Superman Smells Like a Sugar Cookie!

If you know me, you know that I always call my little man "Superman" . Well, now when I cuddle with my little guy he smells like a GIANT Sugar Cookie!!! Because of the Pediasure that he gets through his feeding tube, that is all you can smell....Sugar Cookie!! This has not been one of my favorite smells in the past, I am more of a citrus smell person, but now that I smell it everyday on one of my favorite people, Ive had to make it one of my favorites.

I am not going to run out and buy a candle or anything...but I will make the best of it while we have to.

In other news, the real benefit to go along with the sweet smell is that he is gaining weight and having much fewer Hypoglycemic lows now that he has been having overnight feeds! Almost 10 pounds since July....that is awesome!!! And we haven't had one instance of "lows" in the past two months...THAT is really awesome!

We are going to experiment this week with a Reduced/Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pie. Wish me luck! This and Apple are two of his favorites so I am going to attempt....I am thinking that apple would be much easier.

Looking for a Quick-Fix for a Sweet Treat?? This is a simple little snack that always hits the spot. Hayden prefers his with a little Peanut Butter (which adds more protein..which is good for him) THIS IS NOT ONE OF MY "SUGAR-FREE" TREATS! BUT - WITH ONLY 9 GRAMS OF SUGAR/CARBS IN THE FLUFF, YOU GET BIG SWEET IN A LITTLE AMOUNT!

No-Burn S'Mores
Graham Crackers (whatever variety you like)
Marshmallow Fluff
Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup

Lay your Graham Crackers out in single layers.
Spread a small (or large if you choose) amount of Fluff on.
Drizzle small amount of Chocolate Syrup over

We like them open-face...you can close them up for a more authentic S'more effect.
Hayden also likes to add Peanut Butter to his!

We Cheated!!

Sometimes you want a quick treat without all the fuss of making it from scratch! Well, when you can't have any Sugar, Sugar that can be a little hard!! So we cheated this time.....started with a store bought cake mix and I added a little extra fiber - well, a lot of extra fiber! Gotta love this stuff, you can add it to just about anything and nobody is the wiser! Shhhh, don't tell anyone...they thought they got good old, yellow cupcakes!! NOT!

The icing still presents a challenge for us because as I am sure you know, icing is nothing but sugar, and sugar and more sugar. Oh yeah....and butter....and a little milk. So, with this one we used less sugar but the normal amount of butter and cocoa powder. They turned out great, and with only a tablespoon of icing all was well in the land of Glucose testing!!

The Princess enjoyed these more than anyone....

We did make some really yummy Muffins the other morning, I will post the recipe for them. They were ULTRA healthy, full of fiber, yogurt, real fruit flavors and barely any sugar! Good stuff!!!