CHIPPY FISH

[mum2westiesGill]

For chippy fish which fish on carbs and cals would you go for?

 

[mum2westiesGill]

I wonder if to go for the battered / baked

 

[PattiEvans]

If it's from the chip shop then without doubt it will be battered. So don't forget that absorption will no doubt be slowed by the fat/oil.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

If it's from the chip shop then without doubt it will be battered. So don't forget that absorption will no doubt be slowed by the fat/oil.

You can have breaded fish from the chippy 🙂

 

[Lucyr]

what are you planning to order from the chippy? If it’s a battered one then I’d use that entry.

 

[PattiEvans]

You can have breaded fish from the chippy 🙂

Oh gosh... can you? Our local ones all do battered fish. I’ve had restaurant fish and chips twice in the last couple of weeks (both in batter) and affect on my BGs has been absolutely minimal, which is great!

 

[trophywench]

Restaurant batter tends to be lighter than chip shop batter round these parts - even if it's a pub chain where beer batter is the go to.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Oh gosh... can you? Our local ones all do battered fish. I’ve had restaurant fish and chips twice in the last couple of weeks (both in batter) and affect on my BGs has been absolutely minimal, which is great!

Yes most def you can, always ask our local chippy does as does most of Bude's chip shops as far as I know 🙂

 

[SB2015]

We know which fish and chip shops do the breaded version. So much nicer than the batter. This seems a lot more common now.

 

[Vonny]

Hope you enjoyed your fish @mum2westiesGill 🙂 I can eat fish from our local chippy because the batter is more like tempura, very fine and light.

 

[rebrascora]

I will be sharing a half a battered fish and chips with my partner tonight. My portion is about 10 chips and 2-3 units of insulin will cover the meal for me... I resent "spending" insulin on mushy peas, so none of those for me but may have a teaspoon of tartare sauce.

 

[PattiEvans]

TBH, I prefer batter to breaded fish. We rarely get anything from the chippy, but we do like to eat out and since we're only a mile from Newlyn (a big fishing port) all the pubs do fish and chips... some better than others 😉

 

[Leadinglights]

I have found a few of the supermarkets do 'a lightly dusted fish' haddock usually which has fewer carbs than breaded or battered fish so makes a good standby.

 

[Terry Burge]

My wife cooks me a piece of Cod or Haddock with a sprinkling of Wholemeal breadcrumbs & herbs/spices on top.
Delicious! Much better than that oily fish in batter from the chippy! Hardly any carbs too. 😉

 

[PattiEvans]

I have found a few of the supermarkets do 'a lightly dusted fish' haddock usually which has fewer carbs than breaded or battered fish so makes a good standby.

I do like those for a quick meal

 

[Lucyr]

I do like those for a quick meal

Oh those are good especially the lemon ones

 

[nonethewiser]

Chippy fish varies in size, our fav chippy serves big bit of fish, count it as 40g when bolusing.

Chippy tea's can be complicated to work out for insulin dosage, just know from past experiences how much to use now, involves spreading insulin over several hours, no problem being on pump.

 

[Perfect10]

Just had fish & chips & curry sauce for tea, as my latest HbA1c was 39 we though a one off treat was ok. It is the most carbs I have had in one meal for almost a year! Only ate the top of the batter from the fish and about 2/3 of the chips. I tested BG before at 4.9, 8.7 after 1 hour and 8.1 after 2 hours. higher than I wanted it to go but lesson learned! I really didn’t need to eat so much cos now feel far too full!

 

[pm133]

I resent "spending" insulin on mushy peas

I was thinking about this over my morning coffee and I'm exactly the same.
Not with mushy peas specifically but there are certain foods I physically resent spending insulin on. Not sure why as I'm happy to spray insulin around like a toddler with a cup of juice but it's definitely there. A bar of chocolate? No problem. A couple of biscuits? Nope. A cream puff? Are you kidding me. A piece of cake? Bring it on. It's a bit odd but then I suppose that describes me well enough. 🙂

ETA. I think it has to feel like a substantial payoff or I won't be bothered.

 

[Leadinglights]

I think you're absolutely right, even though no meds I would rather have a portion of nice young freshly picked broad beans than a spoonful of rice or a potato, a piece of nice crusty bread rather than a biscuit.