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Essential Tips To Keep In Mind While Preparing Diabetic-Friendly Dessert At Home

Being diabetic does not mean you can never enjoy dessert again. With some diabetic-friendly recipes and smart swaps, you can please your sweet tooth without worrying about soaring blood sugar levels.

Having desserts may seem off-limits for their high sugar content, but for diabetic people, the total number of carbohydrates per meal matters more than the total sugar consumption. It essentially means you can still fit dessert into your diet—with just a few adjustments. If you are aware of the basics of meal planning, you can make any recipe work. So do not throw away your cookbooks or toss your favorite dessert recipes. Instead, follow the tips below and prepare a diabetic-friendly dessert at home.

Replace solid fats with liquid fats

Solid fats constitute saturated fats, which diabetic people need to limit or avoid totally. If a certain recipe uses solid fat like lard, butter, or hydrogenated shortening, swap it with trans-fat-free margarine, or spreads. Many liquid fats like oils, including corn, canola, grapeseed, and olive can serve as healthy substitutes when used in moderate amounts.

Replace carbohydrates

If you want to savor something sweet after dinner, it is best to skip the starch in your meal to check your total carbs consumption. By swapping carbohydrates in your meal, you can maintain steady blood sugar levels. Curbing mealtime carbs can help you enjoy your post-dinner dessert.

Slash your serving size

Most diabetic people aim for 45 to 60 grams of carbs per meal. But sadly, a standard-sized cookie contains nearly 60 grams of carbs alone. Therefore, slash your serving size by choosing a smaller portion, so that you can still eat something sweet without using up your allotted carbs for the meal.

Switch to low-fat dairy

Several dairy products used in baking and cooking are high in fat. You can cut short the fat content without compromising taste. Instead of using whole milk, use evaporated skim milk, skim milk, or non-fat milk. Switch sour cream with low-fat or buttermilk, non-fat plain yogurt, or low-fat cottage cheese (blend until it is smooth).

Don’t be too generous with artificial sweeteners

While preparing desserts with artificial sweeteners can help slash down on carbs and calories considerably, it is still better to reduce the total consumption of your sweetener (from both non-caloric and sugar sources). Note that artificial sweeteners are sweeter than sugar, and they may boost your sweet cravings.

Be smart and slash down the amount of sugar and carbohydrate without affecting the texture and taste of your dessert.