Jodee
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I agree with you. Solid foods are more satisfying and even if some smoothies or meal substitute shakes can be very nutritious I wouldn't feel like I had a meal if I'm not chewing anything! I get they can be practical for some other people though.I stopped using my Nutribullet at diagnosis. I find chewing is satisfying (the crunchier the better for me) and it helps me to eat less. Blitzing foods also enables the body to access the glucose more quickly. I can't deny your smoothie is full of nutrients though. Very impressive! @Jodee
Years ago I tried the Cambridge Diet which was basically soups and shakes with a snack bar or packet of pretzel like biscuit. I found it did work to loose weight but my teeth and jaw became really sore from not chewing and it was so boring.I agree with you. Solid foods are more satisfying and even if some smoothies or meal substitute shakes can be very nutritious I wouldn't feel like I had a meal if I'm not chewing anything! I get they can be practical for some other people though.
Yes I agree, its not a regular habit of mine but I just felt like I needed the injection of nutrients for instant revving, mowed two lawns thereafterI stopped using my Nutribullet at diagnosis. I find chewing is satisfying (the crunchier the better for me) and it helps me to eat less. Blitzing foods also enables the body to access the glucose more quickly. I can't deny your smoothie is full of nutrients though. Very impressive! @Jodee
That looks absolutely amazing, Barbara! I'm thinking of making a vegetarian version, I know it won't be the same but I've got soya mince at home and it makes a decent alternative in bolognese, so might try it in a different recipe for once 🙂 about the "thickeners", the one I have is chia seeds, bur they are the ground ones. Do you reckon that would work?Today I had...
B. Creamy natural Greek style yoghurt with about 12 blueberries, mixed seeds and cinnamon. Coffee with butter because I am out of cream 🙄
L. Tikka flavoured chicken breast with a massive plate of salad leaves dressed with plenty of balsamic vinegar, cucumber a small tomato and a bit of yellow pepper and a big dollop of cheese coleslaw. A dried fig (7g carbs) for afters as my levels dropped and were hovering in the low 4s.
D. Low carb cottage pie made with minced beef, onion, mushrooms some diced carrot, some garden peas, stock cubes and thickened with psyllium husk, chia seeds and a sprinkle of oat bran (no flour) There might have been a good dash of Worcestershire Sauce and a dessert spoon of tomato puree found it's way into it too. Topped it with mashed cauliflower with a good teaspoon of wholegrain mustard and a big dollop of cream cheese mixed in and plenty of grated red Leicester and black pepper on the top. Had intended to do some roasted butternut squash to have with it and perhaps some cabbage or broccoli but I got an unexpected visitor, so in the end I just made do with the Cottage Pie and it was enough and very tasty. Will do the roasted squash and cabbage another night as there is plenty left for several more meals.
It amazes me how well chia seeds and psyllium husk and oat bran thicken stews and sauces without adding any appreciable carbs (or flavour) and in some respects easier than traditional flour because they don't go lumpy so you can just sprinkle and stir and they add lots of wonderful beneficial soluble fibre. It is a win/win situation.... provided that you have them in the cupboard of course. Prediagnosis I had never heard of chia seeds.... How did I live without them??
Photo of Cottage pie.... minus my portion...
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The milled chia seeds should work fine. The only thing I have found with them and why I now always buy them whole, is that crushing them exposes their oil to oxidation over time and gives them a slight cod liver oil flavour to me (might be just me but I loath cod liver oil as we were made to have a spoonful of it every day when we were children because they hadn't developed capsules then, YUK!!), but it is only slight and shouldn't be obvious in a recipe that has plenty of other tasty ingredients.That looks absolutely amazing, Barbara! I'm thinking of making a vegetarian version, I know it won't be the same but I've got soya mince at home and it makes a decent alternative in bolognese, so might try it in a different recipe for once 🙂 about the "thickeners", the one I have is chia seeds, bur they are the ground ones. Do you reckon that would work?
We just had a couple rather summery days down here in Devon, so not quite the weather for cottage pie, but that will probably change shortly 😛
You could also add some chopped peppers, aubergine, butternut squash.As I mentioned, I made a different meal with pulses, going for more familiar choices. I just sauteed some onion and carrot, added cooked chickpeas, a tin of tomatoes, pinch of cumin and a bunch of paprika. Simple but satisfying. Could do with some salt but I'm learning... 🙂
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