I need to cut back on my carb intake and am trying to get an idea of how many I should aim for?
I know the less, the better, but I need to start somewhere. Posted by FYRECRACKER (Member # 28568) on :
my doc told me to go on 50 carbs a day (of "real" carbs)
don't count veggies or fruit (unless you're having massive amounts of fruit which you shouldnt if you're treating yeast)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I printed out the food lists from THIS SITE. I did this rather recently, as I came across it in my quest to find new recipes.
It really does make things a bit easier as you just pick the foods from the different lists. The foods are color coordinated and the green foods are unlimited....orange foods are limited...and red foods are forbidden.
Maybe this will help you in the way it helped me.
Posted by ATG (Member # 32087) on :
How many carbs you need depends upon your own height/weight. When I saw a nutritionist for my diabetes, she told me not to exceed 30 per meal, which would result in 90/day.
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
I try to stay under 100 a day but I am very active..
Posted by momintexas (Member # 23391) on :
Tutu - I did a search before I posted! I don't know why that didn't come up.
Philly - thanks for the great link!! That will help so much.
Fyrecracker - wow.....that doesn't seem like much!
ATG - I'm going to look online to see if I can find what mine should be based on height/weight. Thanks!
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
I eat carbs that are low to medium on the glycemic index. They don't spike the blood sugar and I don't have trouble with yeast as long as I stick with it.
Carbs are necessary for energy. I think quality is more important than quality.
My son is a recently diagnosed diabetic so I have been learning a lot about healthy carbs since his diagnosis. He was told to eat 90 carbs per meal but that includes everything.
Some fruits like blueberries are very low on the glycemic index. Blueberries have 19 carbs per cup, 4 of which are fiber. Some grains that are good to eat are brown rice, wild rice, black rice, barley and quinua. No potatoes. No regular bread. We buy Ezekial bread which is all sprouted grains - no flour.
We stay away from everything processed or refined. When we bake, which is rare, we substitute almond flour for half the flour using whole wheat pastry flour for the other half. We sweeten with a little banana, honey or maple syrup. And I do mean a little. One teaspoon honey has 5 grams sugar. We also add a lot of seeds and nuts to things and use coconut oil.
Life can be very good. We now love what we eat and it seems to love us back. My son is doing well on half of the smallest dose of the diabetic medication which surprises the doctors. He is more concerned with his sugar going too low than too high.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by momintexas: Tutu - I did a search before I posted! I don't know why that didn't come up.
- The search function is very "sensitive" or maybe NOT sensitive enough.
I found it because I had posted on that thread, so I used my member number when doing the search. That always helps bring up the thread.
Posted by Fogged (Member # 32388) on :
It's surprising how bad sugar tastes after you quit it for a while. I kicked the sugar habit when I was in my early twenties, then I met my slender wife who has an incredible sweet tooth. They couldn't hurt if she looks like that, eh? Well, three years later and I was up by 30 pounds and rising.
Carbs are the devil to me. My doctor always kept stressing to cut back on the eggs because of the cholesterol, and no fats, just lots of carbs and veggies and a bit of lean meat and fish. Gained another 20 pounds on that advice.
Yes, low glycemic index carbs are fine in small amounts. Blueberries, cherries... very low on the glycemic index. But I only add starches like a garnish now most of the time. Yeah, the occasional bowl of pasta (I'm Italian after all) and a burrito or a beer here and there. Mostly eggs, tofu, tempeh, lean meats, fish, and fresh cheeses for protein. A nice tossed salad with a few croutons for extra carbs and some crunch. About 2-3 tablespoons of the very best stone-pressed extra virgin olive oil I can afford, each and every day. And tons and tons of broccoli and rappini and other lightly cooked green veggies, that stuff I just KNOW is good for me.
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