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Cookie Dough Easter Eggs 2

Cookie Dough Easter Eggs

How can you have a proper Easter celebration without chocolate eggs? Every kid loves them…but not every kid can eat them without consequence. Well,…
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Ice Lemon Sugar Cookies

Iced Lemon Sugar Cookies (Low Carb)

The original idea for this recipe was to make Greek Easter cookies, but the dough just wouldn't hold together well enough to be rolled and twisted into shape. However, it was too tasty to waste and it worked beautifully as a cutout sugar cookie.
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Walk Off Your Easter Dinner

Many of us eat more than we'd like at holiday dinners. Sometimes you just need to let go and enjoy. Last night at our Passover seder, for example, I took seconds and thirds on the baby artichokes. (They were, delicious, Mike!). After the meal I felt way too full. So Mike and I took Jane Kokernak's advice and went for a post dinner walk to gently work off some of the food.
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Easter Fun: Egg Chicks

Are you looking for an Easter activity that doesn't involve eating candy? Here's a great way to use the leftover hard boiled eggs you don't end up decorating, and get your kids to eat something healthy, too.
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The Diabetic Easter Bunny

Despite the current state of my pancreas, my late diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes meant I enjoyed a childhood of sugar-filled Easter treats. In fact,…
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Grilled Lamb Chops with Provençal Dressing

Lamb is a wonderful alternative to the classic Easter ham. This recipe can be easily modified to accommodate a rack of lamb rather than individual lamb chops, if preferred. I personally prefer the taste of the individually grilled chops..
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Real Eggs Have no Carbs

If you're putting together an Easter basket for a child with diabetes, try replacing sugary candies with colorfully dyed hard-boiled eggs. If that seems too boring, add in a few inedible toys -- like a stuffed animal or a small game. Remember: "fun" doesn't have to mean "sweet," and this is true for adults as well.
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