Being a model means Daisy Lowe has to be careful to stay in shape, ‘‘but I’m a total sugar addict!' she laughs. ‘If I didn’t have healthy alternatives to hand, I’d just grab them instead. For the past 10 years it's been drilled into me that carbs and sugar are evil, so a few years ago I started hunting out alternatives to sugar, and discovered along the way that healthy treats made me feel better. I had more energy and even lost a few pounds.’
Daisy has called on all her healthy-eating experience and is writing a new sugar-free cookbook called Sweetness & Light – 60 Recipes For Healthy Sweet Treats, out on 3rd July (Quadrille books, £16. Click here to buy). Over the last two months Daisy has also been filmed cooking recipes for* Grazia Daily*, the last of which you can watch here which is called Daisy's Strawberry And Coconut Granita. Scroll down for the recipe below. And don't forget to pick up this week's issue for a peek inside the book.
Sweetness & Light – 60 Recipes For Healthy Sweet Treats, is out on 3rd July (Quadrille books, £16).
It was Daisy's mum who suggested she share her recipes with the wider world. 'A lot of young girls contact me through Twitter asking my advice about body, diets and food - I thought that a book like this could be a gift to them,' says Daisy. ‘Food is one of life's great pleasures and I don’t want to people to feel guilty about food. That’s why I wrote this cookbook.’* *
DAISY'S STRAWBERRY AND COCONUT ICECREAM/GRANITA
Makes 1 .25 litres
Add all ingredients to the blender and blend together.
**Store in an airtight container in the freezer. **
Once frozen, remove the container from the freezer for 20 minutes before Using a fork turn the frozen mix into a granite.
Serve with fresh strawberries.
MISSED DAISY’S LAST THREE VIDEOS?
WATCH DAISY MAKE SUGAR-FREE LEMON FREE DRIZZLE CAKE
WATCH DAISY MAKE SUGAR-FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
WATCH DAISY MAKE SUGAR-FREE AFTER-DINNER CHOCOLATES