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Meal Planning

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DaisyW said:
Is there a specific low carb diet you are following? I am really bad at planning and knowing what to eat so any help or suggestion would be great. T.I.A 🙂
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At home we ate fairly low carb - all my mother's family were prone to diabetes so ate an 'unhealthy' diet with lots of meat and eggs, as well as fish and dairy.
When I read Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution it backed up all I had been used to about cooking and eating. If you can get a copy of the last edition - it is 20 years old at least now but there are meal plans and lots of useful information and advice on how to get various level of carbs each day.
 
DaisyW said:
I am really bad at planning and knowing what to eat so any help or suggestion would be great. T.I.A
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I just shop for the type of food I need to eat, then it's a case of just deciding what I want to cook that day. Defrost some meat or fish, and decide on veg or salad with it. I also bought a few cans of veggie concoctions which I can always use as a base for a meal if wanted (eg Ratatouille as healthy tomato based mix).
The most important thing (for me anyhow) is not having food in the house that I want to avoid.
 
s'nic said:
I just shop for the type of food I need to eat, then it's a case of just deciding what I want to cook that day. Defrost some meat or fish, and decide on veg or salad with it. I also bought a few cans of veggie concoctions which I can always use as a base for a meal if wanted (eg Ratatouille as healthy tomato based mix).
The most important thing (for me anyhow) is not having food in the house that I want to avoid.
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Thank you. Great idea.
 
Drummer said:
Even though there is so little actual nourishment in bread?
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Bread is a staple on many diets and there is a lot of nourishment fibre and vitamins in bread. It is only if you are excluding carbohydrates which dieticians trained on the NHS do not think is really researched enough to know what the long term outcome is. Also some find they need it to stop Hypos and others find that it actually lowers their blood sugar if they eat because it kicks your insulin to work. I am not saying eat loads of bread but no there is nourishment in bread."Bread supplies a significant portion of the nutrients required for growth, maintenance of health and well-being. It is an excellent source of protein, vitamins, minerals, fibre and carbohydrates. It is also low in fat and cholesterol." from website""
 
I do write out a weekly meal planner and just change it to suit. I can be flexible as we often change our minds. I may eat differently if hubby is out or if I have been to a friend's house to eat. However, it helps plan shopping and it also reminds you what you have to cook. There are apps but my phone is often not on charge and I just shred the paper after. I find the pad planners good or there are pages you can print of.
 
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