My husband and I just moved in with his parents with our daughter, and none of us realized beforehand just how hard it's going to be to feed us all
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I've been eating paleo and my husband is vegan (oddly enough, based on really similar philosophies, I just happen to like the taste of meat and he doesn't), and we often have taco salad together. Lots of lettuce and veggies, topped with beef for me and beans for him, salsa for dressing and topped with avocado. Neither of us eat dairy so that works out well.
Also roasted root veggies are a great side dish (root veggies aren't hard to get down for pickier eaters, I hope. Just skip the potatoes), and I'll have a piece of grilled meat while he has some tofu.
We also have a bunch of stuff prepped, so it's easy to do a "main" dish of a veggie stir fry or something and then at the last minute I'll throw some pre-cooked meat in or he'll heat up some beans or tofu or something. We don't eat very typical meals anymore (breakfast yesterday was beef stew for me and leftover tempeh stirfry for him) but it works. I suspect your FIL is the one who will have the most trouble.
No diabetic should be eating that much carb. She should be eating closer to 50g/day. With no grains or sugar. Basically meat, fish, veg, some dairy and very little fruit.
And what's your nutritional or endocrinology background? 50g per *day* is considered very low carb, which is certainly not necessary for most or all diabetics.
My background is as a type 2 diabetic who is no longer on medication.
Changing my diet to eliminate grains (especially wheat) and sugar has enabled me to stop taking medication and get my HbA1c back to normal levels.
30 years ago, when I was an X-ray tech working in a small clinic, that was the regimen given to our diabetic patients. It worked for them then, and it still works today. Modern dietary recommendations for diabetics make them dependent on medication, as well as vulnerable to side effects.
Every diabetic has a choice: Follow conventional wisdom and be a cash cow for the pharmaceutical industry, or educate oneself and life free of complications and side effects.
Good for you. Based on your extensive history, you must be familiar with the phrase, then, "your diabetes may vary." That means that what works for one, doesn't work for the other.
And no, my dear radiology tech, "every" diabetic doesn't have a choice. Cutting carbs isn't going to make my islet cells regenerate and produce insulin.
We do a lot of 'modular' meals, stuff like baked potatoes, tacos, & pasta bowls - basically start with a base or a shell, then everyone piles on whatever they want. It can be as simple as fixing a pot of spaghetti with a meat sauce for the meat eaters and a vegetarian marinara for everyone else, or as elaborate as you like.
I will leave the protein omnivore/herbivore/carnivore considerations to others and provide some reassurance about the diabetes aspect. I have Type 1 diabetes and typically eat 40-60 grams of carbs per meal. I also sometimes estimate carbs for a coworker with Type 2 who is supposed to stay between 45-60 grams per meal. I'm a tiny girl and he's a retired college football player and neither of us are food deprived. Pasta is not necessarily out - I eat it often as an omnivore who doesn't eat a lot of meat. To give you a rough idea of the carbs
2/3 cup cooked rice = 40 grams 1 cup cooked pasta = 40 grams 2 slices of bread = anywhere from 20 grams to 40 grams depending 6 inches of a submarine roll = 45 grams 1/2 cup potatoes = 20 grams 2 small corn tortillas = 25 grams An apple = 15-25 grams A medium = 30 grams 1/2 cup most canned/cooked fruit = 15 grams Most green veggies in a regular serving= 5 or fewer grams
So a reasonable serving of rice or pasta + a small serving of fruit = 60 grams
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Also roasted root veggies are a great side dish (root veggies aren't hard to get down for pickier eaters, I hope. Just skip the potatoes), and I'll have a piece of grilled meat while he has some tofu.
We also have a bunch of stuff prepped, so it's easy to do a "main" dish of a veggie stir fry or something and then at the last minute I'll throw some pre-cooked meat in or he'll heat up some beans or tofu or something. We don't eat very typical meals anymore (breakfast yesterday was beef stew for me and leftover tempeh stirfry for him) but it works. I suspect your FIL is the one who will have the most trouble.
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Also baked chicken thighs baked with tomato and veg
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Changing my diet to eliminate grains (especially wheat) and sugar has enabled me to stop taking medication and get my HbA1c back to normal levels.
30 years ago, when I was an X-ray tech working in a small clinic, that was the regimen given to our diabetic patients. It worked for them then, and it still works today. Modern dietary recommendations for diabetics make them dependent on medication, as well as vulnerable to side effects.
Every diabetic has a choice: Follow conventional wisdom and be a cash cow for the pharmaceutical industry, or educate oneself and life free of complications and side effects.
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And no, my dear radiology tech, "every" diabetic doesn't have a choice. Cutting carbs isn't going to make my islet cells regenerate and produce insulin.
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2/3 cup cooked rice = 40 grams
1 cup cooked pasta = 40 grams
2 slices of bread = anywhere from 20 grams to 40 grams depending
6 inches of a submarine roll = 45 grams
1/2 cup potatoes = 20 grams
2 small corn tortillas = 25 grams
An apple = 15-25 grams
A medium = 30 grams
1/2 cup most canned/cooked fruit = 15 grams
Most green veggies in a regular serving= 5 or fewer grams
So a reasonable serving of rice or pasta + a small serving of fruit = 60 grams
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