Re: cookies (to Sonnet but I'm butting in :-) )
From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 May 2002 12:59:32 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 31 May 2002, margaret wrote:
>
>Splenda? Is that a sugar substitute? I thought sugar substites are not
>good for people.
Splenda supposedly doesn't have the same weird effects on the body as
nutrasweet. No insulin rise so it's ok for PCOS/IR...
>
>And natural peanut butter? What's the difference between natural and the
>regular ones. What brand do you get? Can I get it at a regular
>supermarket or would I need to go to a special health store?
>
Most mainstream/name brand peanut butters (Jif, Skippy, Peter Pan, and
your favorite store brand) are a mix of peanuts, corn syrup, sugar,
stabilizers, etc. Natural peanuts contain peanuts. Sometimes salt.
Basicly their just peanuts that are ground up till they become paste.
Natural peanut butter can be alittle stiffer and harder to spread
(although I've had some runny natural stuff) but it has more peanut
taste. The oil in it also tends to seperate out, so you have to either
pour it off (which some suggest, being fat phobic, but this results in
rock hard peanut butter) or stir it in (which can result in runny peanut
butter!). I usually pour some of it off and stir the rest back in. You
can buy it in any grocery store - Smuckers makes it - or you can go to a
health food store and buy it in bulk. My local health food place even
lets you grind your own.
I wonder how this recipe would work with other nut butters?
>Thanks for the recipe,
>
>--
>Margaret
>
>At Thu, 30 May 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>Animal crackers are probably very bad for those cravings. Very high in
>>simple carbs, sugars, and (as you said) low in fat.
>>
>>Better choices are products that are low in carbs, higher in protein,
>>and contain moderate amounts of fat. The fewer carbs you eat, the fewer
>>you'll crave, and it will get easier and easier.
>>
>>This is a receipe posted last year by Kimberly for some low carb
>>cookies:
>>
>>These are SO good, I would even eat them when I'm not low-carbing! It is
>>hard to believe anything this simple could taste this decadent! They're
>>kind of cute too and would be perfect for Christmas.
>>Unbelievable Peanut Butter Cookies
>>
>>1 cup natural peanut butter 1 cup splenda (the cup for cup kind) 1 egg
>>
>>Mix together. Drop onto a cookie sheet with a tablespoon. should make
>>20 or so. They don't spread so don't worry about putting them too close
>>together. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12-14 minutes. Watch them, as
>>the bottoms brown before the tops. Tops that are golden should be done.
>>
>>At Thu, 30 May 2002, margaret wrote:
>>>
>>>If you have a cookie craving , what kind of cookies are better for us? I
>>>only eat low fat animal crackers when i do get a craving.
>>
>>--
>>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>
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