OK Doc, how do you reconcile the recommendations in this article with carb and sodium limits? Brocolli, carrots, beans, shakes, and cereals all carry a significant carb load. Most of the broth soups I have looked at are high in sodium.
Here is a curve that I love to throw at my diet advisors. I am allergic to a lot of vegetables, most notably in this article is tomatoes, and almost all fresh fruits and melons. This creates a lot of problems for me in maintaining a balanced diet. Any recommendations?
And while you are recommending, please address the (apparently widespread) problem that diabetics have with not getting enough fiber. My low-carb, 1800 calorie diet makes it a bear to get enough fiber.
I'm diabetic. I've found a bread that has made it a lot easier. It's made by Nature's Own, it's call Double Fiber Wheat bread. It's only 50 calories per slice & 13 total grams per slice - BUT - each slice has 5 grams of fiber, so if you subtract the fiber grams from the carb grams - each slice ends up being only 8 grams of carbs each.
It's been great for me, in the morning I will pack me a sandwich with sliced meat, cheese or peanut butter & sugar free jelly. Then I throw in a low-sodium V-8 & I'm getting a pretty filling lunch for not that many carbs. It keeps me from going through the drive-thru windows.
Here is a curve that I love to throw at my diet advisors. I am allergic to a lot of vegetables, most notably in this article is tomatoes, and almost all fresh fruits and melons. This creates a lot of problems for me in maintaining a balanced diet. Any recommendations?
And while you are recommending, please address the (apparently widespread) problem that diabetics have with not getting enough fiber. My low-carb, 1800 calorie diet makes it a bear to get enough fiber.
I'm a FP doc, not a dietitian. Considering your food allergies, you may have to track down a registered dietitian at a hospital.