Welcome Pennygirl! my name is umpa ,I am dougs wife if I can help you please let me know.I have a column on the homepage called ask umpa where I can help you convert your favorite recipes to fat to skinny friendly.I agree with you about sweetners, not because i have multiple sclerosis but because I don't want to glow in the dark!
I actually like stevia (100% pure) which is a herb you can grow or purchase in powder form.And I also like xylitol powder(100% pure) which I like to use for baking and cooking because its dissolves beautifully.Xylitol also helps prevent tooth decay.If you had the salisbury steak recipe last night the only carbs were in the gravy which I think is 3 for a half a cup.Its 20 carbs a day for all meals and snacks to
lose weight.Which is easy, most people don't use all those 20 once they get into the program.Let me know if I can help.There is a beautiful recipe section here on the forum too, its on the homepage.Thats where the goodies are!
