Homemade dessert

Homemade dessert

1 slice (iced yellow cake) contains:

185 cal;
2.2 gm protein (incomplete);
6 gm fat;
31.7 gm carbohydrate;
50 mg calcium;
100 mg phosphorus;
.33 mg iron;
125 mg sodium;
60 mg potassium;
77 units A;
.011 mg B-1;
.044 mg B-2;
.11 mg niacin;
2.75 mg saturated fatty acids;
.55 gm  linoleic acid.

To many Americans, dinner is incomplete without a dessert, something sweet to round out the rest of the meal. Unfortunately, most commercial desserts are too full of refined white sugar and flour, preservatives, and artificial additives, colorings, and flavorings to provide much in the way of nutrition except for starch and calories, which is exactly what most Americans don’t need. With a homemade dessert, a little forethought can help make dessert time contribute more than inches and pounds. Concentrate on desserts that emphasize nutritionally valuable ingredients such as milk, eggs, fruit, nuts, cheeses (the last three served as finger food make a classic Continental dessert). Minimize ingredients in the starch-sugar category, which can only contribute to high cholesterol, overweight, heart problems, chronic low blood sugar, arthritis, high blood pressure, and ulcers.