Thanks, rhubarb.
I think maybe the hunger is because I've eaten some carbs, then the craving for them returns so that even though I'm not really physically hungry I'm craving sweets.
But tonight I ate an Atkins low-carb bar and so far, 4 hours later, I'm still not hungry. And it didn't spike my BG. So maybe I can eat one once in awhile when I crave something sweet.
I have had trouble finding low-carb foods to eat, other than meat and some green vegetables. I bought a crock-pot, but I've found that I don't like food cooked in sauces in a pot, and cauliflower just doesn't replace potatoes in the recipes. I've tried zucchini spirals and riced broccoli, and they just taste disgusting.
@SaskiaKC – again I sympathise. One of the most critical rules of any diet is “if you don’t like it, don’t eat it” – it shouldn’t be unpleasant. Well done for being prepared to try a few new things, but if they are not to your taste then discard and move on.
But vegetables are just like meat in that HOW you cook them makes a big difference to the outcome and your response to it. Like you, I love cooking meat in a slow cooker – it’s great for breaking down tougher proteins into an unctuous rich sauce.
But that’s no way to treat a cauliflower. Billy Broccoli doesn’t want to be a coal miner, he wants to be ballet dancer so let him dance and show what he can do.
I agree with you on spirallised courgettes and squash – they weren’t born to be spaghetti! They are big chunky veg. Let them be chunky.
You don’t have to integrate the veg into the dish – it may be better as a side dish.
Can I give you a bit of homework? Work out what you like. Get a piece of paper and pen (or a spreadsheet if so inclined).
Down the left write all the names of all vegetables that you think you might like to eat – green ones, yellow ones, red ones, orange ones; salad, root, legumes .
Across the top write all the cooking methods – raw, grilled, boiled, steamed, baked, roasted, fried, mashed.
Then put ticks at the intersections you think you might enjoy, and question marks if you’re not sure.
Next time you make a recipe, remove the starchy element, and replace with 1 or 2 portions of something off that sheet of paper.
Hopefully the recipes from
@shelley262 will help as well.
Let us know how you get on.
