How should I have my fish & chips

[Mark Parrott]

Off to Bridlington on Friday to stay with mum-in-law for the weekend. She wants us to go out for fish & chips Friday night & just thinking what would be the best thing to do
1. Have fish & chips but remove the batter.
2. Have fish in batter but just have a few chips.
3. Have a few G&T's first & just go for it & sod the carbs.

 

[Rosiecarmel]

Have a (lot) G+Ts and sod the carbs and eat all of the fish and all of the chips.

You need a treat every now and again!

 

[Mark Parrott]

I'm tempted to do that, Rosie, really tempted.🙂 Just hoping it wont affect my HbA1c which is due next month.

 

[Copepod]

Have a treat, but don't order large chips portion. One meal won't make much difference to HbA1c.

 

[Mark Parrott]

I won't order large chips. I struggle to get through a standard portion of fish & chips.

 

[Amigo]

Off to Bridlington on Friday to stay with mum-in-law for the weekend. She wants us to go out for fish & chips Friday night & just thinking what would be the best thing to do
1. Have fish & chips but remove the batter.
2. Have fish in batter but just have a few chips.
3. Have a few G&T's first & just go for it & sod the carbs.

Number 2...just share a portion of chips or ask for a half portion. And thoroughly enjoy them! Your Hb is running at non diabetic levels and you'll weather one meal without any problems.

 

[Matt Cycle]

How should I have my fish and chips?

With lots of salt and vinegar.

 

[Rosiecarmel]

How should I have my fish and chips?

With lots of salt and vinegar.

Perfect answer!

 

[grovesy]

I have fish and a few chips with lots vinegar and salt.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Enjoy! I like tartar sauce with mine, yum!

 

[weecee]

My pick would be go for the lot but a smaller portion (except the g and t)

 

[Dave W]

Have a pickled egg instead 😉

 

[stephknits]

with mayonnaise of course! I'd go for fewer chips 🙂

 

[Martin Canty]

Have a few G&T's first & just go for it & sod the carbs

Though not my tipple of choice, it's a wise move.... The Liver will be so busy processing the Alcohol that Glucose will not get a look in🙂..... Of course, if this lasts 2 hours or more then you will have achieved your goal of no more than 2-3 mmol BG rise 2 hours after eating (the rest doesn't count anyway.... Or you will be too "relaxed" to care).

with mayonnaise of course! I'd go for fewer chips 🙂

Wash your mouth out with Salt & Vinegar.... It was hearbreaking (when we were in NZ last year) to always be served frozen chips with a vat of mayo.... I asked for malt vinegar once & all they could find was white wine vinegar

 

[khskel]

How should you have your fish and chips? In newspaper of course, except that's not allowed any more.

 

[David H]

You could of course have Sweet Potato Chips.

Since they are fried in oil/lard they will be slower to break down.
(unfortunately I'm Coeliac as well so I only occasionally have gluten free fish and chips)

 

[KookyCat]

Personally I'd plump for a 2/3 hydbrid, G&T never hurts, then I'd have half the fish and a half portion of chips, tartare sauce obviously, salt and vinegar, the whole nine yards 🙂. I'd only go for halfsies because there's always way too much in a portion for me. It's good for the soul to have a few hours of freedom 🙂

 

[Mark Parrott]

with mayonnaise of course! I'd go for fewer chips 🙂

Mayo with fish & chips?😱

 

[Mark Parrott]

You could of course have Sweet Potato Chips.

Since they are fried in oil/lard they will be slower to break down.
(unfortunately I'm Coeliac as well so I only occasionally have gluten free fish and chips)

I haven't found a chip shop that does sweet potato chips. If we were eating in a restaurant, that may have been an option.

 

[Mark Parrott]

You have all given great advice. I will opt for a small cod or haddock (if they do different sizes) & have some of my wife's chips. Plus lots of salt & vinegar of course.