[Grant]

I don't eat out at restaurants often so when I do I tend to go for a slightly heavier meal than usual as a "treat" for surviving on a diet of fish, rice, salads, fruit, and veg.

I might have a burger and chips or a steak. I was told by my Diabetic nurse that its important to have something you really like to treat yourself once in a while to release feel-good enzymes.

I am a Type 2 diabetic so as long as I watch my sugars the day before I go out for a meal and remember to take my medicine, I should be okay.

[Lynpenny]

I eat out when we go out of town to the doctor. I find that if I watch what I eat then I usually do ok. There have been a few times when I overdone it on the carbs but I try to be carefull. I have a book on fast foods that I use when I order there. I have gone to the Pizza Hut and ate salad and 1 slice of pizza. I think the low fat low salt part of my diet is more limiting than the diabetic part. I really like salt.

[jenet]

I eat out a lot - usually at least once a day. If I stick to the same group of restaurants OR fast food places and eat what I am familiar with, I pretty much know how much insulin I need to take and my BG is back down to where it was before I ate by the 3 hour mark (or better if I needed to do a BG correction). Most of the time, I'm fairly good about what I eat, so I don't deprive myself and go on eating binges anymore! If I really want something, I have it. I just adjust the insulin according to my best guess, test afterwards and correct if necessary.

What causes problems is if I try something new. Then I may have to try it a couple of times before I get the carbs figured out. Pizza is the only one that has me completely stumped, so I have that very rarely any more - maybe twice a year.

Carb counting books, food company and nutrition websites, package labels (all those microwavable Healthy Choice entrees and dinners) - there's lots of information out there. For example, 2 Starbucks Venti Sugar Free Vanilla Non-Fat Lattes (my normal breakfast on work days) is 60 grams. (The fruits and veggies have to fit into lunch and dinner. )

After I retire, maybe I'll find time to learn how to cook.
cheers,
j

[TechKnowBabble]

Originally Posted by jenet

Carb counting books, food company and nutrition websites, package labels (all those microwavable Healthy Choice entrees and dinners) - there's lots of information out there. For example, 2 Starbucks Venti Sugar Free Vanilla Non-Fat Lattes (my normal breakfast on work days) is 60 grams. (The fruits and veggies have to fit into lunch and dinner. )

After I retire, maybe I'll find time to learn how to cook.
cheers,
j

Oooohhhhh..thanks for the idea for Starbucks...I've been missing my fix. Although I normally had frappachinos and I know they are out

[jenet]

Originally Posted by TechKnowBabble

Oooohhhhh..thanks for the idea for Starbucks...I've been missing my fix. Although I normally had frappachinos and I know they are out

I'm guessing those would be out indeed! But you can still enjoy a latte with sugar free flavors (hot or iced). Here is the link for the Starbucks nutrition page to find out how many carb grams you need to adjust your meal plan (or insulin) for: http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_info.asp

enjoy,
j

[am1977]

My new weakness is the caramel light frappucinos. The good news is that it doesn't mess up my blood sugar too much. I don't know if that's b/c it's made with splenda and is less "intense" (for lack of better word) than a regular or if my carb counting skills and insulin are covering it very well, but whatever the case, I'm able to have it w/o too much of a problem. Yum

[someone]

Originally Posted by TechKnowBabble

Since you mentioned Chinese....what about it's 'close' neighbor Japanese? My boyfriend and I love sushi. Since it wouldn't be a LARGE volume of white rice, should that be ok? Normally we eat California roll (crab, cucumber, avocado) and I was wondering about that.

Nigiri sushi (the fish with white rice under it) is 12 carbs per piece. It is probably much less for the rolls, but I don't eat those, so i wouldn't know.

[TechKnowBabble]

Originally Posted by someone

Nigiri sushi (the fish with white rice under it) is 12 carbs per piece. It is probably much less for the rolls, but I don't eat those, so i wouldn't know.

is that raw fish? I haven't pushed myself to try that

[Penny]

Originally Posted by am1977

My new weakness is the caramel light frappucinos. The good news is that it doesn't mess up my blood sugar too much. I don't know if that's b/c it's made with splenda and is less "intense" (for lack of better word) than a regular or if my carb counting skills and insulin are covering it very well, but whatever the case, I'm able to have it w/o too much of a problem. Yum

Yeah, but you are what 20 something?! If I had one of those, I would gain 5 pounds and have highs for a week! Cherish these days!

[am1977]

OMG, my post disappeared again... Ugh! Guess I posted a lot in the last couple days. Oh well

[someone]

Originally Posted by am1977

OMG, my post disappeared again... Ugh! Guess I posted a lot in the last couple days. Oh well

Sorry, Tony just swtched hosts, and accidentally restored the database from 4 days ago.

[Lynne1]

I LOVE sushi... but the rice has sugar in it. I always get highs after eating it because I treat it like regular rice. (Bad girl!) Also, the ponzu sauce on the eel is delicious, but sugary. How can one approximate the effect of that on the bg numbers?

I like to make my own mexican and chinese meals at home. Not the same as a restaurant but healthy, tasty and won't make you sick!

I make fajitas for Mexican. Basically, grill chicken in lemon juice, sautee some onions, red peppers and mushrooms. Heat a tortilla and add chicken and vegies with some cheese, guac and salsa. Also good for company.

My friend taught me how to make a really good, easy, homemade chinese meal. You can use either Chicken or shrimp.

Put salt and pepper on the shrimp. She puts it in corn starch, but you can skip this step. Then put in soy sauce.

Sautee garlic and ginger in a pan. Add the shrimp or chicken and stir fry.

As a side you can sautee some Bok Choy (or other green vegie) in garlic and a little oil and cover until wilted. Yum.

[rea]

I noticed that my favorate restaurants are all now ones with really great and creative salads, and have lots of vegetables with their meals.

there is nothing I hate more than having only a choice of either a iceberg lettuce and grated carrot 'house' salad, or the same thing but with bacon bits and renamed a caesar. I like REAL salads, with many types of green lettuce and different veggies in them. but then again, I LIKE spinach. some people don't like their greens.

fast food- McDonalds/Wendys salads, fajitas are better than the dry tasteless grilled chickens

Mexican - fajitas with less cheese, lots of veggies. the shells don't effect me alot unless I eat more than two. I love salsa, and vegetable and corn salad, and dont' eat alot of the sour cream or cheese dishes to avoid extra fats

chinese - steamed veggies pretty much, I usually avoid chinese because the msg makes me sick

thai or vietnamese- lots of veggie dishes, spicy stir fries

wrap/pita places - the best fast food because you can health them up as much as you want

italian- substitute half the pasta out for extra vegetables, or order from the main course section that has a meat, veggie and side of pasta

seafood makes great appetizers or a meal unless its deepfried (think muscles in wine and herbs)

[psilocybin]

i ate out for the first time at a restaurant on valentines day...i tried my best to carb count correctly, i ended up 11 after supper. allwell plus i had a couple beers. i like to eat at subway to, which i have carb counting down pat at