5 Places to Find Recipes for Diabetic Kids

Children with diabetes often miss out on the fun when it comes to enjoying the sweet treats and snacks their peers can eat.

But low-carb and diabetic cooking has never been easier, thanks to the vast collection of resources that live on the Internet for parents and caretakers of diabetic children.

Recipes for kids are easy to find. Try the following websites to get different ideas for snacks, meals and even desserts that are diabetes-friendly and tasty enough for children:

1. Kid's Health

Kid'sHealth.org is a good resource for various types of nutritious meals and snacks for diabetic kids. Recipes include sandwiches, breakfast, snacks, sides, lunch, dinner, dessert and beverages.

2. Diabetic Living

Snacks are an important thing to master when taking care of diabetic kids, as the right snacks will help stabilize blood sugar and provide energy between meals. A list of healthy snacks from Diabetic Living includes simple and delicious recipes, like Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn, Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas and Mini Cheese and Turkey Melts.


3. All Day I Dream About Food

Adults will enjoy the huge collection of low-carb and gluten-free recipes on Carolyn Ketchum's blog, All Day I Dream About Food, but kids can too. From brownies and bars to snacks, breads and soups, the recipes are generally very low-carb and diabetes-friendly (although you may have to make some adjustments with the ingredients).

4. Parenting Diabetic Kids

Parenting Diabetic Kids not only has a large library of kid-friendly recipes, but it also features a forum for connecting with other parents of diabetic kids and resources for helping diabetic children stay healthy.

5. T1 Everyday Magic

Kids who love Disney will also love the recipes featured on T1 Everyday Magic, a website that features Disney-themed and diabetes-friendly snacks and treats, like Peter Pan's Pumpkin Waffles or Pocahontas' Peanut Butter Trail Mix Balls.



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