It's Labor Day weekend here in America, and I decided to celebrate by being a sloth. I went off my diet and exercise regimen and sat around watching Netflix and eating bad food - chips, half a box of Little Debbie Nutty Buddys, microwave popcorn - with butter! - peanut-butter and jelly...I recall there being thick-cut, fried bacon in there somewhere, as well. My body rewarded me by dropping 3 pounds. Sometimes, our bodies need a vacation, too.
I am not looking forward to going back to my regular regimen of strictly healthy eating, but realize the unfortunate truth that it is a lifestyle which I must follow. I was not blessed with a working thyroid and replacement hormones can only do so much. I have to do my part...and since necessity is the mother of invention, I came up with this Sweet and Savory Keto-Friendly Barbecue Sauce, because I am not going to miss one last chance at a summer barbecue!
The ingredients are things most (all?) diabetics and keto dieters keep in their pantry. If you don't, you really should; plant-based sweeteners do not raise your blood glucose and most people respond well to them in other ways, too. No diarrhea (hello, maltitol!) and no headaches (yes, aspartame, I'm talking about you!). Because they are plant-based your brain recognizes them as it would a natural sugar, so they do not get you craving table sugar. Plus, unlike with chemical sweeteners, there are no post-meal blood glucose spikes. OK! I'm done lecturing! On to the recipe...
Sweet and Savory Keto-Friendly Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Stays fresh for up to 2 weeks (with refrigeration)
Kimberly, is Truvia brown sugar blend the same as Sugar in the Raw? (In the brown box.)
ReplyDeleteHi! Thank you for asking. The answer to your question is no. Actual brown sugar is fully refined cane (table) sugar that has had molasses mixed into it. "Sugar in the Raw" is less refined cane sugar that still contains some of the plant's molasses, which is what gives its brown color.
DeleteTruvia brown sugar blend is made from the stevia plant, a naturally sweet tasting herb; erythritol, a sugar alcohol made from corn; and a small amount of molasses and table sugar. While it is not a zero glycemic food, it contains only 2 grams of sugar per teaspoon making it keto friendly.
While I am on the subject...Golden monk fruit sweetener is zero glycemic, as it is made from the seeds and peel of the naturally extremely sweet monk fruit and cut with erythritol, allowing to it be used in a 1:1 ratio to table sugar.
I hope this explains everything