chocolate

Gregory Gadow · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 34

Erika wrote:

> I am currently pregnant (and type 2 diabetic) and I get cravings for
> diffrent things. At the moment it is chocolate. So far I have been
> able to satisfy the cravings with hot chocolate (two tbsp cocopowder,
> two tsb canderel, half a cup boiling water and half a cup of milk)
>
> Anyone have any sugestions for other things that would be suitable?

You might try some dark chocolate. Most of the good ones have far less sugar
than milk or white chocolate. Drost is one of the best darks I've tasted,
and Dove is good too (and probably easier to find in the US.) One piece
eaten in small bites allowed to melt on your tongue before taking the next
bite, will surely satisfy your cravings Smile

--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear

"If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
-- Benjamin Franklin

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Gregory Gadow · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 34

Erika wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:14:25 -0800, Gregory Gadow
> wrote:
> > (and probably easier to find in the US.)
>
> Sorry I forgot to mention that I live in Sweden.

No problem; that means dark chocolate will probably be pretty easy to find
Smile

At the very least, Drost is a Dutch brand, and quite good.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear

"If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
-- Benjamin Franklin

Julie Bove · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 106

"Erika" wrote in message@4ax.com...
>
> I am currently pregnant (and type 2 diabetic) and I get cravings for
> diffrent things. At the moment it is chocolate. So far I have been
> able to satisfy the cravings with hot chocolate (two tbsp cocopowder,
> two tsb canderel, half a cup boiling water and half a cup of milk)
>
> Anyone have any sugestions for other things that would be suitable?

When I was pregnant, I made sugar free chocolate pudding, but I used
powdered milk to it. I added about 1/2 the water so it was really thick. I
wouldn't want to eat that now, but it seemed to work for me then. Now I eat
Lindt 70% cocoa chocolate. I only eat one square at a time. Doesn't affect
my BG so long as I'm in range to start with.

--
Type 2
http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/

Erika · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

I am currently pregnant (and type 2 diabetic) and I get cravings for
diffrent things. At the moment it is chocolate. So far I have been
able to satisfy the cravings with hot chocolate (two tbsp cocopowder,
two tsb canderel, half a cup boiling water and half a cup of milk)

Anyone have any sugestions for other things that would be suitable?

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents.
Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible.
Then you gradually change in to them.

Erika · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:07:21 +0100, Erika wrote:
>(two tbsp cocopowder, two tsb canderel, half a cup boiling water and half a cup of milk)

that should be teaspoons, sorry about that

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents.
Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible.
Then you gradually change in to them.

Erika · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:14:25 -0800, Gregory Gadow
wrote:
> (and probably easier to find in the US.)

Sorry I forgot to mention that I live in Sweden.

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents.
Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible.
Then you gradually change in to them.

Jmmbear · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 48

In article , Erika
writes:

>I am currently pregnant (and type 2 diabetic) and I get cravings for
>diffrent things. At the moment it is chocolate. So far I have been
>able to satisfy the cravings with hot chocolate (two tbsp cocopowder,
>two tsb canderel, half a cup boiling water and half a cup of milk)
>
>Anyone have any sugestions for other things that would be suitable?
>
>
>
>/Erika

Homemade peanut butter cups.
recipe from one of the lowcarb boards.. I add another 2 tbsp of peanut butter.
Peanut Butter Cups
1 stick unsalted butter
1 oz unsweetened bakers chocolate
1/3 c Splenda
1 Tbsp heavy cream
4 Tbsp peanut butter

Melt butter, chocolate, and Splenda in the microwave. Stir in cream and
peanut butter. Line 10 muffin tins with cupcake papers. Place nuts in the
bottom of each tin. Divide chocolate mixture between the tins. Freeze until
firm. These need to be stored in the freezer because they melt quick. You
can eat them right out of the freezer.
I also use the petit 4 cups, tiny little things. This way when you grab a
couple you feel like you are eating a lot , but actually not much..kwim?
As always YMMV and this is JMO
Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
189/154/120

Vicki Beausoleil · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 27

Jmmbear wrote:
>
> In article , Erika
> writes:
>
> >I am currently pregnant (and type 2 diabetic) and I get cravings for
> >diffrent things. At the moment it is chocolate. So far I have been
> >able to satisfy the cravings with hot chocolate (two tbsp cocopowder,
> >two tsb canderel, half a cup boiling water and half a cup of milk)
> >
> >Anyone have any sugestions for other things that would be suitable?
> >
> >
> >
> >/Erika
>
> Homemade peanut butter cups.
> recipe from one of the lowcarb boards.. I add another 2 tbsp of peanut butter.
> Peanut Butter Cups
> 1 stick unsalted butter
> 1 oz unsweetened bakers chocolate
> 1/3 c Splenda
> 1 Tbsp heavy cream
> 4 Tbsp peanut butter
>
> Melt butter, chocolate, and Splenda in the microwave. Stir in cream and
> peanut butter. Line 10 muffin tins with cupcake papers. Place nuts in the
> bottom of each tin. Divide chocolate mixture between the tins. Freeze until
> firm. These need to be stored in the freezer because they melt quick. You
> can eat them right out of the freezer.
> I also use the petit 4 cups, tiny little things. This way when you grab a
> couple you feel like you are eating a lot , but actually not much..kwim?
> As always YMMV and this is JMO
> Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
> 189/154/120

Thanks, Jeanne. Peanut butter cups have always been my nemesis. I can
buy the bags of Irresistible brand peanut butter cups and they have only
7 grams of carbs per piece. They're smaller around than the Reese's, but
thicker. They also have trans fats, so I try to keep my consumption to a
minimum.

Have to keep my eyes open for petit four cups, now.

Vicki

Gregory Gadow · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 34

Erika wrote:

> On 20 Nov 2003 04:16:34 GMT, jmmbear@aol.com (Jmmbear) wrote:
>
> >Homemade peanut butter cups.
> >recipe from one of the lowcarb boards.. I add another 2 tbsp of peanut butter.
> >Peanut Butter Cups
> >1 stick unsalted butter
> >1 oz unsweetened bakers chocolate
> >1/3 c Splenda
> >1 Tbsp heavy cream
> >4 Tbsp peanut butter
>
> Thanks for the recipe.
> I have a few questions.

Some of us tend to forget that not everyone uses American measurements Smile

> 1 how much is "one stick" of butter?

1/4 cup. I don't know what that would be metric.

> 2 what is splenda?

Splenda is a sugar substitute. See http://www.splenda.com/

> 3 how many percent fat is "heavy cream"?

I don't know what it would be called in Sweden, but heavy cream in its raw form is
what you get at the top of the milk jug after letting the evening milking stand
over night. It's high in fat, but not as high in fat as butter.I don't know the
figures, but that should be enough to know what is meant.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear

"If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
-- Benjamin Franklin

Vicki Beausoleil · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 27

Jmmbear wrote:
>
> In article , Erika
> writes:
>
> >1 how much is "one stick" of butter?
> >2 what is splenda?
> >3 how many percent fat is "heavy cream"?
> >
> >
> >Thanks again
> >
>
> Okay one stick is 1/4 cup or a quarter of a lb of butter.
> Splenda is a new subsitute sweetner.. I will include the web site on this post
> Heavy cream is the cream you buy for real whipping cream.. Heavy fat content..
>
> http://www.splenda/
> As always YMMV and this is JMO
> Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
> 189/154/120

A stick of butter is 1/2 cup. There's two cups of butter in a pound. (1
pound=454 grams).

Erika, you could substitute your Canderel for Splenda. Just add it after
the butter and chocolate have melted. Use the stuff that measures like
sugar. 1/3 cup is a 75 ml measure.

Heavy or whipping cream has a minimum of 35% milk fat.

HTH

Vicki

Vicki Beausoleil · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 27

Vicki Beausoleil wrote:
>
> Jmmbear wrote:
> >
> > In article , Erika
> > writes:
> >
> > >1 how much is "one stick" of butter?
> > >2 what is splenda?
> > >3 how many percent fat is "heavy cream"?
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks again
> > >
> >
> > Okay one stick is 1/4 cup or a quarter of a lb of butter.
> > Splenda is a new subsitute sweetner.. I will include the web site on this post
> > Heavy cream is the cream you buy for real whipping cream.. Heavy fat content..
> >
> > http://www.splenda/
> > As always YMMV and this is JMO
> > Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
> > 189/154/120
>
> A stick of butter is 1/2 cup. There's two cups of butter in a pound. (1
> pound=454 grams).
>
> Erika, you could substitute your Canderel for Splenda. Just add it after
> the butter and chocolate have melted. Use the stuff that measures like
> sugar. 1/3 cup is a 75 ml measure.
>
> Heavy or whipping cream has a minimum of 35% milk fat.
>
> HTH
>
> Vicki

Here is another recipe for a reduced carb chocolate treat. It too uses
Splenda, but Canderel that measures like sugar would be a simple
substitute. If you can't get sugar free pudding mix, you could
substitute regular instant pudding, but it would increase the carb
count. This recipes also uses some fructose. If you're using Canderel,
just leave the fructose out. It helps to counteract the delay in
sweetening action some people have with Splenda.

Oh, Chocolate!
from "More Splendid Desserts' by Jennifer Eloff

125 g light cream cheese, softened 4 oz.
150 g unsweetened chocolate 5 oz.
15 ml butter 1 tblsp.
1 - 40 g package sugarless chocolate instant 1
pudding mix, prepared
375 ml Splenda Granular 1 1/2 cups
45 ml granulated fructose (or to taste) 3 tblsp.

In food processor with steel blade, process cream cheese for 2 minutes.
In heavy saucepan, melt chocolate with butter over low heat. Do not
overheat as chocolate will scorch. Add to food processor. Add prepared
pudding, sweetener and fructose; process until very smooth.
Spray a 9 x 13 inch (3 litre) pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour
mixture into pan; cover the surface with plastic wrap and store in
freezer.

When chocolate firms up, if desired, score into 230 squares. To serve,
let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes for easier cutting.

Per 4 squares:
28 calories, 0.8 g protein, 2 g fat, 2.4 g carbohydrate, 0.4 g fiber

---
I have found the serving size for all the recipes I have from this
author are small.

Vicki

Erika · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

On 20 Nov 2003 04:16:34 GMT, jmmbear@aol.com (Jmmbear) wrote:

>Homemade peanut butter cups.
>recipe from one of the lowcarb boards.. I add another 2 tbsp of peanut butter.
>Peanut Butter Cups
>1 stick unsalted butter
>1 oz unsweetened bakers chocolate
>1/3 c Splenda
>1 Tbsp heavy cream
>4 Tbsp peanut butter

Thanks for the recipe.
I have a few questions.

1 how much is "one stick" of butter?
2 what is splenda?
3 how many percent fat is "heavy cream"?

Thanks again

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents.
Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible.
Then you gradually change in to them.

Jmmbear · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 48

In article , Vicki Beausoleil
writes:

>Thanks, Jeanne. Peanut butter cups have always been my nemesis. I can
>buy the bags of Irresistible brand peanut butter cups and they have only
>7 grams of carbs per piece. They're smaller around than the Reese's, but
>thicker. They also have trans fats, so I try to keep my consumption to a
>minimum.
>
>Have to keep my eyes open for petit four cups, now.
>
>Vicki
>

They have them in all the grocery stores right where the muffin liner/cupcake
liners or the cake decorating material is... I am the same way about peanut
butter cups.. YUMMM... I cant just eat one of the high carb ones.. I can eat
these without running to shove more down my throat.. LOL.
It probably also helps that I used to like frozen peanut butter cups and these
are close to that. Smile

As always YMMV and this is JMO
Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
189/154/120

Jmmbear · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 48

In article , Erika
writes:

>1 how much is "one stick" of butter?
>2 what is splenda?
>3 how many percent fat is "heavy cream"?
>
>
>Thanks again
>

Okay one stick is 1/4 cup or a quarter of a lb of butter.
Splenda is a new subsitute sweetner.. I will include the web site on this post
Heavy cream is the cream you buy for real whipping cream.. Heavy fat content..

http://www.splenda/
As always YMMV and this is JMO
Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
189/154/120

Erika · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

On 20 Nov 2003 19:50:05 GMT, jmmbear@aol.com (Jmmbear) wrote:

>In article , Erika
> writes:
>
>>1 how much is "one stick" of butter?
>>2 what is splenda?
>>3 how many percent fat is "heavy cream"?
>>
>>
>>Thanks again
>>
>
>Okay one stick is 1/4 cup or a quarter of a lb of butter.
>Splenda is a new subsitute sweetner.. I will include the web site on this post
>Heavy cream is the cream you buy for real whipping cream.. Heavy fat content..
>
>http://www.splenda/
>As always YMMV and this is JMO
>Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02
>189/154/120

ok, thanks. We don't have splenda but i suppose it could be
substituted by canderell.

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents.
Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible.
Then you gradually change in to them.