MIRIAM HICKS wrote:
Is is alright to have cocoa powder mixed with milk ? What does it taste like without any sugar ?
I have been sugar free for 10 days now. I miss having dessert after dinner and used to have fruit, but as I eat fruit earlier in the day I don't have any allowance left at night.
Sometimes I have yoghurt but thought I would try cocoa and milk.
Hello Miriam and welcome
I have cocoa and full cream milk without sweetener when I feel like a chocolate fix. It raises my serotonin levels, which is probably why I like chocolate so much!
It tastes fine............you just have to try it to find out.......I actually use organic cocoa.........."Cacao" - from my health food shop as it has a much stronger flavour of chocolate.
And apparently because it's extracted without heating, Cacao contains all the minerals which get baked out of supermarket cocoa............anyway, I like it because it tastes better.
Some people use Stevia or even Dextrose with it, but I felt I would rather be a savoury person than keep on having things sweetened.
Again.........it's up to you.
David recommends, in the early days of sugar withdrawal, not to use dextrose until the appetite control kicks in, which takes different times for different people. He also puts Stevia in the "your call" column with the artificial sweeteners in "The Sweet poison quit plan"
Good luck with your journey, do let us know how you get on, especially with the cocoa.
cheers
Freda
