carbs in veg.

[Natalie123]

My experience so far is that I do have to account for the veg, but maybe that's because over half my plate is usually veg! I once had a pasta dish with salad and then a few days later I had the same without salad and went hypo after. I'm still not sure why, but it might just be that the veg/salad makes the food last longer so I don't go hypo whereas when I ate just the pasta I spiked and then dropped quickly.

 

[Doghouse]

I count all root veg, but not leaves or stems. I normally eat carrots and swede raw, but parsnip cooked (try raw parsnip - once). Things generally work out ok.
I assume carrot is 10%, swede is 6%, beware the parsnips, they are 17%.
I try to calculate to the nearest 5g carbs for the whole meal
Mike

 

[Copepod]

i would love to grow my own ...but sadly my garden is so shaded my huge trees nothing really grows apart from the natural woodland plants ...any ideas copepod? ...even mint !!!

A few suggestions. A real challenge if even mint won't grow!
Outdoors, chives and garlic - assuming you like them, of course. Both can cope with shade, although drier soil is better for garlic. Or grow in a pot (broken pot or polystyrene blocks at bottom for dranage) that you can move around.
Blackberry plants grow under woodland shade, so worth considering - a cutting from the wild might take better than a cultivated variety.
Indoors eg sunny windowsill, ideal for tomato plants (but they can grow tall!) pepper plants or various herbs.
Not plants, but could you raise chickens and / or ducks for eggs and perhaps meat? Ducks only need a sandpit filled with water for bathing, plus a bowl of clean water for drinking.

 

[sofaraway]

I follow the DAFNE guidelines and don't count for veg or salad. I don't think eat too much sot he portion size is going to have minimal or no effect.

 

[veganlass]

As a vegan I eat loads of veg, they are essential for my iron and other minerals.

I am just cutting back on bread, oats, wheat, rice , Bulgar wheat and couscous.