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Take out, fast food choices
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Mark T
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Very rarely do takeout these days. However, as long as you can do restraint and have an idea of portion size, then you can have a taste of most things.
The local chippy's a bit rubbish, so don't tend to use it. But I'm sure between me and the little one, we could knock off a small portion of chips. Jumbo sausage is mostly protein (usually), so as long as it's not battered...
The local chippy's a bit rubbish, so don't tend to use it. But I'm sure between me and the little one, we could knock off a small portion of chips. Jumbo sausage is mostly protein (usually), so as long as it's not battered...
trophywench
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Any burger, without the bun. (or just the bottom of it and eat as smorgasbord LOL) Chippy - box of kebab meat with no pita, and salad, or unbattered fish - if they'll do it. Ditto chicken from the chippy. Any Indian curry, but only have a small amount of rice. Any Balti, but with a chapatti not naan (cos it's far too hard to limit how much naan one can eat!)
Some Chinese takeaways used to do their version of a mixed everything omelette - you'd get bits of pork rib meat, prawns, chicken and all sorts of veg. A lot of Chinese meals are OK, but again you have to be able to not plonk all the rice on your plate.
Some Chinese takeaways used to do their version of a mixed everything omelette - you'd get bits of pork rib meat, prawns, chicken and all sorts of veg. A lot of Chinese meals are OK, but again you have to be able to not plonk all the rice on your plate.
Mark Parrott
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From the chippy, I usually get a chicken quarter & have a few of my wife's chips or a slice of Burgen bread & butter. Also have a kebab (chicken or donner) but don't eat the pitta & have garlic mayo instead of chilli sauce. Indian curries can be ok, just replace the rice with a veg side or just have a small portion of rice. Thing is it's best to see a take out as being a special occasional treat.
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In the same way that I would avoid ‘diabetic’ chocolate (or low alcohol lager for that matter) I tend to go for the options I would have, but I have them less often, and I try to limit the carb portion size - so I would have a part of a portion of chips/box of rice. Admittedly it is easier as a T1 who can dose insulin to try to match food, but dosing for takeaways is a dark art and the frustration often involved kinda self-limits the number of times I fancy takeaway.
Mrs Mad Ronin
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If i have a takeaway, which is rare, then i use it as a sort of cheat day. Doesn't mean i go overboard but i am not as strict or hard with myself. If it's a chippy, then some chips, non battered sausage or non battered cod.
Chinese - would be either a prawn omelette and a few chips or a special chow mein to share with chicken balls, but i remove the batter.
But if i do this then i make sure my other meals for the day are strict. No desserts, nothing carb heavy.
Chinese - would be either a prawn omelette and a few chips or a special chow mein to share with chicken balls, but i remove the batter.
But if i do this then i make sure my other meals for the day are strict. No desserts, nothing carb heavy.
KindaScared
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Hi, firstly I think its very cool for you to be taking care of your friend who maybe isnt into this kind of place or thing, I wished I had the nouse to do this for my dad before DB finished him off
Personally I find it torture eating takeaways but only having a little, my brain thinks takeaways should be gut busting experiences and anything less feels like deprivation so I just avoid eating them, this over time has become a whole lot easier, the less you have them, the less you want them, but then im 47 and set in my family ways so its probly alot easier, you look young and therefore are most likely out and about at meal times more often than us so more tricky, our local indian takeaway was very cool when I spoke to them about the sugar in various curries, the chef was very happy to make me special low sugar curries and I would go for the veggie options as sides instead of the prawn toast type things, I was never quite sure about the fat that fish and chips is cooked in but when on the road at dinner time I would buy a large battered cod from the chippy and remove the batter (again felt deprived lol) chinese always did me no favours however hard I tried, always sent my blood sky high so its a no no for me but as always if your friends tests after the meals to find out what works...
I do believe that if you completely stop everything you like, you are more likely to give up all together so, on my kids birthdays they choose the meal and ill eat some be it McD or Chinese or whatever, my wife likes an indian so on her birthday or our anniversary we would have one, I think the trick as said above is to treat it as a very special occasion and not eat them all the time or once a week
Best of luck finding something that works for you's
Personally I find it torture eating takeaways but only having a little, my brain thinks takeaways should be gut busting experiences and anything less feels like deprivation so I just avoid eating them, this over time has become a whole lot easier, the less you have them, the less you want them, but then im 47 and set in my family ways so its probly alot easier, you look young and therefore are most likely out and about at meal times more often than us so more tricky, our local indian takeaway was very cool when I spoke to them about the sugar in various curries, the chef was very happy to make me special low sugar curries and I would go for the veggie options as sides instead of the prawn toast type things, I was never quite sure about the fat that fish and chips is cooked in but when on the road at dinner time I would buy a large battered cod from the chippy and remove the batter (again felt deprived lol) chinese always did me no favours however hard I tried, always sent my blood sky high so its a no no for me but as always if your friends tests after the meals to find out what works...
I do believe that if you completely stop everything you like, you are more likely to give up all together so, on my kids birthdays they choose the meal and ill eat some be it McD or Chinese or whatever, my wife likes an indian so on her birthday or our anniversary we would have one, I think the trick as said above is to treat it as a very special occasion and not eat them all the time or once a week
Best of luck finding something that works for you's
Sally W
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I try to make healthy alternatives at home. Lightly battered lemon sole and carrot/sweet potato chips, curries with celeriac rice or reheated rice or lo dough pizzas. But every now and again if I want fish and chips I’ll have it. But whereas it was a weekly treat now it’s once a month
Mark Parrott
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There is a fantastic recipe for home made donner meat in Tom Kerridges 'lose weight for good' book. Very convincing & much healthier.
Sally W
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And Naan bread from Tom Kerridge. I have that with curry at home
Martin Canty
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A few places here are doing burgers as lettuce wraps or bunless....
Don't know if it's made it to the UK (Can't see why not), I know that some of the burger chains mentioned are not in the UK... But gives an idea
https://mrskinnypants.com/
At a Chinese fast food place the other week we ordered a 2 item plate, no rice, no chowmein... No problem tried it at a similar place near my office & the guy looked at me as if I were insane... He eventually overcame his objections by giving me vegetables in place of rice.
Don't know if it's made it to the UK (Can't see why not), I know that some of the burger chains mentioned are not in the UK... But gives an idea
https://mrskinnypants.com/
At a Chinese fast food place the other week we ordered a 2 item plate, no rice, no chowmein... No problem tried it at a similar place near my office & the guy looked at me as if I were insane... He eventually overcame his objections by giving me vegetables in place of rice.
Mark Parrott
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Some restaurant chains are offering 'bunless' burgers but haven't found any at any take out joints. KFC did a bunless burger that was 2 chicken breasts with bacon in the middle, but it was a limited edition. Was about 12g carb & delicious, though messy.
Drummer
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The thing about those who wish to sell you food is that they want to see a good profit - so they sell as high carb with cheap oil as possible - just the opposite of what we need.
I cook fish at home - dead cheap frozen from Lidl, I have cauliflower and mayonnaise or coleslaw, and cook the fish in olive oil in a closed frying pan very gently, then turn it over, leave off the top and turn up the heat a little to dry it off just a little. I have some cast iron cookware that is like glass after decades of use, so no problem with the fish, but it might test ordinary non stick.
You can make celeriac chips - but watch out for sweet potato as it is more carby than a normal potato and sends my BG stratospheric for hours.
Also from Lidl - big burgers - and bags of salad, also radish celery tomato etc - barely a flicker on the BG levels.
The difference between a home cooked meal and a take away standard is normally only too apparent if using a BG meter.
I cook fish at home - dead cheap frozen from Lidl, I have cauliflower and mayonnaise or coleslaw, and cook the fish in olive oil in a closed frying pan very gently, then turn it over, leave off the top and turn up the heat a little to dry it off just a little. I have some cast iron cookware that is like glass after decades of use, so no problem with the fish, but it might test ordinary non stick.
You can make celeriac chips - but watch out for sweet potato as it is more carby than a normal potato and sends my BG stratospheric for hours.
Also from Lidl - big burgers - and bags of salad, also radish celery tomato etc - barely a flicker on the BG levels.
The difference between a home cooked meal and a take away standard is normally only too apparent if using a BG meter.
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