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We all try to avoid sugar for our kids...but do want them to occasionally enjoy something...recently I came across a sugar free banana cake recipe...it had honey, sultanas and of course the ripe banans that made it sweet.
Was wondering if there are any mums out there with dessert recipes that do not include sugar? My daughter is 15 months old. Would really appreciate it x
Stewed rhubarb, sweetened with Splenda (you may have issues over this as it's artificial - depends which is worst in your eyes!) and served with full fat Greek yoghurt and a bit of vanilla extract.
Honey is exactly the same thing as sugar, it's still empty calories (usually the honey ahs been pasteurised to death).
What about just fruit? At 15mo my DD didn't know that sugary treats existed so I made the most of that. Pudding was just fruit with or without plain yogurt or ice lollies made with fresh fruit and evaporated milk.
I personally prefer to use molasses in baking, at least that contains iron. It also makes cakes a bit moister. I make a banana cake too but use more bananas than indicated and replace much of the brown sugar with molasses. I also sweeten porridge with molasses or dried fruit.
I don't think honey is any healthier than sugar unless its freshly collected from a local hive.
You can use fructose rather than normal sugar if you are happier with that. At 15 months my DS didn;t know anything sweeter than fruit/dried fruit/fruit puree/yoghurt existed and was quite happy with that.
Mamabear, a little sugar won't harm your child, as Brangelina says honey is practically the same as are fruit sugars. I'm not advocating lots of sugar in a 15 mnth olds diet, just that everything in moderation is probably a good rule when it comes to childrens diets.
KC - health food stores. I think they also sell it in supermarkets - I think it's the same thing as black treacle (can anybody confirm?) so Tate and Lyle do it as well. It doesn't have to be from cane sugar, the one I use is German and made from sugar beet.
Milk is an important source of nutrients that you and your family shouldn’t miss out on. If someone in your family has lactose intolerance and the rest of the family still want to enjoy the taste of real milk, try Lactofree - the UK’s first virtually lactose-free dairy drink.
