Food list

This is a site where you can look things up

http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/

"allowed foods" are really up to you and what level of overall carbs you settle at in response to how your body reacts - Im vegetarian so the traditional "allowed" foods of meat etc dont feature in my diet, I also choose to limit carbs and cals so that overall fat level doesnt go too high (50% but of around 1000 cals)- others dont worry so much about sat fat and cals - different things suit different metabolisms and life styles

I also find that some foods that appear ok in terms of their carb content can send my sugars bonkers wereas others at exactly the same amount of carbs at face value cause no spikes so you really need to test test test to find out what works for you snd your body

Ive set up my own Excel spreadsheet and have the nutritional content for the foods I eat regularly ( carbs, cals, protein, fat and fibre) and the effect each has on my BMs( i.e the amount my BM's increased when Ive eaten the food).
I got the nutritional info from a British weight loss site ( i took out a 3 month subscription to use their tools and extract the info I wanted) - I find it a good investment of time and money

badcat said:

This is a site where you can look things up

http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/

"allowed foods" are really up to you and what level of overall carbs you settle at in response to how your body reacts - Im vegetarian so the traditional "allowed" foods of meat etc dont feature in my diet, I also choose to limit carbs and cals so that overall fat level doesnt go too high (50% but of around 1000 cals)- others dont worry so much about sat fat and cals - different things suit different metabolisms and life styles

I also find that some foods that appear ok in terms of their carb content can send my sugars bonkers wereas others at exactly the same amount of carbs at face value cause no spikes so you really need to test test test to find out what works for you snd your body

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You're not kidding! I was chuffed with myself for getting my BG down from 11 to 6.4 this morning. Then I went into hospital today for a gynae biopsy as a day case and was told I wasn't going down to surgery until 4.30pm and because they had no beds and I'd have to wait in the waiting room for the next 5 hours!!! I almost exploded at the thought of sitting in a straight backed chair for 6 hours with nothing to eat or drink for a total of 9-10 hours so I decided to speak to the Ward Manager. She was surprised to find I am diabetic, anaphylactic and asthmatic as apparently there is nothing in my hospital notes to that effect despite the fact that I've been in hospital 3 times in 2 years, had two ultrasounds and two pre-ops where all that information was recorded, not once, not twice, but God knows how many times. I give up. :x

But I have to say, communication problems aside, the nurses and clinicians were wonderful and the chicken sandwich and packet of crisps I had after it was all over tasted delicious after all that fasting but God, did that two rounds of bread send my BG right back up to 11.2 again! I couldn't believe it - two rounds of bread and a packet of crisps and I didn't even eat the crusts!!! :shock:

weightlossresources is a UK based subscription based site (about a tenner a month)
my fitnesspal and spark people are free ones (american I think)

they all allow you to enter individual foods and build recipes with the nutritional info counted as you go along

Hiya - may help, may not, but I use an app on my Android phone - MyFitnessPal - which lists loads of ready made, and 'basic' foods together with their carb/fat/protein contents.

Keeps an eye on what you're eating, calories and carb counts for the day - finding its really helping so far, but am really new to this.

Collins Gem do a super little pocket/bag sized carbohydrate guide. Got mine on Amazon for £2.00