Fed up with it

[Amigo]

In honesty Kaylz I think it’s hard to make suggestions that you’d find acceptable to you at the moment because your need to keep exactly to 35 grams of carb, need to balance calorie/fat intake, local availability and storage of certain foods for you and your need to factor in the rest of the family for meals and timing seems to make a lot of things out of bounds for you. I suspect you’d find making soups and one pot meals difficult with your issues because you need to calculate exactly what is in everything. Hopefully as time goes by and with some help (if they ever come up with any!) you might be able to overcome this. I’d suggest pushing the boundaries a little bit each time at a pace you can cope with.

You mentioned your mum having registered a high glucose reading. Hope all is ok with her.

 

[Kaylz]

Don’t you find it a bit difficult to get your five a day that way?
You could still have your treat. Just a suggestion as you said you’re bored with sandwiches, salad would be different!

I have fruit at breakfast so no not really, I wouldn't still have the treat as I would have to include the salad in my carb total x

 

[Kaylz]

You mentioned your mum having registered a high glucose reading. Hope all is ok with her.

Thank you but her fasting test isn't until next Friday as they couldn't fit in her any sooner so don't know how things are going to go, thought she might take a look at the way she was eating with it looming but things haven't changed, I'm a little worried but hey ho x

 

[Radders]

I have fruit at breakfast so no not really, I wouldn't still have the treat as I would have to include the salad in my carb total x

Or you could have one slice of bread and still have your chocolate

 

[Kaylz]

Sorry but 'm not going to try and make a salad up worth 15g carbs, I prefer my bread anyway and to be fair have given up a lot of things I enjoyed already, I have 2 slices of bread a day that's it, I'm not wasting more of a loaf than I already do, I get your trying to help but I'm not willing to suffer anymore than I already am and as mentioned earlier in the thread I'm not ready to make big changes yet x

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

I sometimes have a small bacon and cheese crustless quiche (I've got one in the fridge from Sainsbury's, but I think tesco do them) which is 22.5g carbs per quiche, if you fancy giving that a try, then add extra carbs to make it up to 35 🙂

 

[Radders]

Sorry but 'm not going to try and make a salad up worth 15g carbs, I prefer my bread anyway and to be fair have given up a lot of things I enjoyed already, I have 2 slices of bread a day that's it, I'm not wasting more of a loaf than I already do, I get your trying to help but I'm not willing to suffer anymore than I already am and as mentioned earlier in the thread I'm not ready to make big changes yet x

A tip for not wasting bread is to keep it in the freezer and just thaw out what you need.
Apologies, I thought you were asking for alternatives and didn’t realise the sandwich part was a given!

 

[Lisa66]

Hi Kaylz, just catching up.

I think it's sandwich fillings that you want ideas for and I don't really have anything much to suggest there. I wonder though, just to get away from the two slices of bread sandwich, which can get a bit boring, if you've tried these skinny bagels (hopefully I'll attach a pic). At just under 25g each it would leave you 10g for your chocolate or biscuit.

I very lightly toast one, literally just to crisp a little, leave to cool and then add the filling. Favourite of the moment is something like cheese, rockett or watercress, cherry toms, sometimes grate bit of carrot, little bit of mayo and 2 or 3 slices jalepeños (always a jar in fridge) for bit of added interest. Cream cheese and salmon also good, with or without watercress.

Think we all need a bit of sandwich inspiration sometimes, I know I do.

Oh and well done over Christmas!🙂

 

[Kaylz]

I sometimes have a small bacon and cheese crustless quiche (I've got one in the fridge from Sainsbury's, but I think tesco do them) which is 22.5g carbs per quiche, if you fancy giving that a try, then add extra carbs to make it up to 35 🙂

Yeah Tesco do them too, I had it once but I seem to struggle fat content of things x

 

[Kaylz]

A tip for not wasting bread is to keep it in the freezer and just thaw out what you need.
Apologies, I thought you were asking for alternatives and didn’t realise the sandwich part was a given!

There is no room in the drawers in the freezer to store anything else, its more to do with the having to eat different thing that's getting to me

 

[Kaylz]

Hi Kaylz, just catching up.

I think it's sandwich fillings that you want ideas for and I don't really have anything much to suggest there. I wonder though, just to get away from the two slices of bread sandwich, which can get a bit boring, if you've tried these skinny bagels (hopefully I'll attach a pic). At just under 25g each it would leave you 10g for your chocolate or biscuit.

I very lightly toast one, literally just to crisp a little, leave to cool and then add the filling. Favourite of the moment is something like cheese, rockett or watercress, cherry toms, sometimes grate bit of carrot, little bit of mayo and 2 or 3 slices jalepeños (always a jar in fridge) for bit of added interest. Cream cheese and salmon also good, with or without watercress.

Think we all need a bit of sandwich inspiration sometimes, I know I do.

Oh and well done over Christmas!🙂

May I ask where you got these?
Yes its more fillings I'm looking for at the moment with me not being comfortable on changes at the moment, had a weird few days so I don't want to risk changing anything at the moment I hope you understand x

 

[Lisa66]

Of course I understand, just thought if I couldn't help with fillings I might be able to with outside of sandwich, make it a little different anyway. 🙂 I presume you've already looked for filling suggestions in BBC Good Food site or similar?

Well I think it would have been Sainsbury's or Waitrose, although I now think you've mentioned you're an Asda shopper, so maybe not helpful after all, sorry....but they may have them or be able to get them for you if you want? I'm sure I've seen them, or other skinny bagels, in other supermarkets. Maybe google them?

 

[Kaylz]

@Lisa66 yes I've been looking most of the evening but its mostly egg or cheese based lol. I'm a Tesco person as that's the only place I have available and they aren't great at stocking even their own brand products, will take a look on google tomorrow when I'll hopefully have a little more energy and be feeling better haha xx

 

[Randomdiabetictype1]

Really feeling fed up of the same things for lunch and dinner and having something different from everyone else, what kinds of things do you have for lunch? In a sandwich? etc etc x

The main things we put in sandwhich:
Cheese
Tuna
Mackeral
Sardines
Prawns & mayo
Ham & mayo
most days i tend to have a piece of fruit with lunch and i add cucumber or/and lettuce to sandwhiches if i have Ham, prawns or tuna

I do eat veg its just for evening meal rather than my lunch and I prefer to have my treat of some chocolate or a biscuit with my lunch x

Ever thought of just having piece of fruit or add cucumber/lettuce to sandwhich if it goes with the filling.?

 

[Kaylz]

@Randomdiabetictype1 the problem is cost as well, I don't currently work so am on a very tight budget and I see you are relatively new to the forum so I understand and appreciate that you don't know much about my situation, I currently lack confidence in adjusting the carbs and insulin etc therefore its not as simple as oh I'll just have this and that and I am currently waiting and have been for over 6 months to see a psychologist about all of this x

 

[Hepato-pancreato]

I’ve not had this for a while.
Egg mixed up with a bit of light/extra light mayo.
Teaspoon Branston pickle.
Tablespoon philly cream cheese light again.
Give all a good mix in a bowl.
Wholemeal pitta breads. Just pop in toaster then stuff with filling.
Remember them being a nice change from usual butties.

 

[Kaylz]

@Hepato-pancreato I really don't like the sound of that, sorry! LOL x

 

[Hepato-pancreato]

Aw! Sorry kaylz the mrs is the same she thinks it sounds disgusting. But wholemeal pittas are good just find a filling you like.

 

[Kaylz]

Aw! Sorry kaylz the mrs is the same she thinks it sounds disgusting. But wholemeal pittas are good just find a filling you like.

Would be boring if everyone liked the same things lol, I prefer my bread to be honest as I LOVE a nice soft sandwich HAHA x

 

[megga]

If your aiming for 35g of carbs, then have a bit of what you like. Bacon butty (cold bacon is quite nice) and a small piece of chocolate or a biscuit. Another thing you could do is make some cheese crisps. A piece of cheese on grease proof paper, bake it and let cool, so nice (unless your like me and need to shift some excess tummy)