Catsymoo
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- 301
- Location
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
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- Having diabetes
Hello all. I hope you're all keeping warm now the weather is getting colder!
Since I noticed a bit of unrest going on at the moment (not sure what it's about), I thought we could all use a bit of distraction by talking about yummy things we've discovered we can still eat without getting spikes and maybe share some little yummy food inventions we've come up with, haha.
Personally, I love a couple of Marie biscuits (only 0.6g sugar per biscuit) dipped in extra bitter/pure dark chocolate spread. (basically high cocoa nutella, lower sugar). I'm still trying to figure out the GI of this spread I buy though. I've not seen it in the UK when I go home, I think it's a dutch thing. I know Nutella itself is low GI because of the fat, but surely a dark chocolate high cocoa version would be even lower?
I have to say though, the reason I LOVE this spread so much is: remember the old McDonald's chocolate ring doughnuts in the late 80s/early 90s? With that delicious chocolate stuff on the top? It tastes identical to that! Spread it on brown bread and I got myself a low GI doughnut :thumbup:
I am also terrible for Ben and Jerry's Berry White flavour. I'm not sure how low 23g carbs per 100g is for ice cream, but my body seems to cope with it well. It's so delicious I want to cry when I eat it. :lol:
Another thing I love which is low carb is Options hot chocolate. Only 5g carbs per cup. I always get my mum to post over a huge bag full of those!
Since I noticed a bit of unrest going on at the moment (not sure what it's about), I thought we could all use a bit of distraction by talking about yummy things we've discovered we can still eat without getting spikes and maybe share some little yummy food inventions we've come up with, haha.
Personally, I love a couple of Marie biscuits (only 0.6g sugar per biscuit) dipped in extra bitter/pure dark chocolate spread. (basically high cocoa nutella, lower sugar). I'm still trying to figure out the GI of this spread I buy though. I've not seen it in the UK when I go home, I think it's a dutch thing. I know Nutella itself is low GI because of the fat, but surely a dark chocolate high cocoa version would be even lower?
I have to say though, the reason I LOVE this spread so much is: remember the old McDonald's chocolate ring doughnuts in the late 80s/early 90s? With that delicious chocolate stuff on the top? It tastes identical to that! Spread it on brown bread and I got myself a low GI doughnut :thumbup:
I am also terrible for Ben and Jerry's Berry White flavour. I'm not sure how low 23g carbs per 100g is for ice cream, but my body seems to cope with it well. It's so delicious I want to cry when I eat it. :lol:
Another thing I love which is low carb is Options hot chocolate. Only 5g carbs per cup. I always get my mum to post over a huge bag full of those!