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Splenda anyone?
I know, I know, there is a lot of controversy around artificial sweeteners, but there is an epidemic of diabetes in this country, and they need to eat well. Some guide lines to pay attention to when you are cooking for a diabetic are.
Diabetes Friendly recipes have:
No more than 35% calories from fat
No more than 10% calories from saturated fat
No more than 3 carbohydrate exchanges per serving (45 grams of carbohydrate)
A recent small study done in 27 rats using saccharin ("A Role for Sweet Taste: Calorie Predictive Relations in Energy Regulation by Rats") alleges a link between low-calorie sweetener consumption and weight gain. However this study needs to be considered in the proper scientific context, especially since there are many other previously published research studies in humans that reached the opposite conclusion. In fact, a 2007 study published in Pediatrics®, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, found that using sucralose (SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener) or sucralose sweetened beverages as part of an effort to decrease caloric intake by 100 calories per day, and to increase physical activity by 2000 steps per day helped to maintain and lower body mass index in the overweight children from the 111 families who participated in the "Families on the Move" program. It is important that the cause of obesity is not over-simplified, as it has many origins.
Also smaller more frequent meals are better. that way your insulin and blood sugar seem to balance out better.
No I'm no diabetic. but cooking for blood sugar issues do run in my family.
I don't cook with artificial sweeteners but other people do. So i found this nice recipe on Splenda.com. Nice site by the way.
Angela Tustin's Blueberry and Lemon Thyme Scones with Sweet Lemon Cream
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 12
Submitted by: Maker of SPLENDA® Sweetener Products
"Moist, light scones with a golden crusty exterior are served warm with a sweet lemon cream."
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Ingredients
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- Scones:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups soft cake flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 4 ounces butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup SPLENDA® Sugar Blend
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 3 sprigs lemon thyme, stems removed, whole leaves
- Sweet Lemon Cream:
- 8 ounces Neufchatel cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons SPLENDA® Sugar Blend
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Combine the first 11 ingredients except butter and buttermilk into a large mixing bowl. Add cubed butter and press butter into dry mixture by hand until butter mixture is coarse, not smooth (this is especially fun for the kiddies, but beware, it can get messy).
Add buttermilk slowly and mix dough together until lightly combined. Remove dough to a floured surface and knead until ingredients are blended but dough is not over worked.
Roll dough with a rolling pin until 2/3 inch thick. Cut out with a 2 round cutter (re- roll dough when needed) and arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for approximately 6 minutes until tops of scones are golden brown. Remove from oven and serve warm with Sweet Lemon Cream (recipe below).
Sweet Lemon Cream: Place the remaining ingredients into the bowl of an electric mixer. Whip on medium speed until mixture is fluffy and homogenous. Serve with Blueberry and Lemon Thyme Scones.
Note
Serving Size: 1 scone, 2 tablespoons sweet lemon cream
Enjoy.