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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

Marbled Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake

by Ricki Heller 8 Comments

gluten-free, dairyfree, sugarfree pumpkin chocolate cheesecake recipe

[Here’s a visually impressive and truly decadent-tasting dessert to wow your guests. Marbled Pumpkin-Chocolate Cheesecake is also vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg free and yeast-free. Suitable for Stage 3 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] As I’ve mentioned before, my mom was a prodigious baker, and I pretty much learned how to bake at her elbow […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage Three, anti candida diet, baking, childhood memory, chocolate, dairyfree, dessert, gluten free, holidays, Kitchen Classics, Living Candida-Free, nuts, party food, recipes, reminiscences, sugar-free, tofu and tempeh, Uncategorized, vegan

A Sweet Life Thanksgiving–and More!

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One of the HH‘s favorite holidays is Thanksgiving (which is this coming Monday here in Canada!). Although his family did celebrate Christmas, too, when he was a kid, for some reason that holiday didn’t make its mark on his psyche in quite the same way as T-Day (I know, he was a strange kid. . […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, appetizers, baking, beans and legumes, breakfast, chocolate, condiments and sauces, cookbook, dairyfree, dessert, entrees, fruit, gluten free, grain free, grains, greens, herbs, holidays, Kitchen Classics, Living Candida-Free, muffins, nut-free, nuts, party food, recipes, salads, side dishes, social eating, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetables

Strawberry Crème Easter Eggs (Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan, Candida-Friendly with Nut-Free Option)

by Ricki Heller 20 Comments

Sugar-free, gluten-free, vegan Cream filled Easter Eggs

[A perfect confection for adults AND kids! A vegan sweet treat, Strawberry Creme Easter Eggs are also sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for Stage 2 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] Like most kids, I adored sweet treats; holidays; and all manner of baby animals (well, except reptilian ones, […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, candy, chocolate, dairyfree, dessert, fruit, gluten free, grain free, holidays, Living Candida-Free, Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free, nuts, Paleo, party food, recipes, snacks, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan

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

50+ Sugar-Free Chocolate Treats (+ A Few Carob!) for Your Sweetie

by Ricki Heller 24 Comments

Vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free chocolate recipes for Valentine's Day

I was recently chatting with someone who is about to embark on an anti-candida diet, and she mentioned that one of the hurdles stopping her is the no-sugar rule when it comes to chocolate. “I’m not sure I could give up my chocolate,” she said. Because really, what’s better than chocolate? Well, SUGAR-FREE chocolate! I […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, baking, beans and legumes, blog event, brownies, candy, chocolate, cookies, dairyfree, dessert, flash in the pan, fruit, gluten free, grain free, grains, nut-free, nuts, party food, raw, recipes, snacks, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan

25 Nibbles and Dips for your New Year’s Eve, 2015

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VEgan New Year's recipes

Can you feel the excitement? It’s almost the New Year!! Despite the complete lack of snow here in the Toronto area this year, I’m more energized and primed for the new year than I have been in years (okay, maybe it has a little something to do with my loathing of snow. Yay for partly-green Decembers!). […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, appetizers, beans and legumes, beverages, chocolate, cookies, dairyfree, dessert, drinks, flash in the pan, fruit, gluten free, grain free, Holiday Gifts, holidays, Living Candida-Free, Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free, nut-free, nuts, party food, raw, recipes, seeds, side dishes, social eating, sugar-free, tofu and tempeh, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetables

A Sweet Life Thanksgiving

by Ricki Heller 1 Comment

Vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes

One of the HH‘s favorite holidays is Thanksgiving (which is this coming Monday here in Canada!). Although his family did celebrate Christmas, too, when he was a kid, for some reason that holiday didn’t make its mark on his psyche in quite the same way as T-Day (I know, he was a strange kid. . […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, Anti Candida Crusader Success Stories, anti candida diet, appetizers, baking, beans and legumes, breakfast, chocolate, condiments and sauces, dairyfree, dessert, entrees, flash in the pan, fruit, gluten free, grain free, grains, holidays, muffins, nuts, party food, raw, recipes, salads, seeds, side dishes, sugar-free, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetables

35+ Brunch Ideas for Mother’s Day

by Ricki Heller 4 Comments

vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free brunch recipes

It’s almost Mother’s Day! Will you be celebrating this Sunday? While while the kitchen is no longer the sole domain of “Mother” nowadays, I bet she’d still love a break from cooking on her special day. Why not prepare one of these special recipes for your beloved Mama, and show her how much you care? […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, baking, beans and legumes, beverages, blog event, breakfast, chocolate, condiments and sauces, dessert, dogs, drinks, entrees, flash in the pan, fruit, gluten free, grain free, grains, greens, herbs, holidays, Kitchen Classics, nut-free, nuts, Paleo, party food, raw, recipes, salads, seeds, side dishes, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetables

Chocolate Potato Cake Donuts

by Ricki Heller 15 Comments

Candida diet frosted chocolate potato donuts on rickiheller.com

Yes, you read that right. Potato–in a chocolate cake! Well, if potato starch can add binding power and lighten up a cake batter, why not just use the actual potato? (Why not, indeed?). Plus, y’all know how much I love potatoes. And how much I believe they can be part of a healthful diet (even […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage Three, anti candida diet, baking, chocolate, dessert, Encore Edibles, fruit, gluten free, holidays, nuts, party food, recipes, Uncategorized, vegan
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