Monday 10 October 2011

A better option for diabetics

Orange You Glad it's Carrot Cake

1 to 1.5 cups of Ideal brown sugar replacement
1 cup vegtable oil
3 large eggs
1.5 cups of course ground almond flour
1/2 cup of flax seed meal
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp of cinamon
1/2 tsp of nutmeg
1 tsp of vanilla extract
3 cups of medium shredded carrot
Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees
 Grease a 9 by 13 " loaf tin

Mix the suar, oil and eggs together.Add the reat of the ingredients one at a time mixing all the time.
Cook for 30 mins (to test if it is cooked pierce the center with a knife and if it comes out clean its done)
Cool in the tin . 
Enough for 12 servings

Nutritional information
cal : 284
carbs: 18
Fiber/sa: 11 carbs
Net carbs: 6.5
Protein: 5g  
Fat 27.5g
This recipe is recomended by Lila from http://www.tudiabetes.org/
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