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Post by Christina on Mar 8, 2021 3:28:57 GMT
Fruit is too high in sugar to be eaten in excess. I didn't eat globs and globs and globs and my blood sugar was about 280 when I ate. I had other things that may not affect it quite that much then. I watched a video on health, and it wasn't even a consideration, just a no no on juice.
What You Eat
I guess a meal or supper is 1/2 plate of non-starch vegetables, 1/4 plate of grains or starch like starchy vegetation, 1/4 plate protein. All you drink is water. Milk has sugar in it. Though, I believe it's just about getting in nutrition and doing other things in moderation, like the milk which has benefits. You'll crave to know how to moderate "fats, oils, and sweets," but people don't mention that important detail/explanation. They just give you the cold shoulder, though they know you're gonna have it. How to control the cravings and what pattern??? Some sources probably touch on it at least subconsciously.
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 8, 2021 16:57:19 GMT
A general rule of thumb Christina, is that you can eat all the green leafy vegetables that you want (Generally, this means above ground vegetables). Root crops (i.e. potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, etc) are high in carbs, and must be eaten in moderation, along with fruit. Sure, fruit is healthy in one sense, but it’s also loaded with sugar. And you can get vitamin C from kale, spinach, sprouts, etc. Healthy carbs such as beans, or whole grains such as wheat, should be eaten in moderation. Healthy fats, like avocados are good, along with fatty fish, such as salmon and mackerel. Healthy fats, satiate the appetite, and provide a full feeling for longer periods. Yes, dairy has sugar, in the form of lactose. That’s why a great alternative is plain yogurt. The active cultures in yogurt, consume the lactose (sugar) and convert it to lactaid (a non-sugar dairy). You can sweeten it with a little stevia, and really, it’s not at all bad. But this is not my area of expertise Christina, having worked in the tech field. The link below should help you out. www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb |
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Post by Christina on Mar 8, 2021 18:28:44 GMT
A general rule of thumb Christina, is that you can eat all the green leafy vegetables that you want (Generally, this means above ground vegetables). Root crops (i.e. potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, etc) are high in carbs, and must be eaten in moderation, along with fruit. Sure, fruit is healthy in one sense, but it’s also loaded with sugar. And you can get vitamin C from kale, spinach, sprouts, etc. Healthy carbs such as beans, or whole grains such as wheat, should be eaten in moderation. Healthy fats, like avocados are good, along with fatty fish, such as salmon and mackerel. Healthy fats, satiate the appetite, and provide a full feeling for longer periods. Yes, dairy has sugar, in the form of lactose. That’s why a great alternative is plain yogurt. The active cultures in yogurt, consume the lactose (sugar) and convert it to lactaid (a non-sugar dairy). You can sweeten it with a little stevia, and really, it’s not at all bad. But this is not my area of expertise Christina, having worked in the tech field. The link below should help you out. www.dietdoctor.com/low-carbThanks so much for the helpful advice! Green, leafy vegetables sound healthy. I guess healthy carbs and fats in moderation are a good idea, like whole grain bread and fish, each being different in health benefits. Even milk has sugar in it. It's good to add healthy dairy variety to your varied diet needs. All in moderation/variety. Neat site. I do have spinach, kale, and broccoli from my last grocery trip and what I learned on YouTube. I learned that eggs can maybe be more nutritious than some fruits and vegetables. I like to add a treat, like making creative pizza with healthy crust. The tomato sauce is probably good, though I found it was not the most nutritious of vegetables, like spinach, kale, broccoli, asparagus, and raw carrots. I've dieted before and have even used a health plan at school. I liked to eat a substantial quantity of generally healthy food, like the salad, Triscuits, cheese, the cooked vegetables and meat at supper, etc. ... wraps and smoothies for lunch, unfortunately a small breakfast like a breakfast bar on the go ... like in college. I had dieted in high school, too. Usually, my dieting consists of larger quantities of healthier food choices. My mom did pack me things like Nutty Buddies and croissants sandwiches in high school. I also got the super nutritious cereals, like Great Grains, maybe had eggs too for breakfast, hard to remember. It's been interesting watching health videos, think I have a good idea what's going on. May I ask what are your beliefs/habits in eating? I, of course, have diabetes, not sure if you do. Thanks! |
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 8, 2021 18:55:19 GMT
Of course Christina. I believe strongly in the low carb diet, but I’m not always so good about sticking to it.
I am not diabetic, but it runs in the family. My 85 year old aunt is what’s referred to as “borderline diabetic”. She can control it through diet alone, and does not need insulin. She follows a strict, low carb diet.
I wouldn’t worry so much about moderating the healthy fats, as I would the carbs. The good fats are very filling, so overeating them shouldn’t be as much of an issue. It’s those carbs you gotta watch out Christina. And the fruit, or any sugar for that matter. Those are your worst enemies as a diabetic.
When making a sandwich, try using only one slice of bread. Better yet, do a wrap using a cabbage leaf, or low carb wrapper (It sorta looks like a tortilla).
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Post by Christina on Mar 8, 2021 19:10:15 GMT
Of course Christina. I believe strongly in the low carb diet, but I’m not always so good about sticking to it. I am not diabetic, but it runs in the family. My 85 year old aunt is what’s referred to as “borderline diabetic”. She can control it through diet alone, and does not need insulin. She follows a strict, low carb diet. I wouldn’t worry so much about moderating the healthy fats, as I would the carbs. The good fats are very filling, so overeating them shouldn’t be as much of an issue. It’s those carbs you gotta watch out Christina. And the fruit, or any sugar for that matter. Those are your worst enemies as a diabetic. When making a sandwich, try using only one slice of bread. Better yet, do a wrap using a cabbage leaf, or low carb wrapper (It sorta looks like a tortilla). Yea, the carbs spiked my blood sugar, even just a full (white) bagel. Too bad about the fruit, but it's better than going for candy, which seemingly obviously lacks nutritious value. Yea, when I eat one sandwich I use 1 slice of bread. I like wraps, especially sun dried tomato or spinach, of which I've seen. I made some tuna wraps with mustard awhile ago, should add that variety to the grocery shopping list. |
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 8, 2021 19:47:46 GMT
Try the cabbage or lettuce wrap some time Christina. I personally find cabbage to be much more tasty, but that’s just me. Add your cheese, lunch meat, add a little oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, or season of choice. Really, it’s not so bad.
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Post by Christina on Mar 8, 2021 19:54:09 GMT
Try the cabbage or lettuce wrap some time Christina. I personally find cabbage to be much more tasty, but that’s just me. Add your cheese, lunch meat, add a little oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, or season of choice. Really, it’s not so bad. A cabbage wrap would be good with chicken but also some sauce that’s not too sugary. Not sure what kind of cheese product. I’m thinking an Asian wrap using cabbage would be pretty good. |
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 8, 2021 20:11:59 GMT
"but also some sauce that’s not too sugary. Not sure what kind of cheese product" Refer back to that link that I sent you Christina. It’s very helpful. It covers both sauces and dairy, and provides a scale illustrating good to bad. Since it’s a weird site to navigate, I provided both the dairy and sauces, direct links. You’re well on your way to a healthy lifestyle ☺️ www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fats-sauceswww.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/dairy |
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Post by Christina on Mar 8, 2021 22:36:06 GMT
"but also some sauce that’s not too sugary. Not sure what kind of cheese product" Refer back to that link that I sent you Christina. It’s very helpful. It covers both sauces and dairy, and provides a scale illustrating good to bad. Since it’s a weird site to navigate, I provided both the dairy and sauces, direct links. You’re well on your way to a healthy lifestyle ☺️ www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fats-sauceswww.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/dairyI wonder if Asians are healthy, seeing as they use sauces other cultures don't. They don't seem to use as much dairy products, though. |
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 9, 2021 15:03:51 GMT
I would think so Christina. They eat a lot of fish, soy, and rice. Rice, while high in carbs, is fairly healthy, especially brown rice. Soy seems to have a mixed reaction. I’ve heard people refer to it as everything from “toxic sludge”, to healthful. In either event though, the Asians usually eat the fermented soy (miso?) which is considered healthy by most.
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Post by Christina on Mar 9, 2021 22:01:25 GMT
I would think so Christina. They eat a lot of fish, soy, and rice. Rice, while high in carbs, is fairly healthy, especially brown rice. Soy seems to have a mixed reaction. I’ve heard people refer to it as everything from “toxic sludge”, to healthful. In either event though, the Asians usually eat the fermented soy (miso?) which is considered healthy by most. It may not be overindulging, but there's probably more than just rice and fish. I was wondering if they just ate sushi were they malnourished or some other kind of "animal" or species. I also heard too much tofu can give you cancer, but I used to like soy nuts. Even if they eat rice, they don't seem to have as much carbs like in bread like say the French or Italians maybe? |
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Post by Christina on Mar 10, 2021 7:33:24 GMT
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 10, 2021 22:08:29 GMT
I would think so Christina. They eat a lot of fish, soy, and rice. Rice, while high in carbs, is fairly healthy, especially brown rice. Soy seems to have a mixed reaction. I’ve heard people refer to it as everything from “toxic sludge”, to healthful. In either event though, the Asians usually eat the fermented soy (miso?) which is considered healthy by most. It may not be overindulging, but there's probably more than just rice and fish. I was wondering if they just ate sushi were they malnourished or some other kind of "animal" or species. I also heard too much tofu can give you cancer, but I used to like soy nuts. Even if they eat rice, they don't seem to have as much carbs like in bread like say the French or Italians maybe? Oh yeah. I’ve tried the soy nuts before. They’re not bad at all. I actually like soy, but it’s said to decrease testosterone levels in men. Though I’d imagine that you’d have to eat a lot for this to be an issue. One of my favorite meals was the stir fry using tofu like the one pictured. Good stuff!  |
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Post by Christina on Mar 10, 2021 22:39:27 GMT
It may not be overindulging, but there's probably more than just rice and fish. I was wondering if they just ate sushi were they malnourished or some other kind of "animal" or species. I also heard too much tofu can give you cancer, but I used to like soy nuts. Even if they eat rice, they don't seem to have as much carbs like in bread like say the French or Italians maybe? Oh yeah. I’ve tried the soy nuts before. They’re not bad at all. I actually like soy, but it’s said to decrease testosterone levels in men. Though I’d imagine that you’d have to eat a lot for this to be an issue. One of my favorite meals was the stir fry using tofu like the one pictured. Good stuff! (image) Yea, cold tofu is good, too. I like it cooked, as well, in stir fry with sauce. I wonder if Asians are healthy from it, as I thought, or if they aren't since it's bad to eat too much. I'm guessing it's healthy if you have it but not every day. |
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 11, 2021 0:01:54 GMT
The Asians eat a lot of the fermented, or miso tofu. Apparently, it’s much healthier in that form.
I used to cook it up with cabbage or broccoli, and usually potatoes. These days, I might only add one potato, or maybe no potatoes, due to the carbs. But that would be a great meal for you Christina, in consideration of your diabetes.
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