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Cheesecake for a dieter

I'm on a diet as many of you well know... I'm a FATTY, lol. :eek:

I am madly in love with cheesecake, but I stay away because I'd eat too much and it would be a disaster. :o

I love to cook, my question is this:

Do you have any low fat or fat free cheesecake recipes that YOU would recommend. I thought of searching Google, but I thought it would be better to get an idea from someone who has tasted the recipe that they would recommend to me... :p

Please and thank you.:cool:

Go to the American Diabetes Association Web site you will find links for low fat low cal & sugar free recipes that, in most cases, are quite good. I have used many recipes found there and found them delicious.

Good luck with the diet and blessings upon you,
John

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Originally Posted by ChihuahuaMomma

I thought of searching Google, but I thought it would be better to get an idea from someone who has tasted the recipe that they would recommend to me...:p

Please and thank you.:cool:

You're "right on" there! Here is a subject where it's definitely safe to here it from the "horses mouths." :)

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Originally Posted by chaplain john

Go to the American Diabetes Association Web site you will find links for low fat low cal & sugar free recipes that, in most cases, are quite good. I have used many recipes found there and found them delicious.

Good luck with the diet and blessings upon you,
john

I will do that, tahnk you.

Artificial sweeteners actually make you gain weight and are bad for your health so any you do find D0N'T substitute the sugar for the artificial sweeteners. Aspartame Truth Information Site

I would never do such a thing! I hate artificial sweetners anyway... but I do need to send that link to a friend...

Try to use Xylitol or Stevia in the recipe instead, as they are NOT artificial sweeteners and they will not make you gain weight, they are sweet just like sugar and generally won't effect your blood sugar levels. We substitute Xylitol for sugar in almost everything (including homemade whipping cream, yum!) and I can't tell a difference. Hope this helps!

Where do I get this??

I've found Stevia at Trader Joes or any place that offers Health Food, same with Xylitol. Xylitol (where my mom gets it) comes in bags kind of like Sugar, but they're usually plastic.

I make one that is very simple. Just mix 1 tub of fat free cool whip with one package of low fat or fat free cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar. Put it in a graham cracker crust or just eat it with a spoon. It's a little different but it satisfy's the cravings!

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Originally Posted by Rockstar714

I've found Stevia at Trader Joes or any place that offers Health Food, same with Xylitol. Xylitol (where my mom gets it) comes in bags kinda like Sugar, but they're usually plastic.

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by jniper

I make one that is very simple. Just mix 1 tub of fat free cool whip with one package of low fat or fat free cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar. Put it in a graham cracker crust or just eat it with a spoon. It's a little different but it satisfy's the cravings!

That sounds like it would be more of a pudding pie than a cheesecake, does it come out with the same consistancy of cheesecake?

It's more like a cream pie, not as thick or firm as a cheesecake, but very yummy. Plus it's no bake so it's ready to eat in about 5 minutes. In fact, all this talk about it is making me hungry...

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Originally Posted by jniper

It's more like a cream pie, not as thick or firm as a cheesecake, but very yummy. Plus it's no bake so it's ready to eat in about 5 minutes. In fact, all this talk about it is making me hungry....

Haha, sounds yummy.

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Originally Posted by Rockstar714

Try to use Xylitol or Stevia in the recipe instead, as they are NOT artificial sweeteners and they will not make you gain weight, they are sweet just like sugar and generally won't effect your blood sugar levels. We substitute Xylitol for sugar in almost everything (including homemade whipping cream, yum!) and I can't tell a difference. Hope this helps!

My wife and I use Splenda and have found that we can't tell it from sugar with the exception that it doesn't brown well.

I have even substituted Splenda for sugar to macerate lemon slices in making Shaker Lemon Pie and had excellent success.

The use of sugar substitutes is a necessity for us because I am diabetic.

I think... get some lowfat sour cram.. low fat/no fat.. lowfat/nofat cream cheese... and work with what u got.. oh and lowfat.nofat ghramcrackers.

WeightWatches has a few low fat desserts that are good... Ask about them next time your in the market
P.S
Its not fat- Just... more to love :)

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Originally Posted by HarajukuGirl

I think... get some lowfat sour cram..low fat/no fat..lowfat/nofat cream cheese...and work with what u got..oh and lowfat.nofat ghramcrackers.

WeightWatches has a few low fat desserts that are good...Ask about them next time your in the market
P.S
Its not fat- Just...more to love :)

Putting sour cream in cheese cake is gross...

And yes it is fat... it's unhealthy.

Oh that's how most cheesecake recipies I've read have... they use sour cream. Hoenstly, you can't taste it

Well.. Yea its unhealthy but When I was a little porkster.. it was sad to say "Hey im fat" so I tried to be nicer to myself while losing weight.. now... I look gooood 8-) hahaha.

Sorry no help here as my first cheesecake as a child made me ill. I ate too much evidently or maybe it was just bad, but I've never enjoyed it since. I love fruitcake though!

Fruitcake is icky... lol... never enjoyed it.

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Originally Posted by HarajukuGirl

Oh thats how most cheesecake recipies ive read have...they use sour cream. Hoenstly, you can't taste it

Well.. Yea its unhealthy but When i was a little porkster..it was sad to say "Hey im fat" so i tried to be nicer to my self while losing weight..now ..........I look gooood 8-) hahaha.

I've never seen a cheesecake recipe with sour cream, nor would I knowingly eat a cheesecake containing sour cream.

And while its good to be confident, it's also good to be realistic. I'm at an unhealthy weight, and I have fat. I'm working on it. And I need to accept my weight, before I can change it.

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Originally Posted by ChihuahuaMomma

I've never seen a cheesecake recipe with sour cream, nor would I knowingly eat a cheesecake containing sour cream.

And while its good to be confident, it's also good to be realistic. I'm at an unhealthy weight, and I have fat. I'm working on it. And I need to accept my weight, before I can change it.

Oh... I don't know why it sounds so gross, lol a lot of recipie's contain sourcream... Its just like cream cheese but really tart.

o.O ithought you change then accept... oh well haha good luck with everything :) Hope you get where you want

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Originally Posted by ChihuahuaMomma

I'm on a diet as many of you well know....I'm a FATTY, lol. :eek:

I am madly in love with cheesecake, but I stay away because I'd eat too much and it would be a disaster. :o

I love to cook, my question is this:

Do you have any low fat or fat free cheesecake recipes that YOU would reccomend. I thought of searching Google, but I thought it would be better to get an idea from someone who has tasted the recipe that they would recommend to me...:p

Please and thank you.:cool:

I think I finally found a recipe for you
Recipes : Carolyn's Gelatin Cheesecake : Food Network

Its good because you can adjust the fat, like you can buy low fat everything.

So tis good, I think so.

And super easy to make!

By the way, I noticed you said you never see Sourcream in Cheesecake, lately on food channel I see it so much :p , that's why I thought of you and found the recipie.

Don't worry, no sour cream here.

* don't let he name scare you, the sound of Geliten makes me cringe, but its just jellow:p