I really need help with regard to ready meals!!

[LancashireLass]

Actually, he says he isn't hungry at all, so now might be exactly the time to do a low calorie diet. However, I am not sure how it works for people who cannot move much, so professional advice would be necessary.

My Grandad has been very poorly over a period of months and one of the side effects of that is that he has no appetite, but of course his health was only getting worse because he wasn't eating (he is T2 but has a lot of other issues too).
He is prescribed a drink called Ensure, which is basically like a meal replacement so you get all the necessary nutrients, but it is prescribed by the doctor so he doesn't have to pay for them......I know that meal replacements can work out very expensive!
I haven't tried them myself so I can't comment on what they taste like, but they have certainly kept him going when he has been very poorly indeed (phonecalls to get the family to the hospital type of poorly) and he is back home again at the moment.

 

[Lucyr]

I read a post saying he was told anything 10g or less per 100g is ok. Sorry but when I look at some foods, ready meals even the delicious M & S range that’s a heck o f a lot of carbs in a 400g or 600g meal. That’s if you can find one at or less than 10g/100g. Also they are always saying “low sugar” but fine by me but as a diabetic it’s less to do with sugar than it is to do with carbs, so you then have to constantly chase your tail to find the lowest carb foods. Why do supermarkets have to make it so difficult for the millions of diabetics in the country. I get so mad. Meantime rant over.

40g carb in a meal is low carb, and would easily fit into a low carb diet defined as under 130g carbs per day. Many ready meals are less than 40 carbs though

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

He is prescribed a drink called Ensure, which is basically like a meal replacement so you get all the necessary nutrients, but it is prescribed by the doctor so he doesn't have to pay for them......I know that meal replacements can work out very expensive!

When my wife was battling cancer she was prescribed ‘Fortisip’ for the same reasons. Vanilla or Chocolate seemed to be the most acceptable flavours for her.

 

[john e]

I read a post saying he was told anything 10g or less per 100g is ok. Sorry but when I look at some foods, ready meals even the delicious M & S range that’s a heck o f a lot of carbs in a 400g or 600g meal. That’s if you can find one at or less than 10g/100g. Also they are always saying “low sugar” but fine by me but as a diabetic it’s less to do with sugar than it is to do with carbs, so you then have to constantly chase your tail to find the lowest carb foods. Why do supermarkets have to make it so difficult for the millions of diabetics in the country. I get so mad. Meantime rant over.

Mainly they are in business to make money, I know it's a cynical thing to say, and the more carbs the fuller you will feel, and although there is a high percentage of DB's they cater for the majority

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Mainly they are in business to make money, I know it's a cynical thing to say, and the more carbs the fuller you will feel, and although there is a high percentage of DB's they cater for the majority

Obviously they are in business to make money.
They wouldn't last long with a business model to make a loss.

However, from the facts on this thread, it's been proven that ready meals can be healthy, and low carb.
As to a high percentage of diabetics, nope, low carb is a very small percentage of the 10%.
But even then ready meals are falling into food acceptable to that group as well.

 

[john e]

Obviously they are in business to make money.
They wouldn't last long with a business model to make a loss.

I meant that is their prime objective as opposed to the health of the nation

 

[Deleted member 21371]

I meant that is their prime objective as opposed to the health of the nation

Well, obviously they have to make a profit.
But, as has been said throughout this thread, it does seem that many do indeed help the health of the nation .
Is that the prime objective?
Probably not, but it's certainly good marketing, and again, good profit.

 

[john e]

it does seem that many do indeed help the health of the nation .
Is that the prime objective?

Just had a quick browse through Sainsbury's 'be good to yourself' range some are OK ish but the amount of salt and sugar in others isn't

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Just had a quick browse through Sainsbury's 'be good to yourself' range some are OK ish but the amount of salt and sugar in others isn't

If you have found others that are bad, can you put a link up so they can be avoided?
Obviously avoiding things like "Hunters Chicken" and meals that are high sugar even when they are made from fresh ingredients?

 

[Annette&Bert]

Thanks Travellor, I thought we all had to do low carb because when higher carbs hit the pancreas they convert to sugar, so confused now! I am on 2g SR Metformin and once weekly 3mg Trulicity the latter is a huge benefit.

 

[Annette&Bert]

I’m getting hungry reading tgese LoL

 

[john e]

Be Good To Yourself Ready Meals | Sainsbury's click on search, type 'be good to yourself' click on the selected meal, read the product details​

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Thanks Travellor, I thought we all had to do low carb because when higher carbs hit the pancreas they convert to sugar, so confused now! I am on 2g SR Metformin and once weekly 3mg Trulicity the latter is a huge benefit.

I never did low carb, and all carbs are certainly different.
Drop a spoonful of sugar in water, and a spoonful of potato in.
That's the same way our digestive tract sees them.
One's an instant hit, one's going to take hours.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Be Good To Yourself Ready Meals | Sainsbury's click on search, type 'be good to yourself' click on the selected meal, read the product details​

Looks like they are all around 10 to 12 g carbs per hundred.
And on a 350g to 400g meal, that's nailed it.

 

[Annette&Bert]

Be Good To Yourself Ready Meals | Sainsbury's click on search, type 'be good to yourself' click on the selected meal, read the product details​

I used to shop online at Sainsbury but I now only shop Tesco online. I had a look at Sainsbury Be good to yourself, but all imo above 10g per 100, so I thought we had to be very careful about carb intake?

 

[Deleted member 21371]

I used to shop online at Sainsbury but I now only shop Tesco online. I had a look at Sainsbury Be good to yourself, but all imo above 10g per 100, so I thought we had to be very careful about carb intake?

It's a personal choice.
No one diet suits everyone

I never counted carbs, I chose weight reduction through calorie control and exercise.

Carb counting wouldn't have worked for me, I eat out, I go out spontaneously and grab food were I can, and street food is definitely not low carbohydrate.
So I wasn't going to let diabetes take control and stop me doing the things I enjoyed.

Admittedly I don't go for the donuts anymore!