My friend is throwing a dinner party for a group of friends, one of whom is newly diagnosed as type 2. She has asked me what she could serve as a dessert, without singling him out. She has suggested Summer Pudding. Any comments or suggestions please?
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Pudding for type 2 dinner party
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AndBreathe
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Summer pudding wouldn’t be ideal, for me, on a couple of grounds – firstly, the fruit mixture may be sweetened and secondly the bread element. But, your T2 friend may not have issues with bread.
I’m not a great pudding hound, but we do socialise a lot and more often than not, I just pass on dessert. One of our few friends who knows I am diabetic thoughtfully made a deconstructed Eton Mess a while ago. That meant the elements were brought to the table, and everyone constructed their own portion in the proportions of strawberries, cream and meringue to their personal preferences. The group rather liked that, and it was interesting to see how individuals actually made up their dishes. On another occasion, she did something similar with very tart berries (raspberries, strawberries, red currants and cranberries) where the berries were presented “naked”, with side syrups (one made with sugar, and other sweetened with an artificial sweetener), and whipped cream. This was “marketed” to the assembled group as an homage to the figure conscious. As these people were mainly American, there are a few of those.
Small chocolate eclairs aren’t too carb heavy, and helped by a cream filling, if a non-berry alternative is required.
For me, I’m a very discreet T2, in that I don’t broadcast it. I will often pass on dessert, citing no room left, following earlier courses.
I’m not a great pudding hound, but we do socialise a lot and more often than not, I just pass on dessert. One of our few friends who knows I am diabetic thoughtfully made a deconstructed Eton Mess a while ago. That meant the elements were brought to the table, and everyone constructed their own portion in the proportions of strawberries, cream and meringue to their personal preferences. The group rather liked that, and it was interesting to see how individuals actually made up their dishes. On another occasion, she did something similar with very tart berries (raspberries, strawberries, red currants and cranberries) where the berries were presented “naked”, with side syrups (one made with sugar, and other sweetened with an artificial sweetener), and whipped cream. This was “marketed” to the assembled group as an homage to the figure conscious. As these people were mainly American, there are a few of those.
Small chocolate eclairs aren’t too carb heavy, and helped by a cream filling, if a non-berry alternative is required.
For me, I’m a very discreet T2, in that I don’t broadcast it. I will often pass on dessert, citing no room left, following earlier courses.
Northerner
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Following on from AndBreathe's suggestions, there's a good recipe for Eton Mess here:
http://diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=38690
Along the lines of eclairs, profiteroles are also relatively low carb and the cream lowers the GI 🙂 And who doesn't love profiteroles?
http://diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=38690
Along the lines of eclairs, profiteroles are also relatively low carb and the cream lowers the GI 🙂 And who doesn't love profiteroles?
trophywench
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What about a cheese course instead? - or is it a 4 course LOL
With eg Celery sticks and grapes, all separate, so you help yourself to whatever you like - no-one would bat an eyelid if you had no grapes and there were no biscuits, not after they've already been fed two decent courses ?
Or she can trawl the old recipe book on the website and/or the forum recipe section see
http://diabetes-support.org.uk/diabetes_forum/index.php/board,15.0.html
For the website click on Diabetes Info in the top toolbar (next to 'home' and find the Recipe Book down the left hand side) They're all carb-counted - some like the Pear thing Patti recently did, wouldn't be suitable cos it's 25g a portion but if she chooses the lower carb ones. Variations with fresh fruit on the ground almond Pound Cake recipe, or make eg the Blueberry Muffin one, baked in a pudding dish instead of individual cases, would be fine.
have to say though, one of our friends when we used to do 'special' meals for a gang of is, used to treat it as an extra birthday LOL
With eg Celery sticks and grapes, all separate, so you help yourself to whatever you like - no-one would bat an eyelid if you had no grapes and there were no biscuits, not after they've already been fed two decent courses ?
Or she can trawl the old recipe book on the website and/or the forum recipe section see
http://diabetes-support.org.uk/diabetes_forum/index.php/board,15.0.html
For the website click on Diabetes Info in the top toolbar (next to 'home' and find the Recipe Book down the left hand side) They're all carb-counted - some like the Pear thing Patti recently did, wouldn't be suitable cos it's 25g a portion but if she chooses the lower carb ones. Variations with fresh fruit on the ground almond Pound Cake recipe, or make eg the Blueberry Muffin one, baked in a pudding dish instead of individual cases, would be fine.
have to say though, one of our friends when we used to do 'special' meals for a gang of is, used to treat it as an extra birthday LOL
Bloden
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Along the lines of eclairs, profiteroles are also relatively low carb and the cream lowers the GI 🙂 And who doesn't love profiteroles?
OMG that's the best news I've heard in a long time! Supermarket, here I come...😉
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