Re: How Many Carbs & Choices

[Guest guest]

Deviled eggs and egg salad are nice low carb breakfast items, too...also

good to take along.

In a message dated 1/1/2006 3:53:14 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

kathleenataylor@... writes:

I can eat eggs, in fact I ate eggs for breakfast this morning. I have

been eating iceberg lettuce, but it's nearly gone so I was going to

try some of the other lettuces to see how the others taste.

Kathleen

> >Right now I'm trying the 50 carbs, but I might need to go stricter.

> >This morning for breakfast I have a large chicken breast (ok, the

> >biggest one in the bag) and cooked it in the microwave in a little

> >water. I also had 1 1/2 cups of lettuce with 1/2 cup of green beans

> >and a little ranch dressing. Measuring isn't much fun, but if it

> >helps then it's worth it.

>

> Did you say you couldn't eat eggs for some reason? Someone here

did, but I

> can't remember who it was. If it wasn't you, then eggs are a nice

> breakfast, or an omelete.

>

> I'm curious, when you mention " lettuce " what sort are you talking

about?

> Iceburg lettuce...that's the heads you see...has virtually NO food

value at

> all. I hope you're getting bags of mixed greens or heads of romaine

and

> things like that. Young spinach is a good salad, too.

>

> sky

>

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[Guest guest]

Deviled eggs and egg salad are nice low carb breakfast items, too...also

good to take along.

In a message dated 1/1/2006 3:53:14 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

kathleenataylor@... writes:

I can eat eggs, in fact I ate eggs for breakfast this morning. I have

been eating iceberg lettuce, but it's nearly gone so I was going to

try some of the other lettuces to see how the others taste.

Kathleen

> >Right now I'm trying the 50 carbs, but I might need to go stricter.

> >This morning for breakfast I have a large chicken breast (ok, the

> >biggest one in the bag) and cooked it in the microwave in a little

> >water. I also had 1 1/2 cups of lettuce with 1/2 cup of green beans

> >and a little ranch dressing. Measuring isn't much fun, but if it

> >helps then it's worth it.

>

> Did you say you couldn't eat eggs for some reason? Someone here

did, but I

> can't remember who it was. If it wasn't you, then eggs are a nice

> breakfast, or an omelete.

>

> I'm curious, when you mention " lettuce " what sort are you talking

about?

> Iceburg lettuce...that's the heads you see...has virtually NO food

value at

> all. I hope you're getting bags of mixed greens or heads of romaine

and

> things like that. Young spinach is a good salad, too.

>

> sky

>

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[Guest guest]

At 11:14 AM 12/31/05, kathleenataylor wrote:

>Right now I'm trying the 50 carbs, but I might need to go stricter.

>This morning for breakfast I have a large chicken breast (ok, the

>biggest one in the bag) and cooked it in the microwave in a little

>water. I also had 1 1/2 cups of lettuce with 1/2 cup of green beans

>and a little ranch dressing. Measuring isn't much fun, but if it

>helps then it's worth it.

Did you say you couldn't eat eggs for some reason? Someone here did, but I

can't remember who it was. If it wasn't you, then eggs are a nice

breakfast, or an omelete.

I'm curious, when you mention " lettuce " what sort are you talking about?

Iceburg lettuce...that's the heads you see...has virtually NO food value at

all. I hope you're getting bags of mixed greens or heads of romaine and

things like that. Young spinach is a good salad, too.

sky

[Guest guest]

I can eat eggs, in fact I ate eggs for breakfast this morning. I have

been eating iceberg lettuce, but it's nearly gone so I was going to

try some of the other lettuces to see how the others taste.

Kathleen

> >Right now I'm trying the 50 carbs, but I might need to go stricter.

> >This morning for breakfast I have a large chicken breast (ok, the

> >biggest one in the bag) and cooked it in the microwave in a little

> >water. I also had 1 1/2 cups of lettuce with 1/2 cup of green beans

> >and a little ranch dressing. Measuring isn't much fun, but if it

> >helps then it's worth it.

>

> Did you say you couldn't eat eggs for some reason? Someone here

did, but I

> can't remember who it was. If it wasn't you, then eggs are a nice

> breakfast, or an omelete.

>

> I'm curious, when you mention " lettuce " what sort are you talking

about?

> Iceburg lettuce...that's the heads you see...has virtually NO food

value at

> all. I hope you're getting bags of mixed greens or heads of romaine

and

> things like that. Young spinach is a good salad, too.

>

> sky

>

[Guest guest]

> been eating iceberg lettuce, but it's nearly gone so I was going to

> try some of the other lettuces to see how the others taste.

Kathleen, you do have to get nutrition and calories. Not eating is

not the solution to diabetes. Iceberg lettuce has to be almost

completely free of EVERYTHING and very similar to not eating at all!

I just looked it up. 6.6 calories per CUP and 1.1 g carbs. As far as

nutrients are concerned, fergitaboutit...

http://www.redmountainspa.com/_health_education_fitness/articles/greenwars.html

Low carb food items that are easy to find are meat, cheese, nuts, nut

butters, lots of vegetables such as cauliflower and broccoli. Peanut

butter in celery sticks is a good snack. Skip anything white (white

bread, potatoes, sugar). Skip tropical fruits. You can discover as

you go along by testing how you do with apples and other non-tropical

fruits.

Here's a reference to a Low Carb counter designed to help people to

find foods with low carbs:

http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/

[Guest guest]

I get the idea that I still have a lot more to learn. I thought I was

eating real good diabetic meals with my nice big salads of iceberg

lettuce, I guess I'll have to switch to some other lettuce.

This group sure does make a nice safety net for those who are just

learning.

Kathleen

>

>

> Kathleen, you do have to get nutrition and calories. Not eating is

> not the solution to diabetes. Iceberg lettuce has to be almost

> completely free of EVERYTHING and very similar to not eating at all!

>

> I just looked it up. 6.6 calories per CUP and 1.1 g carbs. As far

as

> nutrients are concerned, fergitaboutit...

>

>

http://www.redmountainspa.com/_health_education_fitness/articles/green

wars.html

>

> Low carb food items that are easy to find are meat, cheese, nuts,

nut

> butters, lots of vegetables such as cauliflower and broccoli. Peanut

> butter in celery sticks is a good snack. Skip anything white (white

> bread, potatoes, sugar). Skip tropical fruits. You can discover as

> you go along by testing how you do with apples and other non-

tropical

> fruits.

>

> Here's a reference to a Low Carb counter designed to help people to

> find foods with low carbs:

>

> http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds good! I'll have to buy a few things next time I grocery shop.

So far today my highest bg reading was 162 (1 hour after breakfast). I

can hardly wait to see how the rest of the day goes.

Kathleen

>

> It's not that you weren't eating a diabetic meal with the iceburg

lettuce,

> just that if you're gonna eat salad, why not try for some with a few

> vitamins in 'em? 8-). You could also add a chopped scallion (green

onions

> have fewer carbs than other kinds), cheese, shredded leftover meat,

avocado

> (yum!) to that salad.

>

> sky

>

[Guest guest]

> I get the idea that I still have a lot more to learn. I thought I was

> eating real good diabetic meals with my nice big salads of iceberg

> lettuce, I guess I'll have to switch to some other lettuce.

You don't have to switch. What I was trying to say is whether you eat

iceberg lettuce or not is irrelevant to almost everything since it is

only water. When you say " iceberg salad " if it only contains iceberg,

and say some vinegar and oil, the only food content at all is the oil.

I was afraid you aren't getting enough FOOD. If, however, you put

things in the salad such as meat and cheese and vegetables, then the

food value comes from those " extras " .

We don't use lettuce in our salads because my husband is on a blood

thinner, so everything in our salad is food. As a side dish, it

usually contains tomatoes, avocados, raw mushrooms, maybe canned

artichoke hearts, olives, leftover cooked vegetables such as broccoli,

sometimes a few chickpeas.

Some diabetics can tolerate beans pretty well. After you get stable

you can add back things like beans and see what happens. The chickpea

family is one of the beans with a relatively low glycemic index and

Gil tolerates them fairly well. Remember, it's not only WHAT you eat

but also HOW MUCH.

You're doing well! It is a considerable learning process to find out

what MIGHT work for you because it works for others, and then to find

out what DOES work for you based on testing. Slow and steady progress

is fine.