Hurry, GET ON BOARD the LOWCARB, and OTHER HEALTH LIVING TRAIN, is leaving the station..

CookingWithCarlo.com ^ | Oct 12 2003 | Carlo3b Dad, Chef, Author

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"As for food, I eat anything I like including candy, a quart of ice cream, fatty food, and a gallon of whole milk a day and weigh the same that I did 50 years ago when I graduated from high school."

I hate you.

[jellybean]

We can thank Equal Brands for this beast!...Lets all say it together...  THANK YOU EQUAL.. *<}8^)

THANK YOU EQUAL...

Can butter be substituted for margerine? If so, do I use the same amount or do I need to adjust?

Although I find it hard to believe a cake is almost as good as "some other things", I'll give it try. It may be as close as I'll get anytime soon...hehehe

[BillF]

Low carb bump.

[Iowa Granny]

"As for food, I eat anything I like including candy, a quart of ice cream, fatty food, and a gallon of whole milk a day and weigh the same that I did 50 years ago when I graduated from high school."

Please sit dalereed in a corner, he just likes to rub it in.

[carlo3b]

Can butter be substituted for margerine?

Absolutely, I like it even better, I only use margarine when the recipe says I can't use butter.. nature always wins in my book! .. :)

[carlo3b]

Oh Sam, that is what I miss, having time to just get outside and enjoy the world.. Good for you !

[carlo3b]

Please sit dalereed in a corner, he just likes to rub it in.

I agree, with a dunce cap on!... LOL .. <:^{

[jellybean]

Thanks! I was raised on good, rich Wisconsin butter and never liked margerine. When I was on a low-fat diet years ago, margerine was the recommended spread, but it was so bland and tasteless, I didn't use it much.

[STARWISE]

Carlo, your enthusiasm is infectious! Thank you for providing suggestions for combatting the perpetual battle of the waistline.

I absolutely CANNOT tolerate aspartame/Equal/Nutrasweet, which has become THE industry standard for sweeteners .. even in the lowcarb shakes, which I was really anxious to use. This substance makes me fuzzy-headed, dizzy, headachy ... is a documented NEUROTOXIN .. and has been linked to many serious long-term problems. I was ill within of 20 minutes of imbibing the lowcarb drink.

Stevia, a true biological, is safe (even tho the FDA refuses to classify it as a sweetener .. it's apparently a political issue) .. it is available in health food stores as a supplement, yet it is 300 times sweeter than sugar, and is safe and needed in very small amounts.

Excerpt:

"Dr. Bertoni wrote some of the earliest articles on the plant in 1905 and 1918. In the latter article he notes:

"The principal importance of Ka he'e (stevia) is due to the possibility of substituting it for saccharine. It presents these great advantages over saccharine:

1. It is not toxic but, on the contrary, it is healthful, as shown by long experience and according to the studies of Dr. Rebaudi.

2. It is a sweetening agent of great power.

3. It can be employed directly in its natural state, (pulverized leaves).

4. It is much cheaper than saccharine."

Unfortunately, this last point may have been the undoing of stevia. Noncaloric sweeteners are a big business in the U.S., as are caloric sweeteners like sugar and the sugar-alcohols, sorbital, mannitol and xylitol. It is small wonder that the powerful sweetener interests here, do not want the natural, inexpensive, and non-patentable stevia approved in the U.S."

I urge all people interested in sugar substitutes to read the following links carefully and know what you're getting into.

Aspartame Toxicity Reactions & Health Damage Cases

Please also see

Reported Aspartame Toxicity Effects

Companies That Are Aware of The Dangers of Aspartame And Still Sell It

There ARE safe options to Nutrasweet/Splenda/Equal/Aspartame .. and I don't see any reason why substitution in your recipes would have any ill effect. .... the recipes are great .. please, just consider the sweetener. Just my 3-1/2 cents .. and THANKS, CARLO, for your help!

[carlo3b]

Thank you, I have often heard that some folks get great reactions to substitute sweeteners, and with a little additional reading with what you furnished I will know.. Wonderful sources Thanks again..

BTW you are free to experiment with any of my recipes of course, with one proviso, that you immediately report back with the results.. :o)

[PianoMan]

Margarine? Do trans fatty acids mean nothing to you? Yeesh!

[STARWISE]

Mangia!

[millefleur]

what are the dangers of Splenda ? I had not heard of any since it is only maltodextrin and sucralose.
If anyone knows why Splenda is dangerous I would be interested to hear.
thanks!

[Mygirlsmom]

Please add me to the list. Thanks Carlo!

[MinuteGal]

Dale, I've seen you scarfing down all those goodies on the freeper cruises, LOL. Yet you and the wife are two of the fittest, slimmest, trimmest people I know.

I actually lose weight (a pound or two) on cruises, contrary to popular belief that everyone gains pounds while on the bounding main. The increased activity and the loads of walking on a behemoth ship and in the port towns burns up the calories for me.

My right arm gets slimmer also, from the evenings in the casino.

My wallet, also.

Leni

[2nd amendment mama]

Please keep me on your lists! Love the recipes and the commentary!!!!!

[RedWhiteBlue]

Please add me to you ping list!

[tubebender]

Question...If I'm confronted by a hungry Brown Bear in Alaska should I eat the box of Herserys Crunch Bars or should I offer them to the Bear at a discount ???

[sandlady]

bump

[grayeagle]

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