1. Low carb, adequate protein, fat for energy balance - otherwise known as ketogenic of low carb diet. In this diet carbs are typically restricted to 30g or less per day. This diet also includes abundant non-starchy, non-sweet vegetables and plant foods.
2. Very low fat, adequate protein, high carb. This is the plant based and even vegan diet that some are promoting. This diet does not have processed foods.
they give me indigestion. I do make low carb breads from time to time (particularly for my children) out of almond flour or coconut flour. There are some great low carb website for lowcarb baking (alldayIdreamaboutfood) is a great one. However, I mostly just stick with basic foods.
Breakfast is typically just coffee with cream. Both lunch and dinner will typically be some sort of meat and veges.
I usually do at lunch or dinner. I also buy the fruit cups that are sugar free for a "free snack" when I'm craving some fruit. It's my understanding you can subsitute some high fiber grams for carb grams, but I'm unsure how to do the calculations so I don't bother. If you like bread Nature's own has some low cal, low carb whole wheat with fiber,white and honey wheat bread.
thanks stef. u know what r the chances for me to clear with interferon peg?? will you wait for next generation cures??
And there is a carb count you should be following for meal and snack times. I got all my information from a registered dietician; I also have my bachelor's in nutrition. I Knew before hand that there was a carb count just couldn't remember the numbers. The suggest for breakfast and snack time to stay between 15 and 30 grams of carbs. Lunch and dinner no more than 45 grams of carbs.
Best option is to eat a low carb, moderate protein with balance of calories from fats, like olive oil, nuts, grass fed butter, etc. not sure beans and lentils are good for you, as this causes increase in sugar in blood from high carb content. Also don't be afraid to eat fats. People who eat low carb with ultra high protein and low fat run into the gluconeogenesis problem, which is your body taking some of the ultra high protein intake and making sugar (glucose).
I honestly couldn't handle the iron pills. They were prescribed 3x a day because I was underweight and my anemia was 7.9 too low. After terrible constipation numerous stool softeners and a frigging hemorrhoid. I switched my eating habits, I've increased my iron intake with beans, Lentils, garbanzo beans. Spinach, kale more meats. Strawberries, broccoli. Almonds I'm drinking whole milk and the last thing I've been hooked on Boost plus.
Kidney beans are rich in protein, and they are a hearty food as well.
4. Baked Beans
Like the other beans, baked beans are high in protein as well. With 12 grams of protein per 200 gram servings, baked beans are a great vegetarian protein source.
5. Tofu
Tofu is an alternative to meat. It can be used for cooking various kinds of dishes. A 140 gram serving of tofu contains 11 grams of protein. As well as having a high protein content, tofu is also rich in iron and magnesium.
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Experiment with you glucometer and see what foods help and which ones hurt. For example, some people do wonderfully on beans, but other people have problems.
Be sure to eat a protein breakfast. A whey protien drink with vegetable juice will actually lower BG for most people and help the body's metabolize better all day.
Be well.
I wish I understood more about insulin. At this point, I am on oral medicine only. Initially, I didn't even pay that close attention to the carbs I was eating and managed to keep my BG levels somewhat in control. As I've aged, that has changed. What I've learned to do is only eat things that I know what the carb count is. Something that has helped both myself and my wife (who is insulin dependent) is "intermittent fasting".
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