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Enjoy this previously published Zola classic...

From the IDF Diabetes Atlas:

“Today, there are over 380 million people living with diabetes. A further 300+ million with impaired glucose tolerance are at high risk from the disease – an alarming number that is set to reach 471 million by 2035. Diabetes has caused over 5 million deaths and cost over USD 500 billion in healthcare spending.”

I don’t want to spoil your appetite, but these are pretty alarming numbers.

The Diabetes Association tells us that you can’t cure Type 2 diabetes. They say once you have it, you can only control it. (We do know that if you have Type 1, they are correct. That cannot be cured. Only managed.)

I have Plan Z dieters who would say that is patently false...

Read the full column at PlanZDiet.com

Raspberry Ice Cream

I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream – and we are on a diet! BONUS!

Servings: Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 – 2 cups of frozen raspberries
2 – 3 Tbl of heavy cream
½ tsp of Truvia
A teeny drizzle of organic vanilla

Instructions:/

In a small container, put in your cream, Truvia and vanilla. Stir and let the flavors meld for a few minutes (Secret Told: I do this when I am starting dish clean up and it’s ready when I am finished filling the dishwasher)

Put your raspberries in a small bowl while frozen. Immediately drizzle on half of the cream mixture per bowl. Stir into the berries and eat slowly so you savor it.

Close your eyes and you just might think you are eating a rich, raspberry-filled ice cream. HUGE YUM!

Note: I put the portion at one to two cups because I find I am fully satisfied with just a half cup of raspberries and my cream on top. This gives me a creamier texture.

Second Note: I also tried this with frozen strawberry bits. They worked well but not quite as well as raspberries. I love cantaloupe and ice cream. I bet if you freeze diced cantaloupe this will be amazing. My guess is blackberries would be a bit big and may be too frozen but they are worth a try.

Enjoy!
Cheers,
Zola