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madgenius1
madgenius1 Posts: 11 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
Any good deserts without refined sugar.... haha I doubt it

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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited February 2017
    Sugar free pudding, halo top ice cream, sugar free candies, and there are many desserts that can be made with sugar subs such as no-bake cheesecake. There is nothing wrong with sugar unless you have a medical condition which requires you to restrict sugar.
  • madgenius1
    madgenius1 Posts: 11 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    Sugar free pudding, halo top ice cream, sugar free candies, and there are many desserts that can be made with sugar subs such as no-bake cheesecake.

    Omg these are amazing suggestions I need to write them down thanks
  • madgenius1
    madgenius1 Posts: 11 Member
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that. Everyone should regulate sugar below the recommendations and that's impossible with the way the market is packed with sugar now a days. So yea looking for sugar free products helps a lot and thanks for the recommends
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    edited February 2017
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that. Everyone should regulate sugar below the recommendations and that's impossible with the way the market is packed with sugar now a days. So yea looking for sugar free products helps a lot and thanks for the recommends

    The role sugar plays in the onset of diabetes is much more nuanced than that. Per the American Diabetes Association, unless you're a prediabetic (or an actual diabetic, obviously), a moderate amount of processed sugar is fine. Obviously if you're going overboard on sugar, you're adding more calories to your diet, which will cause you to gain weight, which will increase your risk of developing type 2.

    I think the point @cerise_noir is trying to make is that cutting processed sugar out of your diet completely is not necessary. Both weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight are about moderation. If you're content to cut processed sugar out of your life forever, that's your choice. But if you're not at risk of developing type 2, then cutting it out entirely is not at all necessary.
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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that. Everyone should regulate sugar below the recommendations and that's impossible with the way the market is packed with sugar now a days. So yea looking for sugar free products helps a lot and thanks for the recommends

    The role sugar plays in the the causes of diabetes is much more nuanced than that. Per the American Diabetes Association, unless you're a prediabetic (or an actual diabetic, obviously), a moderate amount of processed sugar is fine. Obviously if you're going overboard on sugar, you're adding more calories to your diet, which will cause you to gain weight, which will increase your risk of developing type 2.

    I think the point @cerise_noir is trying to make is that cutting processed sugar out of your diet completely is not necessary. Both weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight are about moderation. If you're content to cut processed sugar out of your life forever, that's your choice. But if you're not at risk of developing type 2, then cutting it out entirely is not at all necessary.

    Exactly. Thank you for clarifying.
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that. Everyone should regulate sugar below the recommendations and that's impossible with the way the market is packed with sugar now a days. So yea looking for sugar free products helps a lot and thanks for the recommends

    It's not just refined sugar that can trigger Type 2 in those predisposed or overeating on the sweet stuff ... It's actually the whole macro that sugar is a part of ... carbohydrates that are starchy or sugary ... and that includes pretty much all carbs. So while you are watching the sugar ... you'd be better of dropping all desserts except on infrequent occasions and also watch how much grain you are getting, in the form of bread, rice, pasta, corn, beans ... all can be had, but in moderation.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that.

    Huzzah for the things that everyone knows.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    edited February 2017
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that. Everyone should regulate sugar below the recommendations and that's impossible with the way the market is packed with sugar now a days. So yea looking for sugar free products helps a lot and thanks for the recommends

    It doesn't. And if you look at the majority of scientific organizations, they don't link sugar to diabetes. They largely correlate obesity, inactivity and genetics, but suggest that environmental factors may come into play.

    Having said that, I tend to get a lot of my recipes from www.theproteinchef.co .
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    What's up with refined sugar? It's chemically the same as the sugar in the plants it's derived from. A balanced diet with some sugary treats is vastly preferable to a randomly restrictive diet based on worry, in my opinion. You're not supposed to eat dessert every day, so you can basically eat whatever you like on an occasional occasion.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that. Everyone should regulate sugar below the recommendations and that's impossible with the way the market is packed with sugar now a days. So yea looking for sugar free products helps a lot and thanks for the recommends

    Other people have already said something. But this isn't correct. There is a lot more involved, including other carbs, activity level and genetics.
  • Sairzie
    Sairzie Posts: 122 Member
    madgenius1 wrote: »
    High sugar intake causes diabetes everyone knows that.

    Try explaining that to my friend whose baby has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes! Just saying....it's not quite that straight forward and I don't think from my experience having worked with patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes that all diabetics must have had unhealthy diets filled with sugar.

    Not an automatic link there that one "causes" the other.

  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,302 Member
    In answer to OP's question, I often have fruit salad for desert and that has no refined sugar - it is just fresh berries, and variations of kiwi fruit, melon, banana, whichever I have at the time, cut into bit size pieces and mixed together in a bowl
    And sometimes no added sugar tinned pineapple as well.

    Admittedly I usually put ice cream on top as well - but obviously you can have it without.
  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    These definitely not low in calorie but so easy and so good

    http://detoxinista.com/2014/07/the-healthiest-cookies-ever-paleo-vegan/

    Also check out these recipes:

    http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/?s=no+sugar+added
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