David Gillespie - Kids and sugar?

13 Oct 2010 8:16 PM

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Hi everyone,

I was wondering what to do when one of my children does cooking at school once every week, usually including some sort of dessert?

This child is a little over weight, but I think would feel a little left out if she didn't eat the treats they bake!

And when my children are invited to a party?

Should I just allow them to have the "normal" party food for that day?

Help! Any ideas would be appreciated!

Kellie

14 Oct 2010 10:15 PM

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Hi There!

I have almost five year old twin boys, and we love baking together (cakes, etc.).

I've just started substituting the sugar in the recipes for dextrose powder - the kids still eat it and it tastes good to me (hubby, still addicted, says it tastes a bit bland).

Could you try asking the school if your child can substitute cane sugar for dextrose (and explain why)?

Parties - I would tend to let them eat what is there (per the "Party food is for parties" rule), as long as they understand that this is just because it's a party, iykwim?

I'm actually about to cater the twins' fifth birthday party and trying to work out if I can make the whole party fructose free without being called a wet blanket!

15 Oct 2010 10:24 PM

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Thank you Katherine, great ideas!!!

It's so hard when you have kids, to not look like a "wet blanket" to other parents and teachers.

Please let us know how you go with your twin's party and what foods you serve!

Kellie

Last modified: 15 Oct 2010 10:24 PM | Deleted user

17 Oct 2010 8:25 PM

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Katherine Chapman wrote:

I'm actually about to cater the twins' fifth birthday party and trying to work out if I can make the whole party fructose free without being called a wet blanket!

Our twins just turned 7 and had 30 of their friends over for a party ... Lizzie decided the whole thing was going to be fructose free (and home made) - I'm typing up the Kids' Party set of recipes she developed as we speak and I'll post them on the site this week ... stay tuned ...

Here's the menu -

Pizza Wheels
Hotdogs (without the bread rolls these can be a wheat free option)
Sausage rolls with sauce
Chocolate Crackles
Marshmallows (also a wheat free option)
Ice cream cake
Vanilla cake with mock cream icing
No sugar lemonade (given our time over we would have done dextrose Chocolate milk, but lemonade was limited to the table and water was served at other times)

Cheers

David.

18 Oct 2010 2:32 AM

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Sounds wonderful, I can't wait to see the recipes!!!

I have 4 year old twins, aren't twins fun!!!

Our 9 year old disagrees, she says they are no fun at all :)

30 Oct 2010 9:27 PM

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David would love the recipe for pizza! although i have to eat gluten free i make mine with cornflour and riceflour, but i was worried that with yeast we need to add 1 tspn of sugar to make it rise.. do you omit this step in pizza/bread recipes?

cheers,

nicky