Posted on 07/08/2003 12:20:27 PM PDT by Nov3
Diabetes diet war By Dara Mayers
The nutrition advice given to most diabetics might be killing them
The bible says "make starches the star." That's the Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible, published by the American Diabetes Association. "Grains, beans, and starchy vegetables form the foundation of the Diabetes Food Pyramid. The message is to eat more of these foods than of any of the other food groups." For 17 million Americans with diabetes, diet is a crucial part of treatment, And what the ADA bible preaches, many doctors, nutritionists, and patients believe.
But what if the ADA's high-starch diet--another way of saying high-carbohydrate--is not healthy for people with diabetes but harmful to them instead?
This possibility is now the source of heated debate in the diabetes community. It is "the most controversial aspect of diabetes treatment today," says Scott King, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Interview magazine. How controversial? "Malpractice!" is how physician and diabetes specialist Lois Jovanovic, chief scientific officer of the Sansum Medical Research Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., describes conventional high-carb nutrition advice.
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Oh Boy, does THAT explain a lot!! LOL!!
So far today, I've eaten 3 eggs and a handful of little sausages, water, & a McDonald's Chicken Ceasar salad (the large kind). I'm at a loss as to what else to eat, although I'm still hungry. It's still a long time to dinner. And what do you do about those thin slivers of carrots and little chuncks of cabbage in your salad? Not really allowed on Induction, I think. Do I have to skip them?
Mostly, I'm starting to have that "munchy" craving where you want to bite into a big slice of French bread -- just something to chew, chew, CHEW. If I'm starting to have these feelings on Day 2, I have no hope of making it to Day 14.
Any suggestions?
When I was about 15 (a long time ago) I found an "ice cream diet" in Family Circle. No kidding. There were menus for every meal, and the cornerstone was 1/3 of a pint of ice cream a day. I was too young to get a job, so I put my whole family (my mother, father, and myself) on it for the summer. I did a LOT of cooking, and buying all that ice cream in PINTS so that I could cut an exact measurement for dessert just made them all laugh.
Mom was getting her Master's Degree and Dad was teaching for the summer, so they didn't have to worry about meals. I'm sure that they snuck food when I wasn't looking, but we all had fun and lost some weight in the process. Kept me out of trouble, doing all the planning and shopping, although I struck up a romance with the butcher's helper!
Where do you get it?
Where do you find them?
I notice you DON'T mention carrot sticks. Weight Watchers allows you all the carrot sticks you can eat. I can gain weight on carrot sticks -- especially now that they come prewashed in packages at the supermarket! LOL :)
Your suggestions are good, but it's hard to remember those easy answers when you are in the throws of the "munchies" and there are no vegetables near your desk at the office! Note: bring a veggie tray tomorrow.
Deviled eggs, hardboiled eggs, smoked salmon with cream cheese, cucumber or celery with cream cheese, 4 percent cottage cheese, cheddar cheese on salami, turkey and swiss rollups, cold rotisserie chicken, bacon, pork rinds, heavy cream sweetened with Splenda and a tiny splash of vanilla extract...
I know this doesn't help if you're stuck at an office right now. If I were you I might order more than one salad at a time. Eat as much protein and fat as you need to feel satisfied. I used to have to order 2 deli sandwiches just to have enough legal fillings to fill up on.
After induction, heavy cream, berries and Splenda is our standard after dinner snack. MMMMMMM!
Funny that you mention more than one salad. I bought two (one for my husband who was stuck in a meeting). It was all I could do to keep from eating it before he got out of the meeting!
String cheese wrapped individually, some veggies like broccoli or cauliflower with a small container of Marie's Dressings used as a dip. Italian Garlic and Blue Cheese are good Marie's dressings for us, just watch the carb content on the other flavors like French and Thousand Island. Make sure you get a good helping of fat in your meals and snacks as the fat is what makes you feel full. Olive oil in your fried eggs, melted butter on your green beans or spinach...gotta get that fat in there. I also keep in my purse the tuna in the new pouches with a plastic fork and a little salt, they're really handy when you're on the run. I just need to locate the 1 serving packets of mayonaise to add with the tuna so it isn't so dry and add that necessary fat.
The first few days can be nasty ones because you may go through carb withdrawls. Atkins addresses this on page 141 of the New Diet Revolution book. He also mentioned in his last book that if the weakness some get in their legs is too bothersome, go ahead and increase your carb intake a bit. I went to 28 carbs for a couple days and it really helped out. One other thing, if you have a problem with constipation, I suggest metamucil capsules. They're the easiest to take, two a meal has helped tremendously.
As for the snacks, Walmart has been the cheapest on the pricey Atkins foods. I've found the bars and drinks in the health section near the pharmacy. The peanut butter bars are the best tasting. Walgreens has been the second cheapest here, after that, whether grocery stores in the health food sections or GNC, I've paid $1 more a bar than I do at Walmart. Atkins also has ketchup, barbeque sauce, different breads and muffin mixes - all pricey and doesn't taste as great as the originals. BUT it's the one time will power and sacrifice are actually paying off because the diet works and my health is slowly improving.
Here's a recipe my sister found years ago, has been a favorite of ours and turns out to be a perfect Atkins meal!:
Chicken Cheese Rolls
3 large chicken breast, deboned and split
8 ounces whipped cream cheese with chives
1 tbsp butter - divided into 3 parts
6 slices of bacon
Pound the chicken to 1/2" thickness. Scoop 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture onto the chicken and dab with 1 part of butter. Fold the chicken around the cream cheese into a ball and wrap 2 strips of bacon around the chicken, picking into place. Put the three chicken rolls into a small baking pan, opening side down. Bake on the top rack at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, then broil 5 minutes. (Just a note from myself: Keep an eye on it when broiling it. I tend to burn up food fast when broiling.)
When you have one of these with something like buttered green beans and alot of water, you won't be hungry for quite a while! (Actually sounds kind of good for tonight...) Softened cream cheese on any chicken is good anyway, however, this recipe is quite the treat.
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