Having been out walking all day in the Dales today, we decided to break our journey home with a stop at a pub and some pub grub. Having perused the menu I opted for tuna steak. The waitress asked me if I wanted chips, rice, or jacket potato with this. I wanted none, I'd prefer extra tuna and some salad. But not wanting to appear awkward I said chips, thinking I could easily offload them to my kids. When the meal arrived arround two-thirds of the plate consisted of chips, with a small portion of tuna and a smaller portion of salad. I left, having payed the the full bill and still feeling hungry. It's not something I thought about prior to diagnosis, but the majority of food in a traditional pub meal seems to be 75% carbohydrates. I wonder if there is any alternative to this, apart from never eating out - at least in pubs. Another old habit (erstwhile pleasure) for me down the pan.
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- Thread starter popps
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when I go to local harvester I just order the super giant mixed grill with no chips, maybe an extra egg or side order of mushrooms with salad bowl. works for me, same with all restuarants now, fish or mixed grill with side salad.
just remember, in a restuarant, you are the customer, you can always mix and match.
just remember, in a restuarant, you are the customer, you can always mix and match.
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Hi Popps,
I know exactly what you mean. I don't touch alchohol(nothing against it, I just never found anything I liked) but we like walking too and stopping off for a pub lunch used to be a treat we both enjoyed.
As you say, nearly every menu is just carb-laden and it's very hard to find something suitable. I now usually plump for salmon, salad and a tiny portion of new pots. We are so unimaginative in this country with fresh veg and "peas and carrots" seems to be every pub's idea of "fresh" veg.
I know exactly what you mean. I don't touch alchohol(nothing against it, I just never found anything I liked) but we like walking too and stopping off for a pub lunch used to be a treat we both enjoyed.
As you say, nearly every menu is just carb-laden and it's very hard to find something suitable. I now usually plump for salmon, salad and a tiny portion of new pots. We are so unimaginative in this country with fresh veg and "peas and carrots" seems to be every pub's idea of "fresh" veg.
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W stopped for lunch at a Harvester yesterday, after searching the town for swimwear. Not meant to be a hike, but it was. I ate a piece of chicken( rather overcooked) and had 2 visits to the salad cart, where the stuff was very fresh.
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Popps, I'm an ex-publican and can assure you that making a profit from food isn't at all easy. It's vital to keep waste to an absolute minimum, which makes serving fresh produce a big headache; you need to know that you can sell what you buy, which accounts for the lack of variety on most pub menus. There's also a limit to what people will pay for pub food which makes things even more difficult given the soaring cost of supplies. Add to that the fact that most pubs are having great difficulty staying in business (all three of my locals are for sale) and it's hardly surprising that catering for diabetics isn't the first thing on a publican's mind.
It sucks, I agree, but it's all part of the joy of diabetes.
It sucks, I agree, but it's all part of the joy of diabetes.
