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<blockquote data-quote="AdamJames" data-source="post: 1646223" data-attributes="member: 459333"><p>I started a rather naughty Mince Pie thread recently and there were a few good suggestions in there about low-carb alternative "treats".</p><p></p><p>Google for "low carb mince pies" (and get used to the idea of using almond and coconut flour - they just aren't the same as wheatflour but you can get used to it!). Also from memory I think someone said that Asda was doing nuts with some sort of festive theme, mince pie flavour or something, I keep meaning to go back and find that post because I wanted to try them.</p><p></p><p>One option is to eat normally, but greatly reduce the portions of the high carb stuff and increase the portions of the other stuff.</p><p></p><p>E.g. for Christmas dinner, a huge amount of meat, one potato (very high carb), a carrot (not bad but they do have significant carbs), a fair old helping of sprouts, a teaspoon of apple sauce, a little bit of stuffing, and check the carbs in the gravy to see how much you want to risk.</p><p></p><p>I'd definitely consider cutting back, or out, the alcohol. It's not great in itself for the metabolism, and for me it increases my appetite for food massively, especially the next day.</p><p></p><p>Not a great time of year for a diagnosis!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AdamJames, post: 1646223, member: 459333"] I started a rather naughty Mince Pie thread recently and there were a few good suggestions in there about low-carb alternative "treats". Google for "low carb mince pies" (and get used to the idea of using almond and coconut flour - they just aren't the same as wheatflour but you can get used to it!). Also from memory I think someone said that Asda was doing nuts with some sort of festive theme, mince pie flavour or something, I keep meaning to go back and find that post because I wanted to try them. One option is to eat normally, but greatly reduce the portions of the high carb stuff and increase the portions of the other stuff. E.g. for Christmas dinner, a huge amount of meat, one potato (very high carb), a carrot (not bad but they do have significant carbs), a fair old helping of sprouts, a teaspoon of apple sauce, a little bit of stuffing, and check the carbs in the gravy to see how much you want to risk. I'd definitely consider cutting back, or out, the alcohol. It's not great in itself for the metabolism, and for me it increases my appetite for food massively, especially the next day. Not a great time of year for a diagnosis! [/QUOTE]
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