In no particular order, here are the top ten foods I should avoid but don?t.
1. Sugar (2 spoons in every cuppa)
2. Cheese (every variety imaginable)
3. Bread
4. Rice pudding
5. Scotch Eggs
6. Chips
7. English breakfast (my golf club is to blame, not me guv?)
8. Sandwiches
9. Doritos
10. Honey roasted cashews
To be fair, I have cut down a lot of the above and I do not have take-outs. I just haven?t found an enjoyable diet for me yet.
Hi Monty! OK, here's what I think:
1. Use artificial sweetener instead, or gradually wean yourself off sugar. I used to take 2, now have about a quarter of a teaspoon - can't quite give it up completely! Also, switch to skimmed milk. Takes a little while, but eventually you won't be able to drink semi-skimmed because it tastes too fatty!
2. Cheese is OK. It's got no carbohydrate in it, so won't spike your blood sugar and lowers the GI of meals containing it. Only problem is fat and calories, so lower fat cheeses are best if you need to watch your weight.
3. Bread is fine, just don't overdo it. White bread and wholemeal bread are the worst - spike your blood faster than sugar! Choose wholegrain, granary, seeded bread and enjoy! Some people stop eating bread because of the carbs, but you need to test to find out how you react.
4. This is OK if low sugar and eaten as part of a meal, but is rather carby, so an occasional treat.
5. Fat is only problem, probably 'bad' fat too.
6. Oven chips are best. 'Chippy' chips are worst!
7. This is low carb, so won't affect your blood sugars (no fried bread!). Grill bacon and use 'One Cal' cooking spray for eggs and mushrooms. Probably no black pudding.
8. See number 3 - make sure it is seeded, granary bread. Make them yourself so you know what's going in them!
9. I'd find an alternative with less salt, fat and carbs
10. Cashews are fine, or peanuts - I have dry roasted for flavour.
Hope this helps!
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