How Sweet It Is
By: Zola
Chief Dieter
Plan Z Diet
Here’s one at the top of my Frequenly Asked Questions list at the Plan Z Diet. “What’s stevia?”
I use stevia in a lot of my Plan Z Diet recipes. I use stevia because I am trying to keep the carbohydrate level and the glycemic index level of my recipes at a minimum. Stevia helps me with that goal.
Stevia is a natural sweetener. It’s made from the stevia plant.
I recently got hold of an interview with the guy who started the manufacture of stevia sweeteners, 28 years ago. That’s a LONG time ago. It just shows you how long it takes sometimes to make a product financially viable and to get distribution of the product to enough places so it catches on.
I’ve talked before about how the average dieter on the Plan Z Diet by Zola loses 31 pounds in 50 days. That’s pretty remarkable. There are lots of reasons the Plan Z Diet works so well but one of them is the use of stevia as a sweetener. Everything works in concert.
Most people have a sweet tooth. We know that. And I don’t want to take away the satisfaction of being able to eat something sweet during the day. In fact, you get dessert twice a day on the Plan Z Diet by Zola. I have learned to use stevia as a sweetener and take the carbohydrates out of desserts without losing the satisfaction of the flavor.
The brands of stevia that are most popular and most widely distributed are Truvia and Purevia. I use those in most recipes because those are the easiest to get. Jim May owns the company called SweetLeaf. His packet of stevia is twice as strong as sugar so you need to factor that in. His line of liquid sweeteners are fabulous for making your own soda at home or flavoring coffee and other drinks.
Stevia can also be purchased “straight” but it’s so powerful that the amount needed to sweeten coffee would stand on the head of a pin. The processed versions we use for sweetener are usually categorized as erythritol. So just look for the brands I have listed and you will have your sweetener without the bad side effects that come from most artificial sweeteners. Stevia is natural. The other ones in all those little yellow, pink and blue packets are artificial; they are chemistry experiments gone wild. Stay away from them. Forever.
I have also set another goal. That one is to bring a new level of health to the holidays. I’m calling it “Happy Healthy Holidays”. My mission is to take some of the recipes you normally find on the dining table at Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years or even the 4th of July and convert them so they are healthier. These dishes will lose their carbohydrate count but will not lose their flavor or satisfaction. The Plan Z Diet is not about suffering. This is about eating with excitement!
These dishes will be low carb; not necessarily low fat. Your relatives probably think you have to make something low fat for it to be healthy. I and a lot of other scientists and diet experts disagree. Our contention is that fat doesn’t make you fat. Carbohydrates make you fat. They also make even thin people unhealthy as the addiction to sugar, breads, pastries and more creep higher and higher.
So healthier holidays will include recipes like the one I am sharing today.
And for your dessert today, because after all, today’s theme is stevia and how to work with it I have included a special new recipe for my Plan Z Diet Pumpkin Cheesecake. This is as light as heaven in your mouth and will make a lot of people happier and healthier than when they eat pumpkin pie. I hope you choose to serve some of these new, healthier options at your holiday table. I’ll keep ‘em coming for a few weeks. We’ll tackle the turkey, more desserts and even more side dishes to give you a full array of options for your Happy Healthy Holidays.
Here’s one at the top of my Frequenly Asked Questions list at the Plan Z Diet. “What’s stevia?”
I use stevia in a lot of my Plan Z Diet recipes. I use stevia because I am trying to keep the carbohydrate level and the glycemic index level of my recipes at a minimum. Stevia helps me with that goal.
Stevia is a natural sweetener. It’s made from the stevia plant.
I recently got hold of an interview with the guy who started the manufacture of stevia sweeteners, 28 years ago. That’s a LONG time ago. It just shows you how long it takes sometimes to make a product financially viable and to get distribution of the product to enough places so it catches on.
I’ve talked before about how the average dieter on the Plan Z Diet by Zola loses 31 pounds in 50 days. That’s pretty remarkable. There are lots of reasons the Plan Z Diet works so well but one of them is the use of stevia as a sweetener. Everything works in concert.
Most people have a sweet tooth. We know that. And I don’t want to take away the satisfaction of being able to eat something sweet during the day. In fact, you get dessert twice a day on the Plan Z Diet by Zola. I have learned to use stevia as a sweetener and take the carbohydrates out of desserts without losing the satisfaction of the flavor.
The brands of stevia that are most popular and most widely distributed are Truvia and Purevia. I use those in most recipes because those are the easiest to get. Jim May owns the company called SweetLeaf. His packet of stevia is twice as strong as sugar so you need to factor that in. His line of liquid sweeteners are fabulous for making your own soda at home or flavoring coffee and other drinks.
Stevia can also be purchased “straight” but it’s so powerful that the amount needed to sweeten coffee would stand on the head of a pin. The processed versions we use for sweetener are usually categorized as erythritol. So just look for the brands I have listed and you will have your sweetener without the bad side effects that come from most artificial sweeteners. Stevia is natural. The other ones in all those little yellow, pink and blue packets are artificial; they are chemistry experiments gone wild. Stay away from them. Forever.
I have also set another goal. That one is to bring a new level of health to the holidays. I’m calling it “Happy Healthy Holidays”. My mission is to take some of the recipes you normally find on the dining table at Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years or even the 4th of July and convert them so they are healthier. These dishes will lose their carbohydrate count but will not lose their flavor or satisfaction. The Plan Z Diet is not about suffering. This is about eating with excitement!
These dishes will be low carb; not necessarily low fat. Your relatives probably think you have to make something low fat for it to be healthy. I and a lot of other scientists and diet experts disagree. Our contention is that fat doesn’t make you fat. Carbohydrates make you fat. They also make even thin people unhealthy as the addiction to sugar, breads, pastries and more creep higher and higher.
So healthier holidays will include recipes like the one I am sharing today.
And for your dessert today, because after all, today’s theme is stevia and how to work with it I have included a special new recipe for my Plan Z Diet Pumpkin Cheesecake. This is as light as heaven in your mouth and will make a lot of people happier and healthier than when they eat pumpkin pie. I hope you choose to serve some of these new, healthier options at your holiday table. I’ll keep ‘em coming for a few weeks. We’ll tackle the turkey, more desserts and even more side dishes to give you a full array of options for your Happy Healthy Holidays.
Enjoy!
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