Sandwich alternatives

[sanrossscot]

Hi,

Hubby works different shifts and always takes sandwiches with him. I have swapped to wholemeal bread (usually cheese or meat filling) but it still seems to raise his BG.

Any ideas of things we could change him on to? Still struggling with what foods to eat and what not. Never been a great cook at the best of times so this is a strain for me 😉

 

[AlisonM]

When I was still working I would have a stew or some soup that I took with me in a wide mouthed flask. I'd have a salad of some description in summer. Couscous is excellent as a filling ingredient and a favourite with my Moroccan lamb thing. Hot or cold, the flask worked very well and allowed me to gave more varied meals with less carbs.

 

[Copepod]

Oatcakes can be good, IF you can resist eating too many at once (1 round one weighs about 11g, and contains about 5.5g CHO) - put a pack of 6 (they're usually sold as a box containing 4 packs, each with 6 oatcakes; packs of 6 fan shaped oatcakes are rarer outside Scotland) in a lunch box, along with some pate, cheese, humous, tzatziki, taramasalata etc into which you can dip / scoop oatakes.

Otherwise, soups and stews as suggested by AlisonM are good. Or you could prepare a flask with a hot drink to fill you up, with minimal calories - I often put a fruit or herb tea bag in a flask, add boiling water and leave to brew until I drink it. When I'm going to be active in the hills (like last few days nordic skiing in Scotland), I'll add a couple of spoons of sugar or honey, but lemon & ginger or berry based teabags taste as good unsweetened to my taste.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Have you tried the Burgen bread? Make sure it's the linseed one, if you haven't well worth a try.

 

[grovesy]

I have started to use Warburtons Thins , for sandwiches.

 

[regy54]

Gaz is working as a truck driver with silly hours like : Monday start at 4am finish at 6pm, Tuesday start at 1am finishes at 4pm , Wednesday start at 3am finishes at 3 but then he is so far away from home that he sleep in his truch !!!! just been diagnosted so we still haven't been around all the problem but he has take the decision to go for very brown bread like Rye and nuts, pumpernikel (a german bred we found in ALdi) . It is very filling so very thin slice will do. The other problem is what to drinkduring the day. ?????? Water make him need to p. too often, and he cannot stop that often!, soda are banned now, and tea... same as water... so WHAT drink could you suggest????thank you

 

[Copepod]

Diet soft drinks are OK. A flask of tea or coffee or fruit tea is OK, as long as no sugar. Once his blood sugars are under control, he won't need to pee any more than someone without diabetes.