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READY FOR A LITTLE OUTING

READY FOR A LITTLE OUTING

Bringing your own snacks is a great way to reduce packaging and avoid processed foods when going out. I find it very helpful to bring our own snacks to offer our four year old. We avoid buying packaged and processed snacks full of sugars. I’ve […]

HOMEMADE LEMONADE

HOMEMADE LEMONADE

Very refreshing, delicious and sugar free 🍋 Sparkling water, frozen lemon juice in cubes and sweetened with drops of liquid stevia. Served with slices of lemon and extra ice cubes.   If this post was valuable to you, I would be so grateful if you […]

STRAWBERRY + BEET ROLLS

STRAWBERRY + BEET ROLLS

Another little snack for our son’s lunchbox.

Dried fruit contains a lot of sugar like fructose so generally I’m not a big fan as I write in this post.

That said, I like to sneak beets into this fruit leather like in the Strawberry Fruit Leather Recipe by Wellness Mama.

It can sometimes be challenging to keep sugar out of our children’s diet but instead of going completely extreme, I focus on upgrading the sweeter snacks with more nutrition. At least that works best for us at the moment

 

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ALMOND FREE MARZIPAN

ALMOND FREE MARZIPAN

It’s very inconvenient to have “IgG and IgA food sensitivity” to almonds and in particular, if you’re gluten/ grain free like me. It’s inconvenient because many gluten/grain free alternatives contain almonds or almond flour. Well, I guess the result is that I make more homemade breads and […]

LUNCH BOX: VEGGIE & BERRY SECTION

LUNCH BOX: VEGGIE & BERRY SECTION

I hope our son will enjoy his lunch box today Tomato, cucumber, red capsicum, celery, carrot and olives. The sweeter section contains fresh blueberries, dried goji berries, dried white mulberries and dried apple juice infused cranberries. Most kids love the sweet taste including our son […]

GLUTEN FREE CINNAMON CHRISTMAS COOKIES

GLUTEN FREE CINNAMON CHRISTMAS COOKIES

These cinnamon Christmas cookies are made from a gluten free shortcrust pastry. I like them because they’re not too sweet but still enough sweetness for me 🙂 Since going sugar free (traditional sugar) about three years ago my tasts buds have changed, so I don’t need my treats to be very sweet at all to satisfy me. I’ve also noticed that my (mostly sugar free) son finds normal treats very sweet when other kids don’t so much.

Really It’s never to late to cut down on the sweet addictive stuff 😉 You can go “full in” eliminating sugar, soft drinks juices, etc or you can start step by step cutting it down. This will get your taste buds accustomed to less and less super sweet flavours, a good sign your body is noticing what is too sweet for it to handle. I kick started my own sugar free journey here.

The best thing is that you don’t have to miss out on goodies! During the different holiday seasons, I’ve enjoyed transforming or tweaking traditional dishes and treats to gluten free, dairy free and processed sugar free versions that’s are tasty and fulfilling.

You can find this recipe and many other gluten free, dairy free and sugar free recipes here.

Merry Christmas and enjoy!

 

INGREDIENTS (makes around 40)

50 g Butter or ghee

30 g Coconut sugar or another preferred natural sweetener

2 Eggs (1 for the dough + 1 for brushing)

100 g Sorghum flour or other gluten free flour

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1/2 tsp Cardamon powder

1/2 Lemon (peel only)

30 g Chopped almonds (optional)

Cinnamon powder

 

DIRECTIONS

Mix sugar and butter in a mixer until the mixture turns white. Then keep mixing while adding one egg.

Add flour, cardamon and grated lemon peel and mix further for about another 10 minutes.

Move the dough into the fridge or a cool area for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Set the oven to 200 C degrees (400 F) and line or grease a tray.

Roll the dough into a thick sausage shape and cut into thin slices using a sharp knife. Place the slices onto the line tray and brush each with the lightly beaten second egg and sprinkle with cinnamon powder and chopped almonds (I didn’t add to mine as I shouldn’t have them).

 

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HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS

HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS

I’ve been making my own gelatine gummies but now I’m also getting my hand into making homemade marshmallows using grass fed gelatine powder. It’s a great way to make nutritious treats but it’s still a treat so only consume these homemade marshmallows occasionally. Stay tuned for […]

THUMBPRINT COOKIES

THUMBPRINT COOKIES

I’ve made these delicious gluten, dairy and processed sugar free Thumbprint Cookies a couple of times now. They’re easy to make and I store them in the freezer as they defrost really fast. They’re great for a snack “on the go” or in your kids’ lunch boxes. I’ll […]

NUTTY CHOCOLATE ICY POLE

NUTTY CHOCOLATE ICY POLE

I like to always have homemade icy poles on hand in the freezer and then I might “delicioufy” them by dipping them in homemade chocolate just before serving them. What is left of the homemade dark chocolate, I pour into a lined dish to set in the fridge. When set I cut or break them into serving size chocolate bites.

 
It’s not much work to me because it simple becomes easier every time, I make these delicious ones. I often make it while cooking dinner if I’m waiting for the food to finish cooking in the oven or on the stow. I’ll often do the same making my own dark chocolate and I dip the frozen icy poles in the melted chocolate and we enjoy them after dinner as a little dessert.
 
INGREDIENTS
400 ml Coconut cream or milk
2 tbsp Nut butter of choice
3 tbsp Raw cacao powder
3-4 tbsp Natural sweetener of choice
2 tbsp Coconut oil (optional for a more creamy version)
Dark chocolate for dipping
 
DIRECTIONS
Mix all ingredients with a stick blender, food processor or Thermomix until smooth.
Taste to see if you to add more nutter butter or sweetener before pouring the mix into icy pole moulds.
When completely frozen, melt some dark chocolate and drip or scoop the melted chocolate over the frozen icy poles. The chocolate will harden instantly.
You can now refreeze the icy poles in a container or bag or enjoy right away.

 

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