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Snacking slim. Can it really be?

Cola light and an egg cake, low in calories but ultimately not good for the human. Top model Daisy Lowe wrote a book and shares her tips on how to be slim and healthy while still being able to eat sweet treats. I'm already sold.

Do the sugar stop

Some girls (indeed, it's rarely boys) refuse to take a bite of something they think is fatty, but have no problem grabbing a can of cola light and an egg cake. I totally understand, because they contain few calories and still give you (a bit of) energy. I used to think that way too, but since my kitchen has been filled with cookbooks and nutrition books, I know that a little fat is not bad for you at all, and that it's actually sugar that makes you fat. Yes, that's really true. Look at top models Doutzen, Annemarie van Dijk, and at slim actresses like Cameron Diaz, Jessica Alba, and Natalie Portman: sugar never ever appears in their vocabulary. Now, you don't really make me happy with a cream cake or a fresh waffle, but to completely eliminate sugar from your diet seems like quite a task to me. A scoop of cinnamon ice cream, a slice of carrot cake, or a piece of chocolate, that's just too delicious to pass up?

Cookbook Daisy Lowe

Yet it can be different. Daisy Lowe, a well-known former model with a killer body, has written a cookbook with the tastiest sweets, without a grain of sugar involved. The book ‘Sweetness & light- 60 recipes for healthy sweet treats’  will only be in stores this summer, but understandably, there is already a lot of attention for it. Because who wouldn't want that, to enjoy sweet treats without having to think about their weight?

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Daisy gets her alternatives for sugar (and also for dairy and wheat) from the health food store. She says she wrote this book especially for all the young girls who bombard her daily with the question: ‘How do you stay so thin?’ She promises that with her recipes, you will feel healthier, more energetic, and more rested. ‘I treat myself to delicious, sweet, and responsible food, instead of starving myself,’ says Daisy Lowe. For now, I'll stick to a little scoop of cinnamon ice cream or a sliver of real chocolate, but as soon as I get my hands on Daisy's cookbook, I'll turn things around.