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    No Sugar Dates Ragi Oats Ladoo

    Published: Jul 23, 2016 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 11 Comments

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    When I started this blog, one of my main focus was to bring awareness to Diabetes and the Diet required to have a balanced life after being identified with this Type 2 Diabetes.
    The push and the inspiration for this series were because of the contribution that Daddy did for this topic. He contributed series of articles bringing awareness to this in a layman language. I have received many emails and feedback on how well these articles and the recipes helped many.
    I was quite sad that I couldn't do much to continue this series. That's when I thought of Diabetic Sweets. I have seen how fond most diabetics are of sweets and how they are mostly unable to avoid the frank sugar or white sugar. 
    Diabetes is a case to case everyday study. What works for one may not work for other diabetics. However as with all, there are some guidelines that most are expected to follow. Glycemic Index is one of the major aspects that's considered why planning on what to eat and what to avoid. 
    The glycemic index measures how fast a food is likely to raise your blood sugar. The index is measured with taking sugar as 100 and all other food ingredients are compared to this.
    So check the chart and plan what to do on a daily basis.
    While planning on what to make for this series, I picked up these Ragi Oats Ladoo that seems to have used dates instead of white sugar. Unfortunately, I failed to check out that Dates has a GI of 103. By the time I realized I had made this and offered to Dad. Since he has to approve this, I was waiting for his feedback. He said Dates are the number one food to avoid for Diabetics. I was so sad knowing that the internet can be so misleading. 

    Just to ensure I had my facts right, I read through a couple of popular sites on Diabetes and found contradicting information. While one claims that Dates has a GI 43, few other claim it is 103 as what Dad said. I conveyed this to Daddy and he checked for himself. He said some sites say Dates has GI 43, while some say otherwise. He said finally even though as per his knowledge, Dates have a high GI, however, it is a highly recommended food for nondiabetics based on the minerals and other nutrients available. So based on that he says he won't mind recommending a single serving of these ladoos to Diabetics.
    On that matter, most sweets have to be consumed in very small quantity, even if made with artificial sweetener. As he said one must lead a very active life with planned meals and proper exercise to have a control on their sugar levels. 
    So with that quite a lesson in knowing our ingredients, I present you BM#66, Diabetic Sweets. Dates which might be high in GI than Sugar is still beneficial as it has other goodness.
    Some sources read while doing this post are this  this this I was inspired from a NDTV recipe and made it very simple. 

    No Sugar Dates Ragi Oats Ladoo
    Ingredients Needed:
    Ragi flour - 1/4 cup
    Oats - 1/4 cup
    Dates - 6 to 7 nos
    Cashews - 4 to 5
    Ghee - 1 tsp
    How to make the Ladoo
    Dry roast the oats till crispy, powder it when it cools down. Roast the ragi flour for a couple of minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
    Chop the dates into tiny pieces and take it in a mixer along with the oats and ragi flour. Pulse it a couple of times and then continue till the mixer combines together.
    Transfer to a bowl. Heat a Kadai with ghee and roast the cashews and add the oats mix and combine well. When the heat is bearable, knead well and make into small balls of 1 inch balls.
    Store well. 

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM

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    Author Srivalli
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    1. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      July 25, 2016 at 12:03 am

      fruits and diabetes is a confusing topic right valli. I agree internet is so misleading these days. love this recipe. As you said portion control plays a key role. So one ragi ladoo should be ok. Perfect snack for all.

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    2. vaishali sabnani says

      July 25, 2016 at 2:20 am

      The ladoos look awesome, yes Dates are not recommended for diabetic , but I am definitely making these soon.

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    3. Ranjana's craft blog says

      July 25, 2016 at 8:20 am

      My in laws will love this. Will try soon.

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    4. www.annapurnaz.in says

      July 28, 2016 at 1:25 pm

      Never mind, we can make these delicious ladoos for ourselves. But totally agree with you that internet could be misleading. I faced the same problem while doing recipes on 'diabetic sweets'.

      Reply
    5. Pavani N says

      August 02, 2016 at 2:01 am

      Kudos to your efforts in doing so much research on this subject Valli. This is sure going to be a great resource. Those laddoos look scrumptious.

      Reply
    6. Smruti Shah says

      August 03, 2016 at 12:06 am

      Such a wonderful post Valli and of course great recipe! Loved it.

      Reply
    7. Priya Suresh says

      August 04, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      Feel like munching some, those laddoos will definitely satisfy my sweet tooth.

      Reply
    8. Usha Rao says

      August 05, 2016 at 6:40 pm

      I need to read those articles again. I remember reading them when you initially posted but did not pay much attention to it. These laddu look so good.

      Reply
    9. Sapana Behl says

      August 31, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Rahi and dates ladoo looks healthy and tasty too.

      Reply
    10. Anonymous says

      March 01, 2017 at 1:54 am

      Thanks for the information

      Reply
    11. Meraline says

      June 19, 2018 at 7:25 pm

      Will try for sure..gr8 recipe for kids

      Reply

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