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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 475901" data-source="post: 2152437">Your nurse should be able to help you work out the minimum amount of carbs to eat with the meds you are on.Then there are loads of ideas for low carb breakfasts, etc. My favourite is a mix of milled flaxseed and chia seeds with a little oatbran, cooked with coconut milk & water, then served with cinnamon and double cream. It took a bit of getting used to, so originally I had more oatbran and less flaxseed and chia then gradually reduced the oatbran to a level dessertspoon.If you are feeling hungry after dinner - my go to options are a piece of cheese (the pre-packed 20g portions are a good size) or greek yogurt/cream with a few raspberries or a max of 2 squares of 85% chocolate at bedtime with a cup (not a full mug) of cocoa made with a nut milk* and water. Or you could fill up on extra chicken/fish/meat and green veg with butter of meat juices poured over, maybe keep extra roast chicken in the fridge and don't forget you can eat the skin if you like it?* I like cashew nut milk but usually have coconut milk unless its on offer - note that some coconut milks are much higher in carbs than others but this can be because they are richer so so need kess, I like biona organic.I started carb counting by joining the low carb program - you can usually get a voucher on prescription to cover the cost. One advantage is the food diary so you can easily count carbs. I'd fill it in before dinner so I knew how much I had left. And I thought about the foods I would miss most (rice, pasta, milk chocolate, cake) and found better substitutes for those, I eat loads of homemade cauliflower rice these days!</blockquote>

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