Sweet, sweet Blog

I got a new cookbook under the Christmas tree also. It's a thick one! I guess it would have to be because it claims that all the recipes are low-calorie, low-fat and low carb. What? Is that possible? I've only perused the recipes at this point but so far ... looks like it's possible. Who knew? And get this, there are dessert recipes in this thing also. I crap you NOT.

I know I've talked about Splenda before (in the positive), but I'm gonna talk about it again. Here's why: this cookbook also sings the praises of Splenda. Here's what I found out (by reading this cookbook's intro and checking it's sources). There have been studies done that claim that Splenda causes some bad stuff in lab rats. But it turns out these studies are based on feeding these lab rats the human equivalent of over 10,000 teaspoons of Splenda a DAY. When those same lab rats were fed the human equivalent of 1,000 teaspoons a day, no side effects occurred. None. Not in any of the tests. So keep in mind that the average person eats about 8 to 10 teaspoons of sugar or sugar sweetener a day. THEN also ask yourself why there have been no studies done feeding lab rats 10,000 teaspoons of sugar or corn syrup a day. Right? The few studies that have been done comparing sugar to sweeteners ... you know what I'm gonna say, yes? The few studies that have been done comparing adverse effects of sugar V. artificial sweetener on the body prove that sugar is MUCH harder on the subjects bodies than the sweetener. Sorry kids. It's true. But by ALL means, if you can find a study that has opposite results, please let me know.

Stevia has some other issues that I'll talk about tomorrow. It doesn't cook well and other things. Whatever. I don't want to argue. Use Stevia or sugar or whatever you want. I'm just telling you that Splenda works best fr me.

Low-cal desserts ... HERE I COME!!