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I love sweets!   I know that many others do too, as I am frequently hearing about it.

To help with those sugar cravings in a healthy way, we need to prepare nutritious sweets.  I have created lots of sugar free recipes and here is a first one to start a whole series of sugar-free yummies.

Of course it is more nutritious to eat the fruit raw but sometimes we are looking for that comfort food that is sweet and hot. This is a good fruit sauce that does not have any added sugar and it tastes good too. 

APPLE OR PEAR SAUCE with sultanas

Ingredients:
2 cups apples or pears, sliced
½ cup water
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
½ cup sultanas
 
Directions: 

   1. Core and slice apples or pears.
   2. Place all ingredients in a pot.
   3. Bring to a boil.
   4. Simmer until fruit is soft.

Serve as is or with yogurt on top.

Apple Facts: 

I have always loved eating apples; just found out that I am eating a lot of air…25 percent of their volume is air! Did you know that there are more than 7,000 varieties of apples; when I lived in England I tasted some different and delicious ones.

Apples are filled with soluble fibre, that has been shown to reduce intestinal disorders, including diverticulosis, hemorrhoids and possibly some types of cancer. The fibre also helps control insulin levels by releasing sugar slowly into the bloodstream. Apple pectin helps reduce cholesterol levels by lowering insulin secretion.

In two recent studies they found that eating five apples a week lowered the risk for respiratory diseases like asthma.

A raw medium apple has 5 grams of fiber, is a great source of potassium which may promote heart health, help maintain healthy blood pressure. Apples contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, and Vitamin C and A. It is composed of 80-85 percent water, 5 percent protein, 10-15 percent carbohydrates and has only 80 calories. Apples have no fat or sodium!

So there you have it lots of good reasons to Eat an Apple a day.

"Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed." Robert Schuller, Evangelist

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