Amazing!I made a Yorkshire pudding batter using three eggs, three quarters of a (UK) pint of full cream milk, three half cups (US measure) of bread flour - added one at a time, and made 12 little Yorkshire puddings - I planned to eat just two - they were so good that did not happen - and the roast parsnips were irresistible - there was turkey, carrots cauliflower mushrooms courgette as well - and afterwards various jellies and cream.
I was stuffed - and when I checked my BG later it was 5.6 mmol/l again.
I think that I killed off my diabetes - or at least gave it a severe pruning with sticking to low carb foods, and the alteration in the batter - more fat more protein, is enough to allow me to cope with a few more carbs from time to time - the strange thing is that I lost weight in the last few days as well.
You do feel guilty don't you? come on I know you do ; ) All jokes aside so sorry that you suffered for just wanting something as a treat to eat. I had two mini sausage rolls, one mini pork pie,and a rasberry and cream Roulande over the two days, Oh and two small roast potatoes, two yorkshire puds,but my sugars were fine,but I did have some red wine which probably kept my sugars lower. I went down with Bronchitis Christmas eve and managed to still enjoy the two days. I thought my BG would of gone higher because of not being well. Stuck in bed now though.Having said a few times that I intended to splurge at Christmas and even feeling not a little smug that I had held off on the carbs until Christmas Day I have now learned the lesson that members warned me about regarding the change in palate. Yesterday I splurged! There is no other way to describe it but it was a mixed bag of experiences.
Having called for three roast potatoes I ate just less than half of one of them so that was a plus. It just didn't have the expected Wow factor. The sweet stuff such as Mince pies? One was nice but I left the others because it was hours before I managed to get rid of the sickly sweet taste I am not used to even after I brushed my teeth. My palate has changed so much that that all the Christmassy foods had an unforseen reaction. I found that when I looked at the Cake it actually held no reaction so I did not have any.
Where did the splurge come from? It was the crisps, crackers with cheese, honey roasted cashews and I am embarrassed to mention the wedge of Gala pie!
So, after all my protestations I hit the day running (with indigestion!) back to low carbing but mindful that this was my first Christmas since dx and I have learned a lesson for the future. No guilt, you understand, just an experience that has made me a tad wiser.
I had two very small roast potatoes but made up for it with roasted celeriac,which tastes like ParsnipsI've had the roast potatoes and parsnips - sorry. But back to low carb tomorrow promise.
No must admit I love mince pie and Christmas pud but did not want anyYou’re right, I just haven’t felt like partaking of the richness of Xmas cake or pudding etc... It is the savoury things that are more of a temptation so I have just managed to say no! Pringles were a hard call but you know their slogan “once you pop you can’t stop!” Well their marketing went against them as I knew if I had one I wouldn’t stop so I resisted! I stuck with the meat, cheese, pate, pigs in blankets, salads and veggies, followed by my low carb bakes and some Green and Blacks. I’m still running higher than normal sugars after my steroid injection and foot op, so content to stay low carb even though it’s Christmas.
Please try roasted Celeriac,they taste just like Parsnips without the high CarbsIt's impressive how some things that were never sweet have become sweet, broccoli for example....
The "forbidden fruit" truly is not what it was cracked out to be.... though still a sucker for a roasted parsnip.
Ever onwards.
You have just made me laugh with the cheese. Yes instead of people thinking about Prediabetic to Diabetic I think that they start to think we are just being a fussy eater LOLI've found the hardest thing about my first Christmas with diabetes has been finding polite ways to turn things down without making the host feel bad. "Oh, I'll just give you some carrots then!" (Ummm, sorry but....). "This dessert is quite small" (thanks, but a small amount of a lot of sugar is still a lot of sugar).
I feel a bit bad, but I don't want to get into a habit of saying "Oh, just a few carbs won't hurt" as I know it will make things harder to control later on.
The worst one I've had is "I guess you can't have cheese"........"Yes, give me the bloody cheese, I'm starving!!!"
Once I stopped trying to think of roasted celeriac as a potato substitute, I realised that it is a more than acceptable substitute for parsnips!Please try roasted Celeriac,they taste just like Parsnips without the high Carbs
I gave them to my husband once,and he actually thought that they were parsnips. Christmas day he asked "Are we having roasted Celeriac instead of Parsnips?" I said yes and he was absolutely fine with itOnce I stopped trying to think of roasted celeriac as a potato substitute, I realised that it is a more than acceptable substitute for parsnips!
I boil them for 10 mins first then put them into the oven with butter and oilPlease try roasted Celeriac,they taste just like Parsnips without the high Carbs
funny anoth none of the christmas stuff mattered to me this year and everything tastes to sweet un like before it was the cheese cake that was brought out near the end of the day when i buckled i just cant say no to cheese cake but really suffered
with bad tummy and banging head the next day
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