Low Carb Desserts

A low carb dessert is the key for keeping your sweet tooth in check when you are following the Atkins, South Beach or other low-carb diet. A low carb dessert is something that is low in sugar and usually lower in calories than the fully sweetened version of the recipe.

The low carb dessert is quickly becoming popular as low carbohydrate options are followed by an increasing number of people wanting to lose weight and maintain the weight loss … and a low-carb diet can also be followed by people suffering from diabetes.

Still, while most people like to splurge a bit on dessert, a low carb dessert is not always the most tasty – yet with newer low-carb sweeteners, today low carb desserts can taste just as rich and delicious as the fully sweetened version.

CHEESE AS A DESSERT

When you are snacking on luxuriously creamy cheese instead of empty, crunchy carbs, you almost feel like you’re not dieting at all. There are many tasty cheeses that have no or very few calories. A cheese tray is a very popular dessert in Europe and other parts of the world.

CARBS AND CALORIES

Sucralose does have calories, but because it is 600 times sweeter than sugar, very small amounts are needed to achieve the desired sweetness.

The first two ingredients in Splenda are dextrose and maltodextrin, which are used to increase bulk and are carbohydrates that are not free of calories.

But you have to be careful: one cup of Splenda contains 96 calories and 32 grams of carbohydrates, which is substantial for people with diabetes but unnoticed due to the label claiming that it’s a no calorie sweetener.

FIBER

A big of the equation in having a low carb dessert is the dreaded “f word”… FIBER!

Basically, you can include more carbs in your diet provided they are in the form of fiber. In addition, foods with high fiber content are in general jam-packed of “good carbs,” the kind of carbohydrates you don’t want to do away with from your diet.

Just follow the guiding principle for a fit, low-carb diet: limit but don’t eradicate carbs – be sure to get an abundant amount of fiber.

SO GO AHEAD … ENJOY DESSERT!

Just because you’re on a low carb diet doesn’t mean that you can’t have sweets or desserts after you’ve finished eating a meal.

You’re trying limit carbs, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you should eat the same low carb food every day and avoid desserts like the plague.