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Whole grains are packaged just as Mother Nature intended – wrapped in nutritious layers of germ and bran and packed with fiber. Refined grains have the germ and bran layers mechanically or chemically removed, producing a product that is missing these disease-fighting nutrients and blood sugar balancing fiber.
Without their fibrous outer layers, refined grains have a high glycemic index. That means they can spike your blood sugar and insulin levels. Whole grains, on the other hand, cause much lower and slower increases in blood sugar and insulin.
Two large Harvard studies – The Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study – found that a diet high in glycemic index foods more than doubled the risk of type 2 diabetes compared to a diet comprised of whole grains and low glycemic foods.
Wellness Bakeries uses a very small amount of whole wheat flour (about two tablespoons) in our Chocolate Bliss Cake. This helps our cake to rise, while adding very few carbohydrates to the mix.
In contrast to most other dessert mixes which use large amounts of refined flour, we substitute more healthy ingredients such as almond flour, coconut flour and resistant starch. The result is a dessert that is moist and delicious and that is naturally very low in carbohydrates.
An All-Natural, Diabetic-Safe Chocolate Cake...
With a Sweet Taste that Will Blow Your Mind!
You might think that a “healthy dessert” would have to sacrifice taste. Or that a “diabetic safe dessert” would be filled with artificial sweeteners. Not when it’s Chocolate Bliss Cake!
We never compromise on taste, and we don’t use harmful chemical sweeteners or refined sugar. Instead, we use a synergistic blend of ALL-NATURAL low-glycemic sweeteners that perfectly match the taste and sweetness of sugar… but with none of the guilt!
To learn more about the amazing functional ingredients in our cakes, and to have a taste for yourself, read our Letter to Dessert Lovers.
References:
- Ludwig DS. The glycemic index: physiological mechanisms relating to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. JAMA 2002; 287:2414-23.
- Fung TT, Hu FB, Pereira MA, Liu S, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Whole-grain intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in men. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Sep;76(3):535-40.
- Liu S, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, et al. A prospective study of dietary glycemic load, carbohydrate intake, and risk of coronary heart disease in US women. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 71:1455-61.
- Schulze MB, Liu S, Rimm EB, Manson JE, Willett WC, Hu FB. Glycemic index, glycemic load, and dietary fiber intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 80:348-56.