Dex+, Dex++, Dex#

Dex+, Dex++, and Dex# are labels I've come up with that indicates the amount of fiber in recipes, when compared to the "gold standard" of healthy sweet foods: a fresh blueberry.

Dex+:  Has the same fructose to fiber ratio as blueberries.

Dex++: Is Dex+ and also has a ratio of fiber to calories matching USRDA recommendations.

Dex#: I say "dex sharp"; it is Dex++ and also has the same carbohydrate to fiber ratio as blueberries.

Hack your recipes

When a food I love fails miserably at meeting any Dex level, I Dex+ Hack it.

To lower the total amount of fructose in a given recipe, 4/5 the original amount of white (castor) or brown sugar is replaced with dextrose, or as close as possible without ruining the recipe.

To increase the fiber, fiber is added, often replacing some amount of flour or other ingredients in the recipe. The substitution method depends on how the original recipe works; cookies are entirely different from ice cream, for example.