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let us take it as fact that a serving of raw almonds is about 24 nuts, and a serving of whole cashews is about 22 nuts...

I am trying to make up little snack bags of nuts to keep around using cashews and almonds. Am I okay to go with a full serving of each? Or would I want to cut it down to half serving of each?

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Darksiege
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That depends on your purpose for these snack bags.

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to have something to munch on when I get in a snacky mood that is more diabetic friendly than chips, candy, etc.

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Darksiege
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What exactly are your dietary concerns and or restrictions including calorie count?

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From a diabetic snack idea list on eHow: http://www.ehow.com/about_4778595_diabetic-snack-ideas.html

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

1800 calories a day (Dr. said I can flub that a bit since I was eating close to 4k a day... so I can go a little over 1800). I am just trying to maintain and keep control over my blood sugar level.

And since I am eating about half of what I was eating... I feel like I am always hungry (it is getting better though).

My typical breakfast is 160 calories. (110 from one serving of special K red Berry cereal and 50 from one half serving of Silk Vanilla)

Lunch Varies, but I am leaning more towards 210 calories for lunch (1 can of tuna, 2 slices of aunt hatties stoneground wheat, may, no cheese, no relish)

And I am probably pushing 800-1000 calories for dinner. (this will probably balance out beginning next week when I start doing more cooking from scratch, including grinding my own herbs)

I have been drinking water, crystal light or vitamin water 0. I have been indulging in some diet Dr. Pepper as well.

So I should have a bit of room for snacking.

Kate,

yeah because of the calorie count.. I have been sticking to one or two servings of almonds a day (160 calories each) maximum.

I have also been eating a lot more salad. And I load the salad with things like celery and cucumber. And even though I HATE iceberg... I have been using iceberg lettuce instead of the more flavorful greens.

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dinner tonight...

2 cup (dry measured) Whole Wheat Rotini, Italian sausage (hot and sweet), 1 cup of marinara sauce, 1/2 cup pesto sauce, 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 2 oz. Crumbled Feta.

I gave the sausage a rub prior to cooking it. The rub was made from freshly crushed corriander seeds, sweet paprika, thyme, taragon, sage and garlic.

Pan fried the sausage, then ground up one sweet and one hot. Fried that a bit more and added to sauce pan. sliced remaining Italian sausage and fried further.

Added marinara to sauce pan (I do not plan on using jar sauce any more, but I had not yet found a recipe for sauce.. I corrected that error) and mixed into ground sausage. From there I added the pesto mixture. Into this I added the shredded cheese. I heated this until it melted the cheese, then removed from heat.

I split the pasta into two seperate dishes and then topped each with half of the sauce and sausage. I topped each with 1 oz of Feta.

My glucose level was 132 after breakfast today; two hours after eating dinner; 135.

Took me one hour to prep and cook everything, which isn't bad because nothing was planned ahead, just on the fly.

If I can continue to eat this way and still keep control of my glucose levels.. F-ing awesome.

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That sounds absolutely **** delicious. Only thing I could really think of might be fresh basil ribbons and a tight balsamic reduction. But then, I'm not even sure that would improve it.

I'd eat that any day.

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I am going to get some stuff to make fresh sauce for tomorrow night, and since my girlfriend and youngest two kids are in Arizona for the weekend, my eldest and I will experiment with my homemade sauce.

I will admit.. part of my seasoning for the meal may have been overdone. Lisa (SWMBO) recently decided to replace our salt with something called No Salt and it has a stronger flavor than normal salt...

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First thing...get rid of the iceberg lettuce!! Spinach, spring greens..but no iceberg!!! Throw in some carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, green and red bell peppers, onions (green or red), tomatoes with a low fat dressing...or make your own with extra virgin olive oil and basalmic vinegar or lemon juice!

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Jasmy,

those are what I normally use, I just figured since iceberg was mostly water.. it would be like celery, a negative calorie food (albeit a shitty one)

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Also...anything under 150 should be good...but be sure to check with your doctor! I'm usually anywhere between 80 and 100...unless I have pasta or pizza, then I'm closer to 130 to 140. I don't have either often enough to cause any concern.

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

DS iceberg lettuce is mostly water, ergo no nutrients at all!!! Get the spring greens or spinach, where the vitamins and minerals are!!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

hell.. 130s have been my good days. I am still figuring this all out and constantly modifying my diet to try and get better at this ****. 33 years of treating my body like an amusement park... a month and a half to get it back to a temple; it is easier than I expected, but still challenging.

my weeks have of measurement have run saturday through friday. And my last weeks readings have been..
Sat 155/131
Sun 134/127
Mon 131/165
Tues 237/181
Wed 142/139
Thurs 133/219
Fri 124/172 (and I had a blueberry muffin this day)
Sat 132/135

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Check PMs for a sauce recipe, dark.

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Okay DS...my nutritionist told me...

half the plate should be salad and/or steamed veggies...one quarter of the plate should be protein, one quarter should be starch (potatoes, brown rice, beans, corn)

I don't know what your doctor told you, or if you have seen a nutritionist, but this formula has done me very well. I have lost one pound a month for the past year and kept my blood sugar under control for the past three years just by following this advice. My A1C (the most important number) has been 5.1 for three years! My blood pressure and cholesterol are back to normal as well!

Incorporate avocados, nuts, extra virgin olive oil into your diet...they are good fats!! Eat berries...blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc...good for you in many ways! Nuts and seeds are good fats, when eaten in moderation. Always choose whole grains...eat the fruits and veggies, don't drink the juice...

Sorry if this sounds like a lecture...I've seen such an improvement in my life since I was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago...I just want to pass the info I've learned on to others and help them change their lives for the better too!

Best of luck to you...and throw the iceberg lettuce out!!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

*sings in a really childish "you're gonna get in trouble" tone*

I'm goin' back to baby spinach..

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requesting a move to the new food sub forum. plzthxkbai

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