Soup

[Trecker1247]

I make my own soup. Even use a potato with the skin on . Yesterday it was leek and potato. Recipe is one potato with skin - chicken stock - 2 leeks - 1 stem of celery - 1 small onion - chop it all up place in a pan of water include stock and bring to the boil for around 30 minutes - add pepper to taste. Zap the lot with a blender and serve piping hot.

I was diagnosed with type 2 on December 18th 2017 weighing in at 15 and a half stone. To date - Jan 11th following a low carb diet i have lost almost a stone.

I really do think that the answer is to cook all your own food - that way your in control of the content.

 

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My go-to soup is celery, onion, garlic and kale, ( sometimes I add a little chopped green chilli pepper ) with chicken or vegetable stock. Blitzed and split into about six portions which I freeze. Add a little single cream before serving.

 

[Drummer]

I find that the smaller the particle size the faster and higher the spike - so soup, blended anything - I bought a Nutribullet just before diagnosis and I have only used it once to make a very green drink - WOOOSH. - mashed vegetables act faster than chunks too, blended berries in gelatine with cream spike faster and higher than sugar free jelly, cream and whole berries.

 

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I find that the smaller the particle size the faster and higher the spike - so soup, blended anything - I bought a Nutribullet just before diagnosis and I have only used it once to make a very green drink - WOOOSH. - mashed vegetables act faster than chunks too, blended berries in gelatine with cream spike faster and higher than sugar free jelly, cream and whole berries.

That’s an interesting observation. I have to say that I haven’t monitored the effect of the soup I mentioned, as I took it for granted that it would be fine, but will do so when I next have it.

 

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That’s an interesting observation. I have to say that I haven’t monitored the effect of the soup I mentioned, as I took it for granted that it would be fine, but will do so when I next have it.

I had a portion of this blitzed soup in the freezer and had a big plateful with a little single cream today for lunch ( nothing else ) Prior to eating I was 6.5 and two hours later was 5.5. This confirmed what I had hoped and suspected but I have to say that, for some folk, the mashing or blitzing of fruit or veg could very well cause an unwelcome spike. Maybe the combination of the particular vegetables here was significant.

 

[Mark Parrott]

I'm OK with soup. Raises my BG a bit, but still within acceptable limits.

 

[HOBIE]

I have a fair bit of soup, different makes, pkt, tins & homemade & it says on the tin how many carbs without any problems 🙂

 

[Martin Canty]

Last time I had canned soup it raised my BG so much I was not a happy camper..... It looked OK according to the label, 17g per serving if I remember correctly.....

 

[Hepato-pancreato]

Just ordered a book from amazon. Carbs and cals soups. Already got carbs and cals smoothies excellent book and only £6.99. You can know exactly how many carbs are in your soups then.

 

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Last time I had canned soup it raised my BG so much I was not a happy camper..... It looked OK according to the label, 17g per serving if I remember correctly.....

I speak with no authority but I believe that it’s not purely about the stated carb quantity in a food or drink. If it was an exact science and everyone reacted identically, we could all eat, safe in the knowledge that we could accurately control our BG. Other factors such as how it’s prepared, cooked or portion size muddies the waters. Also, I believe that some food releases carbs. more slowly than others and consequently is safer for diabetics. It’s a case of one man’s meat can be another man’s poison.

 

[Drummer]

I had a portion of this blitzed soup in the freezer and had a big plateful with a little single cream today for lunch ( nothing else ) Prior to eating I was 6.5 and two hours later was 5.5. This confirmed what I had hoped and suspected but I have to say that, for some folk, the mashing or blitzing of fruit or veg could very well cause an unwelcome spike. Maybe the combination of the particular vegetables here was significant.

Could perhaps be the cream as that slows down the process - the green drink I had was fat free so it might be worth trying it again but with something fatty added. Avocado perhaps.