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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2287465" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>Lots of meals out can be adapted. Ask them to ditch the rice/pasta/potato and add more of the veg or salad. Ask for sauces on the side or without. Look for a combination of sides and starters. Look at the accompanying bits on other dishes and ask them to swap them around. I’ve never had any place say no. It’s all stuff on their menu just plated up differently. </p><p></p><p>From shops : cold meats, packets of tuna, salad pots, cheeses, sandwich filler pots (Egg or tuna mayo etc) without the sandwich. I carry a teaspoon in my bag and it’s been useful more than once.</p><p></p><p>Cider and beer are high carb choices. Spirits with sugar free mixers or dry and red wines are much lower carb. And yes you’ll be a cheaper date than previously so definitely go at your pace not the carboholics you may be with. Alcohol can actually give you lower readings in the short term as whilst the liver is busy processing the alcohol it doesn't dump glucose. That said it can add to fatty liver and obviously in excess isn’t good for us and is not the right way to lower readings</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2287465, member: 480869"] Lots of meals out can be adapted. Ask them to ditch the rice/pasta/potato and add more of the veg or salad. Ask for sauces on the side or without. Look for a combination of sides and starters. Look at the accompanying bits on other dishes and ask them to swap them around. I’ve never had any place say no. It’s all stuff on their menu just plated up differently. From shops : cold meats, packets of tuna, salad pots, cheeses, sandwich filler pots (Egg or tuna mayo etc) without the sandwich. I carry a teaspoon in my bag and it’s been useful more than once. Cider and beer are high carb choices. Spirits with sugar free mixers or dry and red wines are much lower carb. And yes you’ll be a cheaper date than previously so definitely go at your pace not the carboholics you may be with. Alcohol can actually give you lower readings in the short term as whilst the liver is busy processing the alcohol it doesn't dump glucose. That said it can add to fatty liver and obviously in excess isn’t good for us and is not the right way to lower readings [/QUOTE]
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