PS: Shhhh…. there’s a big gorilla in the room, which explains why haven’t I been posting more as of late. It has to do with a big, fun project that’s been thrilling, and also excellent at eating up my time (gotta love the bad puns). I promise I’ll leak the big news soon, but in the meantime, let’s just say it’s delicious, healthy, and rhymes with lookshmook. Hmm. I’m not very good at this game, am I?

When I need a sweet boost in recipes I’ll always turn to fruit or stevia first (whole natural foods = yay!), but when those foods simply can’t pull the weight, it’s palm sugar comes to the rescue. I teamed up with superfoods company Navitas Naturals a couple weeks ago — who offers organic palm sugar — and shot this fun Navitas-style video for their “Chef’s Notes” video series. In this video we discuss what makes palm sugar so easy to love, how to use it, and showcase my mini-recipe for Palm Sugar Limeade as well (it’s a winner). You can find Palm Sugar in natural food stores and also online.

Sweet Seed Candies

Similar to the traditional Greek sesame candy “Pasteli,” which is made with honey and sesame seeds, these superfood candies take advantage of yacon syrup’s more complex flavor and healthy benefits. Crunchy and chewy at the same time, these all-natural candies are addictingly delicious. If you cannot find pre-roasted/toasted sesame seeds, use raw ones — just pop them in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees ahead of time.

INGREDIENTS:
½ cup  yacon syrup
¼ cup hemp seeds
½ cup toasted sesame seeds

DIRECTIONS:
Oil a baking tray.

Over medium-low heat, warm the yacon syrup for a minute until it gets bubbly. Reduce the heat to low, add the seeds, and simmer for 3-4 minutes longer, stirring constantly.

Spread the mixture onto the pre-oiled tray into about a ¼ inch layer. Let cool completely (about 15-20 minutes). Use kitchen scissors to cut into squares or desired shape. Makes about 2 dozen candies.

healthy benefits: gluten-free, calcium, protein, essential fatty acids, low(er) sugar, prebiotics (healthy digestion)

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At just three years old, little Kylie was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. As diabetes is an “incurable” disease, her family was absolutely devastated. Yet rather than accepting the lifelong fate of insulin shots and drugs, her mother Kim was determined to find a better road for Kylie’s treatment.  Amidst a crisis situation, Kim discovered that following a natural diet specifically designed to stabilize insulin levels — including low glycemic, grain-free, and cow milk-free foods — served as a profoundly effective method in combating the disease.  Kylie’s blood sugar levels have been treated solely through a natural diet plan. The results have been so great, the family now celebrates “We LIVE WITHOUT TYPE 1.”

Today, Kylie enjoys a healthy, normal lifestyle without having to rely upon insulin shots or drugs – an achievement that most diabetics can only dream about!  Having founded Living Without Type 1 in 2008, Kim now helps others effectively fight diabetes naturally.

Both Kim and Kylie stopped by on their recent trip to Los Angeles to make an easy healthy recipe that would be good for Kylie.  Watch us make it HERE!

For more information about natural diabetes care, please visit LiveWithoutType1′s blog.