WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?

[Big Kev]

I still have porridge for breakfast and I am .

[Wendyf]

Its a case of finding out what works for the individual isn't it? If Colin has any cereal for breakfast his blood glucose stays high for most of the day, while you can obviously cope with it as your control is excellent. Stanley needs to discover what works for him, which is difficult when he doesn't check his own blood glucose. I'm reluctant to advise!

[Big Kev]

Its a case of finding out what works for the individual isn't it? If Colin has any cereal for breakfast his blood glucose stays high for most of the day, while you can obviously cope with it as your control is excellent. Stanley needs to discover what works for him, which is difficult when he doesn't check his own blood glucose. I'm reluctant to advise!

It has been a bit of trial and error, I use the individual porridge sachets that go into the microwave, occasionally I will add some frozen berries but always add a bit of nut granola. In the hour after eating this a test has shown up to 9mmol/l but this will be back down to between 5 and 6 before lunchtime. Any meals from lunch onwards are low carb and, in particular, very low sugar. A mid morning treat is usually a large Americano with bit of semi skimmed milk (still goes frothy with the whisk), it used to be latte but the amount of milk increased blood glucose quite a bit.
I still have my 'old' testing kit (not used the new one yet) with a pot of testing strips if it's of any use to anyone.

[Wendyf]

Interesting reading!

[Tizer]

Wendy, I haven't followed the glycaemic index story and I'm puzzled by the table above. Why, for the same serving size, does rice raise blood sugar more than potato when it's got a lower GI than potato?

[Wendyf]

I don't understand it either but I have an explanation of how these comparisons were worked out somewhere....I'll look it out.

[Wendyf]

This is Dr David Unwin's paper on rethinking the Glycaemic Index.

Dr Unwins report.pdf

[Tripps]

This is all a bit complex for my brain, but I remember watching a TV programme a while ago which seemed convincing to me. It claimed that a rethink was needed in this field, and that each person's glycaemic reaction was different - even for the same foods. Glycaemic research

[Stanley]

I don't think I have a serious problem with blood sugar so will stick with the Muesli and oatcakes and ditch the rice.
Yesterday I extended the stew left in the cooker with more greens and had it X 2 for dinner and tea. That finished it off except for the three bowls in the fridge. No cooking today!

[Stanley]

Mutton stew from the fridge extended with mushy peas for dinner and tea. I slow cooked a bunch of mutton chops yesterday and by evening I had de-fatted and de-boned them and bulked up with string beans and peas. Only problem is I experimented with adding Tahini and the result, whilst tasting fine, looks like cat vomit! Ah well, we live and learn......

[Moh]

Having a spicy week, yesterday was chicken curry with rice & naans, tonight is chilli with jacket potatoes.

[Wendyf]

We had second helpings of Sunday's chicken curry, slightly modified by the addition of double cream, served with spicy cabbage fried in coconut oil and broccoli.
I think it's tuna and asparagus tonight.

[Big Kev]

Sunday's leftover Chicken and greens is thawing out for tea, I will be adding some sausagemeat balls to bulk it out a bit

[Stanley]

I had the last bowl of the mutton stew from the fridge for dinner and for tea attacked the new one. I'm happy to report that it tastes fine. Only one apple and a knob of cheese for afters.

[Moh]

Chicken wrapped in bacon on a bed of fresh mixed veg. & new potatoes.

[Stanley]

I cooked up a storm yesterday, carrots, sprouts and cauliflower. I had stew and veggies for dinner and tea so those veggies are now in the slow cooker with the stew. I have Savoy cabbage and kale to cook today and will almost certainly do it with bacon. I haven't got on the scales but my waistband tells me I am losing some of the extra weight slowly despite not rationing myself.

[Stanley]

I had a bowl of stew for dinner and this gave me room to put the new cooking of cabbage and kale with bacon in. For tea I had a change, I marinaded a small piece of rump and two pork and apple burgers all day and had most of that meat with fried tomatoes and two eggs for tea. What was left over and the gravy from the marinade went in with the stew and brought it back up to a full slow cooker. No cooking today!
I'm getting really enthusiastic about my green veg now I have forced myself to get going. I like the way that shredded kale and Savoy cabbage retains its texture even when cooked and reheated in the cooker. I reckon that the stew as it stands at the moment is over 90% leafy veggies and it tastes lovely!
I have absolutely no doubt that this adjustment to my diet is doing me good, I can see improvements in all sorts of ways.....

[Moh]

Had lamb chops with new potatoes and creamed spinach last night.

[Wendyf]

Beef lasagna with celeriac slices instead of pasta, sprouts & cauliflower.
I hope you are getting plenty of good fats and protein in your diet as well as all those lovely greens Stanley!

[Big Kev]

My youngest offspring is buying this for my birthday, it has a whole section of low carb recipes.

I will share some once I've tried them.

[Stanley]

You mean you are aiming for lean Kev?
Wendy, no fear, apart from mutton and bacon fat there is whey butter, olive oil and rape oil for frying. I haven't started squeaking yet!
Had Veggie mutton stew X 2 for dinner and tea and out cakes and Stilton last night for a filler. Three bowls of stew in the fridge.....

[Big Kev]

You mean you are aiming for lean Kev?

The only real aim is a lower blood glucose level, any associated weight loss is a side effect. It's the low carb recipes in the book that interest me.

[Moh]

Chicken in a Cajun sauce last night with roasties & peas last night.

[PanBiker]

I will be having baked potato and some chilli from the freezer that I made a couple of weeks ago.

[Wendyf]

Tuna steaks with spicy fried cabbage, green beans and broccoli.