No sugar…

I guess everybody knows by now that I’m on a low-sugar diet and I do mean low sugar, not no sugar but actually, even if I do not take any sugar at all, there are still the hidden sugars in foods like fruits and carbohydrates. Of course, I try my best to keep it to a low minimum and avoid indulging in anything that is sweet. That is why instead of kaya (coconut jam, which I do enjoy a lot) and fruit jam, I will go for peanut butter instead with my bread or crackers.

The other day, I ran out of peanut butter in the house so I headed to one of the neighbourhood shops to buy a new bottle. Yes, I do know for a fact that there IS sugar in peanut butter even though it does not taste all that sweet. The only solution would be to either go without it completely or to apply sparingly – in my case, of course, I would go for the latter option.

Much to my delight, as I was browsing through the brands available that day, I spotted this…

Needless to say, I wasted no time at all in grabbing a bottle and headed home.

Yes, it states very clearly on the label that it is UNSWEETENED so if you look at the ingredients at the back, you will not find SUGAR in the list…

…unlike all the other brands of peanut butter including the one I was eating before this – Lady’s Choice.

I prefer my peanut butter creamy but I did not have a choice. They only have the crunchy ones…

…at the shop but if you look carefully, there are no clearly visible crunchy chunks unlike some of the other brands.

I tried a bit with some crackers…

…and yes, I do think that it is very nice, just like any other peanut butter. I must say that it does not make any difference at all that there is no sugar in it and I love the taste. I wish they had this in bigger bottles though, not these medium-size ones going for RM8.20 a bottle, the same as the regular ones.

Moving away from the peanut butter, I just want to add here that my sister sent me this black sesame Swiss roll…

…from Belle Cake House at the Bukit Lima roundabout to try. I think she found that it was not sweet so it would be good for me.

The texture was good, very soft and very fine…

…but other than the fact that it was so slightly sweet that I almost could not detect its sweetness, I thought it wasn’t anything to shout about.

Sighhh!!! I guess there is no such thing as a no-sugar cake unless one goes for those nasi lemak ones which seem to be quite popular these days but I should be fine with low sugar ones like this Swiss roll, just a slice or two at a time.

BELLE CAKE HOUSE (2.277921, 111.851059) is located at No. 59, Jalan Bukit Lima Timur 9. Their telephone contact is: 084-254886.