Re: Treats for kids WAS Honey

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So, my son goes to 1st grade, a class of 26, and they celebrate all the birthdays (or half-birthdays) at school. The parent brings a treat, and I've been planning to supply him with something that I make. I agree on the need to scale back on the sweeteners, especially with his dental problems on top of the leaky gut, but kids expect treats on birthdays! I can do some banana substitutions but he's going to get tired of banana flavoring with all those celebrations. If anyone has any other ideas for school treats that go easy on the honey, please let me know!

, when you talk about almond butter below, do you use the NT version (which has honey in it!) or storebought? My kids used to like NT nut butter but have gone off it completely, I don't think they like the heavy feeling they get from the coconut oil.

Re: [ ] Honey WAS Honey and Ghee

We all “need” a little sweet on a regular basis, one could say, as the traditional societies knew so well, but probably not in the enormous quantities to which our modern society has become accustomed. My suggestion would be to bake items such as muffins without the honey, and then put the honey on afterwards with some almond butter or something similar. Desserts could be in the more “raw” form, such as marzipan (almonds ground with honey into a paste and then rolled into balls), nut clusters, or custard.

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[Guest guest]

(Don’t get me started on the birthday celebrations. I’m amazed that our school in California has birthday celebrations with sweets, but the school district where we used to live in rural PA, which only had fast food restaurants and the majority of the population was overweight, banned treats for birthdays and school celebrations. Everyone is great accommodating kids with wheat allergies, etc., but when you mention sugar, yikes!)

I am currently using store bought raw almond butter. Because of the cost, we alternate between organic and non-organic. I know it’s not totally kosher with NT, but a mother can only do so much in the kitchen.

Speaking of which, I think my gravy is done.

Peace,

On 1/12/08 5:40 PM, " Viadro " <viadro@...> wrote:

So, my son goes to 1st grade, a class of 26, and they celebrate all the birthdays (or half-birthdays) at school. The parent brings a treat, and I've been planning to supply him with something that I make. I agree on the need to scale back on the sweeteners, especially with his dental problems on top of the leaky gut, but kids expect treats on birthdays! I can do some banana substitutions but he's going to get tired of banana flavoring with all those celebrations. If anyone has any other ideas for school treats that go easy on the honey, please let me know!

, when you talk about almond butter below, do you use the NT version (which has honey in it!) or storebought? My kids used to like NT nut butter but have gone off it completely, I don't think they like the heavy feeling they get from the coconut oil.

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[Guest guest]

we get almond butter from the store as well, do you recommend raw or roasted i

know

you said you use raw but i thought the roasted might help a little with the

phylates or

maybe that's just wishful thinking. just like you said i can only do so much.

thanks

sam

> (Don¹t get me started on the birthday celebrations. I¹m amazed that our

> school in California has birthday celebrations with sweets, but the school

> district where we used to live in rural PA, which only had fast food

> restaurants and the majority of the population was overweight, banned treats

> for birthdays and school celebrations. Everyone is great accommodating kids

> with wheat allergies, etc., but when you mention sugar, yikes!)

>

> I am currently using store bought raw almond butter. Because of the cost, we

> alternate between organic and non-organic. I know it¹s not totally kosher

> with NT, but a mother can only do so much in the kitchen.

>

> Speaking of which, I think my gravy is done.

>

> Peace,

>

>

>

> On 1/12/08 5:40 PM, " Viadro " <viadro@...> wrote:

>

> >

> > So, my son goes to 1st grade, a class of 26, and they celebrate all the

> > birthdays (or half-birthdays) at school. The parent brings a treat, and I've

> > been planning to supply him with something that I make. I agree on the need

to

> > scale back on the sweeteners, especially with his dental problems on top of

> > the leaky gut, but kids expect treats on birthdays! I can do some banana

> > substitutions but he's going to get tired of banana flavoring with all those

> > celebrations. If anyone has any other ideas for school treats that go easy

on

> > the honey, please let me know!

> >

> > , when you talk about almond butter below, do you use the NT version

> > (which has honey in it!) or storebought? My kids used to like NT nut butter

> > but have gone off it completely, I don't think they like the heavy feeling

> > they get from the coconut oil.

> >

> >

> >

> \

>

[Guest guest]

Instead of banana you can use cooked apples - or pears if you want it

sweeter.

>

> So, my son goes to 1st grade, a class of 26, and they celebrate all

the birthdays (or half-birthdays) at school. The parent brings a

treat, and I've been planning to supply him with something that I

make. I agree on the need to scale back on the sweeteners, especially

with his dental problems on top of the leaky gut, but kids expect

treats on birthdays! I can do some banana substitutions but he's

going to get tired of banana flavoring with all those celebrations.

If anyone has any other ideas for school treats that go easy on the

honey, please let me know!

>

> , when you talk about almond butter below, do you use the

NT version (which has honey in it!) or storebought? My kids used to

like NT nut butter but have gone off it completely, I don't think

they like the heavy feeling they get from the coconut oil.

>

>

>

>

> Re: [ ] Honey WAS Honey and Ghee

>

>

>

> We all " need " a little sweet on a regular basis, one could say, as

the traditional societies knew so well, but probably not in the

enormous quantities to which our modern society has become

accustomed. My suggestion would be to bake items such as muffins

without the honey, and then put the honey on afterwards with some

almond butter or something similar. Desserts could be in the

more " raw " form, such as marzipan (almonds ground with honey into a

paste and then rolled into balls), nut clusters, or custard.

>

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BTW i made muffins today with 2 banana's and some stevia instead of the honey

and it

didn't taste like banana's at all. my husband didn't even know i used them

until i told him.

but be careful and only use in moderation because they can be constipating.

> Instead of banana you can use cooked apples - or pears if you want it

> sweeter.

>

> >

> > So, my son goes to 1st grade, a class of 26, and they celebrate all

> the birthdays (or half-birthdays) at school. The parent brings a

> treat, and I've been planning to supply him with something that I

> make. I agree on the need to scale back on the sweeteners, especially

> with his dental problems on top of the leaky gut, but kids expect

> treats on birthdays! I can do some banana substitutions but he's

> going to get tired of banana flavoring with all those celebrations.

> If anyone has any other ideas for school treats that go easy on the

> honey, please let me know!

> >

> > , when you talk about almond butter below, do you use the

> NT version (which has honey in it!) or storebought? My kids used to

> like NT nut butter but have gone off it completely, I don't think

> they like the heavy feeling they get from the coconut oil.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Re: [ ] Honey WAS Honey and Ghee

> >

> >

> >

> > We all " need " a little sweet on a regular basis, one could say, as

> the traditional societies knew so well, but probably not in the

> enormous quantities to which our modern society has become

> accustomed. My suggestion would be to bake items such as muffins

> without the honey, and then put the honey on afterwards with some

> almond butter or something similar. Desserts could be in the

> more " raw " form, such as marzipan (almonds ground with honey into a

> paste and then rolled into balls), nut clusters, or custard.

> >

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Do we know for sure that stevia is SCD/GAPS legal? I thought I heard someone ask Dr. Natasha about it at the WAPF conference (after her talk) and her reply was somewhat ambivalent. It's probably too new for the original SCD diet to have considered it. Does anyone know?

[ ] Re: Treats for kids WAS Honey

BTW i made muffins today with 2 banana's and some stevia instead of the honey and it didn't taste like banana's at all.

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