Diwali 2018 Sweets: Sugar-Free Mithai Ideas For Diabetics and Weight Watchers This Festive Season

The toughest thing you will do this Diwali is refusing sweets, especially if you are a diabetic or watching your weight. But what슬롯사이트�s Diwali without sweets? Mithais form a big part of the festival of lights. How can you resist sweet, sugary rasgollas, laddoos, pedas and sheeras? But a sugar spike is not what you can afford if you are trying to keep blood glucose levels down. Dr Tejal Lathia, consultant endocrinologist at Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi says, 슬롯사이트�A downer however, is that people around a diabetic person seem to encourage them to eat whatever they like.슬롯사이트�

But should your celebrations be completely devoid of sweetness? Of course not! There are sugar-free mithais that you can have (in moderation) so that your Diwali stays sweet. Diwali Diet Tips 2018: Don슬롯사이트�t Let Your Favourite Sweets and Savouries Cause Holiday Weight Gain This Festive Season.

Khajur/Date Rolls

These date rolls don슬롯사이트�t use any sweetener other than the dates themselves. All you need are 400-500gm seedless dates, ghee or clarified butter, khuskhus or poppy seeds, mixed nuts and cardamom powder.

Sugar-Free Rasogulla

It requires a lot of self-control to resist a succulent rasogulla during the festive season. But this Bengali sweet is literally dripping with sugar, since it슬롯사이트�s immersed in syrup. If you want to make it diabetic friendly, try this recipe with sugar-free substitute instead. You won슬롯사이트�t miss the taste.

Sugar-Free Kalakhand

This Indian sweet made with paneer and solidified milk is quite popular among the sweet lovers. This recipe does away with sugar and sweeteners completely and relies entirely on the sweetness of the milk and the flavour of cardamon.

Dry-Fruit Laddoo

A healthful laddoo recipe that doesn슬롯사이트�t need any sugar or artificial sweetener. This one is made of nuts such as cashews, almonds, pistachios and walnuts and dried fruits like dates, figs, raisins, etc. Although it doesn슬롯사이트�t have extra sugar, weight waters make sure you don슬롯사이트�t go overboard because it can be calorific.

Sugar-Free Karanji

Karanji is a fixture among Diwali faral and it슬롯사이트�s difficult to resist biting into its crunchy shell and savouring its delicious interior. If your diabetes is keeping you off the karanji, have no fear. Here슬롯사이트�s how you can prepare a diabetic-friendly karanji.

Don슬롯사이트�t let your weight loss aims or blood sugar levels take the sweetness away from Diwali. These sugar-free options are so delicious you will turn your nose at the regular sweet fare this festive season.

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