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Christmas .............BAH HUMBUG

adrian207

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Rochdale
Type of diabetes
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Diet only
Christmas is almost upon us
and the cupboards are still bare,
I need to get some shopping done
including Christmas fare.
The problem is what do I get
As a diabetic I now am.
I could get a chicken or 3 bird roast
or even a joint of ham?

Question
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What does everybody else have for a Christmas dinner, and what would be a good alternative to roast potatoes?
 
The last two years we have had huge slabs of good quality steak from our local butcher.
With green salad, fried onions and Stilton crumbled over.

About 15 mins in kitchen.

We have loved it so much we are considering doing it again.

Then my 15g carb/meal can be spent on half a mince pie.
With a LOT of extra thick double cream.
 
As you say it's Christmas, so have a couple of small roast spuds then have a good walk in the afternoon to walk off the lunch, that's after you have done all the washing up.
Another thought have you tried sweet potatoes, they might be a better option blood sugar wise.
 
Roast celeriac, but it tastes more like roast parsnips? We've got a thread about Christmas dinners which may worth looking at.

Someone else thinks Christmas is a bit of BAH HUMBUG too...



Robbity
 
Just cook the bird, eat it with vegetables, (not spuds etc) and enjoy!
I'm gonna save up my allowance of low carbs for something special later!

Why does everyone think that they have to have roasties for Christmas dinner?
 
Because we're all steeped in tradition (aka set in our ways)?? A bit like believing we should eat cereal for breakfast....

Diverting slightly: My mum believed we should always eat a roast lunch on Sundays because that's what her mother had always cooked, and it gradually became more of a burden for her. She took a lot of persuading to convert to cooking something quick like steak for us in the evenings instead... We do tend to be creatures of habit!


Robbity
 
After eating all that dare I ask what you were doing in the kitchen for 15 minutes that makes you want to do it again this year. The mind boggles
 
nosher8355 said:
Just cook the bird, eat it with vegetables, (not spuds etc) and enjoy!
I'm gonna save up my allowance of low carbs for something special later!

Why does everyone think that they have to have roasties for Christmas dinner?
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Like Robbity says, "it's tradition", the done thing, we've been brainwashed into thinking that's what Christmas dinner is. Personally I think that the roast potatoes were just a baking tray filler, just plonked around the joint or bird to soak up some of the juices. I must admit though, I do like roasties.
 
As a T1, I'm going insulate accordingly and eat whatever I want!
 
Loving your verse!
 
I'm going to have a day off on Christmas day and eat more or less what I want and yes this will include roasties and stuffing. Not got a sweet tooth so cheese for afters I guess and will leave mince pies alone. Maybe raspberries and whisky laced cream
 
If truth be known I think 95% of the members on here are either thinking the same thing or have already made their minds up to do exactly the same. At the end of the day there's always next year to get those BS readings down again.
 

I'm with you on this one, we can have at least one full on naughty day surely. .?. I'll prep my bloods, Mrs B will prep the veggies
 
alliebee said:
As I see it it is once a year day and I'm going to put my tester away and enjoy myself ho ho ho
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I'll probably be that pi**ed I'll use my tester to see if the chickens at the right temperature. What do you reckon, about 9.6?
 
As a T2 on insulin, it's going to be the one day I will forward to stabbing myself.
 
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