It’s a season to be jolly and, for diabetics, being at the table and enjoying the festivities without worrying about the food can be a way to enjoy life and set aside the stress that diabetes brings.  For these two occasions preparing a mouth watering dessert made especially for diabetics can cap the night off. The ingredients are centered on minimizing a lot of calories, sugar and fat thus even people on a diet can enjoy this delicious dessert.  Maintaining the health benefits without sacrificing that appetizing taste is the number one priority in order to make any Thanksgiving, or Christmas get-together, a more memorable event.  A healthy lifestyle for any diabetic constitutes a strict diet plan but it doesn’t mean that they can’t enjoy what they eat.  In order to do that it is possible to take any culinary creation and make the necessary substitute focused on giving a diabetic a wonderful treat.  Information such as this can make life for a diabetic much easier because in general people love to eat, and being limited on that enjoyment can sometimes take a toll on our emotional state.  Occasions are meant to be shared with all, particularly for people with diabetes. This is one of our Diabetic Desserts that you could try:

Christmas and Thanksgiving Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• Cubed and softened fat cream cheese (8 oz)
• Crushed graham crackers (9 tbsp)
• Thawed low fat or fat free whipped topping preferably sugar free for diabetics
• Strawberry flavored jello sugar free (1 small box)
• Boiling water (2/3 C)
• Small curd cottage cheese low fat (1 C)
• Sliced or whole strawberries as garnishing (optional)
• Non stick spray

Directions:

Prepare an 8–inch pie plate by spraying the bottom with the non stick spray.
Once it is done sprinkle the crumbs of graham crackers on the bottom of the pie plate making sure that is evenly distributed.

Dissolve the strawberry jello by placing it on a bowl while stirring it on boiling water.
Let it cool for 5 minutes
Pour into blender.
Get a large bowl and pour it all in
Place the whipped topping and pour the whole mixture into the pie plate
With a spatula spread it evenly
Place it on a refrigerator for 4 hours until it is ready
Place strawberries as garnishing

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Who said anything about being Diabetic and not getting any desserts? Well, anyone who has this condition would know that this isn’t entirely true.

Sure, you’re life will change, given the fact that you should carefully monitor your sugar intakes from now on. But you won’t ever need to give-up eating some of those sweet treats just because you have this condition.

Medical experts have already found ways to aid Diabetics in helping themselves acquire a normal eating regimen. By substituting the traditional dessert ingredients for those sugar-free ones, this will definitely make eating sweets possible for Diabetics today.

So whenever your sweet cravings get the best of you, why not try this healthy diabetes-friendly dessert of Chocolate Mousse Pie.

Bake this Chocolate Mousse Pie Now!

To get started, prepare the following ingredients:

1 9-inch prepackaged pie crust
1 1/4-ounce package of sugar-free, fat-free chocolate pudding mix
1 2/3 cups fat-free milk
1 8-ounce container of fat-free whipped topping, divided
2 tablespoons mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
*Make sure you have an oven to use for this.

You can start by pre-heating the oven up to 400 degrees. To bake the pie crust, simply read the directions listed on its package. As soon as this process is done, remove the pie from the oven, and let it cool completely.

While waiting for the pie to cool down, you can proceed to whisking some pudding mix and milk. Use a medium-sized bowl for this.  Now start folding half (4 ounces) of whipped topping into the pudding mixture. Fold until it is fully blended with the ingredients. When you’ve finished this step, start by spreading the pudding mixture into the pie’s top and crust part. Also use some of that whipped topping as well. Finish setting-up the pie by sprinkling the top with chocolate chips. This can make 8 servings (194 calories/slice).

So remember, deprivation can always backfire. Don’t get too restrictive on yourself as this may lead you to do some binge-eating, out of frustration. Educate yourself by knowing which ingredients to use for a potential treat. You can always find ways to satisfy that sweet tooth of yours. It’s just about finding a sense of balance in your diet. Enjoy your pie!

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