As it’s summer and it’s hot (we often hover in the upper 30sC), we eat mostly salads at the moment. But it doesn’t have to be boring, there are a lot of combinations you can use. First, breakfast and the traditional eggs. During the morning I took my blood pressure…
Another day of my food with associated numbers. For breakfast, like most days, 2 eggs and a coffee. I miss my eggs when I change my menu. I took my blood pressure in the morning and got 114/81. Fairly good. It goes up a bit with stress. Then for lunch,…
One of the things we used to eat before I was diagnosed was bread and cheese for dinner about once a week. Very simple: slices of bread with melted cheese on top. My wife adds barbecue sauce, but I’m not that keen on it. First, breakfast, which is often eggs…
Here is another day of my food and blood glucose readings. I started with a normal breakfast: 2 eggs and black coffee. But then I remembered that, as I’m now eating more normal food, we get croissants from time to time. So I then had 2 croissants. Yummy. Big breakfast…
Here is another day of food for me with glycaemia numbers. This time it’s a Saturday. For breakfast I had 2 eggs. I really like eggs, they’re good for you (mostly) and they don’t make my blood sugar spike at all. In fact it sometimes goes down compared to before…
A lot of people seem to be at a loss about what they can cook that wouldn’t send their glycaemia spiraling up. I’m lucky in that my wife like cooking and is in charge of my food. I don’t need to worry and I get diabetes-friendly meals. So, I will…
Trying to eat your greens can feel like a chore, it’s the end of the week and you’ve not been shopping, and your belly needs filled but the veg tray is a bit sparse. Time for a buddha bowl! This is a concept that took hold in Canada in the…
Ingredients: Method As part of a meal of celeriac and curried cauliflower soup, with cheese for desert, the impact was minimal with a global +12mg/dl increase 1.5 hour after the meal.
This muffin has the chocolate turned up to 11. A treat for the weekend, or when you’re not watching your calorie count too much. Ingredients 80g of almond flour 40g of wholewheat flour 20g of psyllium husk 70g of Stavia 20g of no sugar cocoa powder 10g of baking powder…
You can’t keep a Frenchman away from his bread, and here’s one way I keep him happy: Ingredients 200g of flaxseed meal (I put the seeds in my coffee grinder and made the meal myself) 50g mixed seed (pumpkin, sunflower and pine nuts) 20g psyllium husk powder Half a teaspoon…