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allow a meal out thats not a salad
Why would it need to be a salad? Plenty of low/zero carb options that aren’t salad.
allow a meal out thats not a salad
Just eat meat, fish and lots of it.. no need for salad at all..When I read all the "helpful articles" on the web, they all seem to suggest swap x for a healthy salad. I think they just don't get it. It was also a bit tongue in cheek but some truth in it. .
Green vegetables are also low carb.When I read all the "helpful articles" on the web, they all seem to suggest swap x for a healthy salad. I think they just don't get it. It was also a bit tongue in cheek but some truth in it. .
When going out, what you have to be wary of in restaurants are the dressings they add to salads. But of course some restaurants will also whack on coleslaw or potato salad and that’s where issues easily can crop upI love salad, add cheese to make it more delicious.
Personally I have salad cream with mine, but I do weigh and check carbs, mayo I know is better but it’s not something I particularly like.
Because they use a lot of cheap water in them and then need to use a thickener to thicken it again! And yes, often sugar is added as well.Not sure why shop bought dressings tend to have carbs
Take a bowl of salad or low carb side of choice and have the fish - peel off the batter (or eat a minimal amount) and squeeze some lemon juice onto it. I usually have fish from the fish shop once a week and it is a nice change.A short rant - been invited to end of school year staff lunch - I would like to go. Food choices? Fish and chips or pizza and chips. So I had to respectfully decline. But it makes me both mad and sad.
Surely the alcohol only delays the effect of the carbs rather than negating it. If alcohol is really the antidote for carbs, can I get a bottle of brandy on prescription?With restaurants my cheat is to drink alcohol. A few beers before we sit down or a glass of wine at the table takes care of the carbs in what I eat. Noticed it while on the CGM that a battered cod & chips never got out of the 5s once I had a few Coors light beforehand. There's probably a downside but I'm not going looking for it.
Surely the alcohol only delays the effect of the carbs rather than negating it. If alcohol is really the antidote for carbs, can I get a bottle of brandy on prescription?
I always thought the alcohol stopped the liver chiming in with some helpful extra sugar. I guess @Ronancastled can cope with the carbs he eats if they aren't supplemented by his liver?Surely the alcohol only delays the effect of the carbs rather than negating it.
Doesn't the liver only provide extra glucose when the level in the blood is low, which it wouldn't be after high carb consumption.I always thought the alcohol stopped the liver chiming in with some helpful extra sugar. I guess @Ronancastled can cope with the carbs he eats if they aren't supplemented by his liver?
What’s the name of this restaurant please? Do you deliver?View attachment 50148
Ray, with asparagus, lemon and caper butter, prawns, salad and flowers. Who says nothing to choose except bland? Not me!View attachment 50148
It was The Eastbury Plough, in Eastbury just outside Lambourn in West Berkshire. 15 minutes off M4 junction 14What’s the name of this restaurant please? Do you deliver?