studentmum
Member
Hi All,
My niece is a diabetic celiac, she is only 9 and misses out on a lot of things friends have, I would love to make her a very yummy special cake but haven't done much homework so was wondering if anyone else in the same situation has worked out the nutritional values of some of the gluten free cakes so I cake make a low GI one.
Thanks
Sarah :)
elissajeanette
Member
If you replace agave with coconut palm sugar it's lower GI, or if you make the gingerbread with a pinch of stevia mixed with coconut oil as the sweetener it's low GI and delicious... banana anything will be much higher GI, and will likely spike the blood sugar (particularly if you add any agave or other sweetener). Chocolate mousse could be done:
1 ripe avocado
3 -5 tablespoons (taste as you go) cocoa powder
4 soaked medjool dated + soaking water
blend all ingredients in a mini whizz (normal sized blenders tend to be too big, but food processor might work.
Serve.
Yum...
Stevia helps to rebuild the pancreas, so it is the ideal sweetener for diabetics, but it's difficult to use.
vyvyan
Member
Palm sugar/Agave have the same GI. I usually mix 50/50 - maybe around 30 GI according to claims (haven't tested on myself though). Be careful since Palm Sugar burns easily in recipes - its less forgiving than agave.
Violet
Member
I've been struggling with sugar issues for what feels like forever. I'm starting to settle though now all thanks to my new friend Stevia. Zero Glycemic. I agree with elissajeanette that it can be difficult to work with, but I have found a couple tricks along the way. My best tip is to add (or add more) vanilla to the recipe to balance out the flavour :) I like to use New Roots concentrated stevia extract powder, and the vanilla I like is raw ground vanilla bean powder. Both are pretty potent, but I like that because it helps to keep my substitutions inexpensive.
I recently made some of Elana's coconut flour cupcakes substituting in Stevia instead of Agave - and they turned out FANTASTIC! I didn't even need to change anything else, which seemed odd, but was a welcomed surprise :)
I have also made a very similar recipe to the one elissajeanette posted for the chocolate mousse, but mine was:
1 avocado
3-5T cacao powder
stevia and vanilla to taste (starting with very small amounts)
I swear it tasted like a Snack Pack! But it's been many years since I've had one so I don't know how reliable that is :)
Anyways, best of luck studentmum!
~V~
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