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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2408638" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>This is a great thread and thanks to the OP for starting the discussion!</p><p>I recall a Diabetes UK 'consultation' where we were asked our feelings on carb/calorie counting/traffic lights on labels and menus. Trying to convince the main diabetes charity that carbs were more important to diabetics than calories was very hard as the Calorie counters/big food are dominant in this discussion. In spite of attempts to highlight the poor quality of our health with the poor quality of our diet, the pandemic hasn't changed the status quo much.</p><p>As a type 1 carb counting is an art and not a science so I feel this kind of solution is a bureaucracy too far. My chosen solution is to dodge the bread basket . I do not find it hard and guestimating won't cause me to die unlike those who can stop breathing if they eat a rogue peanut.</p><p>I fear that the unintended consequence of such a measure as carb/calorie counts is to push caterers into using ever more processed foods combinations given that factories can do consistent ingredients. Food stripped of fibre with added sugar is a bad idea for everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2408638, member: 365308"] This is a great thread and thanks to the OP for starting the discussion! I recall a Diabetes UK 'consultation' where we were asked our feelings on carb/calorie counting/traffic lights on labels and menus. Trying to convince the main diabetes charity that carbs were more important to diabetics than calories was very hard as the Calorie counters/big food are dominant in this discussion. In spite of attempts to highlight the poor quality of our health with the poor quality of our diet, the pandemic hasn't changed the status quo much. As a type 1 carb counting is an art and not a science so I feel this kind of solution is a bureaucracy too far. My chosen solution is to dodge the bread basket . I do not find it hard and guestimating won't cause me to die unlike those who can stop breathing if they eat a rogue peanut. I fear that the unintended consequence of such a measure as carb/calorie counts is to push caterers into using ever more processed foods combinations given that factories can do consistent ingredients. Food stripped of fibre with added sugar is a bad idea for everyone. [/QUOTE]
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