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Pinto, Courgette & Mushroom Bake - is it okay?
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<blockquote data-quote="kesun" data-source="post: 1089194" data-attributes="member: 39776"><p>[USER=277165]@FranOnTheEdge[/USER] , what I did when I first went low-carb was to avoid complex recipes such as this one and try something I knew was zero or very low carb (for example an egg) plus single ingredients, testing my BG before, one hour after and 2 hours after. For example, I'd have and egg plus cheddar cheese, then having tested I might try egg, cheese and courgette, then perhaps courgette, cheese and tomato. That way I got to know what raised my BG. That way I worked out what I personally can eat without raising my BG. Once you know about separate ingredients then you can confidently approach complex recipes.</p><p></p><p>I found that there are some things that others here can tolerate but I can't - porridge, for example. I've also found that there were things I used to be able to tolerate but can't any longer - carrots, parsnips and pumpkin are some. But that's because I'm progressively losing insulin production: it probably won't apply to you, so once you know what you can eat you'll be set.</p><p></p><p>Kate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kesun, post: 1089194, member: 39776"] [USER=277165]@FranOnTheEdge[/USER] , what I did when I first went low-carb was to avoid complex recipes such as this one and try something I knew was zero or very low carb (for example an egg) plus single ingredients, testing my BG before, one hour after and 2 hours after. For example, I'd have and egg plus cheddar cheese, then having tested I might try egg, cheese and courgette, then perhaps courgette, cheese and tomato. That way I got to know what raised my BG. That way I worked out what I personally can eat without raising my BG. Once you know about separate ingredients then you can confidently approach complex recipes. I found that there are some things that others here can tolerate but I can't - porridge, for example. I've also found that there were things I used to be able to tolerate but can't any longer - carrots, parsnips and pumpkin are some. But that's because I'm progressively losing insulin production: it probably won't apply to you, so once you know what you can eat you'll be set. Kate [/QUOTE]
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