Quinoa

[Leaderofthecats]

Oh my word, Quinoa is quite something!
It's full of all kinds of healthy components, and while it's 2/3 carbs most of these are resistant starch; meaning they're metabolised like fibre rather than sugar. It's been linked to lowered blood sugar in various studies and it's really tasty imo!

I just had some with steamed broccoli, soy sauce, and a little cheese, and it was really good.
This stuff is next-level food.

 

[Leaderofthecats]

Meet Resistant Starch, the Good Carb You Need to Eat More

Starch has earned itself a bad reputation as the carbohydrate that puts on the pounds and shoots your blood sugar through the roof. But, surprisingly,

www.thehealthy.com

🙂 This is good to know.

 

[Leaderofthecats]

I'm noticing a lot of foods that are high carb and low GI, being linked with lower blood sugar in studies and suchlike.

Lettuce, melon, Quinoa, oats such as in Oatcakes, beans and beany foods like houmus, pulses such as lentils.

I'm thinking these will all be good dietary staples, especially with my new improved exercise regime. 🙂

I don't have good data from when my hbac01 was 40 because I couldn't afford the test strips and had been told not to ever test my own blood sugar by both the NHS and Desmond. But I do know that I was eating an entire big watermelon most days, and obscene amounts of nuts and bananas because they're high calorie and I was walking a lot.

 

[Leaderofthecats]

I'll tell you what too, this stuff is incredibly filling!

Even a small bowl of Quinoa with steamed broccoli has shifted me from ravenous to happily full, without being too solid or difficult to digest.

 

[Drummer]

Unfortunately too high in carbs for me - I tried it once and had a blood glucose level in the teens, so not everyone can manage it.

 

[Leaderofthecats]

Mine rose a lot to begin with, but then promptly dropped to below what it was before I ate anything and I also still felt full for ages. So overall, it's been quite a good result for me. Ofc, this outcome could be less good for T1.

 

[Inka]

I love quinoa 🙂 It definitely has a more gentle effect on my blood sugar for the carbs it contains. I have coconut and turmeric quinoa (hot) and also make a yummy salad with quinoa, kale, carrots, chickpeas, sundried tomatoes, spring onions and parsley with a lemon dressing. Lots of healthy things in that.

No, as a Type 1 I find quinoa excellent. I need less insulin than expected according to the carbs. Type 1s can eat mostly anything - we just need to think more and use our insulin appropriately.

 

[Leaderofthecats]

That sounds really good.
I'd like to start making Quinoa salads. 🙂

 

[Inka]

That sounds really good.
I'd like to start making Quinoa salads. 🙂

I’ve just googled to look for the recipe online but it’s all been reblogged in cups which are stupid (sorry, US readers) and never convert properly.

I also forgot that the above salad has roasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top - which are a treat in themselves.

The book it’s from is this one. They might have it in your library:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oh-She-Glo...s=Oh+she+glows+everyday&qid=1616919681&sr=8-1

I half the recipe and it does 3 servings - which is great as that saves cooking. I eat it for lunch and evening meal too. It works for both.