What to you is an unhealthy and healthy day to day diet ?

[walkingmoose]

eg, don't just say carbs .....

Pizza ...white bread ...sweets etc

 

[Pipp]

Unhealthy for me = anything that comes in a tin, or has been cooked and frozen, or in a packet.

Healthy = veg grown nearby, in tune with the seasons. Meat that is from animals free to roam and fed natural diet, chickens that have not been kept in a barn, and their eggs.

 

[Lamont D]

Good for me,

Fresh meat cooked.
Vegetables, fresh and not cooked.
Eggs
Fish


Bad for me,

Nearly everything else.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Good for me
fresh meat, cooked from scratch
Fresh vegetables, cooked from scratch
eggs, eggs, and more eggs
salad leaves
wild red salmon ( I prefer tinned)
bacon and 97% meat sausages
tomatoes
mushrooms fried in butter
full fat Greek yogurts
a few strawberries/half an apple /a few raspberries with yogurt or cream
very low carb bread (Lidl high protein rolls)


Bad for me
pasta
rice
cereals of any sort
pastry
bread - white or wholemeal
ready meals
sugar/honey
things made from flour or containing flour

I could go on.

 

[SunnyExpat]

Unhealthy, things that raise my BG.
Healthy, things that don't.

But, for preference, out of the first group, saturated fat, processed meats, red meats, any processed food.
Out of the second group, fish, veg, unsaturated fats, fresh food.

 

[Lamont D]

Unhealthy, things that raise my BG.
Healthy, things that don't.

But, for preference, out of the first group, saturated fat, processed meats, red meats, any processed food.
Out of the second group, fish, veg, unsaturated fats, fresh food.

I'm different for @SunnyExpat because I cook with saturated fats and not the others!
I like my fats from animals and are natural rather than the plant based vegetable oils!

 

[Bluetit1802]

eg, don't just say carbs .....

Pizza ...white bread ...sweets etc

So what sort of food do you eat?

 

[SunnyExpat]

I'm different for @SunnyExpat because I cook with saturated fats and not the others!
I like my fats from animals and are natural rather than the plant based vegetable oils!

I suspect you'll find first pressed virgin olive oil is natural, but steroid and antibiotic fed cattle, that seems to be popular in supermarkets nowadays, may not be.
But each to their own, as the thread asks for.
Probably no need to keep quoting others.

 

[noblehead]

Remember the OP is asking: What to You is an unhealthy and healthy day to day diet?

Let's not derail the thread by picking faults with each others food choices.

 

[Brunneria]

I am T2, controlled by diet and (not enough) exercise.

For me, there is no point starting a way of eating if it isn't
Enjoyable
Varied
Interesting
Satisfying
Sustainable

I consider the following to be great for me:

chicken, lamb, beef, turkey, pork, duck, salmon, shellfish, mackerel, tuna, herring/kippers, haddock - and the fats and oils they contain
Cream, cheese, butter, kefir
Any veg that grows above ground, in a range of colours and textures
Coconut oil, olive oil, nut oils
Seeds such as sesame, hemp, chia
Nuts and nut flours
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, temperate fruit if in small quantities
70+% cocoa solid chocolate
Erythritol
Green smoothies (don't have them often enough nowadays)
Herbs and spices and seasonings

I consider the following to be harmful and generally avoid them:

Plant oils like sunflower, rapeseed, soya oil
Starchy root veg
Grains
Milk
Fruit smoothies
All tropical fruit
Sugar
Caffeine
Agave nectar
Artificial sweeteners
Chemical flavours, colours, preservatives

I don't enjoy alcohol so never bother with it.

I enjoy coffee, so drink good quality water decaffeinated, with cream.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Unhealthy: plants
Healthy: meat

 

[walkingmoose]

Hi everyone

Thanks bluetit for asking ! Well..I just ate cereal . Processed all the way! It's really hard eating non processed food in my opinion. Last night had colourful pasts, with Asda cheese bread thing . I decided to also eat half a pepper . That's me trying to be healthy !

I don't eat a lot of meat really...plants are healthy surely ! Very nutritional

Same ! We use olive oil : )

My mum eats dry cranberry wheats for breakfast ..but she doesn't like me commenting on what she eats ! Just saying ..ha

 

[walkingmoose]

I am T2, controlled by diet and (not enough) exercise.

For me, there is no point starting a way of eating if it isn't
Enjoyable
Varied
Interesting
Satisfying
Sustainable

I consider the following to be great for me:

chicken, lamb, beef, turkey, pork, duck, salmon, shellfish, mackerel, tuna, herring/kippers, haddock - and the fats and oils they contain
Cream, cheese, butter, kefir
Any veg that grows above ground, in a range of colours and textures
Coconut oil, olive oil, nut oils
Seeds such as sesame, hemp, chia
Nuts and nut flours
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, temperate fruit if in small quantities
70+% cocoa solid chocolate
Erythritol
Green smoothies (don't have them often enough nowadays)
Herbs and spices and seasonings

I consider the following to be harmful and generally avoid them:

Plant oils like sunflower, rapeseed, soya oil
Starchy root veg
Grains
Milk
Fruit smoothies
All tropical fruit
Sugar
Caffeine
Agave nectar
Artificial sweeteners
Chemical flavours, colours, preservatives

I don't enjoy alcohol so never bother with it.

I enjoy coffee, so drink good quality water decaffeinated, with cream.

Great answer ! Same here , really don't see the hype about alcohol

So to be healthy ..you really have to cook every single meal ?

What about whole grain pasta ? And rye bread ?

So complicated ! Ha

 

[Brunneria]

So to be healthy ..you really have to cook every single meal ?

What about whole grain pasta ? And rye bread ?

So complicated ! Ha

I cook most things from scratch but tend to cook big batches and freeze portions, so I don't eat the same thing over and over again for days. But I don't spend much time in the kitchen! I consider it a bad day if I spend more than 10-15 mins standing in the kitchen phaffing. I either throw everything in a pan, turn it down low and come back 20 mins later, or I throw everything in the oven, and pop back to turn it over half way through cooking. Most of my cooking time is spent with my nose buried in a book in a different room. Slow cooking, roasting, simmering gently on the hob. I come from a family of cordon bleu trained cooks, and frankly the thought of all that aggro, fussing and painstaking step by stepping - shudder - NO WAY!!!

Most of my meals are no more hassle than the average ready meal. Maybe 2 more minutes scattering ingredients into a dish, but after that, they take care of themselves.

I suppose you could say I am the queen of lazy one-pot cooking, but it usually tastes good, and I don't get complaints from Mr B.

And I never touch grains, so pasta and rye bread are out too - but I don't mind. I feel dreadful if I eat them, so am highly motivated to avoid them

 

[Robbity]

@Brunneria's lists are a great, detailed, example of what would be eaten or be avoided on a low carb higher fat diet. So for many type 2s our healthy/unhealthy lists will be similar in content.

So, basically all higher carb (starchy, sugary) food & drink is unhealthy for me as a type 2, so e.g. flour in all forms, grain, root vegetables, sugar and sugary foods in all shapes and sizes etc, are on my no-go list, and if I want to keep my glucose levels within an acceptable level I won't consider eating any them now.

Very low carb food such as above ground vegetables, salads, berries and a few other lower carb fruits in moderation, meat, fish, poultry, cream, cheese,yoghurt, eggs, avocados, olives & olive oils, nuts, nut oils & butters, almond milk, many herbs & spices, etc, all of which cause me minimal spikes after meals are on my healthy eating list.

Robbity

 

[SunnyExpat]

I'm good on celeriac, turnips, sweet potato, while sweetcorn seems to spike me.

 

[Larissima]

Great answer ! Same here , really don't see the hype about alcohol

So to be healthy ..you really have to cook every single meal ?

What about whole grain pasta ? And rye bread ?

So complicated ! Ha

You don't have to cook every single meal - salads are very healthy. Fill your bowl with greens (lettuce, spinach, rocket, watercress, chicory, raddichio, beet greens, etc.), add other chopped veggies you like (cucumber, pepper, mushrooms, radishes etc.) top with an avocado and some tinned fish (in oil), season with salt and pepper, plus vinegar (you've got the oil from the tin) and Robert's your father's brother!

 

[SunnyExpat]

I find tinned fish doesn't need extra oil, it spoils the taste of the fish.

 

[walkingmoose]

I cook most things from scratch but tend to cook big batches and freeze portions, so I don't eat the same thing over and over again for days. But I don't spend much time in the kitchen! I consider it a bad day if I spend more than 10-15 mins standing in the kitchen phaffing. I either throw everything in a pan, turn it down low and come back 20 mins later, or I throw everything in the oven, and pop back to turn it over half way through cooking. Most of my cooking time is spent with my nose buried in a book in a different room. Slow cooking, roasting, simmering gently on the hob. I come from a family of cordon bleu trained cooks, and frankly the thought of all that aggro, fussing and painstaking step by stepping - shudder - NO WAY!!!

Most of my meals are no more hassle than the average ready meal. Maybe 2 more minutes scattering ingredients into a dish, but after that, they take care of themselves.

I suppose you could say I am the queen of lazy one-pot cooking, but it usually tastes good, and I don't get complaints from Mr B.

And I never touch grains, so pasta and rye bread are out too - but I don't mind. I feel dreadful if I eat them, so am highly motivated to avoid them

Love your answer !!

Makes cooking sound easy haha!

I will try to get into cooking ...such a tasty rewarding thing !

But today .lgot a m&is ready meal...lasagna ..will not have bread with it though ..I really didn't know about carbs before ..am more wary of it now ! X

 

[walkingmoose]

Thank you everyone for your answers !
, I had a salad last night ..spinich , peppers, olive oil, beetroot chickpeas , smoked salmon ..yum!