Docb
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I have figured out by testing that my system can cope with about 120 g of carb per day. So my view on anything tends to centre around how many carbs are in it and what proportion would that be of my daily intake.
When it comes to carbs there is no difference between brown rice and white rice. Some of the food warriors would suggest that carbs from brown rice get absorbed more slowly and it is therefore "better" but I find that looking at total carb is good enough because the errors in assigning a carb level are bigger than the differences between the types.
Are you talking tinned pilchards in tomato sauce? If so, look on the tin and somewhere it will tell you how many carbs are in it. Check out different brands and you may well find different amounts of carb. Two main reasons for that. First is that the number they come up will is a bit of a guess! Measuring carb content of food is very difficult and the labelling regs allow estimates (guesses) to be used. The saving grace is that the guessing is being done by people who know what they are doing and so what they get is probably a pretty good guess. Second is that different manufacturers might formulate the sauce differently and so might come up with different estimates.
Lets come back to your total carb target and lets use mine of 120g/day. This is divided between three meals, so say 40g/meal.
Uncooked rice is around 80g carb/100g. So, start with the 40g of carb target and lose the 10g for the pilchards in tom sauce. This leaves 30g carb from the rice.... around 35g uncooked weight. This gives you your portion size, which might be a bit meagre for some.
So for me, pilchards in tom sauce with rice would be OK provided I kept control of the size of the portion of rice.
All sounds a bit laborious but you don't need precision, rough estimates will do and after a bit, as you build up experience, it will become second nature. Use your meter to check things out and if you get you calcs hopelessly wrong then it will show. If you do, there is no need to panic. Make adjustments so next time you get it nearer right. In a month or two you will get a good feel of those things which have the potential to give you big rises and the portion sizes of them that you can tolerate.
I don't use rice much, I tend to go for couscous. What I know from testing is that two tablespoons of dry couscous is acceptable for me and because that looks a bit small, I usually add some chopped fried onion and mushrooms perhaps with a teaspoon of Moroccan spice mix. Would work well with your pilchards and easier than faffing about with rice.
Don't worry about asking questions....most of us like answering them!
When it comes to carbs there is no difference between brown rice and white rice. Some of the food warriors would suggest that carbs from brown rice get absorbed more slowly and it is therefore "better" but I find that looking at total carb is good enough because the errors in assigning a carb level are bigger than the differences between the types.
Are you talking tinned pilchards in tomato sauce? If so, look on the tin and somewhere it will tell you how many carbs are in it. Check out different brands and you may well find different amounts of carb. Two main reasons for that. First is that the number they come up will is a bit of a guess! Measuring carb content of food is very difficult and the labelling regs allow estimates (guesses) to be used. The saving grace is that the guessing is being done by people who know what they are doing and so what they get is probably a pretty good guess. Second is that different manufacturers might formulate the sauce differently and so might come up with different estimates.
Lets come back to your total carb target and lets use mine of 120g/day. This is divided between three meals, so say 40g/meal.
Uncooked rice is around 80g carb/100g. So, start with the 40g of carb target and lose the 10g for the pilchards in tom sauce. This leaves 30g carb from the rice.... around 35g uncooked weight. This gives you your portion size, which might be a bit meagre for some.
So for me, pilchards in tom sauce with rice would be OK provided I kept control of the size of the portion of rice.
All sounds a bit laborious but you don't need precision, rough estimates will do and after a bit, as you build up experience, it will become second nature. Use your meter to check things out and if you get you calcs hopelessly wrong then it will show. If you do, there is no need to panic. Make adjustments so next time you get it nearer right. In a month or two you will get a good feel of those things which have the potential to give you big rises and the portion sizes of them that you can tolerate.
I don't use rice much, I tend to go for couscous. What I know from testing is that two tablespoons of dry couscous is acceptable for me and because that looks a bit small, I usually add some chopped fried onion and mushrooms perhaps with a teaspoon of Moroccan spice mix. Would work well with your pilchards and easier than faffing about with rice.
Don't worry about asking questions....most of us like answering them!
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