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would like to know why the meals in meal plans say serve 4 or 6 ? im only one on the diet and its frustrating when you have to keep working out for 1 like 1tsp paprika how do you do that for 1 person when its for 4 or 6. thanks
 
Welcome to the forum @davetherave . I'm not sure which meal plans you a re referring to, but I agree that many recipes tend to be for 4-6 people and so it can be frustrating when cooking for one. We have an 'Eating for one' meal plan available. It may not necessarily be the exact right plan for you and your diabetes, however, it contains some good tips about cooking for one, such as cooking batches and freezing portions for future meals:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-t...th-diabetes/meal-plans-/eating-for-one#eating

If you do wish to follow a meal plan, be sure to find the right plan for you, so take time to look at the guideance: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-t...etes/meal-plans-/how-to-choose-your-meal-plan

There is also a wealth of experience on here and I'm sure members can share a number of different dietary approaches, which can help you to explore ways that you could reduce your own BG levels.
 
thank you for the reply i have looked in the meal for 1 plan and yes it still says for 6 people on 1 of the meals
 
Hi Dave, thanks for that, I will feed that back. Perhaps it can help to think of those recipes in terms of portions rather than people? For example, if it is 6, you can half the quantities and have a meal for dinner, lunch the next day and freeze a portion for another day? It also means that on days where you don't feel like cooking, you can just defrost a freshly-made meal. It also is better than buying ready-meals, than can be expensive and contain high levels of sugar or salt.

Hope that helps?
 
When I was eating low carb and feeding a family I simply made a meal I could eat and then used the basic foods as a meal for the family adding in carbs such as potatoes or making a pudding for them. It was never a problem.
 
Can you not make the recipe then portion it out to say 4 or 6 then freeze what you are not eating. Just think by winter you will have a freezer full of meals. A lot of non diabetic folk face the meal for 1 dilemma i.e. elderly widow/ers. I know all won’t be suitable for freezing but some will.
 
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