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UOTE="Baldbilluk, post: 1516917, member: 422221"]I am a very new diabetic and I will be going shopping for the first time as a diabetic (Type2) and as I have not seen a dietician (or diabetic nurse) yet I want to make a good start and I will start looking at the labels, can anyone give me some advice on what to look out for ie 2g of carbo per 100g or 2ml of carbo per 250mls, (or are they foods with 0g/0mls) its so i can start preparing for the big appointment, also can someone give me a view pointers of inexpensive "starter" foods to start using, as I am unwaged. Thanks for the advice[/QUOTE]
Hi,
Ignore the traffic lights - they are actually dangerously wrong. Instead look on the back of the packet, if there are more than 10g carbs per hundred then ditch it. better yet only buy foods with no labels at all- ie real foods, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, above ground vegetables.
look at dietdoctor.com to find the list.
Note that the fatttiest types of meat ar the cheapest and the best for you, plus offals, plus bone broths made from bones from a butcher very cheap - I only ever buy the cheapest stuff on offer .
Also when you get used to this way of life,the quantity of what you eat will go down and so will the food bill !