ZSweet®, perfect for pilates & ripped bodies

Fitness Nutritionist, Personal Trainer & Pilates Instructor, Jodie A. Fontenot recently reviewed ZSweet® on her website jodiepilates.com. She commented on the fact that ZSweet® does not have an aftertaste or cause bloating like other sweeteners & that when she baked with it "you really would not know a sugar substitute was used" her "banana bread and muffins were quite delicious."

 If you live in the Houston, TX area & would like to contact Jodie about personal training, pilates or nutrition visit her website for her services & rates. You can also sign up for her newsletter to receive tips & recipes.

Christine Avanti's ZSweet® Blueberry Muffins

In her recent article, 'New Sugar Alternative Backed by Respected MDs' "Top Los Angeles Nutritionist & Healthy Chef" Christine Avanti adds endorsement to Dr's Andrew Weil & Nicholas Perricone's recommendation for ZSweet® as a healthy alternative to sugar & artificial sweeteners.

Type in your name & email address & get access to her recipe for healthy sugar-free & dairy-free blueberry muffins made with ZSweet®. They're a remarkably low 97 calories compared to similar store bought blueberry muffins that were 380 calories! Gotta love that.

Learn more about Christine Avanti here.
  

photo credit: christineavanti.com

Thick, Creamy Sugar-free Frozen Yogurt

by Carolyn Ketchum

 Ingredients:
3 cups greek-style yogurt*
3/4 cup granulated ZSweet®
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
OR
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Preparation:
In a medium bowl, mix yogurt, Zsweet® and vanilla or lemon zest, until Zsweet® is dissolved.  Chill for at least one hour. Pour into ice-cream maker and churn according to manufacturer's directions.

*If you cannot find greek-style yogurt, strain regular yogurt by placing in a colander lined with paper towels or coffee filters for 6 to 8 hours.  It will require 6 cups of regular yogurt to make 3 cups of greek-style.

photo credit: sikegami

Savvy's Sugar-free Strawberry Cheesecake

I spotted this yummy cheesecake made with ZSweet® posted by Molly on 24Savvy.com, an online "community dedicated to providing members with tools for savvier living." 

Click here to here for the recipe & share your feedback with us.

ZSweet® Cocoa Cream Cheese Mints

yields 50-60 mints

Ingredients:
1 cup ZSweet®, ground to powder (I do this in the coffee grinder)
2 tablespoons cocoa*
few drops of mint oil (to taste)
4 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
addtl. 1/4 cup ZSweet®, ground to powder, for rolling mints in

*Note: If you leave out the cocoa, be sure to add a pinch spirulina or 1 teaspoon ground mint leaves for green color

Equipment you will need:
bowl
wire whisk / 2 forks / pastry cutter
wax paper lined baking sheet
flexible molds or a rolling pin
small container (to shake mints in)


Mix 1 cup ground ZSweet® and cocoa together in a medium-sized bowl. Cut in cream cheese with a wire whisk or a couple of forks (or a pastry cutter, if you have one). The resultant mix will be dry and crumbly. At this stage, mix in the mint oil to taste and knead the mixture with your fingers until it starts to clump up into a dough (the heat from your hands helps to further soften the cream cheese).

Once you have one big ball of dough, pinch off pieces to put in your flexible molds and fill them, one at a time, mashing them in well, and scraping off the excess. If you do not have molds, you can also roll out the dough onto wax paper with a rolling pin till about .25" thick and cut into 1" squares with a butter knife.

Take the small container and put the 1/4 cup of powdered ZSweet® into it. Pop out a few mints at a time into the container and shake until well-coated, and tap each coated mint against a flat surface (I use the container lid) to release any extra ZSweet®. Lay each mint onto the wax paper-lined baking sheet in rows. When all the mints are finished, cover with a dry cloth and let sit for 24-48 hours to dry out completely. Put in a sealed container and store in the fridge (if they have not dried out yet, the container will get condensation on the inside of the lid). They will last in the fridge for a couple weeks, or can be frozen for up to 6 months.

Recipe Author: Paula Bishop, North Carolina

Sugar-free Cookies, Hot Chocolate & Whipped Cream

Inspired Living Expert & TV Host Leah Guy just released a special ZSweet® episode on her official site. In the video Leah & co-host, Jim O'Connor of the Food Network, mix up sugar-free hot chocolate almond milk, with sugar-free whipped cream from scratch on top (I suggest using a mixer instead of whisking it by hand) & a warm batch of "sugar" cookies made with ZSweet® to take to the streets for live reactions from people out & about. The public & the hosts unanimously agreed that they love ZSweet®!

Watch the video here.

Try these yummy ZSweet® recipes at home....
Sugar-free "Sugar" Cookies

2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup ZSweet
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)

2. Sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, ZSweet and salt.

3. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in
lightly beaten egg, vanilla and cream. Blend well. Chill dough for one hour for easier
rolling.

4. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes. Place on
ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with ZSweet.

5. Bake for 6 – 8 minutes, or until lightly brown.

(I also sprinkled ZSweet packets on top of cookies after cool!)

Sugar-free & Dairy-free Hot Cocoa with Whipped Cream

Cocoa
1/4 cup ZSweet® granulated
6-10 ZSweet® supersweet packets (add to taste)
32 oz. unsweetened chocolate Almond Breeze® almond milk

Directions: Add ZSweet® to taste & stir. Heat in a pan on stove over a low-medium setting. Pour & serve! Top with sugar-free whipped cream.

Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup ZSweet® granulated
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions
Pour heavy cream in a medium bowl and beat with electric beater until cream becomes stiff. Add ZSweet® and vanilla and continue beating until consistency and taste become whipped cream.

photo credit: leahguy.com

Mmmm.... Cake.

photo credit: www.theyucadiaries.blogspot.com

How good does this cake look? Foodie-blogger Roxanne Buil adapted a sugar-free, gluten-free red velvet chocolate cake recipe from Healthy Indulgences to exclude the red food coloring, but the result is just as yummy & even healthier.
She used ZSweet® in place of sugar & graciously allowed us to share the fruits of her labors here with you.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
9 large eggs
1 cup ZSweet
1/4 teaspoon stevia extract ( I use the Now brand)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup yogurt
3/4 cup sifted coconut flour
3/4 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Set out butter and eggs to bring to room temperature. Butter a cake pan and coat with cocoa powder removing the excess powder. Separate the egg yolks from the whites and beat the whites until they form stiff peaks. In a separate bowl, beat the yolks with vanilla extract. Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. In another bowl , cream butter until it turns to a pale yellow color. Add the ZSweet in a steady stream and cream together for 2-3 minutes, or until light, fluffy, and close to the color of cream cheese. Make sure to incorporate well. Add the egg yolks to the butter and cream and beat. Once the yolks are added, add dry and wet ingredients until the mixture is combined well leaving the egg whites until the very end. Fold in the egg whites gently and once the mixture is combined, pour the batter into the cake pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes, and test with a toothpick. Remove and invert very gently onto a cooling rack. Once cool, use a cake leveler to cut the loaf evenly in half. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting
2-8 oz packages cream cheese
1/2 cup ZSweet, powdered (using a coffee grinder combine ZSweet with a little arrowroot)
1 tbsp arrowroot powder
1/4 teaspoon stevia extract
1 stick butter
Pinch of salt

Bring cream cheese to room temperature. Beat until smooth and creamy, then add powdered ZSweet and beat until the mixture is combined well. This will take a little while because the ZSweet has to dissolve into the mixture well.

ZSweet® is "rather naughty"

European customers are loving ZSweet®. I get such a kick out of the charming phrases they use to describe ZSweet®. In a recent article, "Zero calorie sugar launches and claims 100% natural", the writer stated the following: "For all the 2 million people in the UK living with diabetes, sugar has become a scary no-no. But here’s for some great news! Zsweet (Zsweet®) is the first, natural, truly zero calorie, zero glycaemic sugar alternative that tastes, well just like sugar, instantly allowing you to devour some rather naughty puds...."

I had a chuckle and had to look up "puds" to be sure of what was being said, sure enough puds means desserts, like pudding, and yes, it's true, you can still have a lil' naughty dessert when you swap sugar for ZSweet®.

For customers within the European Union shop at www.ZSweet.eu.

Vegan / Sugar-Free / Gluten-Free Goji & Pistachio Raw Cacao Recipe

goji and pistachio raw cacao

by Kelly Keough

1 1/4 cups Artisana coconut crème

3 tablespoons Madhava agave

2 teaspoons chocolate extract

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup ZSweet®

3 tablespoons Navitas Naturals cacao

3 tablespoons roasted carob powder

1/4 cup pistachios, shelled

1/4 cup Navitas Naturals Goji berry

2 tablespoons Navitas Naturals cacao nibs

Manitoba Harvest hemp milk for thinning

Melt coconut crème and place in food processor. Add agave, stevia, and ZSweet®. Blend. Add cocoa and carob and blend. Add in Goji, pistachios, and nibs. Pulse until just incorporated. Use extra hemp milk for thinning. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread mixture a 1/4 inch thick. Set in freezer for 15 minutes. Break into pieces.

October Gluten-free / Sugar-free Classes

Sweet chef Kelly Keough is hosting more sugar-free / gluten-free raw cooking classes & demos this month at Whole Foods Markets in Southern California. Stop by for some delicious, innovative & simple recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth without tipping your scale.

10/1, Thurs: 4-7 pm - 19340 Rinaldi St, Northridge - Demo

10/6, Tues: 6:30 pm - 239 N Crescent Dr, Beverly Hills

10/13, Tues: 6:30 pm - 7871 W Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles

10/15, Thurs: 6 pm - 21347 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills

10/19, Mon: 4-7 pm - 465 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena - Demo

10/21, Weds: 7 pm - 3751 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena

10/23, Fri: 4-7 pm - 6350 W 3rd St, Los Angeles - Demo

10/26, Mon: 4-7 pm - 331 N Glendale Ave, Glendale - Demo

10/28, Weds: 4-7 pm - 24130 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita - Demo

10/29, Thurs: 4-7 pm - 11666 National Blvd, Los Angeles - Demo

ZSweet® Celebrity Sightings... Did You See Her?

Yesterday I went to visit Kelly Keough at Whole Foods in West Hollywood. She was sampling her delicious sugar-free / gluten-free, vegan, raw hemp ball truffles made with ZSweet®... did you see her? More importantly, did you taste the truffles? They are UH-MAZ-ING!!!

Also spotted at Whole Foods that day were actors Kathy Najimy from movies like 'Sister Act' & 'Soap Dish' & Andrea Roth from the FX Show 'Rescue Me'. They both tried ZSweet®... how cool is that? We hope they become big fans!

Kelly has more free demos & cooking classes going on in the L.A. area Whole Foods all month. Click here for dates & store addresses.

photo credits: kathynajimy.com, fxnetworks.com

FREE Sugar-free / Gluten-free Whole Foods SoCal Raw-cooking Classes

Cooking Show Host & Recipe Book author Kelly Keough "The Gluten-Free / Sugar-Free Chef" will be teaching free classes at Whole Foods Markets in Southern, CA this month. She will be featuring ZSweet®, handing out free samples & recipes. Don't miss it.
Also, pick up Kelly's new cookbook while you're there!

o Whole Foods – 7871 W SANTA MONICA BLVD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046 – DEMO - Sept. 3, 4-7 pm
o Whole Foods – 2201 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 – CLASS - Sept. 5, 12 noon
o Whole Foods – 3715 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91107 – DEMO - Sept. 10, 4-7 pm
o Whole Foods – 239 N CRESCENT DR, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 - DEMO - Sept. 12, 2 pm
o Whole Foods – 331 N GLENDALE AVE, GLENDALE, CA 91206 – DEMO -Sept. 21, 7 pm
o Whole Foods – 11737 SAN VICENTE BLVD, BRENTWOOD, CA 90049 – CLASS - Sept. 23, 7 pm
o Whole Foods – 21347 VENTURA BLVD, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364 – CLASS - Sept. 24, 6 pm
o Whole Foods – 6350 W 3RD ST, FAIRFAX, CA 90036 – CLASS - Sept. 26, 3 pm

o Whole Foods – 19340 RINALDI ST, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91326 (PORTER RANCH) – DEMO - Sept. 28, 4-7 pm
o Whole Foods – 11666 NATIONAL BLVD, WEST LA, CA 90046 – CLASS - Sept. 30, 6:30 pm

visit: www.wholefoodsmarket.com or www.kellykeough.com for more details.

OCRegister.com Slideshow

ZSweet® creator Tim Avila popped up on OCRegister.com today. Check out their short, but sweet comments about Tim & ZSweet®.

photo credits: www.ocregister.com

Attention: UK Chocolate Lovers

Red23, Organic online Health Food store serving the UK population, sent us a sample of their Raw Chocolate Coconut Milk bars with Zsweet®... OMG!

These bars are delicious!!! They aren't like your typical waxy, sugary candy bar, that satisfy a guilty craving and then send you crashing later; nor are they like other tasteless, sugar-free bars that you try to tell yourself taste good so that you'll be happy about picking a healthy candy bar. These Red23 bars are both healthy & delicious! How did they do it? With Zsweet®, of course.

One of the major benefits of a sugar-free chocolate bar made with Zsweet® is that you won't end up with cramps or bloating later. Other sugar-free treats either have a nasty aftertaste from being artificially sweetened, or they send you running to the bathroom because they're made with powerful sugar alcohols like maltitol or xylitol.

If you live in the UK, definitely try these bars. They are absolutely fabulous!

UK & EU customers can shop for Zsweet® at www.Zsweet.eu.

Learning the "Sweet Truth" at Kelly Keough's Sugar-free & Gluten-free Cooking Class

Did you spot the Zsweet® van last night at Whole Foods in Tustin, CA?

I was there to attend "The Sweet Truth" TV show host & cookbook author, Kelly Keough's sugar-free, gluten-free chocolate cooking class. It was an intimate, hands-on experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Zsweet® is one of Kelly's staple ingredients. When I first scanned her table of ingredients, I must say, other than the Zsweet® I was unfamiliar with most of the items and a little intimidated. Green hemp butter, cacoa powder, goji berries... I've seen these foods before, but never knew what to do with them or how they would taste together. Let me tell you, they taste AMAZING together, and her recipes were complete in only 5 minutes!

Kelly has perfected sugar-free, gluten-free cooking. Even though I watched her make her recipes with my own two eyes, once I tasted them I couldn't believe there was absolutely no sugar inside. They were that sweet and delicious.

Once Kelly got started she explained the nutritional value of all the ingredients and let us taste each one. We sampled the hemp butter with agave nectar on top which she recommended as a great peanut butter and jelly taste alternative, and she was right, it tasted just like that. She explained that agave and stevia are great compliments to Zsweet® and that it's necessary to use a blend of alternatives to achieve the most sugar-like taste without the sugar.

As she was preparing the recipes she was friendly and inviting. We all took turns participating, there was lots of Q&A and at the end we all had yummy samples to take home.

Kelly Keough has used her innovation to come up with creative, simple recipes to satisfy sugar cravings without eating sugar. She really makes eating healthy taste scrumptious and appear attainable for everyone. If you're working on breaking your sugar addiction and you need help getting over the hump, or if you're interested in guilt-free desserts, DEFINITELY buy Kelly's cookbook "The Sweet Truth" for all her unbelievably sugar-free recipes.

Southern California residents, check your Whole Foods event calendars for her next class. DISH Network subscribers, watch Kelly Keough's show "The Sweet Truth" on Veria TV.

Zsweet® in Good Housekeeping Magazine

This is old news, but still good news.

In the July 2008 issue of Good Housekeeping Zsweet® was highlighted as one of the new all natural, erythritol based sweeteners. We appreciate GHK educating it's readers on erythritol since so many people are unfamiliar with it, but so many people are looking for natural alternatives to stay healthy and sugar-free.

Side note: We also love that we were in the issue with Julia Roberts on the cover. She's so beautiful.



Courtesy: www.goodhousekeeping.com

Zsweet® Recipes on dLife.com

Many of our valued Zsweet® customers are children and adults with diabetes. A wonderful resource for those in the diabetic community is dLife. Members of dLife can access expert advice, manage meals, receive exclusive coupons and use the recipe finder for diabetic friendly recipes with all the nutrition facts.

Additionally, dLife.com has added Zsweet® recipes to their recipe finder, and they even have some posted that we don't even have up on Zsweet.com yet. I highly recommend checking it out and becoming a member!


To look up Zsweet® recipes go to dLife.com, then click on the "Diabetic Recipes" icon and type Zsweet into the keyword search bar.

Sugar & Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Milk Recipe

A delicious option for kids & grown ups. Try Vanilla over your cereal or a yummy glass of Chocolate Almond milk.

For those of you who've been drinking unsweetened Almond milk, you'll definitely appreciate the improvement when you add Zsweet®. You know what I'm talking about.

Stir in 1/4 cup granular Zsweet® & 8-10 supersweet Zsweet® packets into a pitcher of 32 ounces of unsweetened almond milk & enjoy!

Zsweet® Trail Blazers

Many people want to know where they can find sugar-free products made with Zsweet®. Fortunately there are specialty chefs, nutritionists, bakeries and natural brands that are pioneering healthy and delicious products and recipes made with Zsweet®. There are also restaurants and cafes that are switching from artificial sweeteners to Zsweet® for health conscious people like you!

Here is a list of Zsweet® brand, nutrition and retail advocates:












Marquis Platinum® Vitality Drink
This posh "Luxury Refreshment" has been enjoyed by celebrities and sports figures alike. Marquis Platinum is more than an energy drink; it's a sugar-free beverage infused with vital nutrients designed to energize & hydrate you naturally... & it's sweetened with Zsweet®.

Red23
For UK customers, try an indulgent sugar-free raw chocolate coconut milk bar. All of it's ingredients are natural, including Zsweet®, and are diabetic-friendly. Watch for more Zsweet® sweetened chocolates from Red23 coming soon.


Zuberfizz®
Looking for a diet soda with no artificial sweetener? Here it is! Shop online for "All natural zero calorie sodas" in Ginger Ale & Raspberry Ginger Ale.












'The Healing Gourmet'
'Wellness Bakeries'
'Early To Rise'
'Total Health Breakthroughs'
Kelley Herring










'The Sweet Truth'
"A Sugar-free / Wheat-free Kitchen"
Beautiful TV Show Host & Cookbook author Kelly Keough shares her secrets of personal transformation through delicious sugar-free recipes. One of her secrets: Zsweet®!











Country Cookie Connection
P.O. BOX 49
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 995-0660
This online store has perfected their sugar-free cookies made with Zsweet®. I have personally sampled these incredibly delicious, unbelievably sugar-free cookies and I can highly recommend them. They are SO good, you will not be disappointed! Order their 'Diabetic Cookie Sampler' and try them all for yourself.

Beach Pea Baking Co.

53 State Rd., Route 1

Kittery, ME 03904

(207) 439-3555

Environmentally conscious and "self-proclaimed native wildflour" this bakery is doing it's part to offer "high-quality foods", including Zsweet®!

Cafe Zing
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-9464
With a mission of serving unique, earth-friendly foods & beverages, this independent coffee shop proudly serves "Equal Exchange - Fairly Traded" teas & coffees... & Zsweet®. Stop by & feel good.

Gee Family Farm
P.O. Box 304
Twain Harte, CA 95383
(209) 586-4512

"Awarded Best of Tuolumne County 2003 & 2004"

Look for Shelly's delicious Zsweet® infused jams & jellies at the Sonora Farmer's Market or Tar Flat Vintage in downtown Sonora, CA on weekends.

Haven Cafe & Bakery

8 Franklin St

Lenox, MA 01240

(413) 637-8948

This gourmet cafe & bakery offers Zsweet® packets to compliment their fresh & tasty foods.

Holistic Medical Center

8264 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90046

(323) 650-9606

This wellness center carries Zsweet® for the health & convenience of their patients.

Leonesse Cellars
38311 De Portola Road
Temecula, CA 92592
(951) 302-7601
This beautiful restaurant and winery proudly serves Zsweet®.

ROUGE Restaurant & Bistro

3 W Center Rd

West Stockbridge, MA 01266

(413) 232-4111

Serving delicious French Contemporary food & Zsweet® all natural sweetener.

Seacoast Vitamins & Herbs
600 PALM AVE #109
IMPERIAL BEACH, CA 91932
(619) 429-1779
Visit them for incredible sugar-free, gluten-free pastries & desserts!

ZPizza
1021 Avenida Pico C
San Clemente CA, 92673
(949) 498-3505
ZPizza is known for healthy, natural ingredients that make up their delicious menu. This location now offers Zsweet® at their beverage bar.