No Sugar Treats for Our Easter Sweeties

No Sugar Treats for Our Easter Sweeties

No Sugar Treats for Our Easter Sweeties

I started eating sugar-free sometime during college.  I realized that I did not feel well when I ate sugar.  Our entire family went sugar free when my youngest child was about 3 years old.  She's 17 years old now!  I have always done something special for my children on Easter, but it rarely involved candy.

One year, I purchased a lot of special dried fruits and nuts.  These were not the typical raisins and peanuts.  I got all sorts of fancy things that they loved to fill their baskets.  It was a big hit, and they said they didn't miss the candy at all. Another year, I purchased special mugs and put a cute stuffed animal in each of them.  They still have those special mugs to this day.  And, coloring eggs is always fun!

I've seen gift baskets made with special non-food items, like lip gloss, a book on CD, art supplies...  Gifts are only limited by our imaginations!  Not only will these gifts not make our children sick, but some of them will last a lifetime.  Who needs candy??

I have pictured a few ideas that I've seen online.  Above is a Easter bunny breakfast bowl with scrambled eggs, bacon, blueberries, a raspberry and cheese shreds.

Below is another Easter bunny plate with an apple slice, raisins, a blue berry, bacon and shredded cheese.

This next one was my idea.  For those of us who celebrate The Resurrection, I made an "empty tomb" out of scrambled eggs, a sausage patty and 1/2 of an orange slice.  It would be nice to lay some spinach leaves or something down at the bottom to signify the garden, but I didn't have anything like that available.

The bottom line is, we don't need to give our loved ones candy on Easter to make them feel special.  Get creative and skip the candy.

Enjoy!

Chicken Quesadilla without a Tortilla aka Chicken Cheesy Chip

Chicken Quesadilla without a Tortilla aka Chicken Cheese Chip

Chicken Quesadilla without a Tortilla aka Chicken Cheese Chip

Years ago, when I was writing my low carb cookbooks, my friends and I created these cheesy chips, or cheese chips.  Now, everyone makes them.  I think that is super cool!  Since I've been doing the SCD plan, (Specific Carbohydrate Diet), I've been enjoying cheese chips again.  Since I was making the rest of my family chicken quesadillas for lunch, I decided I could make one for myself without the tortilla.  It was delicious!

Chicken Quesadilla without a Tortilla aka Chicken Cheese Chip

Makes 1

In a small frying pan over medium-low heat place 1 slice of SCD legal cheese, like Jack, cheddar or colby.  Add shredded cooked chicken to the top of the cheese slice to almost cover the slice.  Cover the pan and cook the cheese and chicken until the cheese has begun to crisp, about 3 minutes.  Carefully turn the cheese and chicken over with a spatula, being careful not to splatter the grease that has formed in the pan.  Continue to cook the cheese chip another minute or so, until it is rigid.  Using a spatula, carefully put the cheese chip on a plate.  Top with SCD legal yogurt and garnish with chives, if desired.

Enjoy!