Chasing Hawk

[quote=marsye]I know that...but you never said anything about chewing, just pulling the food off. Do you just leave it in there?...LMAO

marsye

Not as fattening if you don't swallow it.

Chasing Hawk

LMAO...true so true, but doesn't it gross out your dinner partner?

marsye

He doesn't mind, trust me!

Chasing Hawk

LOL

amma

I think it comes down to being aware... Most processed foods are very high in salt. Foods like cheese, pickles, etc really surprise people. Become a label reader, but some food like cottage cheese and bread that do not have any added salt really taste bad to me. My mom is on an almost no salt diet and we couldn't eat either one of those... You will start noticing once you read labels that a serving size is not really accurate, and when you do the math to the amount you actually end up eating the amounts of fat and salt can really add up.
I also noticed the containers of yogurt have gotten smaller over the years, and the "diet" ones are even smaller yet LMBO I guess you can save money by buying the regular and only eating half :D:D:D

mickey

as a newly diagnosed diabetic i can tell you that fruit is not healthy. it has a lot of carbs which is what a diabetic is watching. diabetics are looking at 150 carbs a day.(1200-1400 calories a day) one half of a banana has 25 -30 carbs that is basically a whole meals worth of carbs.

Olivia's Grammy

Trying to decide which to have fruit and Cottage Cheese or fruit and Yogurt. I thought both were diet foods. I eat it bc it's about the only way I get dairy.

Lisanne

Mickey, it's not that bad. One medium banana, a whole one, is 27 carbs, and you get to subtract out the 3 carbs that are fiber. That's 24 carbs, and that's half - or less than half - of what you can have at a meal. I got the carb/fiber count here: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/f...-juices/1846/2

How many carbs and calories you can have each day depends on how bad your diabetes is. If you were just diagnosed with Type 2, chances are you'll be able to control it with diet - a fairly normal diet, but one that doesn't allow overeating and bingeing.

A normal diet is supposed to be 50 - 60% carbs, 25% proteins and 25% fats. Unless you are very tiny (and totally sedentary) or were put on a weight-loss diet, 1400 calories/day isn't really enough.

But for argument's sake, half of 1400 calories is 700. You need to get 700 calories from carbs each day. Each carb is 4 calories, which means you'd need 175 carbs/day. That's about 60 carbs per meal, and you can flex it a little.

And realize, you should probably be eating closer to 1800 - 2200 calories per day. Which means more carbs per meal.

One last thing: FRUIT IS VERY HEALTHY! It has fiber and vitamins and minerals and things like pectin. And, yes, carbs, and we NEED carbs, just not an unlimited amount.

marsye

Sometimes I have all 3 mixed up...its good especially with the strawberry yogurt!