So bored with meals

[lynbrown]

I get really fed up trying to find something to eat that wont push my bg readings too high. Can anyone recommend some meal replacements/ cereal bars that I can eat instead? Hopefully ones that make you feel full, not hungry half an hour later!

 

[trophywench]

Lyn - no I can't.

You would be far far better off changing your diet to include less carbohydrate, more protein and lots of nice veg. Protein actually keeps you feeling fuller for longer, than carbs. And it's carbohydrate - not protein or fat - that sends our blood glucose soaring upwards.

Try eggs for breakfast, with the minimum of toast (one slice - if that)something (cheese, tuna, ham, smoked mackerel .... ) with LOADS of salad for lunch, have a buttered crispbead with that? meat and veg for dinner. You could have just a couple of new potatoes with that - but at least two different veg otherwise. And berries have far less carbs than most other fruit - so a few raspberries or strawbs with a drop of cream for afters? Yum !

BUT !! I see elsewhere that you are on insulin - so you MAY find you need to have less of it - so change one meal at a time and see how it goes. Small steps will get you there far quicker in the end.

 

[bill hopkinson]

I get really fed up trying to find something to eat that wont push my bg readings too high. Can anyone recommend some meal replacements/ cereal bars that I can eat instead? Hopefully ones that make you feel full, not hungry half an hour later!

I keep potatoes and bread very low and boost the veg. Then I have lots of variety and don't have to think about carbs so much.

 

[robert@fm]

If you increase the amount of salad you eat (good idea), bear in mind that according to Jamie Oliver, using a salad dressing will not only improve the taste, but will also help you absorb more of the nutrients from the salad.

Good-quality (probably much better quality than any store bought one) salad dressings are easy, quick and cheap to make; recipes in a page linked from this thread. 🙂

 

[gossamersquare]

What do you have though if you hate salad? I'm really struggling to keep bg's under control. Its lunches for work that are a problem. I like meats, cheeses, etc but dont like raw veg either. I try not to eat much in the way of bread, dont eat pasta or rice but like potatoes. Dont cous cous, quinoa or any of that stuff either. I'm a really fussy eater, sorry but would love some ideas for work. Thanks.

 

[Annette]

How about making up some things like a chunky pasta sauce/chilli sauce type thing, and eating it without the accompanying pasta/rice etc? If you can heat it up at work, its just like having, say, a bowl of soup. If not, but you have a thermos of some kind, that would work. A lot of people I work with bring the leftovers from the night before and heat them up in the microwave - stirfry, chilli, etc. Just because they were a main meal, doesn't mean they cant be a lunch if served 'lighter' (ie fewer carbs).

 

[trophywench]

Frittata/Spanish omelette but no spuds - make it up in advance, throw in whatever meat and/or veg you fancy, it's all cooked, then cut into wedges when it's cold and take a wedge to work. No bread, plenty of protein, not a lettuce leaf in sight easy to carry, filling and easy to eat. No mess, no utensils required.

Keeps several days in the fridge.

 

[KookyCat]

I take the following lunches to work with me in rotation usually because I like them and they fill me up.

Tomato and mozzarella salad with olive oil and a dash of balsamic
Halloumi (not sure that's the correct spelling) stackers with roasted veggies and hummus
Veggie kebabs cooked the night before usually basted with chilli oil
Stuffed peppers, usually stuffed with a nut roast mix but sometimes I stuff them with cheese and veg
Stuffed mushrooms (garlic, cream cheese, nuts)
If you like spuds, bake one and take out the majority of the innards leaving the skin and just a bit of potato inside then stuff with mashed sweet potato (or cauliflower) a bit of Parmesan and some bacon pieces. Feels like a jacket potato but less carby, especially if you use creamed cauliflower.
I sometimes have my mixed potato salad, using one small new potato, walnuts, celery and shredded carrot in mayonnaise or yoghurt mixed with a bit of mustard and just a lick of honey.

I'm going to stop now because it's making me hungry!

 

[Pumper_Sue]

I get really fed up trying to find something to eat that wont push my bg readings too high. Can anyone recommend some meal replacements/ cereal bars that I can eat instead? Hopefully ones that make you feel full, not hungry half an hour later!

Perhaps have a look at the timing of your insulin as well as the suggestions provided by others.

 

[gossamersquare]

Thank you everyone for all the lovely ideas