Our kids love ice cream, but one of them is on a sugar-free diet.
Can you imagine how he feels when everyone else in the family enjoying their cold sweet treats while he can only stare and crave? Being left out and deprived of one of his favourite foods seems unbearable.
So to help him sustain a sugar-free or at least low sugar diet, we started making our ice cream a couple of months ago. The kids love to be involved in the process too. It is straightforward, and after a while, we began creating variations.
Sharing 2 easy healthy popsicle recipes here.
Peppermint Chocolate Chip Popsicle
Ingredients
(Makes 12)
Whipping Cream (200ml)
Milk (200ml)
Powdered Xylitol (2 tablespoons)
Sugarless Chocolate Chips steroids for sale with credit card ( a handful)
Peppermint Oil (2 drops)
Green Food Colouring if desired
Instructions
Whisk everything together except for the chocolate chips. Leave in the freezer overnight. It is that simple!
For those on a low-fat diet, you can replace the whipping cream with Greek yoghurt.
A note of xylitol – it is mildly laxative, so you may not want to use too much of this. If you are indifferent to sugar, you can opt for the healthier coconut sugar, agave syrup or maple syrup.
Creamy Strawberry Banana Popsicle
We eat lots of bananas. The fruit is moderately high in sugar content (fructose). Anyone on a strict sugar-free diet should avoid it.
We tried to go without bananas, but we went crazy instead. Moreover, bananas have a good source of fibre, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and various antioxidants and phytonutrients. These are essential for growing kids. So I decided not to be too hung up over going 100% sugar-free but will be mindful to keep a moderate intake of our favourite fruit after mealtimes.
Ingredients
(Makes 12)
1 large banana
Strawberries (200g)
Whipping Cream (200g)
A splash of water
Xylitol ( 2 tablespoons)
Instructions
Throw everything into the blender for a good blend!
Alternatively, you can set aside a couple of strawberries and chop them into small pieces. Add them into the blended mixture as the last step. The tiny pieces will give additional texture to the popsicle and a prettier presentation.
Again, xylitol is just an option. You can choose to omit it if you wish. As for the whipping cream, you can replace it with 200ml of water or Greek yoghurt instead of a low-fat option.
Additional nutrients for the kid in our healthy popsicle
For our own purpose, we include Vanilla Protein Powder and whipping cream into the recipe for a more satisfying snack as our sugar-free kid’s meals at home are low in carbohydrate.
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