Applesauce Muffins Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup (110 grams) Wel-Plan Baking Mix
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
 cup water
 cup applesauce
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together Baking Mix, sugar,
baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Mix together oil, water, and applesauce in a liquid
measuring cup.
4. Add all at once to dry ingredients.
5. Mix by hand, 20-30 seconds until smooth. (do not use an
electric mixer)
6. Spoon batter into six greased muffin cups in a muffin tin.
(These muffins tend to stick to cupcake liners.)
7. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
This recipe makes 6 muffins.
Each muffin has just 2 mg phe. If you have just one you may count
it as a free food.
If you have 3 muffins, count them as ½ phe exchange (6 mg phe).
Adapted from Low Protein Cookery for PKU by Virginia E. Schuett.
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Handout B4-a
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Now We’re
Cookin’
 Wash your hands
 Gather ingredients
What do you need for this recipe?
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 Gather equipment
What equipment do you need to make this
recipe?
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 Measure ingredients
 Make recipe
 Serve appealingly
 Enjoy
 Clean-up
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Handout B4-b
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Cut apart the squares to make the cards for Snack Scramble
and put the cards in separate baggies. These letters spell
“Popsicle”.
P
O
P
S
I
C
L
E
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Handout B4-c
1= free food
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Note: this handout is an 8 page teaching tool.
Cut apart squares to make cards for Snack Scramble. This
word spells “Jelly Sandwich”. (Continues on next page)
J
E
L
L
Y
S
A
N
D
W
I
C
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Handout B4-c
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Note: this handout is an 8 page teaching tool.
H
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Handout B4-c
SANDWICH
WITH 2 SLICES
OF BREAD =
1 EXCHANGE
(15 mg phe)
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Cut apart the squares to make cards for Snack Scramble.
These letters spell “fruit cup”.
F
R
U
I
T
C
U
P
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Handout B4-c
2-4 ounce
cans pears =
one exchange
(15 mg phe)
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Cut apart the squares to make cards for Snack Scramble.
These letters spell “goldfish”.
G
O
L
D
F
I
S
H
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Handout B4-c
9 original
flavored =
one exchange
(15 mg phe)
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Cut apart the squares to make the cards for Snack Scramble.
These letters spell “mini carrots”.
M
I
N
I
C
A
R
R
O
T
S
½ cup =
one exchange
(15 mg phe)
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Handout B4-c
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Note: this handout is an 8 page teaching tool.
These squares are provided for your use to add your own
Snack Scramble words, if you wish.
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Handout B4-c
© Copyright 1997 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Note: this handout is an 8 page teaching tool.
These squares are provided for your use to add your own
Snack Scramble words, if you wish.
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Handout B4-c
© Copyright 1997 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Note: this handout is an 8 page teaching tool.
P LAN A W INNING S NACK !
How many exchanges
do you use for
snacks?
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Write down the scrambled
snacks you would try.
Add your favorite snacks
to the list.
SNACK
E
T
F
TOTAL
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_____ _____ _____ = ________
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Rank these snacks for E=easy to prepare,
T=taste, and S= satisfying (fullness).
Give a rank of 1 to 5 with 1 being easiest,
tastiest, and most satisfying.
Add up the rank for each snack.
Lowest score is a winner!
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Handout B4-d
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Decisions, Decisions
Step 1
Figure out what needs to be
decided.
Step 2
Figure out what the choices
are.
Step 3
Think about your choices.
Step 4
Chose the best alternative.
Step 5
Do what you have decided to do.
Step 6
Think back over your decision.
Try to find out the good and bad points
of each choice.
Does your decision show that you are
taking care of your needs and that
you care about others?
Use these steps to make decisions.
You are able to make decisions!
The more you do it the more confident you will become in
making decisions.
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Handout B4-e
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Phe Check-Off
Favorite foods
Cereals
amount phe More Favorites
amount phe Even more
Fruits and Juices
Vegetables
Chips and Crackers
Sweets
amount phe
Breads
Spreads
Breakfast
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Handout B4-f
Lunch
Dinner
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Snacks
Decisions and Snacks and Something More
We worked through a decision-making process in clinic that can work
well for kids. It is described in the booklet “To Bring or Not to Bring”.
Become familiar with these steps yourself. We also talked about the
variety of snacks available to them. You have the opportunity to
reinforce at home what was merely introduced in clinic with the
following activity.
Challenge your child to choose his or her after school snack each
day with these guidelines:
 Choose one snack food that provides 1 phe exchange=15 mg phe
 Choose one snack food that is a free food
Ahead of time you will need to:
talk about snack food preferences
maybe look through the low pro food guide for ideas
have a variety of snacks on hand (this may mean having some
homemade snacks in the freezer).
What will this accomplish?
 It allows your child to practice making decisions about matters of
minor consequence.
 Your child will gain confidence in making decisions and will have
the skills to then apply the decision-making steps to issues of
greater importance.
 He or she will become comfortable with the idea of an “exchange”
or counting mgs of phe.
 Your child will become familiar with which foods are more or less
filling in a one exchange (15 mg) portion and will be able to learn
to satisfy his or her hunger appropriately.
Finish off this activity by having your child record the snack on the
Phe Check-off. Give him or her some space to experiment but be
available to support and instruct as needed. By doing all of these
things you are fostering your child’s independence and building
confidence. That’s a snack with something more!
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Handout B4-g
Family Letter
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