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How do you celebrate a birthday without a birthday cake? |
My son, Jonathan, is very careful with his diet and avoids inflammatory foods. For the past 2 years, he has not been eating sugar or anything made with sugar.
It is a challenge to think of what to make to celebrate his birthday. We already know that he will not indulge in a birthday cake, so what to do?
Well, his wife, Wendy, and their two daughters came up with the perfect solution. The pictures are worth a thousand words, so I will let you see the photos of Jon's birthday celebration in lieu of a cake !
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| Happy Birthday Jon 💋💋 |
The exotic fruit salad platter included :
Dragon fruit, papaya, kiwi, guava, mango
strawberries, and star fruit. His candles were place in a banana.
Everyone enjoyed a healthy celebration made with fruit salad instead of cake!!
I did make Jon my sugarless/flourless oatmeal cookies which only contain mashed banana, oats, and cinnamon and are very tasty. Optional chopped dates, nuts, raisins.
I put a candle in a few of the cookies and we sang Happy Birthday!
Link to Recipe for Oatmeal Cookies
Notes:
1. I always use certified gluten-free oats. If oats are not certified gluten free, they may cross contaminate and actually contain gluten and not be safe. I purchase these certified gluten-free oats-affiliate link.
2. The oatmeal cookies are very quick and easy to make.
3. I eat the oatmeal cookies on the Starch Solution Diet-They are Oil-free.
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