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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Tasty Cookies and Fruit Juice


About those tasty cookies that use fruit juice instead of sugar AnnMarie wrote: These look yummy. I am sure you are still checking your blood sugar but these might still spike it. Tropical fruits are really high in sugars and should be used sparingly. Tropical fruits like bananas, kiwi, pineapple, and others are on the be wary list - at least they are in my books.  I wonder what the carb count for the pineapple concentrate is. The walnuts will help. I wonder if you could use some of your homemade applesauce instead of the pineapple juice.

Myrna wrote: I can and did. My sugar didn't go up much. I ate only one. Actually, bananas are higher in sugars than pineapple. Usually, after a meal, my blood sugar has never been over 116. You measure two hours after eating. My was only 110. I was OK. Of course, I had salad, fish and green beans for supper. Then I had one cookie. The exchange was OK since I had no other grains nor fruits.

What did you decide about the kids and tomorrow?

AnnMarie: They want to come down.   I am just trying to figure out how and when.  Rachel doesn't think she wants to sleep there.  I don't finish until close to midnight. I have to pick up the karaoke at 2 and set it up at 8:30. Not sure how to make it all work.

Myrna wrote: Julie said she could bring them down if you wanted her to. You can talk tomorrow. Tell Rachel that Mary is sleeping here.

AnnMarie wrote: OK. I thought I would talk to Julie tomorrow when the girls come during the ultrasound. 

Sugar Free Oatmeal Cookies (These are quite tasty.)


Myrna Trauntvein wrote: These cookies are quite tasty and I really thought they made a good dessert.

Sugar Free Oatmeal Cookies
Delicious oatmeal, banana, and raisin cookies made in less than 30 minutes.
3 large bananas , mashed
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp frozen pineapple juice (undiluted)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter , melted
1/4 cup fat free milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
I cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 seedless raisins  (optional)
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.  Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl and let stand for 5 minutes so that the oats will absorb excess moisture. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 1 minute on baking sheets and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. (If your kids don't like raisins, just leave them out. I did and I didn't miss them.)


     

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