Eric Jorgensen wrote:

> On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:57:34 GMT "Lisa" > wrote:
>>
>> To make a cheesecake low-carb --- simply substitute the sugar in a
>> recipe for Splenda or other similar sugar substitute. Use fresh
>> strawberries and whip your own whipped cream using splenda to top
>> the cheesecake. use your favorite ground nut in place of a graham
>> cracker or other cookie crust, leaving out the sugar. use unsalted
>> butter to hold the nut crust together.
>>
>> to go all the way --- use all low-fat/no fat ingredients.

This is a pretty bad series of suggestions that, in aggregate, will
produce a third-rate result.

> A low fat / low carb cheesecake would be nothing but milk solids,
> caseinates, artificial sweeteners, crazy emulsifiers, and air . . .

Exactly. It's the fakest of fake foods.

There are a good many very good low-carb cheesecake recipes available.
Check the newsgroup <alt.support.diet.low-carb> and grab the FAQ which
is posted every day. Lots of links. Or Google <Myra's cheesecake> for an
excellent one - here's the search <http://tinyurl.com/ce68v>.

Pastorio