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Sweet Poison Quit Plan Cookbook
Ex-lawyer and ex-sugarholic, David Gillespie, revolutionised the lives and eating habits of thousands of Australians with his bestsellers on the dangers of sugar, Sweet Poison and The Sweet Poison Quit Plan. To help get us unhooked from sugar, David with the help of wife Lizzie, gave us recipes for sweet foods made with dextrose-pure glucose, a healthy alternative to table sugar. Here, David has worked with a chef to develop more delicious fructose-free recipes.
Sweet Poison Quit Plan Cookbook features more than 80 illustrated recipes for Australia's favourite sweet treats, from Anzac biscuits, lamingtons and pavlova to chocolate cake, baklava, brownies and doughnuts. If you don't eat sugar but still have kids to feed, birthday parties to throw, and guests popping in for morning tea, the solution is right here. These are the special treats that you can eat for the rest of your life.
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First published April 15, 2013
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About the author
David Gillespie
46 books98 followersDavid Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, former co-founder of a successful software company and investor in several software startups.
He is also the father of six young children (including one set of twins). With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat.
He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.
His first book, Sweet Poison, published in 2008 is widely credited with starting the current Australian wave of anti-sugar sentiment.
He is also the father of six young children (including one set of twins). With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat.
He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.
His first book, Sweet Poison, published in 2008 is widely credited with starting the current Australian wave of anti-sugar sentiment.
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June 13, 2023
It should be called “the dextrose cookbook” as pretty much everything requires dextrose. It was hard to find but I did manage to buy dextrose eventually. There’s a good range of NZ favourites in here, I was happy to see Anzac biscuits included, it’s great to have a fructose free version of these. However the dextrose makes the recipes so repetitive, and dextrose is not great for you. I wish there was some variance to the sweetener used, perhaps a few recipes with natural sweeteners like dates, and other types of sweeteners that are easier to find, like rice malt syrup. I also think the shock value of this book declaring that “sugar WILL kill you” is a bit much. That’s like saying smoking WILL kill you... it kills some people, yes. But not everyone! Seems like a false claim.
September 20, 2015
If you want sugar to take a back seat in your life, read this book. The author certainly walks the talk .... See also Damon Gameau's That Sugar Film
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