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Carob Spice Almonds

by Ricki Heller 2 Comments

[Craving a crunchy, sweet-and-spicy, healthy snack? Carob Spice Almonds are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for all stages of an anti-candida diet.] It took me a while to jump on the carob train, but once I did, I was a passenger for life. In case you’re not […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, appetizers, chocolate addiction, dairyfree, eggfree, food allergies, food restrictions, food sensitivities, gluten free, grain free, Holiday Gifts, keto, nuts, Paleo, party food, recipes, snacks, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan, vegan candida diet

What does it take to quit sugar?

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Ricki talking about how to quit sugar for good

We’ve all been there (except for my husband, apparently): You’re working at home, producing great work. . . but suddenly, mid-afternoon, you’re overtaken by a massive sugar craving, and go searching for something sweet. If you’re anything like I was as a supreme sugar addict, you might even start to ransack the kitchen (looking in […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, baking, binge eating, chocolate addiction, coping, cravings, dairyfree, dessert, diet compliance, eggfree, food allergies, food restrictions, food sensitivities, gluten free, mindset, motivation, overindulging, staying on track, sticking with it, strategies, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan, vegan candida diet, video

What You Must Know To Eliminate Cravings

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Ricki talking about how hard it is to deal with cravings on a candida diet

With the holidays upon us, it’s pretty hard to avoid thinking about all the special, once-a-year, foods that abound right now. And for so many of us, thinking about the foods means that cravings hit. When I hear from readers and clients around the holidays, what I sense more than almost anything else is fear. […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, binge eating, Candida Q & A, candida symptoms, chocolate addiction, cravings, holidays, mindset, motivation, overindulging, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan

Should You Avoid All Sweet Things on a Sugar-Free Diet?

by Ricki Heller 6 Comments

Should You avoid sweets on an anti-candida diet?

It seems there are two camps when it comes to cutting sugar entirely out of your diet: those who think it’s prudent to satisfy sweet cravings with sugar-free options (such as stevia or xylitol) and those who think you should cut out sweeteners entirely, since they may end up increasing your sugar cravings even more. […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, binge eating, blog event, Candida Q & A, chocolate, chocolate addiction, cravings, dessert, Diet Rules, dieting, expert advice, health information, holidays, Living Candida-Free, motivation, overindulging, strategies, Uncategorized, video

Is Chocolate Bad for You?

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candida diet, sugar-free pros and cons of chocolate

If you know me, you know I LOVE chocolate. So I had to think twice when I answered a recent email from a reader, in which she wrote that she’d just heard an expert mention that “cocoa is high in lead and cadmium and that we should be concerned about this.”

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, blog event, chocolate, chocolate addiction, expert advice, health information, ingredients, sugar-free, Uncategorized, video

Carob Coconut Bark

by Ricki Heller 39 Comments

Sugar-free, grain-free, carob coconut bark on rickiheller.com

This Carob Coconut Bark is rich and creamy, with a texture very much like chocolate. It’s sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, yeast-free, and vegan. Suitable for any stage on an anti-candida diet. There seem to be two schools of thought when it comes to carob. The first one says it’s a great substitute for chocolate […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, beans and legumes, chocolate addiction, dessert, dogs, flash in the pan, gluten free, grain free, Living Candida-Free, nuts, recipes, snacks, Uncategorized, vegan

Breakfast Carrot Cake

by Ricki Heller 75 Comments

[This post is part of an ongoing series of interviews with cookbook authors, bloggers, women entrepreneurs and home chefs whose work I enjoy and admire. If you’ve got someone in mind you’d like me to approach for an interview, please shoot me an email at dietdessertdogsATgmailDOTcom, or leave a comment here and let me know! […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, breakfast, candy, childhood memory, chocolate addiction, condiments and sauces, cupcakes, dieting, flash in the pan, food articles, Goals, nag diet, nut-free, overindulging, silly, stress, Uncategorized, vegan

Everything-Free Chocolate “Buttercream” Frosting (Sugar-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Grain-free, Egg-free, Soy-free, Corn-free)

by Ricki Heller 112 Comments

[Whipped “buttercream” variation. Go ahead. . . lick the beaters.] When we were kids, my sisters and I used to crowd round my mother every time she baked something (coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, or her legendary chiffon cake) just so we could vie for who’d get to lick the beaters, or bowl, or spoon (this […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage Three, anti candida diet, baking, binge eating, chocolate, chocolate addiction, cravings, dessert, gluten free, grain free, nut-free, recipes, reminiscences, seeds, Uncategorized, vegan

Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Pudding

by Ricki Heller 78 Comments

Although I consider myself a late bloomer in most areas of my life, there’s one event I experienced long before anyone else in my circle of family and friends:  the mid-life crisis.  In fact, I got mine over with in my early 20s. I can remember many hours of  beer-addled conversation with my beloved mentor in […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, baking, breakfast, chocolate addiction, cravings, dessert, fruit, gluten free, grains, motivation, nuts, recipes, self-examination, Uncategorized, vegan

Flash in the Pan: I See Faux Chocolate in Your Future

by Ricki Heller 65 Comments

[Sometimes, you just want to eat something now.  I’ve decided to offer a mini-post every once in a while, for a dish that comes together incredibly quickly or else is so easy to make that no recipe is required. Here’s today’s “Flash in the Pan.” (For other FitP recipes, see “Categories” at right).] I heard […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, chocolate addiction, cravings, dessert, flash in the pan, gluten free, recipes, tofu and tempeh, Uncategorized, vegan
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