You need to add fat, and the easiest way to do it is via desserts to be honest. Whipped creams, custards, jellies etc. Now you can do so without adding sugar, and while ensuring that you don't get a psychological sweet tooth craving. In baking, the only difference is that you don't get browning from sugar, but then again, baking involves a crapload of carbs, so it's out for a ketogenic dieter in any case.

I will however be making my flourless chocolate cake again. It's superb...
 
DJ... said:
Well let's take the ketogenic diet into account. You need to add fat, and the easiest way to do it is via desserts to be honest. Whipped creams, custards, jellies etc. Now you can do so without adding sugar, and while ensuring that you don't get a psychological sweet tooth craving. In baking, the only difference is that you don't get browning from sugar, but then again, baking involves a crapload of carbs, so it's out for a ketogenic dieter in any case.

I will however be making my flourless chocolate cake again. It's superb...
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I suppose that makes sense. But for me personally I don't like it. Since I cut sugar I haven't craved tbh so its a win win for me. Cheaper and I feel better. But whatever works for each person...

Flourless cakes are delicious no matter which diet one follows. :love:
 
I found a butternut brownie recipe.
It was just a normal recipe with butternut in.
Which I thought was strange considering it was marketed as a healthy alternative.
 
Some people make the mistake of thinking that all veg is healthy, so adding it to things makes it healthier. Eating butternut is like eating spoonfuls of orange sugar blobs. Delicious orange sugar blobs. But sugar blobs nonetheless...
 
DJ... said:
Some people make the mistake of thinking that all veg is healthy, so adding it to things makes it healthier. Eating butternut is like eating spoonfuls of orange sugar blobs. Delicious orange sugar blobs. But sugar blobs nonetheless...
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How do you work this out? It only has 12 grams of carbs per 100grams of butternut
 
DrewChan said:
How do you work this out? It only has 12 grams of carbs per 100grams of butternut
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It's a perception thing mostly but in terms of veg, that's pretty high. Higher than that and you're talking potatoes, chick peas, corn, sweet potato etc.
 
DJ... said:
It's a perception thing mostly but in terms of veg, that's pretty high. Higher than that and you're talking potatoes, chick peas, corn, sweet potato etc.
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But rather eat some butternut than a slice of cake...
 
The only way I eat butternut is when it's cooked with onion and a whole lot of chillies. The sweetness combined with the pungency is delish.
 
Had some carbs over the weekend - we went away to the berg. However, the 3 hour hike on sunday, up the side of a frikkin mountain, should have made up for it.
Will weigh tomorrow AM.

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Blegh. 105.3. Up slightly. Going to call it water retention from the lays lightly salted and the wraps.
 
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