The Chronicles of Larry & Roger: A Pair of Diabetic Feet

The Newsy Neighbour Magazine

November Issue 109

www.thenewsyneighbour.com

byVicki Myhre

Hello!! HAPPY NOVEMBER!

November brings many exciting things for most of us. 

Larry here. Roger and I are still on the 10,000 steps/day program. How about you? Were you able to find some indoor walking venues that suit your needs? We are still hearing that this is going to be a long, cold winter; I would think the skiers and other snow sport peeps are pretty excited about this. Us, on the other hand, we look forward to indoor walking and the social aspect that that brings for us and our friends. It is all good!

Even more exciting for us is the fact that we can see Christmas just around the corner. We discussed what we would like to share with you this month. We decided that Christmas Baking for Diabetics was top of our list. We reviewed the Mayo Clinic website and found that some of our favourite Christmas Treats have been modified for us!!! Diabetic Christmas Treats at their finest. We have included two recipes for those of you that are ready to get a jump on your Christmas baking. We are researching how to replace Splenda and Equal with Stevia (a much more natural sugar replacement). You can find the results on www.facebook.com/jenericaywellness if you are wanting to do this. Enjoy these recipes, we know we will…

  

Sugar Free Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons Equal sugar substitute
• 1 egg
• Several drops of food colouring (optional)
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Cream shortening. Add sweetener, egg, and food colouring (if desired); beat well.
2. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, add the milk, vanilla, and water. Put in flour mixture and stir well.
3. Chill dough 2 to 4 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 325°F.
5. Roll out 1/8 inch thick and cut the cookies into desired shapes. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Cool. Store in air tight container.

Nutritional Information (Per Serving) Calories: 104 Protein: 3g Sodium: 95 mg Cholesterol: 9 mg Fat: 4.5g Carbohydrates: 12g

Christmas Gingerbread Men Cookies

Yield: 30 servings Serving Size: 1 (4-inch) gingerbread cookie

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk

Directions

1. Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and allspice into a medium bowl. Set aside.
2. Cream butter and Splenda Brown Sugar Blend in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg and egg yolk. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until dough forms. Shape dough into a disc, wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
4. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Using a 4-inch cookie cutter, cut dough and place on cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

If you want to decorate with icing, use this sugar free glaze recipe.

Nutritional Information (Per Serving) Calories: 110 Calories from Fat: 45 Protein: 1g Sodium: 65 mg Cholesterol: 25 mg Fat: 5g Saturated Fat: 3g Dietary Fiber: 0g Sugars: 7g Carbohydrates: 13g

Sugar-Free Cookie Glaze

This sugar-free cookie glaze is simple to make and versatile. This recipe makes a thick glaze. Add more water for a thinner glaze.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 5 teaspoons water

Optional: Food colouring. Add a few drops of food colouring, if desired.

Directions

1. Place Splenda Granulated Sweetener and cornstarch in blender jar.
2. Cover and blend until Splenda Granulated Sweetener is a very fine powder.
3. Pour into a small bowl. Add water and stir well.

Nutritional Information (Per Serving) Calories: 50 Protein: 0g Sodium: 0 mg Cholesterol: 0 mg Saturated Fat: 0g Dietary Fiber: 0g Sugars: 0g Carbohydrates: 12g

Well, Gingerbread Men Cookies are on our list of things to do today. Then 10,000 steps is next…We better get to it. Have a great month! We will see you, either at indoor walking, or in December.

Until next month,

Make your Footprints Count.

Larry and Roger

Written by:

Vicki L Myhre CPOD (I) CMP PFRP

Jenericay Wellness and Footcare

Internationally Certified Podologist

Registered through the Canadian Examining Board of Health Practitioners