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Bedtime Drinks?

Rachox

Rachox

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I used to have a sugary hot chocolate at bedtime in the winter and a flavoured milkshake in the summer. I immediately changed my hot chocolate to a diet version which is only 4g carbs per mug. I've been trying to find a low carb milkshake alternative now for this hotter weather, and I keep arriving at expensive Atkins low carb, high protein shakes. Would these be ok for me or does anyone have a quick easy recipe for a low carb chocolate milkshake?
 
Rachox said:
I used to have a sugary hot chocolate at bedtime in the winter and a flavoured milkshake in the summer. I immediately changed my hot chocolate to a diet version which is only 4g carbs per mug. I've been trying to find a low carb milkshake alternative now for this hotter weather, and I keep arriving at expensive Atkins low carb, high protein shakes. Would these be ok for me or does anyone have a quick easy recipe for a low carb chocolate milkshake?
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Not before bed, but I sometimes enjoy Crusha NAS milkshake mix in Lactofree milk. Lactofree (Whole) is 2.8g carbs per 100ml.
Geoff
 
librarising said:
Not before bed, but I sometimes enjoy Crusha NAS milkshake mix in Lactofree milk. Lactofree (Whole) is 2.8g carbs per 100ml.
Geoff
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Thank you for your suggestion, I had visions of mixing cream and water and cocoa powder half asleep at bedtime! This sounds much simpler! :)
 
Totto said:
Couldn't you use coconut milk for a low carb milkshake?
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Not very keen on coconut, but a different nut milk perhaps? Almond?
 
IMG_0454.PNG Ha ha! Thanks for your suggestions, I think I've come up with a solution. Unsweetened Alpro almond milk and NAS Crusha!
 
I stopped having a warm drink of any sort after diagnosis. Once I've had a cuppa after my evening meal that's me (apart from water) until next day.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I stopped having a warm drink of any sort after diagnosis. Once I've had a cuppa after my evening meal that's me (apart from water) until next day.
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I've stopped a lot of things so far, I'll try and keep this last vestidge of my 'before diabetic life' if I can get away with it! My blood sugar readings have been in the 5s when I wake up now following a diet hot choc so I'll see what this does.
 
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Late night dash to our 24 hour Tesco, I've bought, Raspberry, Vanilla and Chocolate NAS Crusha, plus some unsweetened Alpro Almond milk. Now I can have a completely carb free raspberry or vanilla shake or a chocolate one for less than one carb. I'll let you know what it tastes like in the morning!
 
Rachox said:
Late night dash to our 24 hour Tesco, I've bought, Raspberry, Vanilla and Chocolate NAS Crusha, plus some unsweetened Alpro Almond milk. Now I can have a completely carb free raspberry or vanilla shake or a chocolate one for less than one carb. I'll let you know what it tastes like in the morning!
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Sounds good! I'm missing a before bed drink as well so I'll be interested in what you think about it.

I did try hot chocolate made with double cream, water and good choc powder but for some reason it kept me awake and the texture was a bit weird.
 
Chook said:
Sounds good! I'm missing a before bed drink as well so I'll be interested in what you think about it.

I did try hot chocolate made with double cream, water and good choc powder but for some reason it kept me awake and the texture was a bit weird.
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I had a chocolate one last night and it was pretty good. The milk wasn't that cold as I bought longlife so it wasn't in the fridge long before I made it. I think with properly chilled milk it'll taste even better. Going to try a different flavour tonight :)
 
RosieLKH said:
Why not make the hot choc early and let it go cold?
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Ah, now I tried that, the powder settled to the bottom as it cooled then wouldn't disperse again even with a good stir, so the drink was a bit clumpy! :depressed:
 
Those Crusha mixes are still quite carby at 8-9g per serving. More than I would have especially quite soon after being lower carb. I do understand what you mean about giving up things but I find it has been easier to concentrate on the nice things I can have rather than what I no longer consume. How about a de-caff (if you don't want caffeine) iced coffee with some double cream before bed? I have my coffee with 2 tablespoons of double cream which has only 0.8g of carbs.
 
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bulkbiker said:
Those Crusha mixes are still quite carby at 8-9g per serving. More than I would have especially quite soon after being lower carb. I do understand what you mean about giving up things but I find it has been easier to concentrate on the nice things I can have rather than what I no longer consume. How about a de-caff (if you don't want caffeine) iced coffee with some double cream before bed? I have my coffee with 2 tablespoons of double cream which has only 0.8g of carbs.
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They are if you make them with normal milk, but the actual NAS syrups contain little or no carbohydrates. I will consider an iced coffee to try too as I do like coffee, it'd have to be decaf at bedtime though!
 
Rachox said:
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They are if you make them with normal milk, but the actual NAS syrups contain little or no carbohydrates. I will consider an iced coffee to try too as I do like coffee, it'd have to be decaf at bedtime though!
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Oops my bad.. I saw the per portion but didn't see that their "portion" includes the milk. Apologies
Does it taste very sweet?
 
I would also think it useful to look at what the syrup is sweetened with Some artificial sweeteners cause similar insulin ( not glucose ) spikes as sugar - the theory is that these are bad as they can feed insulin resistance.
On a completely different note one of the funniest experiments I saw on artificial sweeteners was that students drinking vodka and diet coke were 27% more ****** than another group of students drinking the same amout of vodka but with full sugar coke! - Wish id known that when I was a student!
 
bulkbiker said:
Oops my bad.. I saw the per portion but didn't see that their "portion" includes the milk. Apologies
Does it taste very sweet?
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No worries, I'm feeling like my Maths O Level (showing my age there!) is coming in handy in recent weeks!
 
badcat said:
I would also think it useful to look at what the syrup is sweetened with Some artificial sweeteners cause similar insulin ( not glucose ) spikes as sugar - the theory is that these are bad as they can feed insulin resistance.
On a completely different note one of the funniest experiments I saw on artificial sweeteners was that students drinking vodka and diet coke were 27% more ****** than another group of students drinking the same amout of vodka but with full sugar coke! - Wish id known that when I was a student!
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These syrups are sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame. Is there a way to tell if they are causing insulin spikes? I'm keeping artificial sweeteners to a minimum, I have never been that keen on them.
Love the funny research you found, though I have been teetotal for years, so at least I'm not trying to fit alcohol into this new lifestyle!
 
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