Welcome, Nicole, you'll find lots of help both here & over on the Sweet Poison forum, too. The 'ladies who bake' as I call them. have done all the hard work of adapting many recipes for those of us who don't, and who also have small children. I wouldn't recommend you to have too much dextrose yourself to start with, as it's not very sweet, give it a little time until you get used to eating stuff that's not so sweet. I went cold turkey on the biscuits, chocolate & cakes at first, but still kept up with other things, sauces, but keeping an eye on how much I used, like 1 teaspoon of chilli sauce in a recipe for 4-6 people won't do you any harm, but still give you the flavour. I always recommend that people read the labels & if it shows more than 8 grams of sugar oer 100 grams of the product, then it's ok, but then to look at the ingredients as well, as there are hidden stuffs in some foods, such as what type of sweetners are in it, too.
I made the Anzac biscuits, and although my baking powder was inactive & didn't foam and they turned out quite hard, they still actually tasted sweet enough, so I wouldn't worry about giving it to the children, but make mini muffins etc, as these things are still meant to be a treat, not an everyday food, but I think you'll find that if you lead by example, they will get the message, and want to be healthy, you could make it a sort of game, I'm sure the ladies here will give you some tips on how they coped.
I wish you well. Good luck with it all.
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