Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 At 05:50 PM 10/28/04, Helen Mueller wrote: >I am sorry to hear that the Dreamfields did not work for you. Stacey >also mentioned it raised her bgs. Their site says that it will not work >for people with extreme insulin resistance. aaarrrgggghhhhhh! Must...get...C-Peptide....test. >Are you on any meds? I use insulin and shoot for the net carb amount >they give. My PP numbers are fine and stay fine the next day. No (knock on wood), though from all I've read I can't expect that to continue. >I have only used the elbows, and I do not like my pasta al dente, to me >that means undercooked. I like it soft and puffed up. My sauce is >tomato based; however it also has meat and mushrooms. I cook three >ounces dry pasta and use about half a pound of ground round, fat poured >off. This feeds both my husband and myself. If I want leftovers, I >double the quantities. The next day I usually top it with cheese. I'm an al dente fan. It may be that cooking it that way makes the slippery feel of the pasta more noticeable. I may try just extra virgin olive oil that a few garlic cloves have been cooked in and freshly-grated parmesan cheese next time. sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Sandy, I still eat potato, but very carefully. If I want mashed I make it with mashed cauliflower and shoot for the exact carb amount. It does not seem to spike me. Once in a while I will split a small baked potato with my husband and top it with something that contains some protein and some fat. Again I just shoot for the carbs and it works. I believe the fiber makes a difference. But I control these portions and sometimes would like to have something like potato salad, or potato soup, um, scalloped potatoes, and that I cannot do. Even with insulin. Tho I know I will have a spike, I do not know how much and have misjudged the insulin both ways. While going high does not make me feel instantly bad, going low does, and eating potato those ways is just not worth the chance. Hence the interest in Dreamfields. Now, my brother-in-law would like them to do something with rice. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 In a message dated 10/29/04 12:57:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jlnhjm@... writes: > >But I control these portions and sometimes would like to have something >like potato salad, or potato soup, um, scalloped potatoes, and that I >cannot do. Even with insulin. Tho I know I will have a spike, I do not >know how much and have misjudged the insulin both ways. >>>>>>> I haven't had any potatoes since last Christmas, about a month after diagnosis. I look forward to this Christmas when I will have some again. Potatoes are something where portion control is impossible for me, so it's better if I never have them. Other things are easier for me to control, portion wise, at least sometimes. But, the other night I made a dish with cauliflower, half a head sliced (yes, sliced) to about a quarter of an inch. Microwave for about 4-5 minutes with a couple of tablespoons of water, covered with plastic wrap. When done, drain the water, put the cauliflower in a non-stick saute pan, add 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan, and somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 cup of milk. Cook for several minutes on medium to medium low heat until the cream thickens, salt and pepper to taste, and voila, faux scalloped somethings. Very tasty. The recipe called for 1/2 cup of cream but it was too much. Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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