Cooker,
Some random ideas/suggestions: If you are diagnosed as prediabetic, you might consider taking a diabetes management course at your local hospital. Usually a series of just an hour or two courses taught by folks who know a lot about food selection, exercise, etc.
For most people, I think, it's a matter of cutting down on sugar, not eliminating it altogether. I use Splenda instead of sugar on my morning oatmeal. I've always taken my coffee black, so that's no problem. For pancakes, I use Cary's no sugar syrup or Smucker's low-sugar. If you crave milkshakes, there is the alternative of Atkins Diet milkshakes that are high in protein, very low in sugar. (There are others as well; Glucerna is one.) You can find a cookbook, "Cooking With Splenda," that provides recipes for tasty goodies like cakes made with Splenda that you can find in the store especially for baking. DW hasn't bought into that and my cooking skills are poor (except for pancakes), so mainly I've looked for low-sugar or no-sugar goodies that some bakeries and other eateries have. Or with a regular pie, I try to eat just one slice instead of the whole pie -- a revolutionary concept for me. :biggrin2: Oh and Breyer's makes no or low-sugar ice cream that I swear is just as tasty as the full-sugar versions. The whole family likes it -- it's a Godsend in the hot summers.
I'm doing this off the top of my head. I'm sure I can come up with more suggestions including books on the subject. Will follow up.
If this qualifies me for the monetary reward, just put it in a Throwdown fund, and one day we'll have a blowout for a big ol' Throwdowner reunion!
Good luck to you, my friend -- it's actually kind of fun to look for the alternatives to sugar. My one regret is that I haven't been able to find low-sugar scones anywhere. :rolleyes2: However, a scone is only an occasional treat for me when I have been a good boy. :thumbup:
