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kaylz91 said:
Where are you finding peas at 1.5g like? Its something to go alongside a sandwich, fulfil me from dropping too much from my dinner to my tea, and I don't know what that's why I'm asking for suggestions xx
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Ok, something to go with a sandwich, don't think peas would go really, you'd need about 120g, which wouldn't leave the sandwich much room on the plate.. I'm going to look at my book, I'll be back in a bit. I haven't used it much, so it's quite fun to use it.
 
Mel dCP said:
Maybe try to find a different bread that fits your desired carb need for that meal, or substitute the protein bar for something else?
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I know that particular bread works for me, plus at under 15g a slice its one of the better breads also I have to be careful with money as I'm unemployed, I'm not exchanging the protein bar as it was suggested to stick with them until I get some weight back on xx
 
Alison54321 said:
Ok, something to go with a sandwich, don't think peas would go really, you'd need about 120g, which wouldn't leave the sandwich much room on the plate.. I'm going to look at my book, I'll be back in a bit. I haven't used it much, so it's quite fun to use it.
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Sorry but this is really starting to get to me, I don't mean to sound aggressive or blunt but if you were reading things properly you would notice it's 1 POINT 5g I'm looking for but I think you are reading it as 15g which it isn't xx
 
Oh, 1.5g, I was reading that as 15g, I don't deal in carbs that small. What about a tomato, a small bit of coleslaw, bit of beetroot, a gherkin, a small bit of some cheese with cranberries in, a carrot, some radishes, there's loads of stuff.
 
kaylz91 said:
Yes it would trust me, my dinner is usually 42g ish, and I don't do avocado as I said x
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Sorry, I'm not sure I get this. Dinner is 42g and you're looking for 1.5g extra, or instead of. I would have thought 1.5g is probably "noise" in the 42 g big picture. I wouldn't trust labelling to this level.
Happy to be put right.
 
hankjam said:
Sorry, I'm not sure I get this. Dinner is 42g and you're looking for 1.5g extra, or instead of. I would have thought 1.5g is probably "noise" in the 42 g big picture. I wouldn't trust labelling to this level.
Happy to be put right.
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I'm looking to swap the cream cheese I am currently having for something with the same carb value, believe me when I say I'm sensitive to the insulin I'm injecting and from rigorous testing I KNOW that if I didn't have that to you 'measly' 1.5g carb I risk being hypo at the next meal, as you know diabetes is a very individual thing and WE know how our own bodies work, nobody else's xx
 
Alison54321 said:
Oh, 1.5g, I was reading that as 15g, I don't deal in carbs that small. What about a tomato, a small bit of coleslaw, bit of beetroot, a gherkin, a small bit of some cheese with cranberries in, a carrot, some radishes, there's loads of stuff.
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Everything mentioned is a tad on the expensive side to be having a small amount of and the rest of it going bad, I really do have to watch the pennies as being unemployed and the 'healthy' stuff being expensive as it is, jobseekers doesn't really allow a diabetic friendly diet as it is without having to buy things and throw a lot away xx
 
kaylz91 said:
Everything mentioned is a tad on the expensive side to be having a small amount of and the rest of it going bad, I really do have to watch the pennies as being unemployed and the 'healthy' stuff being expensive as it is, jobseekers doesn't really allow a diabetic friendly diet as it is without having to buy things and throw a lot away xx
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Tomatoes are quite cheap, and one reasonably smallish fat one should give you the right amount. My local Tesco's sells 6 salad tomatoes for 69p, so that would be just 11p a day, if you had one every day for 6 days.

Otherwise something like coleslaw, that you could use over a few days, but I don't know how long you can keep that for. Where are you going to buy food? I have a Tesco metro, or whatever it's called, nearby where I buy food, they sell some fruit and veg loose, so I can buy a carrot for about 12p, but if they aren't sold loose that doesn't work.

I don't mind buying a single carrot, I go to the self service.
 
How about a square or two of dark choc?
 
I have a weird looking picture of pate in my book, the amount of carbs would vary, but it's usually quite inexpensive, if you used it over a few days.

I also saw a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich spread, that was cheap, wherever you're shopping might have something like that, it would most likely only last for 3 days, as items like that are usually use within two days of opening.

Or houmous? that's not too expensive, if you used it over a few days.
 
One square of Lindt 90% is 1.1. I have a piece after my lunch every day. I NEVER count it. To be honest if I had to start counting anything below 5 I’d throw in the towel now. Good luck!
 
Looking at your question from another angle, why not think of some things that you fancy (and can afford) having with your meal, and use the nutritional info on the pack to work out what weight of it would give you the 1.5g you need?
 
becca59 said:
One square of Lindt 90% is 1.1. I have a piece after my lunch every day. I NEVER count it. To be honest if I had to start counting anything below 5 I’d throw in the towel now. Good luck!
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Its actually 1.4g not 1.1g lol, I love the stuff!! haha xx
 
Can I ask what the breakdown is of the 42g meal? as far as I can tell it's 2 slices of bread (@15g), cream cheese @ 1.5g and a protein bar @ 9.6g. And you want to replace the cream cheese?

If you want to put weight on why don't you eat more and adjust your insulin as required?
 
slip said:
Can I ask what the breakdown is of the 42g meal? as far as I can tell it's 2 slices of bread (@15g), cream cheese @ 1.5g and a protein bar @ 9.6g. And you want to replace the cream cheese?

If you want to put weight on why don't you eat more and adjust your insulin as required?
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As I said somewhere above I have other problems too mainly a fear of food or carbs since another incident so its psychological too and that's why I don't add extra and adjust xx
 
Obviously that incident had a profound affect on you, do you fully understand what went wrong with that incident?
 
Have just 10g natural yoghurt or 1.25 fish fingers? Not expensive!
 
Have I done the maths right Mel? Maybe it should be 12g yoghurt?
 
kaylz91 said:
As I said somewhere above I have other problems too mainly a fear of food or carbs since another incident so its psychological too and that's why I don't add extra and adjust xx
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Food is lovely, what happened to create a fear of it?
 
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