"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Nick Cramer wrote:
>> "Ozgirl" > wrote:
>>> Nick Cramer wrote:
>>>> Alice Faber > wrote:
>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>>>> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>>>>> Today 5/20 FBG 84. Just before dinner 83. Had a 10.6 oz. frozen
>>>>>>> Glutino Penne Alfredo (61 gms net carbs) for dinner. One hour PP
>>>>>>> BG 158. Two hour 181. Three hour 142.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Makes up for the previous days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 5/16 FBG 97 Before 83 1 hr 111 - bacon, eggs, 1/2 potato
>>>>>>> 5/17 FBG 85 no meal - A/C died, 105°F inside, stressed out
>>>>>>> 5/18 FBG 95 1 hr 118, 1 hr 86, 1 hr 105 - another hot day, just
>>>>>>> snacked 5/19 FBG 99 Before 89 1 hr 110 - bacon, eggs, cheesy
>>>>>>> mushrooms and potato
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think most Alfredo sauce is pretty high in carbs. It's not
>>>>>> something I've been tempted to eat because I never liked it. When
>>>>>> I did eat dairy, I would usually just throw some cheese on the
>>>>>> pasta instead of making a sauce.
>>>>>
>>>>> A good alfredo sauce should be quite low carb. It's just butter,
>>>>> cream, and parmesan cheese, and seasonings. Now what you put it
>>>>> on...that's another story.
>>>>
>>>> The penne was rice pasta (ground brown rice, rice bran). The Alfredo
>>>> sauce was milk, cheese, corn starch, maltodextrin, lipolyzed cream
>>>> and guar gum. Jun added a bunch of fresh shrimp, fried in butter,
>>>> and fresh grated Pecorino Romano cheese. My Alfredo sauce is more
>>>> like what you describe. She won't be buying this again.
>>>
>>> It begs the question... why is she bringing high carb convenience
>>> foods into the house. The hotter the weather the more likely you are
>>> to grab a convenience meal than cook from scratch. If the wrong
>>> foods aren't in the house then you can't eat it easily.
>>
>> I beg to reply. Well, she went to this place to get CarbQuik for me.
>> Her English being somewhat limited, she assumed that everything there
>> was OK for me. I have since explained the difference between low carb
>> and low gluten to her. She thought she was doing something nice for
>> me. She's learning. Having spent the first 50 years of her life in
>> Thailand, the hot weather is no deterrant. She cooks in the house
>> from 6 AM to midnight, for her catering business, everything from
>> scratch. Does her and my meals, as well.
>
> What you could do is go shopping together and show her how to read carbs
> per serving. Example say that any food that is x gr or above per serving
> is not suitable for you. This would have to be for a whole meal. All your
> food components would have to add up to no more than x amount of carbs.
> Explain that noodles, pasta and the like are pretty much no no's for yuo.
> She is a good cook and could make some tasty meat-based meals out of herbs
> and spices. Then just add the low carb veggies to fill it out (as well as
> provide the necessary nutrition). The penne and alfredo sauce packaged
> meal was a no no but the home made alfredo over, let me think - shiritake
> or shitake? One is mushrooms, one is noodles... Someone here will know.
Do these web sites help?
<http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lowcarb-recipe-help-suggestions/400826-am-i-doing-something-wrong-shiritake-noodles.html>
http://www.lowcarbtransformation.com...ead.php?p=9117
<http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/low-carb-cooking/17661-shiritake-noodles.html>
http://www.thedailyplate.com/groups/...noodle-addicts
http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forum...ad.php?t=90910
http://www.angelvalleyfarm.com/
<http://www.earthy.com/Dried_Shiitake_Mushrooms_C197.cfm?gclid=CIKf8_G3uJ MCFRUWsgodIg3EDA>
<http://www.markyscaviar.com/home.php?cat=521&gclid=COjCyoO4uJMCFQoRswodGAmUCA>
http://www.shitakemonkey.com/IE4.htm
http://www.epicurious.com/tools/sear...search=shitake
<http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ROASTED-SHITAKE-PORTOBELLO-AND-CRIMINI-MUSHROOMS-236263>
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...shroom,FF.html
http://www.cancerguide.org/cit_lentinan.html
http://www.gardensalive.com/product....cd2=1211402208