Taking snacks and desserts can be quite a challenge for [tag]diabetics[/tag] like me. Our body screams “sweetness”. We can only stare and drool at that mouth-watering chocolate cake or blueberry pie on the party table. It disappoints me that not many coffee shops carry sugar free desserts or low carb, low fat dishes. I often chastise high-end coffee shops to place these healthy dishes on their menu. After all, their market includes the health – conscious who watch their carbohydrate and sugar intake. So when Blooey invited me to try SugarNot!, I couldn’t help but say “YES”.
I read that Sugarnot! is the country’s first and only completely [tag]sugar-free coffee shop[/tag]. Sugarnot! serves not only cakes, pastries and breads but also soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, and of coffee – all sugar free, low on carb and low in fat.
My husband, Lauren and I trooped to Sugarnot! located at the 5th level of Podium, Ortigas Center last week to sample the sugar free desserts. Angeli Lambsdorff, one of the partners of SugarNot! graciously showed us all the desserts lined up on the table as she talked about the history of the business. I love hearing startup stories and how a business grows. Sugarnot was conceptualized by Angeli’s dad, Eli Beltran, who was diagnosed with diabetes a few years ago after feeling frustrated about the very few sugar free food choice “Diabetics don’t need to feel deprived and should be able to eat the food they love.” If my dad were alive , I am sure he’d be overjoyed to sample these yummy dishes. He often felt frustrated that he could not eat a whole slice of sugar laden pies. See how pain (the pain of being a diabetic) can be transformed to something so positive as to benefit diabetics like me. Kudos to Sugarnot! owners for being different from other bakeshops. Okay I am digressing.
Our eyes just popped out with glee as the mouth-watering desserts were laid out on the table. Read the rest of this entry »
Gonuts Lite from Gonuts Donuts at the Fort, Taguig City answers the craving for diabetics like me. Call it a sugar fix. The price is ten pesos higher than the regular priced doughnuts. It’s supposed to contain more fiber, 1 gram of sugar and lesser fat. Even if it’s a light doughnut, I’d still take one serving. There is still some sugar in there. And you know this type of carbohydrate diet shoots the blood sugar up. 
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