Nutrition and Desserts (Plus Techniques)

 I am reading a book about desserts and the title is Light Desserts
Author: Beatrice Ojakangas
Chapter: Lightstyle Desserts, which includes Healthy Eating, Finishing Touches, and Light Techniques

1) Light Desserts are still delicious but with lower calories to keep you dessert intake under control
2) Even though desserts are usually made with unhealthy ingrediants like fat and sugar, if adding healthy or reducing ingrediants, than it will make the dessert even more rich while still keeping it traditional.
3) People feel guilty eating desserts, but if they are ate in moderation, then once and a while they are a perfectly good treat.
4) A tip for healthier desserts: Try using fresh ingrediants, and low fat dairy products
5) Many people feel deprived not having desserts after a meal, but light desserts are a nutritional way of getting that wanted sweetness
6) If lighter desserts are eaten, then tastebuds can get used to the fresher, healthier taste.
7) Meal tip: try not to repeate the same texture from a main course to the dessert, change it up!

This recipe book and informational book made me realize that even though we crave healthy desserts, they don't have to be something you regret.  Healthy desserts can be made and your tastebuds will get used to them.  Also I read about how we can make certain dessert toppings.  Some examples are edible flowers, different herbs, an edible rose flower, powdered sugar, fruit peels, and melted chocolate designs. Then on some of the other pages, it also explains how to make pastry dough.  Here are some tips the book listed:

1) Use Cold Margarine to make the dough flaky
2) Use a pastry blender
3) Sprinkle in cold water
4) Chill the dough
5) Then finally roll the dough out.
These are good steps to include when making a pastry at home!