So remember when the Grinch said, " It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags."? Did anyone but me notice that he didn't say it came without CHOCOLATE? I asked my older, wiser sister that this morning. Can Christmas come without Chocolate?......what was her immediate answer....no, sorry.
THAT is why I had a total mental breakdown this week when they told me not only am I stricken with Preclampsia with this baby, but I also have gestational diabetes. I have to say Keaton never did this to me. I am SURE this little girl knows that will be how I show her how much I truly love her :)
So, here I am 2 weeks before Christmas trying to keep myself off of 3 mos of bed rest and trying to resist neighbor gifts. So, does anyone have any good recipes that do not contain....flour, salt, sugar, fruit, carbs, or fat? If you do.....please share (if you are thinking steamed broccoli, sans salt we already have thought of that) :)
P.S. Still no furnace :)
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Oh no! I am so sorry Kira!
Make pumpkin pudding. Mix sugar free vanilla pudding with pumpkin and spice like you would with pumpkin pie. Sounds silly, but it will satisfy the sweet tooth if you like pumpkin. I use fat free milk. Fed it to my Boss and he did not know the difference. I did it as a layered dessert with sugar free cookies. Pumpkin overpowers any after taste. I also like sugar free cooked chocolate pudding with fat free milk. My favorite.
Hang in there. Love you,
Aunt Lynn
Look up south beach diet recipes. There are so many that are so good, and good for you.
Oh, and sugar-free pudding snacks. They just might save your life.
I dont know about you, but most things I find that are sugar free contain a sugar substitute. I don't think you are supposed to have sugar substitutes when pregnant? Does anyone know the answer? Good luck I am sorry you are cold and with out chocolate.
I have looked into that Amy thanks for raising a good point. You really should stay away from artificial sweeteners (think aspartame....diet coke :). You can have splenda though because it is made from sugar so it is natural. Splenda is put through a process that makes it so the sugar is not metabolized.
Kira, The lemonade that you had when you came to visit me was made with splenda. I like it because it gives a change from water without all of the sweeteners. Splenda is a better choice. I use 1 cup fresh lemon juice 1/14 cups splenda (or to taste) and water to make 1/2 gallon. Lots of that good vitamin C.
My Aunt Lynn does make the best Splenda lemonade....you all should try it (try using the frozen minute maid pure lemon juice).
Pumpkin pudding does sound good. We will come up with something.
My friend Genev has a good "cheesecake" recipe. Meesh and I liked that one. I also like her flour/sugar-free pancakes. It'll be okay, Sissy. So many good ideas here, already.
I am so sorry to hear that. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but I will think on it. Hope you get your furnace soon.
Jen
My Mom is diabetic. I grew up on sugar-free food. My doctor said the sugar substitutes are okay as long as you don't over do them. I still enjoy my sugar free jello snacks and pudding snacks. But every doctor is different, you may want to ask him if the sugar substitutes in moderation are okay.
Hi Kira! My goodness - this can be a struggle! I have a new appreciation for carbs after my, what felt like, all-protein diet with Katie! I was down to less than 1 g carb for 2 g pro – yikes!
My best finds were edemame (soy beans), which I ate like potato chips (although they don't satisfy that salt desire); sugar-free Jell-O (the artificial sweetener question is a good one - for me and Katie, I decided it was better than eating sugar); cottage cheese (I especially like it with tomatoes and cheddar cheese and chives); Greek yogurt; sugar-free yogurts; crystal light but watch the energizer ones and the teas as they sometimes have herbal additives which made me nervous; bbq-ed hamburgers with onion and peppers (this is another thing you have to do the risk balance on – bbqing is a potential risk); and the veggies (another thing you can eat like chips) which I would dip in the Greek yogurt mixed with chives, parsley, etc.
Also a perspective help – we kept a list of all the things I craved when pregnant and have had a good time now afterwards eating all those yummies! Also I got involved in an aquatic aerobics class which helped me feel better and keep some of the swelling down.
Best of luck to you and we will keep you in our prayers!
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