initforlove said:when I want a take away I just have a bbq chicken and eat that with no skin, but I checked and there is no added trans fats. I can have a small garden salad with the chicken, lettuce, radish, cucumber, mushrooms
DeeMarks said:initforlove said:when I want a take away I just have a bbq chicken and eat that with no skin, but I checked and there is no added trans fats. I can have a small garden salad with the chicken, lettuce, radish, cucumber, mushrooms
Why only a small salad? How much salad vegetables should we be eating? I've been taking huge tuna salads for lunch! :?
initforlove said:in my case I am trying to lose a lot of weight so I have 4 mushrooms and 4 radishes and 1 small cucumber and a quarter of a lettuce with my skinless chicken drumstick
that keeps me around the 20 grams of carbs a day
hanadr said:I rarely eat anything i haven't prepared myself, but I do LOVE pret-a-manger's "Chef's Italian salad. Very low carb fresh and delicious.
Tinkerbell1972 said:Hi, I had a chicken chow mein & checked my blood after & it was within a 'normal' range, I haven't been brave enough to try anything else yet!
angieG said:Some Chinese dishes are okay as long as they don't add MSG to their dishes (sugar used for flavouring).
Angie
makka said:angieG said:Some Chinese dishes are okay as long as they don't add MSG to their dishes (sugar used for flavouring).
Angie
Sorry to correct but MSG or E621, is Sodium rather than sugar based, however if you are sensitive to it (and many people are) it can give symptoms similar to that of high blood sugar known as Chinese Restaurant Syndrome symptoms include headache, numbness/tingling, flushing, muscle tightness, sweating, dizziness, nausea, chest pain, and generalised weakness. As well as being used as a flaour enhancer in it's own right it is also often hidden in other additives such as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed yeast, yeast extract, and soy.
As well as the symptoms above it can also raise blood pressure due to the chemical make up and the sodium present in it.
Always ask for MSG free foods, or avoid things like sweet and sour sauce, plum sauce, crispy duck and sweet chilli sauces.
makka said:angieG said:Some Chinese dishes are okay as long as they don't add MSG to their dishes (sugar used for flavouring).
Angie
Sorry to correct but MSG or E621, is Sodium rather than sugar based, however if you are sensitive to it (and many people are) it can give symptoms similar to that of high blood sugar known as Chinese Restaurant Syndrome symptoms include headache, numbness/tingling, flushing, muscle tightness, sweating, dizziness, nausea, chest pain, and generalised weakness. As well as being used as a flaour enhancer in it's own right it is also often hidden in other additives such as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed yeast, yeast extract, and soy.
As well as the symptoms above it can also raise blood pressure due to the chemical make up and the sodium present in it.
Always ask for MSG free foods, or avoid things like sweet and sour sauce, plum sauce, crispy duck and sweet chilli sauces.
angieG][quote="angieG said:Some Chinese dishes are okay as long as they don't add MSG to their dishes (sugar used for flavouring).
Angie