{"id":114,"date":"2012-02-15T13:34:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T21:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/modifiedketogenicdietforepilepsy\/?p=114"},"modified":"2012-02-15T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T21:34:59","slug":"a-cheesecake-by-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/modifiedketogenicdietforepilepsy\/2012\/02\/15\/a-cheesecake-by-any-other-name\/","title":{"rendered":"A cheesecake by any other name…"},"content":{"rendered":"

We work so hard on getting the right balance of food into Nora in a palate- and socially-pleasing way, but we don’t always succeed. There are so many details to consider, and sometimes things are still just not right.<\/p>\n

On Valentine’s Day, our family was invited to celebrate the 7th birthday of our great friend, Mackenzie. I knew in advance that they would be serving pizza and cheesecake, so I planned to bring everything I needed for Nora to eat pizza too. I also made some mini-pumpkin cheesecakes, which are ever so yummy.<\/p>\n

However, the planning did not start with just the dinner and dessert foods, it started that morning when I made Nora’s breakfast and lunch. I was careful to not give her too many carbs in the morning, considering that the pizza and cheesecake would be a fairly carby dinner. When it came time to pack for the party, I realized she had already blown through her protein requirements for the day–she had been really hungry that afternoon and I deftly avoided carbs! So no meat on the pizza, and I actually had to cut the pizza portion in half to take out some protein. For every extra gram of protein, I had to find 3 grams of fat to feed her, and that just wasn’t going to happen. In addition, the keto-diet is also calorie controlled, as too many calories can interfere with ketosis. Things got complicated, but I kept 1 mini-cheesecake in the plan at all costs.<\/p>\n

There was no fuss about the dinner, but the cake was a different story. Michael is a fabulous cook, so his cheesecake is divine and it was topped with mounds of blueberries. Nora couldn’t take the sight of it, even with her yummy mini-pumpkin cheesecake before her. She is only 3, and sees that she is getting something that is qualitatively different from everyone else. She cried, she whined, she pleaded for a taste of the “real” cake. She would not taste her own cheesecake. I carried her around and told her that I know it’s hard and talked to her about why she is on a special diet. She calmed down, but it’s just so hard to see others eating something so beautiful that you can’t have.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mama learned a lesson from this. I need to get more details. I could have given her a few blueberries on top of her cheesecake, had I known in advance and planned for it. By the time she got her cheesecake, she had eaten all of her carbs for the day. I had nothing left to give her. I had actually considered making her cheesecake in a pan and cutting wedges instead of doing a mini-cupcake, but I was afraid that the sliver she would get would look even more pathetic than a mini-cupcake. But the blueberries could have fixed it.<\/p>\n

Maybe. Or maybe not. Nora also cried when Mackenzie opened presents, because she wanted to get presents too, especially cool dress-up girl sticker books. Nora is 3, and it comes with the territory.<\/p>\n

When she finally tried a bite of her cheesecake, she declared it “yummy!” and ate the whole thing. But I have to remember that the emotional impact of the food is in the appearance, and that just as important as the taste and nutritional profile.<\/p>\n

“Yummy” Mini-Pumpkin Cheesecakes (without tears)<\/p>\n

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Mini-Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins. Nutritional analysis from www.caloriecount.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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6 oz Plain cream cheese
\n2 Tbsp Traditional Plain Greek Yogurt
\n2 Tbsp English Double Devon Cream
\n1\/4 cup pumpkin puree
\n1\/4 tsp cinnamon
\n1\/8 tsp nutmeg
\n1 egg (room temperature)
\n1\/2 tsp pure vanilla extract<\/p>\n

Preheat oven 300F.<\/p>\n

Beat cream cheese with mixer until smooth.
\nAdd yogurt and double cream, beat until combined. Scrap down bowl.
\nWith mixer running add cinnamon & nutmeg.
\nAdd egg and vanilla. Mix till smooth. Scrap down bowl again making sure mixture has no lumps.
\nLast add pumpkin puree and mix until combined.<\/p>\n

Divide evenly into 24 lined mini-muffin cups. Bake for about 15 minutes. When done, crack open oven door and let cheesecake cool in oven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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