Classic vanilla pudding gets a sugar-free make over in this recipe. Traditionally homemade vanilla pudding has quite a lot of sugar in it. Here, using only 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of Sweetleaf Vanilla Liquid Stevia, it becomes a perfect dessert for anyone watching their sugar intake. Low in carbs as well makes this a diabetic-friendly and guilt-free treat!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup arrowroot powder*
1/4 t...
Xylitol is 5-carbon sugar which your body naturally produces some 15 grams of every day. As a natural sugar substitute found in vegetables and fruits, it has no equal, containing 75% fewer carbs and 40% fewer calories than white sugar. While these benefits are highly regarded by anyone looking to lose some weight, Xylitol is much more than just a pound shedder. This blog looks at some of the a...
Leading health organisations release recommendations to tackle soft drink overconsumption
A 600ml sugar-sweetened soft drink contains about 16 packs/ teaspoons of sugar.
Based on US estimates, consuming one can of soft drink per day could lead to a 6.75 kg weight gain in one year.(i)
Launch of TV Campaign: Rethink Sugary Drink, to encourage Australians to switch to water and reduced-fat milk.
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It’s common knowledge that people with type-2 diabetes should avoid sugar, but did you know diet soda can also wreak havoc on blood sugar levels?
French researchers at Inserm have revealed that consuming diet drinks is linked with an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes. During the study, the soft drink consumption of 66,118 women was monitored over the course of 14 years. Surprisingly...
We hear plenty of advice about how a healthy diet and regular exercise can prevent diabetes or assist in its management. But did you know that stress affects our blood sugar levels too?
When you’re under stress, you experience a “fight or flight” response as your body prepares itself for a perceived threat. For our ancestors, this could have been fighting an adversary for a piece of meat, or r...
The Diabetes Australia, Cancer Council and the National Heart Foundation unveiled their RETHINK campaign on 17 January targeting sugary drinks and their effect on the nation’s health. But while there is a lot of recent talk about this serious problem, The Better Beverage Company has long been working on a solution.
Australian owned The Better Beverage Company knew that the unofficial ‘War on S...
From a Courier Mail article: Artificially sweetened soft drinks have been linked to a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
"Contrary to conventional thinking, the risk of diabetes is higher with 'light' beverages compared with 'regular' sweetened drinks," France's National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) said.
The evidence comes from a wide-scale, long-...
We know that eating too much sugar is not just bad for our weight, but that it also has a significant impact on our teeth and overall health. Now, research is showing us that even some naturally occurring sugars, in foods that are ordinarily considered good for us, can have a detrimental effect on both dental health and blood sugar levels.
Fruit has long been universally recognised as one of t...
