Have your cake and eat it - healthy baking made easy
The children’s diabetes team at North Mid has partnered with Bake Off star Alice Fevronia to show how simple baking healthy cakes can be.
In the baking video, Alice shows how easy it is to make a tasty apple and chocolate cake at home using substitutions that will make all the difference to making it healthier.
Dr Yoke Sin Hoh, consultant paediatrician with interests in diabetes and endocrine at North Mid said: “Very often there are misconceptions that children and young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes follow a very restrictive diet but this is not true.
“In fact, we do encourage all those with diabetes to eat a healthy and balanced diet, just like others without diabetes and these include the occasional treats. In today’s modern world, we know that many families are busy and also we have easy access to fast food and ready meals, although they are more convenient these are not necessarily balanced or good for children with diabetes. We hope that this video will encourage you to venture into the kitchen with your family, bake, have your cake and eat it.”
The ingredients for the apple and chocolate cake:
- Four large egg whites
- Two large eggs
- One teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 75grams of caster sugar
- Two apples
- 100grams of self-raising flour
- 50grams of cocoa powder
- Handful of fresh fruit
- 25grams of icing sugar
Serves 10
Each serving contains:
KCAL - 118.2, Carbohydrates – 23g, Fat – 1.3g, Protein – 3.8g, Fibre – 2.6g
About diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which individuals have high blood sugar levels. This is because the body stops producing (type 1 diabetes mellitus) or has become less sensitive (type 2 diabetes mellitus) to the hormone insulin. Without insulin, we are unable to allow glucose to enter our cells & fuel our bodies. The most common type of diabetes affecting children is Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus but there are an increasing number of young people affected with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
In addition to medical treatments, dietary education plays a vital part in the management of those with diabetes mellitus.