Four-year-old Indian girl in UAE has never tasted refined sugar

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An Indian couple living in Dubai have taken a decision to not feed refined sugar to their four-year-old daughter in a bid to inculcate healthy organic eating for their child.  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/why-this-four-year-old-indian-girl-in-uae-has-never-tasted-refined-sugar-1.91679308  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  #UAEnews #Indian #sugar

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00:00Hi, my name is Yasir and I'm someone that loves desserts.

00:09But growing up, I have begun to wonder whether the things that we get today commercially

00:14within supermarkets, packaged, not packaged, in restaurants, is that really healthy for

00:20our kids as they are developing their minds and their bodies growing up?

00:26So when my wife and I, we were about to have our first child, I began to wonder whether

00:33there is an alternate solution for this.

00:36I really wanted my daughter to enjoy desserts as much as I do, but not having to pay for

00:42it with her health.

00:44So what I decided to do is, I decided that I'm going to spend some time into learning

00:49a little bit more about desserts and snacks and patisserie in general to see what other

00:55options are available out there.

00:58So that has led to a four-year journey where pretty much we have not fed our daughter any

01:05refined sugar, any packaged or unhealthy snacks, unhealthy, right?

01:12And the way we have done it is, progressively over the years, we have used tastier and much

01:19more nutritious substitutes for white sugar.

01:23As a result, what has happened is that our daughter, she loves fresh fruits, she loves

01:28options.

01:29We don't have to argue with her or bargain with her to choose a packaged confectionary

01:37versus fresh fruits or fresh juices, etc.

01:41And this is really the message I want to share with everybody based on what I have seen.

01:46I know there is a myth out there that desserts and baking especially is very complex, it's

01:52very scientific and very difficult.

01:54And sure, if you were a Michelin star restaurant or a commercial kitchen, that would definitely

02:00be one of the things that you would have to consider.

02:02But honestly, we are all just parents trying to provide our kids with a healthy alternative

02:08and a healthy lifestyle and trying to keep them happy and safe and healthy.

02:12So for that purpose, I can assure you there are many recipes out there that allow for

02:18a huge margin of error without compromising on taste or texture or flavor.

02:23And your kids will love it just like my daughter has.

02:27There are many, many resources available online across YouTube, across Pinterest, Instagram,

02:35what have you, across social media.

02:37Many, many people, professionals, experienced people are advocating and talking about recipes

02:43and ways of cooking desserts that do not need to involve copious amount of white sugar

02:51in it or refined sugar in it.

02:54I know all our realities are different.

02:56And I respect the fact that we come from different places, different backgrounds, and we're just

03:01trying to do the best for our children.

03:04So this is my message to everybody.

03:07I would really encourage all of you to look into these ideas and concepts out there and

03:13see what differences you can make today.

03:15It doesn't have to be giant leaps.

03:17You don't have to change your entire kitchen, right?

03:20We can take small little steps as you plan your groceries, as you plan your meals for

03:26the week.

03:27Make little, little changes, small substitutions, which will allow you not only greater control

03:34of what goes into your children's bodies, but there are also tastier options, things

03:40that are more economically viable.

03:42And these are all going to help our kids to have a better and healthier future.

03:46So at the end of the day, I just want to wish everybody best of luck, lots of love, and

03:52I hope you all have a great day.

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