We've been speaking recently with the lovely Elly, who has a story very close to our hearts.

She is a working mum for whom food has recently taken on a whole new significance for their family. Her 10 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2013, and they were suddenly faced with the new challenge of counting carbohydrates for every meal to match his insulin doses. Luckily they already ate pretty well as a family, but when scouring the internet for carb-counted, family-friendly food, she drew a bit of a blank.  Most diabetes recipe books and websites seemed to be focused on Type 2 and weight loss, while she needed to prepare robust, crowd-pleasing food for her two hungry, active boys, their equally hungry (and almost as active) dad, their 6 foot tall Swedish au-pair, and herself.  She reckoned that if her boy had to inject himself before every meal, it was only fair to make that meal worth eating. So she has been adapting her own recipes, thumbing through all her cookbooks and favourite websites, and preparing weekly meal plans with a carb-count for each one.  We love her proactive stance!

She decided to start a blog so that she could share her food experiences with others in the same situation. She says she’s not an amazing cook (we beg to disagree!) and she’s always pushed for time, so she’s all in favour of short-cuts whenever possible.

So check out Elly’s great blog 'Carbcounting Kids'. Here she uses Cook & Count Carbs app for her very own Spicy Sausage Jambalaya recipe. Yumm! 

http://carbcountingkids.wordpress.com/