by Donald H.
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April 5, 2006

Book Review: Fantastic Food With Splenda

November 02, 2006 06:08 PM EST (Updated: November 02, 2006 06:10 PM EST)
views: 33 | rating: 7.4/10 (8 votes) | comments: 17
Book Review: Fantastic Food With Splenda
By: Marlene Koch
ISBN #: 1590770218

Since Splenda arrived on the dietary scene back in te mid-1990's it has become the sweetener of choice for diabetics, those seeking a way to cut calories & mom's with sugar-intolerant kids. This sweetener is not an artificial sweet chemical but rather a natural waste product from the refining of sugar. It is actually sucralose, a natural non-nutritive part of sugar that is removed during the refinement process and has had 3 hydrogen-oxygen chains replaced with 3 highly stable chlorine chains. Sucralose is then combined with small amount of maltodextrin to give it bulk & packaged with the brand name, Splenda. Unlike its counterparts the aspartame-based synthetic sweeteners it does not break down when subjected to heat so it is safe to use in cooking.

In this great book Marlene Koch covers a world of cooking using Splenda in 160 recipes that all are delicious, low-cal, sugar free & safe for diabetics & non-diabetics alike. Names for recipes such as Orange Creamsicle Frappe, Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes, Oatmeal Muffins, Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing, Spicy Teriyaki Sauce & so many more make your water just to read the index much less make & eat these wonderful concoctions. She covers the gamut from beverages to condiments & everything in between!

Nutritional information is covered as are dietary & nutritional tips, guidelines & diabetic exchanges in each recipe. The way & reasons that Splenda works for you instead of against you in your metabolism is covered as well. As with her previous Splenda-based books Marlene Koch has yet another winner for all of us who eat, need to watch what we eat & eat healthy.
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Comments: 17

Mark Jepsen Nov 2, 2006, 7:11pm EST
Thanks for the heads up, Donald. Good information.
Sue * Nov 2, 2006, 8:15pm EST
Nice review Donald.
Priscilla P. Nov 2, 2006, 9:56pm EST
Sounds like a book we need around here.
Dorine H. Nov 2, 2006, 10:26pm EST
Thanks! I usually ignore brand-name cookbooks, but this sounds better than the others.
great review. I didn't realize that splenda has been around for almost 10 years already. Thanks for the review and I will have to get this cookbook to prepare foods for dh and mother in law.
bonnie stephens Nov 3, 2006, 2:50am EST
After reading your review I am anxious to make the Splenda Peanutbutter cookies they made on Food TV today using just peanut butter and Splenda and one egg.
Donald H. Nov 3, 2006, 5:21am EST
Stephanie....Splenda has been around for almost 15 years...!
Kayleigh M. Nov 3, 2006, 1:00pm EST
i love splenda
Miranda Kay L. Nov 3, 2006, 1:15pm EST
I cant live without my coffee or the splenda I put in it yum!
Donald H. Nov 3, 2006, 3:10pm EST
Kayleigh..........me too...!
Pamela D. Nov 3, 2006, 8:12pm EST
You gotta love the Splenda commercials, who wouldn't want to live in fairy dust land. I have a few boxes in my cupboard and haven't been quite sure what to so with it, so I'll definately look this up. Thanks
Angela W. Nov 4, 2006, 11:24am EST
Yup a splenda user here... I don't much use it in cooking but I do use it in my hot tea at night, simply because it doesn't get weird tasting when it gets hot like the other sweeteners do.
Donald H. Nov 4, 2006, 4:20pm EST
Sophie...............like anything thta is a food there are a small number fo peolle whi may have allergies to it. In the case of Sple4nda therevare kless than 1/2 of 1% of people who have any type of allergy to it. The lunatic fringe folks who over-react to anything & evrything are the ones hwom want to see it banned...! Fat chance! The ADA & other diabetic groups all think it is great & are pushing it...! If you cannot use it...then do not use....as for consumer beware....why not...consumers should beware of everything that they buy...!
Visionaerie B. Nov 5, 2006, 12:19am EST
Well, Donald, what other drugs do the makers of Splenda make? That would be very revealing! We HAD a local lady who had a "recipe exchanges" business for diabetics for many years. She was constantly hawking Splenda. But guess what -- she died with three different kinds of cancer! For one thing, Splenda causes thymus gland shrinkage. You can read more at Mercola.com. This stuff is nothing at all like sugar, and simply doesn't belong in the human body. We should stop letting the big agri and drug industries tell us what to eat and drink. Instead of "Splendead," why not try something like agave nectar, which has a low glycemic index and actually tastes real? Yes, I'll take my chances with what God has actually created in nature, versus some Frankenfood created in a lab. Aspartame nearly blinded me, so don't expect a healthy successor. The ultimate choice is up to you!
Felicia R. Jan 21, 2007, 6:18pm EST
Donald,

Thank you for this article post... I really do not use Splenda myself... unless I have been given samples of it... My mom uses Sweet n Low.. Her choice.. As a diabetic I should use more sugar subsititues but I do not really... My bad... :) But For the most part when ever I have had anything with it... It is okay.. But that is just my own preference...

Now with that said... I am featuring this in the Features Section of Type 1 Diabetics, this way other Diabetics/members of that group can see it more proudly shown... :)
Felicia R. Mar 16, 2007, 8:29am EDT
You get a lovely Ten... Yea For you!!!! :)

Also hun,

If you have not yet already submitted this to my group called: "B" ~ Articles/Images That Start with the letter "B" (All subjects matter allowed...). Please do so...

But if you had sorry I have not approved it just yet... Fell kind of behind due to appointments so far this week... :)

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