Other gums, besides guar

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Jeoffh2 and all,

I haven't experimented with other gums, but have created some good snacks/desserts using guar with different foods to "stretch" the volume of the food. Dr. Walford stresses the importance of using guar with food, so instead of creating calorie-free puddings, I've been adding the guar to fruit and/or dairy foods, plus WATER and flavorings, plus sucralose, plus guar...resulting in nutritive snacks/desserts which are low-calorie (not NO-calorie). I whir everything together in the blender, check it for taste, then add the guar last--quickly pouring everything into serving bowls before it starts to set.

Here are some examples of my experiments. All of these are done in a blender. As you can see, my ideas thus far have all been dairy and/or fruit-based, except for pumpkin (which comes from a can this time of year!)

Pumpkin "pie": Two parts pureed pumpkin, one part water, pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and/or ginger), sucralose to taste and guar.

Apple "pie": 1 part unsweetened natural style applesauce* and 1 part water, apple pie spices, optional spoonful of rice and/or oat bran, sucralose, and guar. (*I make the applesauce with a food processor.)

Raspberry mousse: Kefir, frozen raspberries, sucralose and guar.

Key lime "pie": Peeled limes cut into wedges, one part plain non-fat yogurt to three parts water, sucralose, guar.

Banana creme "pie": Over-ripe banana in blender with water, vanilla, sucralose and guar.

I need to get past my "pie" phase and move along to other ideas. Maybe shitake mushrooms in the blender with water and guar...sound yummy? (Anybody remember the "Bass-O-matic" skit on Saturday Night Live with Gilda Radner?)