Three weeks ago gave up coffee and sugar at the same time, after reading Sweet Poison Diet Plan. Was very excited when I received the book in the mail,couldn't stop reading it. Any way had a massive headache for 2 days,but now I am fine. Can't believe I gave up coffee as normally had 6 cappacinos a day, and could never go shopping without buying a giant chocolate frog to eat on the way home in the car. The good news is I lost 3 kg in the first 10 days but now I have stopped loosing weight. Not to worried about that at the moment as am feeling great. I have 2 teenagers at home and am trying to cut out the amount of sugar they eat as my son wants to loose some weight. What I want to know is I have been making the ice-cream out Davids book so at least the kids can have dessert if they want and nearly all teenagers do. Is it better for them to eat the ice-cream made out dextrose than purchased ice-cream even if they are not 100% sugar free. And when baking I would be better off sending them to school with cakes made out of dextrose wouldn't I .
As my son says he feels like he is putting on weight although I have thrown out all sugar in the house and now they have full-cream milk instead of juice. I know that David says not to eat dextrose until you are passed sugar withdrawal but it is hard to completely take them off sugar. I just want to make sure that cooking with dextrose will do them more good than harm, and it is a better choice than sugar.
And also with the ice-cream I have been making the old fashioned vanilla made with 2 whole eggs, but I have been making the chocolate glaze recipe and adding this to the anglais when I cook it. I don''t add the 1 cup of dextrose to the anglais as find the chocolate glaze icing makes it sweet enough. It is yummy tastes like cocomalt ice-creams you buy.
Anyway if anyone has any thoughts on this I would like to hear from you as I want to be able to make healthier treats for the kids to eat.
Cheers
