What do I eat??

[Westcountryroy]

Have been diagnosed as on the border of type 2, but what do I eat, have looked in the local store and it's either low sugar or high fat or the opposite.
Would welcome a few ideas that you would buy from the local supermarket, such as:

Breakfast Cereal
Yogurt
Main meals etc.
Are puddings a definite no, no.
Living in the West Country we like to go out and enjoy a cream tea I suppose now that also is not allowed.

Sorry to seem a bit negative, i'm not really just seeking advice and the way forward.

 

[Ljc]

Hi Welcome. You don't sound negative at all, your just asking perfectly normal and sensible questions. You have the good chance of avoiding or at least delaying the onset of diabetes , which is great .
Speaking personally I avoid low fat options as they tend to add sugar to make them taste better.
Try cutting down/out the starchy carbs potatoes, rice and pasta.
Try to get used to reading food labels, the ones on the back of the packets rather than the front, it's the total amount of carbs you need to check , not the of which is sugars that is usually just below the carbs. Lower carbs are better.

Of course you can have an occasional treat.
Ps meant to say , it's best not to buy diabetic foods etc , not only are they more expensive they often have high carbs and the sweets often have the unpleasant digestive effect of keeping loo roll makers in profit.

 

[Annette]

Cereals are often a problem for people, so might be better trying to find an alternative breakfast - burgen bread is quite popular, or have lo carb - just egg and bacon for example.
Yoghurts - go for the natural ones - unsweetened, plain. Some people like greek yoghurt, Skyr is quite popular. If you want to add a bit of flavour, a few berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, you get the gist) is good - they are usually kind to the blood sugars, which is what you want.
Main meals - just cut back on the carbs. Make shepherds pie using cauliflower mash or celeriac mash, for example, serve your chilli with cauliflower rice, use courgetti for your spag bol. Have a search through the Food and Recipes section on here for loads of ideas. Also for lo carb puddings - there are a load you can make - great if you're a cook, not so if you just like to buy, cos there's not much by way of lo carb puddings off the shelf.
The thing about a cream tea is the fat in the cream will slow down the absorbtion of the carbs, so you could have, perhaps, half a scone, half a spoon of jam and ALL the cream, once in a while, and it wouldnt do too much harm - if you cut everything out that you love, you'll never keep it up, and this is a lifelong thing - the occasional treat is allowed!

 

[khskel]

Cereal wise I have Lizi's Granola. For me it is totally none spiking

 

[Copepod]

It's not just about types of food, but also portion size. A small portion of something you really enjoy may be a better option than larger portion of something less pleasant. So, small scone with modest amount of jam, rather than large scone with lots of jam. The cream doesn't contain carbohydrate, so doesn't matter unless you're trying to reduce calorie intake.

 

[Martin Canty]

Breakfast.... if I eat it it's usually a slice of deli meat, or cheese, or omelet... Try to keep very low or zero carb
Yogurt.... Natural Organic Greek, full fat
Snacks..... Back to the deli meat or cheese
Main Meals..... I make these from scratch, primarily meat & non-starchy vegetables (treat last night, put a carrot in our chicken curry)

As has been said, avoid products labeled as "low fat", "diabetic friendly" & anything else which screams marketing hype!!!!!