lilla I have the occasional hot chocolate and a drink, I will have spirits with soda, tonic or zero sugar mixer.
Hot chocolate drink
1/2 mug double cream
1/4 mug water and add milk to make up 1/2 mug.
1 teaspoon of cocoa.
2 squares of 85% dark chocolate.
Add cream and milk/water to pan and whisk ingredients till hot, add you chocolate and cocoa, again whisk till all blended and serve with sprinkle of cinnamon on top splenda or stevia to sweeten if required. very few carbs in that. and here is some biscuits to go with it.
They'll hit the spot for your sweet-tooth cravings! :wink:
Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 12
Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup Splenda or Stevia, plus a little extra for dusting
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put all 4 ingredients into a medium size bowl. Mix thoroughly until well blended. Roll dough into walnut sized pieces, and place on a greased cookie sheet. Dip a long-tined fork into a small bit of splenda, and press into the balls making cross hatched design.
Cook for 12 minutes & move to cooling rack. Dust with splenda & cool. Store in an air-tight container.
Number of Servings: 16 around 3.6g of carb per biscuit, I just love them but have to watch myself as I could eat the lot in one go
And lilla you will start to get to grips with it in a little bit of time, like me you need to first adjust to the diabetes and realise it's not the end but a new beginning on the road to changing your life for the better, it's not a diet you have embarked on but a healthier normal way of living.
