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what to eat instead of Crisps

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Fruit & veg do contain carbs, some more than others, and the effect on BG varies from person to person. Most veg has little effect, but pulses and sweetcorn are higher carb than other veg e.g. cabbage & carrots. Fruits can be more problematic because of the fruit sugars they contain. In general, berries are best and grapes are worst. To find out your own tolerance for particular fruits you'd need to test.
 
This probably sounds a bit disgusting but kale chips are really yummy !! They're nice and salty like regular crisps. Only downside is that they're not cheap ...... I bought them once at a health food shop and paid ?3 for a relatively small pot (eg equivalent of 2 packets of crisps). But they are damn good ! Don't think they count towards your 5 a day though !
 
For a snack I would suggest max 15g carbohydrate so roughly:

- packet of baked crisps like quavers, wotsits or skips
- 1 portion of fruit
- 2 crispbreads with extra light cream cheese
- 1 slice of toast

Good luck
 
Well if you happen to be a really low carber, that's about half of one days carbs in one hit!

I give serious thought to any snack that's greater than 10g - can I be arsed to bolus for this? is it really that nice I want to be bothered to that? is it really worth it?

Now this next bit is probably rhetorical but her goes -

I know I'm T1 and not partic overweight, but if T2s considered how a T1 would need to deal with that snack, which is after all the same as what they are asking their own pancreas to do for them every time they eat - would they reconsider?

I sort-of treat insulin like money ! Have I got enough money in my purse to buy this whatever it is willy nilly, or would I rather save my pennies and wait till I have enough to buy a bigger/better foodstuff in the future? A bit like trying to persuade a small child not to use his pocket money to buy trash today, when he could save it, put it with next week's and get summat more desirable and durable?


And sometimes I just go Hang it, I'm having THAT and bolus for it anyway, LOL
 
trophywench said:
Well if you happen to be a really low carber, that's about half of one days carbs in one hit!

I give serious thought to any snack that's greater than 10g - can I be arsed to bolus for this? is it really that nice I want to be bothered to that? is it really worth it?

Now this next bit is probably rhetorical but her goes -

I know I'm T1 and not partic overweight, but if T2s considered how a T1 would need to deal with that snack, which is after all the same as what they are asking their own pancreas to do for them every time they eat - would they reconsider?

I sort-of treat insulin like money ! Have I got enough money in my purse to buy this whatever it is willy nilly, or would I rather save my pennies and wait till I have enough to buy a bigger/better foodstuff in the future? A bit like trying to persuade a small child not to use his pocket money to buy trash today, when he could save it, put it with next week's and get summat more desirable and durable?


And sometimes I just go Hang it, I'm having THAT and bolus for it anyway, LOL
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I like it, im not going to eat for a week and now eat a whole chocolate fudge cake an ice cream!!!! 😛
 
Yeah, it does seem bizarre to say snacks should be under 15g of carbs and then recommend snacks that are entirely carbs. Wouldn't recommending snacks from the other food groups make far more sense?
 
Cleo said:
This probably sounds a bit disgusting but kale chips are really yummy !! They're nice and salty like regular crisps. Only downside is that they're not cheap ...... I bought them once at a health food shop and paid ?3 for a relatively small pot (eg equivalent of 2 packets of crisps). But they are damn good ! Don't think they count towards your 5 a day though !
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Make your own. Lots of recipes for different flavourings on the internet but most seem to be:
Remove the thick stems. Wash, dry in a salad spinner (pat dry afterwards to make sure) Tear into bite size pieces Drizzle a little oil over and rub in. Put in one layer on flat baking sheets and cook for about 15 min at about 180C (they may need a bit of stirring round about half way so they cook evenly)
Sprinkle with salt and or other flavourings.

I've also read that you can leave out the oil entirely and obviously that would be much lower in calories . I also think Swiss chard should work (they don't sell much kale around here)
 
martin1962 said:
This is probably a daft question but if a food belongs to the fibre group ie fruit and veg, raw , can we eat as much as we like?
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Depends on what it is. Trees are high in carbs but, being cellulose, indigestible. Still, I wouldn't recommend eating a whole one.

Flour made from tree bark is often used to make bread in famine conditions. It fills the belly but has virtually no nutritional value. Fruits from warmer climates, even regular fruits such as oranges, contain lots of sugar so you do need to be careful with the quantity. I tend to stick to northern european fruits, apples, pears, plums, cherries, various berries.
 
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