Ideas to replace sandwiches ?

[zuludog]

A Bento Box is a food box, often with compartments, used in Japan to take meals to work and similar trips; and it is becoming more common in Western countries
A feature of the food in Bento Boxes is variety, interesting flavours & combinations, and attractive presentation

Search YouTube for 'bento box' and there are loads of recipes
They are not necessarily suitable for diabetics as they may contain rice, noodles and other carbs but it shouldn't be too difficult to think of substitutes such as salad or veg
And there is enough variety in the recipes to find something.

Search t'Net for the box itself if you want one, and you can of course still eat the food if you're at home

 

[picitup]

Last time I was dieting I replaced my luchtime sandwiches with a tin of soup. Most of them are only 200 calories so had plenty of choice and loved them.

 

[john e]

Read this @picitup, http://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/kingsmill-crustless-43-cals-low-carb.101524/post-1194395

 

[Nige13]

I am eating a low carb breakfast and in the evenings try to have chicken , pork , beef or fish stir fried with kale , spinach, mushrooms etc

I have stopped normal bread . Apart from having sandwiches with low carb livlife ......which tastes a bit bland to me ......what can I have to replace my usual lunchtime ham or cheese sandwich , apple and yoghurt ?

Sandwiches are great but obviously not really possible these daay ? Unless I can find a nicer bread ?

Mind you I have stopped rice , pasta , chips and breakfast cereals .....maybe I should go easy on myself ?


Soup , boiled egg etc ?

Nimble wholemeal bread is delicious and not that many carbs ( about 8.1 carbs per slice ) or you can easily bake your own these days 🙂

 

[Taffyboyslim]

Nimble wholemeal bread is delicious and not that many carbs ( about 8.1 carbs per slice ) or you can easily bake your own these days 🙂

Finding it is the problem

 

[Browser]

I love Ryvita - OK it's crunchy rather than soft but just makes a change from bread if you like it which I always have. (and 6 or 7g carb apiece so 3 = much the same as one large medium slice.)

I do the same. I get Aldi or Lidl sesame crisp bread….. very tasty, every bit as good as Ryvita but cheaper.

 

[Nige13]

Finding it is the problem

We have a Booths shop near me and they always have it in but keep one in the freezer just in case - good luck 🙂

 

[john e]

Finding it is the problem

Sainsburys, tesco, asda, waitrose, amazon,

 

[Nige13]

I do the same. I get Aldi or Lidl sesame crisp bread….. very tasty, every bit as good as Ryvita but cheaper.

Nimble wholemeal bread is not that many carbs - about 8.1 carbs per slice so rather that than a Ryvita which is around 6 or 7 per piece? I do like a Ryvita though 🙂

 

[Taffyboyslim]

We have a Booths shop near me and they always have it in but keep one in the freezer just in case - good luck 🙂

Is that in England ?

 

[Taffyboyslim]

Sainsburys, tesco, asda, waitrose, amazon,

Tesco here , no , Waitrose here , no

Asda 10 Miles away , Morrisons , 10 miles away .....yes

 

[42istheanswer]

Is that in England ?

I think Booths is mostly in Lancashire and Cumbria. That's where I've seen them anyway

 

[Nige13]

Is that in England ?

Yes.

 

[trophywench]

Booths is an unknown country to a lot of us - at least to those of us in the Midlands, Wales and south of the river Trent at least!

 

[Nige13]

Booths is an unknown country to a lot of us - at least to those of us in the Midlands, Wales and south of the river Trent at least!

They have it in saisburys 🙂

 

[trophywench]

They have it in saisburys 🙂

Neither our grandson nor his little sister could pronounce that shop's name properly to first, hence if any of the family other than his parents bought anything there, we all said it came from Sainsbridge's!

 

[grovesy]

They have it in saisburys 🙂

There was none in stock in my Sainsbury's at the weekend.

 

[Nige13]

There was none in stock in my Sainsbury's at the weekend.

Everyone must be buyng it? I always keep one in the freezer 🙂

 

[grovesy]

I thought it might be more in stock than Burgen bread, but they had none of neither, fortunately I had a couple of Burgen in the freezer.

 

[Robert459]

Now 18 years T1, after DKA and hosp diagnosis, tried to do a (Atkins style) zero carb diet to beat diabetes. Sandwiches were protein between 2 slices of full fat cheese slices (plus other Atkins food). Managed it for two years with almost zero insulin and BG staying in the range 4-6 mmol. Eventually gave up, it was just too boring, food had no value to me. Not recommending it, but it showed me that it was only carbs that raise blood glucose, and they are not necessary. Still eat low carb but no longer zero. Good luck