Winnie53
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Welcome minniemoo! Glad you found your way here.
What we're able to tolerate in carbs varies greatly. Root vegetables (carrots) and houmous (chickpea, a legume) aren't an option for me, but might be for you. Give it a try and test your blood glucose 1 hour, 2 hours, perhaps 3 hours after you eat to get an idea of how it affects you. Let us know what happens.
Sometimes, I'll add a small amount of a problem food to a meal because I want the nutrition or flavor. An examples would be black beans (taco salad) or onion, carrots, stewed tomatoes, kidney beans (4 of the 7 vegetables in my favorite soup; topping the soup with an ounce of parmesan and adding a 1 ounce side of nuts helps slow the glucose spike).
More and more, I like the concept of eating a combination of carbs, fat, and protein for all meals and snacks. Carrots with houmous would meet that criteria. And again, fat sometimes slows the glucose spike.
What we're able to tolerate in carbs varies greatly. Root vegetables (carrots) and houmous (chickpea, a legume) aren't an option for me, but might be for you. Give it a try and test your blood glucose 1 hour, 2 hours, perhaps 3 hours after you eat to get an idea of how it affects you. Let us know what happens.
Sometimes, I'll add a small amount of a problem food to a meal because I want the nutrition or flavor. An examples would be black beans (taco salad) or onion, carrots, stewed tomatoes, kidney beans (4 of the 7 vegetables in my favorite soup; topping the soup with an ounce of parmesan and adding a 1 ounce side of nuts helps slow the glucose spike).
More and more, I like the concept of eating a combination of carbs, fat, and protein for all meals and snacks. Carrots with houmous would meet that criteria. And again, fat sometimes slows the glucose spike.
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