Sun, Jul-14-02, 22:08
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,514
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Plan: TSP/PPLP/low-cal/My own
Stats: 250/209/150
BF:
Progress: 41%
Location: Sacramento, CA
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I think I'm going to tackle this one:
1. It's the type of carbs, typically white flour or corn starch, used to thicken it. Big insulin boosters.
2. Caesar salad dressing is usually a good bet. Check the ingredients and nutritional statement to make sure it doesn't have a lot of sugar/carbs in it. It's usually best to skip the croutons.
3. Organic is best. Check the label to make sure there are no added ingredients like sugar and even fat. I usually find those peanut butter dispensers that make it before your eyes from raw peanuts. That way you know all you are getting is ground up peanuts. And it's really good!
4. Just watch the carb count. Fruit is OK. Some fruits have higher glycemic indexes, but I think that when they are mixed substantially with fat and protein, their glycemic effect is minimized. However, I am not speaking from experience since I don't eat fruit.
5. No low-fat cheese is good. It's that fat in the cheese that makes it a good source of nutrition. However, yellow cheeses have dyes in them. That's why they are not recommended. A good white cheddar (non-dyed) is acceptable.
6. You're going to have a fight. OJ is very bad -- big big insulin hit. And icecream will just feed his sugar addiction.
7. Chicken and Turkey skin are both perfectly acceptable and can greatly enhance your enjoyment of the fowl. Many people enjoy a good crisp poultry skin.
8. I wouldn't recommen potato salad. Because of the carbs, you can only eat about 1/4 cup and it's hard to stop at 1/4 cup. But mayonnaise (real, whole fat) is definitely recommended.
One of the things to keep in mind is that fat is good, low-fat is bad when you are purchasing food.
Hope this helps.
;-Deb
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