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<blockquote data-quote="Molly56" data-source="post: 641942" data-attributes="member: 84857"><p>[USER=17713]@donnellysdogs[/USER] No offence taken….am trying really hard to make sure that we buy and eat the right things…I know that I do have a few bits and pieces which I have bought for myself ….I may not be the diabetic one but I am trying to support him by also eating the right things ….but do afford myself a few pleasures which do not fall within the accepted range …</p><p></p><p>One of these was a small jar of Nutella which I had finished off the other day and washed the jar out for recycling….seeing this he thought he would be helpful when shopping and purchase a replacement jar….<strong><em>to my absolute horror he had replaced it with the largest jar possible at a massive 750g…</em></strong></p><p>…just looking at the nutritional content 100g contains 57.6g carbohydrates of which 56.8g is sugar….clearly not a food to be recommended for or eaten by diabetics…</p><p></p><p>I promptly put it away in a cupboard (….not a food cupboard….) in the hope that it would go unnoticed / get forgotten…..this morning I decided to open the jar and have some Nutella on toast for my breakfast only to find that not only was it open but also three quarters empty….and clearly eaten with a spoon / no bread involved…<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite14" alt=":arghh:" title="Arghh :arghh:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":arghh:" /></p><p></p><p>Am really at a loss to know what to do other than either eat the rest of the contents really quickly or just throw the whole jar in the bin…</p><p></p><p>I thought he was really starting to make the effort but clearly this just goes to prove that he is not…am beginning to dread the thought of mealtimes on our forthcoming holiday as can only foresee a fortnight of having to sit and watch him eating all of the foods he shouldn’t….<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite61" alt=":sorry:" title="Sorry :sorry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sorry:" />....apologies to anyone who thinks it is all a bit petty to get stressed over one jar of Nutella but it is just an example of what I am having to deal with....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Molly56, post: 641942, member: 84857"] [USER=17713]@donnellysdogs[/USER] No offence taken….am trying really hard to make sure that we buy and eat the right things…I know that I do have a few bits and pieces which I have bought for myself ….I may not be the diabetic one but I am trying to support him by also eating the right things ….but do afford myself a few pleasures which do not fall within the accepted range … One of these was a small jar of Nutella which I had finished off the other day and washed the jar out for recycling….seeing this he thought he would be helpful when shopping and purchase a replacement jar….[B][I]to my absolute horror he had replaced it with the largest jar possible at a massive 750g…[/I][/B] …just looking at the nutritional content 100g contains 57.6g carbohydrates of which 56.8g is sugar….clearly not a food to be recommended for or eaten by diabetics… I promptly put it away in a cupboard (….not a food cupboard….) in the hope that it would go unnoticed / get forgotten…..this morning I decided to open the jar and have some Nutella on toast for my breakfast only to find that not only was it open but also three quarters empty….and clearly eaten with a spoon / no bread involved…:arghh: Am really at a loss to know what to do other than either eat the rest of the contents really quickly or just throw the whole jar in the bin… I thought he was really starting to make the effort but clearly this just goes to prove that he is not…am beginning to dread the thought of mealtimes on our forthcoming holiday as can only foresee a fortnight of having to sit and watch him eating all of the foods he shouldn’t….:(:( :sorry:....apologies to anyone who thinks it is all a bit petty to get stressed over one jar of Nutella but it is just an example of what I am having to deal with.... [/QUOTE]
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