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Apple pie and ice cream.
Putting aside all other possible co-morbidities , I am trying to understand my data in my first week in my diagnosis and insulin injections. After a donut and coffee ( 1 tsp star) for breakfast. And fish and chips for lunch and a small serving of apple pie, I wonder does it matter what I eat as long as I am over 70% in my target zone and for the most part of a day I am in the optimum blue target area?
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I eat alot of chicken mostly baked I was eating pasta alot
It was a little difficult at first, but now is easy to eat a low carb diet because there is so much to choose from. It takes time to cook from scratch, however, and cooking for one is a little difficult unless you like leftovers. Fortunately, i like the ease of leftovers. I have cooked many of my vegetables in the microwave and find that it is fast and the flavor is very good even when reheated as leftovers. Dorisena
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1 ReactionWhat kind of seasonings do you use?
First of all, I grow basil and can't wait to use it in soups and Italian foods, and in the fall I dry some. I like it in cream of tomato soup.
I use fresh garlic and sweet onions almost every day because with the flavor, I don't need much salt. I like fresh ground pepper on my tomatoes and meat and have read that it helps metabolism and mine is quite slow, I think. I use oregano in my chili and spaghetti sauce.
I can eat cooked fresh veggies without added salt if I use a little salted butter for flavor. I no longer care for ham or bacon in my green beans. I love sour cream on certain foods such as taco's or gazpacho soup. I love wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar on my salads along with salt, pepper, and a little sweetener, and olive oil. I no longer buy salad dressings except for mayo for deviled eggs. I like Grey Poupon mustard and use ketchup for chili burgers, but not on sandwiches. Also I put parmesan cheese on toast for flavoring.
Is that enough? I like lemon flavorings and cinnamon in my tea. I mixed Emeril's recipe for strong flavoring which is a little hot. A pinch of hot flavoring can help a milk based soup not be so flat in flavor. This recipe is usually for meat or Southern greens. Dorisena
I came home from Alaska a few years ago hungry for the fresh fish I ate there. Now I look for wild Alaskan fish, especially salmon. which I bake and put some seasoning on the top. It is pricey, though but I am only cooking for one person. If I buy a whole salmon, my son grills it for us and I eat the leftovers for breakfast. Dorisena