Healthier versions of favorites

Hey Don, a couple of tips on the Dutch Oven healthy stuff.

Remember, don't cook with artificial sweetners, they change in the heat, turning really nasty tasting. Better to eat one spoonful of something yummy, than a big bowl of yuckiness.

Also, Applesauce can be substituted for about half of the butter or shortening in many dishes. Seriously. My wife has been doing this with brownies and such for years. It really works. A google search for "substitute applesauce" yields many tips on this. One is here: http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/blogs/dinner/archive/2007/10/30/how-to-substitute-applesauce-for-oil-or-butter.aspx

I saw this on TV and looked it up on the internet. It says free cookbooks for diabetics. There is also a short video. The web site is
http://freebettercarekit.com I didn't fill out the info. to get these so not sure what else is involved. Just thought it was interesting and I wanted to put it on here in case anyone else wanted to check it out.