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lizdeluz

lizdeluz

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It's ok when you can feed yourself, take a low-carb picnic on your walk or to work.
What do you do though when you're in a situation that you haven't foreseen and where low-carb isn't an option ?
 
Such as ? When would low carb or reduced carb not be an option ?
 
I can always find something to eat that I can make low carb. Buger and chips.....hold the chips and add a veg, deconstruct the burger and dont eat the bread.

the only place I wouldn't eat is an italian.
 
Most cafes and restaurants have low carb menus. Even McDonalds, you can eat the burger without the bun. I wasn't trying to be funny BTW, I just wondered if you meant a specific occasion you were thinking about. Good luck :-)


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I had a Chicken and Bacon Salad at Ronald McD. Available in two versions with lots of salad. I had the Crispy Chicken version and removed the crispy breadcrumb coating. I will avoid the Ceaser Dressing next time as well.
 
I toyed with the idea recently of going out for a meal for for my birthday. Checked loads of menus online then gave up. Low carb veggie = no chance lol. Goats cheese, leaves and no pudding was the best I could find. Would rather stay at home where the grub is better.
 
Why not try adding in a wheat intolerance too? It can be difficult eating out, but sometimes you have to make compromises and eat things you wouldn't normally. Many places will make adjustments for you - Wetherspoons will swap the chips for a salad. I've eaten the filling out of a sandwich on more than one occasion.
 
My general guideline when eating out is fish with salad or veg - no potatoes unless a couple of new ones, no bread, salad dressing on the side. If the fish is not available then I aim for chicken instead. Deconstruct the burger is an excellent idea.

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I carry a bag of brazil nuts in my handbag for emergencies. Like the other week when I forgot to take my lunch to work :facepalm:
 
Lenny3 said:
I can always find something to eat that I can make low carb. Buger and chips.....hold the chips and add a veg, deconstruct the burger and dont eat the bread.

the only place I wouldn't eat is an italian.
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Yes, I used to think that a salad at Pizza Xpress would be ok, but found that, though very nice, it was also very high carb, because of tomatoes and something in the dressing probably.
As for burgers, removing the burger bun and chips and adding salad makes for a good and easy solution.
 
lizdeluz said:
Yes, I used to think that a salad at Pizza Xpress would be ok, but found that, though very nice, it was also very high carb, because of tomatoes and something in the dressing probably.
As for burgers, removing the burger bun and chips and adding salad makes for a good and easy solution.
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Yes, salad dressings are a surprising source of carbs. I like the restaurants where you can get olive oil and vinegar - not balsamic! - and make your own.

Burgers are fine in good restaurants, where they are made of minced meat with onion and spices. But cheap restaurants bulk-buy them frozen from places such as my local cash-and-carry, where they're bulked out with carbs :(

I was caught recently at a motorway service station where the salads looked dodgy and full of croutons and the only other choices were sandwiches and sausage rolls, so I ended up buying a tub of double cream. Actually it was a great choice, as it cost less than a sandwich, contained no unknown ingredients, quenched my thirst and quickly filled me up.:)

Kate
 
My son, 8 today :), wants to go to Pizza Hut for his birthday. Lovely, except er...what on earth can I eat there. A bit of the salad I suppose? Very tricky :(
 
DonnaC-T said:
My son, 8 today :), wants to go to Pizza Hut for his birthday. Lovely, except er...what on earth can I eat there. A bit of the salad I suppose? Very tricky :(
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Exactly, it's not so much the food on offer, though that can be really really difficult : it's how to fit diabetes into what everyone else is doing. Low carb has to be the priority but sometimes it just isn't. :)
Happy 8th birthday to your son, and enjoy the party!!:)
 
At Pizza hut, why not share a pizza with someone else, let them have most of it. You can also have unlimited salad. You could have the BBQ chicken wings. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and be careful later in the day.
 
It seems DonnaC-T is a Type 1 on insulin, apparently Pizza is difficult to inject for, she doesn't have the problems that a Type 2 would have with it.
 
Last time I had pizza I spiked by 13! I've got a salad, well tomatoes, lettuce, sunflower seeds and coleslaw. I've guessed what to inject. Lucozade on bag lol
He's having a fab day, he's been awake since 4 am, cinema already done. Is it nap time yet? For me? Lol
 
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