Best potato to buy for jackets

[bargainqueen]

My husband has recently diagnosed with Diabetes, have been trying to work out what he can have to eat at lunchtimes.
When I pick him up from golf club we used to go to McDonalds and he would have a burger, don't want to do this every day so have hit on the bright idea of a jacket potato and baked beans.
Never bought vegtables other than salad before and wondered if there was a particular brand to go for.

Unusual question but if he doesn't like the first one then he won't want to try it again.

I think there's a subway nearby so might also try the lite subs they do there.

[DaveL]

I find that the potatoes that our local supermarket have marked as 'coming from Idaho' have a very good taste and texture may be ours have their own preference.

Regards Dave

[florida4sun]

The light subs are low in fat but may not be low in carbs. With diabetes you can still eat all the regular normal foods. Just watch out for very high carb foods, dressings, deserts, orange juice etc etc. If he is a meat eater then steak is fine, just watch out for the big nob of garlic butter. Be very careful with anything advertised as fat free, quite often they have lots of sugar in them.


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My husband has recently diagnosed with Diabetes, have been trying to work out what he can have to eat at lunchtimes.
When I pick him up from golf club we used to go to McDonalds and he would have a burger, don't want to do this every day so have hit on the bright idea of a jacket potato and baked beans.
Never bought vegtables other than salad before and wondered if there was a particular brand to go for.

Unusual question but if he doesn't like the first one then he won't want to try it again.

I think there's a subway nearby so might also try the lite subs they do there.
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[Jo]

Subway do very nice salads too.[msnsmile]

[solanasunshine]

We buy our baking potatoes from Tesco and they are in their own little section for baking potatoes. We also like to bake desiree potatoes (red skins.) [msnsmile]

[blott]

Does he like sweet potatoes. According to my diabetic dietitian, these are better than 'ordinary' jacket potatoes. You can also get them in many restaurants in Florida as well as in supermarkets to cook yourself.

Martin's right though, he can eat a 'normal' healthy diet as long as he goes slow on the sugar, salt and fat and has about a good one third carbohydrates on his plate. He should have a portion of bread or potatoes or rice or pasta with each meal.

[florida4sun]

but there is no tesco or desiree in the usa[msnwink][msnwink]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by solanasunshine
We buy our baking potatoes from Tesco and they are in their own little section for baking potatoes. We also like to bake desiree potatoes (red skins.) [msnsmile]
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[bargainqueen]

Afraid my husbands not into salads, he loves steak but normally with chips or saute pots, tomato and onion salad. If he has fish then it's on a bed of rocket leaves.

My food shopping takes twice as long now as I have to read all the labels to try and find products he can eat. I'm sticking to low GI foods which appear to be ok for him as well. Problem at the moment is getting him to eat more vegtables and he is getting rather tired of jacket pots. Recently found out he can eat oven chips in moderation so he has these once a week.

His mum told me that diabetics couldn't eat Weight Watchers food as it contained a lot of sugar.

Will try him with the sweet potato to see if he prefers them for a change.

[florida4sun]

All you have tom do is look at then carb count on the label, all foods have this now. My daughter is type 1 and eats almost everyting in moderation. Her diet has not really changed much except for the obcvious high carb foods.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by bargainqueen
Afraid my husbands not into salads, he loves steak but normally with chips or saute pots, tomato and onion salad. If he has fish then it's on a bed of rocket leaves.

My food shopping takes twice as long now as I have to read all the labels to try and find products he can eat. I'm sticking to low GI foods which appear to be ok for him as well. Problem at the moment is getting him to eat more vegtables and he is getting rather tired of jacket pots. Recently found out he can eat oven chips in moderation so he has these once a week.

His mum told me that diabetics couldn't eat Weight Watchers food as it contained a lot of sugar.

Will try him with the sweet potato to see if he prefers them for a change.

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[Susan J]

What type of diabetes - if type 2, kept under control by diet - its a different kettle of fish - for instance -baked beans have too much sugar [get the low sugar ones] - you need to keep the total sugar under 10g per day, and a varied diet high in fibre is needed with fruit and especially bananas for levelling blood sugar.
If having a beer, make sure he has some crisps[chips] with it.
You will find icecream with no sugar and many desserts in publix freezers - my Dad had a field day in Kissimme, as there was a lot more choice.
Porridge in the morning is good also.

[blott]

It doesn't matter much what type of diabetes you have or what medication you're on (or not), the basic principles are exactly the same. You don't need 'special' food, just a healthy diet with less sugar, salt and fat. Check it out here. http://www.diabetes.org.uk/eatwell/index.html

Watch out for those 'sugar free' foods in the US as you'll find a lot of them contain sugar alcohols such as fructose, sorbitol, etc and, if you don't know what these are, check them out here. http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/sugaralcohols.html

[solanasunshine]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by florida4sun
but there is no tesco or desiree in the usa[msnwink][msnwink]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by solanasunshine
We buy our baking potatoes from Tesco and they are in their own little section for baking potatoes. We also like to bake desiree potatoes (red skins.) [msnsmile]
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Didn't read the original post properly [msnembarrased]

Do apologise[:I]

[Steve and Dawn]

In Target they have potatoes already in like cling film and you just nuke them as they are and very nice too. Or you could go to wendy's, they do a nice baked potato no baked beans though.

[bargainqueen]

He has type 2 and the doctor has put him on metformin straight away. He is only on a low dosage 1000 mg a day but the doctor didn't discuss his diet with him until 2 weeks later and then only because I went into the consultation and insisted. We have an appointment with the surgery nurse tomorrow so I'm hoping she will be of more help than the doctor.

I wasn't happy that he had gone on to the tablets as his diet is really poor and I keep stressing to him that he must eat or he will go into a hypo. He doesn't like fruit, yesterday he was proud of the fact that he had eaten 2 bananas at work and he is not into desserts. His main weakness was Coke Cola which he drank by the litres. After watching one of the health programmes he realised how bad it was and decided to quit, 2 weeks later he was diagnosed after a blood test.

He also works shifts as a chef and isn't always hungry so he doesn't eat regularly.

I've done lots of research on internet and had found diabetes.org thankyou.

I'm just a bit concerned about our holiday in 4 weeks time and trying to work out how I can get him to eat 5 portions of veg in a day. Most restaurants don't even serve veg, and the ones that do are definately overcooked.

[kitty]

Hi bargainqueen my husband has type 2 diabetes for a few years now,he is on 320mg of gliclazide a day,3000mg metformin a day and 4mg of rosiglitazone a day,he doesnt eat much fruit or veg either but his diabetes seems under control,just make sure he eats regular snacks and we always take lucozade tablets wherever we go.Dont forget that when on the plane its easy to forget to take the tablets the usual time as he does at home so just keep that in mind.Do you have a blood monitor machine as you can keep an eye on his blood count at regular intervals,when you see the nurse she will be able to give you more info on whats good and whats not good at all,the doctor didnt give us a lot of info when we first had confirmation he had diabetes,but now even the children know what to do when his sugar count gets too low/high

[bargainqueen]

Hi Kitty just spent an hour with the nurse and have a booklet of papers to read and a diary to complete. She admitted that it will be difficult due to his job but still none the wiser as to what I can get him for snacks.

What does your husband have?

We due have a blood monitor machine but was told by the doctor to only use it once a month. He says that if my husband wakes up in the night 2 to 3 times to pass urine then his sugar levels are high.

[Susan J]

My Dad monitors his blood every morning, and knows if he ate something wrong the day before!!
Type 2 is reversible with weight loss you know, as the INsulin is formed, but body is overworked by overeating [or so our Doc said to my Dad]
My Dad doesn't snack, just eats, for instance, a bowl of porridge [with a few sultanas sprinkled on] in the morning, a sandwich with salad on wholemeal bread for lunch, and chicken vegetables and potato for dinner. Sugar Free Jelly with fruit in it [ tinned fruit in natural juice]for dessert. Sometimes with Ice Cream.
He ensures he drinks plenty of water, and does have the occasional beer[ with chips] or diet coke, or lemonade[ 7 up kind, not still lemonade]

[bargainqueen]

Hubbie doesn't overeat, his problem is he doesn't want to eat. It's like when you are cooking for a dinner party, when you sit down with your guests your not hungry. Well that's what he does 6 days/evenings a week. At the moment he is forcing himself to eat at certain times each week. One week at 12 he will be having a sandwich the next he will be having breakfast as he didn't get to bed until 4 due to working the previous evening.

The nurse did say he should loose some weight but she's more concerned about his eating patterns. Also stress can raise sugar levels so really he's got a problem. When you are in charge of a kitchen cooking for 300 people you can't down tools and go off and meditate.