Coconut Crepes

2 eggs 2 tbs butter, melted (or coconut oil) 1 tsp Splenda 2 tbs coconut flour, sifted 1/3 cup coconut milk

Blend together eggs, oil, and Splenda. Thoroughly mix in coconut flour. Stir in coconut milk. Heat 1 tbs. coconut oil in a small skillet. Pour a fourth of the batter into the skillet; immediately rotate skillet until a thin even layer of batter covers the bottom of the skillet. Crepe should be about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Cook until batter is bubbly and cooked around the edges. Turn and cook other side. Cover one side of crepes with your choice of chopped fruit, ricotta cheese, or sugar-free jam. Roll up.

Servings: 4

Nutrition Facts Serving size: 1/4 of a recipe (2.1 ounces).  2.77 g. carbohydrate One of many possible fillings pictured here:  1/2 tbs. creme fraiche mixed with 1/2 tbs. sugar-free strawberry jam.  I used the "all fruit" brand of jam.  Of course, sour cream or Greek-style plain yogurt can be substituted for the creme fraiche.  The filling adds 3 carbs per crepe.  I consider two filled crepes a reasonable serving. Notes:  these crepes are delicate and take some coordination to produce.  If you want, just cook and use the batter as pancakes spread with sugar-free jam and/or the surprisingly low carb dairy product of your choice.  Even a tablespoon of whipped cream is only 1 extra carb.

Beware of Strangers Bearing Sugar-free Candy!

Yesterday, I was cleaning out the pantry and came across a package of sugar-free hard candy I'd purchased when first diagnosed with T2 diabetes.  I won't say the brand name -- but it is a very popular cherry flavored hard candy.

I read the nutrition lable, which is something I've learned to do routinely.  One piece of candy -- a very small one, at that -- contains 14 g. of carbohydrate!  Yikes!  That's the allotment of carbs for an entire meal for me.

'No way I'm going to substitute one piece of sugar-free hard candy for a meal.  There isn't much nutrition in the candy and it's just not worth it.  Furthermore, I'm trying to limit the amount of sugar substitutes and sugar alcohols I consume, as I have no idea what negative effects it may have.

Beware and be sure to check the carb count before you make a decision about what to snack on.

Gelatin Snack with Nutrition

This is a snack I like to keep in the refrigerator.  It fills the bill when trying to bridge the hunger gap between meals or provides a light dessert after meals.  There are variations which make it interesting.

Ingredients: 

1 pkg. any flavor sugar-free gelatin (store brands have 0 carbs.  Name brands can have around 10.  Choose wisely)
1 cup boiling water
1 cup plain yogurt (I use Greek-style, which has 9 carbs per cup.)

Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water.  Stir or whisk until completely dissolved.  Add the yogurt and mix well again.  Divide into three portions and chill in refrigerator.  The carb count for one portion is 3 carbs.  You can add some whipped cream for an additional carb, if you want to.