Honestly, we don't always eat sweets. A pan of oiled and salted veggies roasted until tender are really good, as are many other naturally low fructose and higher fiber foods that don't require any adjustments to be Dex+.
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| When you want chocolate ice cream (left), this pan of delicious vegetables (right) just doesn't satisfy. |
However, when on the way home from a football game with a hot, tired, triumphant marching band member, a potato just doesn't do the trick. The request is "Please, please, can't we have ice cream? There's a shop right there on the way home..." Last year I was ready; with an ice cream cylinder in the freezer, and Greek yogurt in the fridge, frozen yogurt was just a few minutes away at home.
Then here it comes, "Mom, I want chocolate this time, and tangy yogurt doesn't go with chocolate....."
