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Okay, so my doctor diagnosed me last week as being insulin resistant and has me on a low carb, diabetic diet. However, I am quickly finding that it is not easy to find foods that fit my doctor's wishes. Does anyone have any advice or recipes that can help me? Breakfast is particularly hard as I am growing sick of eggs every day.
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Okay, so my doctor diagnosed me last week as being insulin resistant and has me on a low carb, diabetic diet. However, I am quickly finding that it is not easy to find foods that fit my doctor's wishes. Does anyone have any advice or recipes that can help me? Breakfast is particularly hard as I am growing sick of eggs every day.
I think there are flaxseed cereals and breads that might work.
Ouch, that stinks.
My doctor diagnosed me as mildly diabetic about two months ago, and luckily for me, low dose medicine and losing some weight has helped. However, in talking with him this morning, I discovered that my favorite breakfast (a bowl of fruit) is very bad, so I am going to the local hospital that offers diabetic dietary "therapy" which my insurance company pays for. If that is possible for you, that would be one avenue to explore.
Also, I've been told that the Weight Watchers diet is very similar to a diabetic diet, and the Atkins diet is close also. There are lots of books on those two.
-- david
Papa.DRB
Good luck with your search.
Okay, so my doctor diagnosed me last week as being insulin resistant and has me on a low carb, diabetic diet. However, I am quickly finding that it is not easy to find foods that fit my doctor's wishes. Does anyone have any advice or recipes that can help me? Breakfast is particularly hard as I am growing sick of eggs every day.
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For breakfast? You could try baked beans. Also look up quinoa--it's a pseudocereal, so it cooks like oatmeal, but it has a higher protein-to-carbohydrate ratio that might work.
Plain yogurt is great, and can be self-spiked with cinnamon, nutmeg, and/or ginger for flavor. Cinnamon also helps with blood sugar regulation itself. In fact, pay attention to your spice rack; you can do a lot to reflavor a meal with lots of different spices while maintaining the same base. Try eggs with paprika and turmeric. Make a wasabi-egg omelet.
Regarding keeping your sugar intake down, also look over fruits and veggies. Even though many fruits are sweet and, of course, have sugars, they're typically served with a higher concentration of roughage than white bread and processed grains, so they might still be okay. I find tomatoes make wonderful snacks.
Nuts are good, too. You can't snack on them all day, but they're also good nutrition sources.
Also, look for bread from Germany. It usually comes in dark bricks. If you're raised on white bread, the taste and consistency might take getting used to--I'm not a big rye fan, and Germans love love love rye, for some reason. However, the breads are more like compressed seeds than the standard fluffy stuff. They're useful as a base to top with the main meal.
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Yogurt (I like Greek-style yogurt the best), a piece of fresh fruit (only one), and try eggs in different styles. Scrambled, over easy, simple herb omelette, poached, baked, etc. Cheese is also a good source of protein, and a small potato shouldn't kill your carb count. Yogurt "parfaits" are great with granola, fruit, and the yogurt of your choice.
My diabetic friend recommends this:
Breakfast:
1 serving of protein
1 serving of fruitLunch:
1 serving of protien
1 serving of fruit
1 serving of vegetablesDinner:
1 serving of protein
1 serving of fruit
2 servings of vegetables
1 serving of starchA serving of protein was 1/3rd pound of beef, chicken or fish although non-meat protien was good, too.
A serving of fruit, I usually took to be 1 fruit (usually apple, orange and peach/plum). Don't suggest 1 watermelon per setting, though.
I tend to buy bagged salads and use their serving suggestions as the
actual servings when I'm not cooking.The starch tends to be simply a slice of bread.
More exercise goes without saying, and said diabetic friend has lost about 80 pounds since she was diagnosed last year. Best of luck on getting your health in order!
Have you picked up the paperbacks of The South Beach Diet or The Atkin's Diet? Or checked out low carb recipes on Food Network?
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Yogurt (I like Greek-style yogurt the best), a piece of fresh fruit (only one), and try eggs in different styles. Scrambled, over easy, simple herb omelette, poached, baked, etc. Cheese is also a good source of protein, and a small potato shouldn't kill your carb count. Yogurt "parfaits" are great with granola, fruit, and the yogurt of your choice.
My diabetic friend recommends this:
More exercise goes without saying, and said diabetic friend has lost about 80 pounds since she was diagnosed last year. Best of luck on getting your health in order!
Breakfast:
1 serving of protein
1 serving of fruitLunch:
1 serving of protien
1 serving of fruit
1 serving of vegetablesDinner:
1 serving of protein
1 serving of fruit
2 servings of vegetables
1 serving of starchA serving of protein was 1/3rd pound of beef, chicken or fish although non-meat protien was good, too.
A serving of fruit, I usually took to be 1 fruit (usually apple, orange and peach/plum). Don't suggest 1 watermelon per setting, though.
I tend to buy bagged salads and use their serving suggestions as the
actual servings when I'm not cooking.The starch tends to be simply a slice of bread.
For protein one of your best bets is Nuts. They take awhile to chew and while they do contain fat they also have fiber and they need time to digest, which in turn makes your stomach feel fuller and you feel satisfied longer so you typically end up eating less at your next meal.
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Avocados are your friend. Mix in some tomatoes, cilantro, a lime, a chile, and some bacon and it doesn't matter you're using lettuce to scoop it.
Tuna is also your friend. Tuna and cheese on some overly fibrous crackers like triscuits or whatever.
Chicken and vegetables. Stew it, cook it like a stir-fry, stuff things into other things, you name it.
Salsa. Salsa on things. Tomatoes and vegetables blended together into flavor that goes well on other vegetables, meats, tortilla chips, eggs, pitas, sandwiches, and things. I've seen it eaten on its own when blended fine and called "spicy tomato soup without cream".
For breakfast foods there's cottage cheese, peanut butter smeared on a banana, yogurt, last night's leftovers, and, well, eggs.
My dad's on the same diet. He tends to eat omelets most mornings. On days when he gets bored with eggs he goes for a bowl of cheerios with one of those shredded wheat bricks on top.
Tuna is not my friend. :) I grew up down wind of a tuna cannery and now just the thought of eating tuna makes me sick to my stomach.
Tuna is also your friend. Tuna and cheese on some overly fibrous crackers like triscuits or whatever.
but have you tried the delicious flavors of tuna helper?
BTW I'm glad you made this thread I got some great ideas on how to better manage my diabetes as well. Although for me I love oatmeal in the morning. I put it in the slow cooker before bed and wake up to a hot breakfast, splenda/equal & milk work for me.
but have you tried the delicious flavors of tuna helper? ...
Nah, any of the ________-Helper products will just dump hundreds of calories of carbs into his bloodstream, tout de suite. He'd be better of throwing out the contents and just eating the cardboard box it came in. And if he popped a multivitamin, it'd be a more nutritious meal too.