Baseball Cupcakes

We all know that sugar is bad, but we mistakenly believe complex carbohydrates are healthy and we need to eat them in abundance. BUT what if I told you that "Complex carbohydrates" and "Whole Grains" are just glucose molecules hooked together in a long chain; the digestive track breaks it down into glucose...also known as sugar. So a "complex carb" diet and a "sugary" diet are pretty much the same thing.

Whole wheat bread is high in sugar, higher than some candy bars and sugary sodas, and some scientists have proven that two slices of whole wheat bread will raise your blood sugar levels as high as if you were eating a candy bar.

According to the Life Extension article, eating two slices of whole wheat bread is worse than drinking a can of Coke or eating a candy bar. In 1981, the University of Toronto found that the Glycemic Index of white bread is 69 and whole-grain bread is 72. Wheat cereal is 67, but table sugar is only 52. That means the Glycemic Index of whole grain bread is higher than that of table sugar, which is also known as sucrose. For you ?gluten free? readers out there...rice cakes are listed on the Glycemic Index at 77! This is why when people go ?gluten free? and grab a lot of packaged ?gluten free? items at the store, they gain weight rather than lose weight.

Simple sugars are so gratifying. That first bite of heaven can calm us down and give us energy at the same time. It?s like magic, with the power to flip our mood 180 degrees. That?s the upside of sweets. The downside is that the more you eat them, the more you want them. Excess sugar causes a hormonal imbalance, which leads to carbohydrate cravings and weight gain, literally turning your body into a fat-making, fat-storing machine. However, I?ve got good news for you. You are in charge and can get off the fast track to diabetes; and you can do it naturally. An overconsumption of fat-free foods and a sedentary life can lead to a condition called insulin resistance; which is a physical imbalance that makes the body respond abnormally to carbohydrate-rich foods and causes people to gain weight.

Sugars are the simplest form of carbohydrate; which can be natural such as lactose (milk sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar), or can be refined such as sucrose (table sugar). All starchy foods, like potatoes, and sweet foods, like fruits, raise blood sugar quickly. When digested they are immediately absorbed into the bloodstream, causing an increase in the hormone insulin. Insulin clears sugar and fat from the blood and to be stored in the tissues for future use. This causes weight gain. No matter where the carbohydrates come from; 4 grams of carbohydrates equal one teaspoon of sugar in our body. Let me say that again?4 grams of carbohydrates equal 1 teaspoon of sugar in our body. So with that thought, a small Blizzard has 530 calories and 83 grams of carbohydrates; which equals 21 teaspoons of sugar. A nine ounce bag of potato chips equals 32 teaspoons of sugar! To read more, check out my book: Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism.

Sugar is toxic for so many reasons, which is why we shouldn't let our kids eat whatever they want. So my goal is to make lots of recipes your kids would enjoy too!


To find TONS of great Kids ideas like this, check out my book: The Art of Eating Healthy: KIDS. We need to start our kids off on the right foot so they don't end up with issues that keep them from being the amazing little people they can be!!!


My friend, Jamie, has me make some yummy goodies for her boy's lunches. She has the CUTEST ideas for their lunches. Check out her BLOG. Her boys LOVE baseball, so I decided to make them baseball cupcakes.





1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
6 eggs (or 3 eggs and 1/3 cup coconut milk)
1/2 cup Swerve  (or erythritol)
1 tsp stevia glycerite (omit if using Swerve)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter, melted
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

The boys give these 2 thumbs up!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium sized bowl sift together the dry ingredients. Slowly add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until very smooth. Grease a donut pan and fill about 2/3 of the way full with batter. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

FROSTING:
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter
8 oz cream cheese or coconut cream
3 TBS Vanilla Almond Milk
1 TBS Stevia Glycerite (to taste)

In a bowl, mix the butter/oil and the cream cheese, almond milk, and sweetener to taste. Mix until creamy. Spread on top of cupcakes. I also melted 1 ChocoPerfection bar with 3 TBS almond milk. I placed the melted chocolate in a small Ziplock bag, and cut a tiny hole in the corner. I used this to pipe baseball stripes on the cupcakes. Makes 16 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Cupcakes = 283 calories, 19g fat, 3.6g protein, 26 carbs, 0.9g fiber
"Healthified" Cupcakes = 214 calories, 20g fat, 4.2g protein, 3.2 carbs, 1.7g fiber

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