Recipe: Prickly pear trifle!

A number of callers on my radio show have asked me, Dr Miller, can we eat desserts on The Tortoise Diet?! Well, yes you can!

Now it's true that tortoises have diets that are naturally low in sugars and high sugar diets provide fuel for parasites (as well as showing up on your hips!) but there are some delicious desserts you can have, with fruits that are naturally low in sugars or balanced with high acidity or other natural preservatives (strawberries are a great option). And this is one of those desserts!

• Four young prickly pears (or prickly pear puree)



• Four large strawberries



• 200g tub of natural yogurt



• Rum to taste

Remove the flesh from the pears and put in bottom of four martini glasses, pour on rum, cover with yoghurt, garnish with prickly pear and strawberry pieces.

So sweet! So delicious! So healthy!