Recipes

Tough T1 Foods Transformed

by Brooke Wheeler, guest blogger, FingerPrickinGood.com

No food is off-limits to our kids with type 1 diabetes. But there are some foods that just seem to give us so much trouble with blood sugar that we tend to avoid them nonetheless. (Pizza, anyone?) Fortunately, alternatives do exist; here are three of our favorites.

BBQ Chicken Pizza Muffins

Low-carb barbecue chicken pizza muffins taste amazing, won’t send blood sugar soaring, and are super easy to make.

Apple Donuts

When you’re making a swap for a well-loved treat, your alternative needs to live up to the original. With their bright colors and burst of delicious flavor, apple donuts do just that.

Cheesy Bacon-Wrapped Pineapple Rings

Baking the pineapple brings out its natural sweetness; combine that with salty, crispy bacon bound together with a humble stick of string cheese, and you’ve got all the makings of a fan favorite.

Party (Apps) of the Year

Sure, you can carb-count over cocktails at the next party you attend. Or you can bring a pre-counted, knock-out appetizer of your own; here are recipes for three.

Pickle Rolls

Kids LOVE this fun take on what’s typically thought of as a more grown-up food. And at just 1 carb gram per roll, they can indulge in a few.

Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Celery Sticks

Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Celery Sticks are the perfect low-carb appetizer to bring to a party: Not only are they easy on blood sugar, but they’re bite-size (read: easy to carb count), full of delicious flavor, and require only a few ingredients.

Small-Batch Gluten-Free Mocha Brownies

Coconut oil, quality chocolate, and coconut sugar deliver a decadent punch — without gluten, artificial sweeteners, or a ton of carbs. When the recipe works as well as this one, you won’t miss them!

Gluten-Free Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Made with coconut milk, a full half-dozen eggs, and almond flour in place of grains, this is one moist, protein-rich cake — with a mere 17 carb grams a slice.