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Just Desserts A Healthier Take on Sweets

John Bird's Pears with Cheese & Honey- anti-cancer recipes- cook for your life
John Bird's Pears with Cheese & Honey

When it comes to desserts a healthier take could seem like an oxymoron, but it’s not. Fruits of all finds lend themselves to satisfying desserts that satiate our sweet tooth, while nut flours and whole grain flours can make cakes and cookies that while not exactly sugar free, are lower in sugar and higher in fiber than the majority of store bought confections. And they taste good. At the end of the day, the healthy key to all desserts and sweet treats is about the frequency with which we eat them, and the portion size when we do. A little goes a long way. To reduce the risk of a number of common cancers including breast, endometrial, and prostate we need to keep to a healthy weight, and sweets don’t help with that. Sweet foods are not only high calorie, they are also pretty addictive so it’s best to keep them an occasional treat.  To make sweet-eating less frequent in my own house, my main tactic is out of sight out of mind. I never keep cookies in the pantry or ice cream in the freezer, but I always have fresh fruits out on the counter, homemade compote in the fridge or berries in the freezer. They get all eaten. And when I bake, the cookies, cakes and pies I make are a special treat, and are enjoyed as such instead of a being casual grazing habit.  Long story short, we don’t have to give up either dessert or cookies, but neither should they be part of our daily routines. When you do decide you want to make something sweet, here are some yummy, healthy(ish) dessert recipes for you to try. Enjoy!

Broiled Plums- anti-cancer recipes- cook for your life

Broiled Plums

Dessert
Citrus Salad with Ginger Syrup- anti-cancer recipes- cook for your life

Citrus Salad with Ginger Syrup

Dairy Free

Baked Apples with Rosemary & Honey

Bland Diet

Easy Almond Cookies

Contains Nuts
caramelized apple almond cake - tarta de manzanas y almendras - anti-cancer recipes - Cook for your life

Caramelized Apple Almond Cake with Ginger

Contains Nuts
Apple Cherry Crisp

Fall Apple Crisp

Dessert
Apple Quinoa Muffins - Magdalenas de Manzanas y Quínoa - Anti-cancer Recipes - Cook for Your Life

Apple Quinoa Muffins

Breakfast
Plum Applesauce - Cook For Your Life-anti-cancer recipes

Plum Applesauce

Bland Diet
apricot almond cake- cook for your life- anti cancer recipes

Apricot Almond Cake

Contains Nuts
Citrus Macerated Strawberries - Cook For Your Life- anti-cancer recipes

Citrus Macerated Strawberries

Dairy Free
blueberries, kanten, agar-agar, anti-cancer recipe- cook for your life

Blueberry Kanten with Rosemary

Dairy Free
Orange Poached Pears - cook for your life- anti-cancer recipes

Orange Flower Scented Poached Pears

Bland Diet
lemony blueberry parfait, anti-cancer recipes - cook for your life

Lemony Berry Parfait

Contains Nuts

Ginger Poached Pears

Bland Diet
Mini Blueberry Buckle Cakes with gluten-free fresh corn

Mini Blueberry Buckle Cakes with Gluten-Free Fresh Corn

Breakfast
cherries, sugar, butter, pancake, clafoutis- Cherries Clafoutis- cook for your life- anti-cancer recipes

Cherries Clafoutis

Dessert
Concord Grape Granita - Cook For Your Life- anti-cancer recipes

Concord Grape Granita

Dairy Free
lavender poached apples with tahini cream- cook for your life- anti-cancer recipes

Lavender Poached Apples with Tahini Cream

Bland Diet
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