GraceK
Well-Known Member
Today I had my usual breakfast of black pud, egg and beans. That seems to satisfy me without making me feel tired. In fact, I was so OK with that today that when it came to lunch I wasn't really all that hungry but I wanted to go shopping so I didn't want to find myself hungry when I was out. I looked in my cupboard and found a tin of Chicken Soup. Not something I normally would have as a meal, it's one of my 'emergency rations' that any self respecting 1953 model would have in her store cupboard 'just in case'. :lol:
Well suddenly I found myself really fancying tinned chicken soup so I threw it in the microwave and had another look on the shelves and found a tin of mushy peas. Now mushy peas are something I probably eat once every 5 years or so, yet for some reason I have bought several tins of them 'just in case'. And I found myself fancying them too.
So, I checked the carbs and they seemed reasonable and I actually felt like eating carbs at that particular time, so I tipped half the tin of mushy peas into the chicken soup. My God, it was tasty. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't have a spike, I felt completely satisfied and went to the shops.
And while I was at the shops I discovered a nice little treat - Kallo Organic Belgian Dark Chocolate Rice Cake Thins - 6.9g per biscuit. So I had 2 later on in the evening with a cup of coffee with single cream. Mmmmm.
This might sound weird but one of the pluses of having diabetes for me, is that I'm actually enjoying my food more now that I've cut out all flour based foods which have obviously just not been doing me any good. Whereas before I didn't look forward to eating, I simply ate because I knew I had to and after I ate I felt awful. Now I'm eating with enjoyment and relish and savouring my food.
Well suddenly I found myself really fancying tinned chicken soup so I threw it in the microwave and had another look on the shelves and found a tin of mushy peas. Now mushy peas are something I probably eat once every 5 years or so, yet for some reason I have bought several tins of them 'just in case'. And I found myself fancying them too.
So, I checked the carbs and they seemed reasonable and I actually felt like eating carbs at that particular time, so I tipped half the tin of mushy peas into the chicken soup. My God, it was tasty. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't have a spike, I felt completely satisfied and went to the shops.
And while I was at the shops I discovered a nice little treat - Kallo Organic Belgian Dark Chocolate Rice Cake Thins - 6.9g per biscuit. So I had 2 later on in the evening with a cup of coffee with single cream. Mmmmm.
This might sound weird but one of the pluses of having diabetes for me, is that I'm actually enjoying my food more now that I've cut out all flour based foods which have obviously just not been doing me any good. Whereas before I didn't look forward to eating, I simply ate because I knew I had to and after I ate I felt awful. Now I'm eating with enjoyment and relish and savouring my food.