Crisps (I know)

[bakebeans]

I tried the weight watchers ready salted crisps today 9.9g of carbs per packet. Bg was 4.2 before I had them and 4.7 2 hours after

 

[PhoebeC]

I love pop chips all the flavours.

Aldi do their own version too and Lidl both which are very nice.

 

[Browser]

Thanks very much for the replies. I think I'll get a steak I think what stopped me mentally was I was told pretty much that red meat equals bad white meat equals good. Brown is good for other non meat things and white is bad but that to me leaves a very restricted diet. I eat chicken or turkey almost every day.

I think ill go with a burger without chips or maybe a steak. I was thinking possibly pizza too but it would come as a full pizza and I can't help but think of all the cheese on it. (I've made my own wholemeal pizza but was fine with that as I knew exactly what I was eating)

It makes me wonder why more restaurants aren't diabetic friendly as Diabetes type 2 is seriously on the rise.

Would adding wholemeal options be that hard?

Thanks again guys.

When I’m in an Indian or Italian restaurant I always, forlornly, ask if they serve wholewheat rice or pasta. I’ve never had a positive response. In fact the request is often met with a quizzical shake of the head as if it’s a daft question.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

When I’m in an Indian or Italian restaurant I always, forlornly, ask if they serve wholewheat rice or pasta. I’ve never had a positive response. In fact the request is often met with a quizzical shake of the head as if it’s a daft question.

Basmati rice tends to have a much better response for BG

 

[Deleted member 21371]

I've recently come across some crisps called popchips!

They are popped not fried and don't seem to spike my blood sugar anywhere near as much as fried ones.

Anyone else have same experience or have any other crisps that don't cause massive spikes?

I have to be careful with the amount I have though but I was just worried I was eating far too many pork scratchings to be healthy.

I'll be trying them.
I don't need the calories from fat, so they sound ideal.

 

[grovesy]

I no longer regular eat rice, as even a small amount, raises my BS.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

I no longer regular eat rice, as even a small amount, raises my BS.

We all have different responses.

 

[chaoticcar]

We all have different responses.

Yep definitely ! Rice sends my bloods into the stratosphere and I daren't allow Pringles into the house ( not because of a spike eating a few ) I would eat the whole box at one sitting
😡 Carol

 

[Sally W]

You may like it try sona massori rice. If I freeze in portions I never get spikes with it and tried several times. It’s a small grain so little room for starch.

 

[PhoebeC]

Husband is joining me on lesss carbs, he had always been a mad crisp eater, like 5-6 packets a day 😱
Now he is on alternatives and I bought him some salami crisps from M&S they are 0.1g of carbs per pack and very very nice!

 

[trophywench]

Er, thought he was trying to lose weight, isn't the fat level a tad high in salami crisps for sustained weight loss - or does the cooking thereof reduce it enough?

 

[Deleted member 25429]

Basmati rice tends to have a much better response for BG

I find the same doesn’t spike me

 

[grovesy]

Husband is joining me on lesss carbs, he had always been a mad crisp eater, like 5-6 packets a day 😱
Now he is on alternatives and I bought him some salami crisps from M&S they are 0.1g of carbs per pack and very very nice!

Are these crisps expensive?

 

[PhoebeC]

Are these crisps expensive?

Oh yes, £1.50 a packet! So not cheap, as it’s a crisp sized packed.
They also do which I like as a low carb snack, mini rice cakes in small packets, 6 bags for £2 which are so worth it. Either milk or dark colcolate ones. Think 11g carbs per packet

 

[grovesy]

Oh yes, £1.50 a packet! So not cheap, as it’s a crisp sized packed.
They also do which I like as a low carb snack, mini rice cakes in small packets, 6 bags for £2 which are so worth it. Either milk or dark colcolate ones. Think 11g carbs per packet

Thanks, no they are not cheap pity I am not doing town or retail parks at the moment. I don't fancy rice cakes. I fancied trying the crisps though, as I had a couple of afternoons where I got hungry and did not fancy olives or babybels. I can't have nuts as they aggravate my IBS, and last time I tried Pork scratching's resulted in an expensive dental bill.

 

[grovesy]

Well other half went to Sainsbury's and asked him to see if they had anything, unfortunately what he found were only chirozo flavoured crisps. I sure they were expensive, but carb count is most probably more then vegetable crisps.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

I think this is where it can help to develop your ‘carb radar’ and guesstimation skills. A full size restaurant pizza is likely to be 20-30g per slice, so quite possibly 160-300g of carbs. Whereas a steak and salad, even if you nicked half a dozen chips from a friend is going to only be a fraction of that.

And yes, if it’s BG disruption you are trying to avoid, then it’s the carbohydrate you should focus on, rather than the fat content. 🙂

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New research suggests that may not be so.
I certainly didn't watch my carb intake, just my fat, and got my BG into a normal range.
It's an interesting development we may see more of.