phoenix
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Just an observation (I'm not a T2 )
Meal 1 had 3 foods that were starches breadcrumbs ( could be a little and negligible or a lot just depends on how thick the crust was) plus potatoes and then peas.
Peas are a legume and so would as the Americans say fit in the grains and starchy veg section (I get the same message here in France)
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fi...lthy-food-choices/non-starchy-vegetables.html
Meal 2 was more balanced and had meat, potatoes and brussel sprouts. In that case you had one small portion of starch; potatoes and a leafy veg; sprouts
Most people whether they say that they eat low carb or not would I think agree that it is better to eat larger portions of non starches (half a plate is the advice here)
edit : Annie below is quite right to draw attention to your other conditions. I don't know If you are taking blood thinners , but if you are, then you need to take advice on changing vegetable intake some veg are far higher in vit K than others.
( I really should be aware of that one, I always worry a bit when I cater for my father because I tend to cook 3 times the amount of veg that he is used to in his normal diet; but being an inveterate veg hater he leaves them anyway!)
Meal 1 had 3 foods that were starches breadcrumbs ( could be a little and negligible or a lot just depends on how thick the crust was) plus potatoes and then peas.
Peas are a legume and so would as the Americans say fit in the grains and starchy veg section (I get the same message here in France)
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fi...lthy-food-choices/non-starchy-vegetables.html
Meal 2 was more balanced and had meat, potatoes and brussel sprouts. In that case you had one small portion of starch; potatoes and a leafy veg; sprouts
Most people whether they say that they eat low carb or not would I think agree that it is better to eat larger portions of non starches (half a plate is the advice here)
edit : Annie below is quite right to draw attention to your other conditions. I don't know If you are taking blood thinners , but if you are, then you need to take advice on changing vegetable intake some veg are far higher in vit K than others.
( I really should be aware of that one, I always worry a bit when I cater for my father because I tend to cook 3 times the amount of veg that he is used to in his normal diet; but being an inveterate veg hater he leaves them anyway!)
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