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Yesterday menu - Blood sugars too high on plan
"GT" writes: A&W Chicken must have some carbs as the skin is heavily coated with flour before cooking. I wouldn't have guessed that from the post. What's A&W chicken? Around here, A&W makes carbonated sodas (I kept thinking "Root beer chicken? Cream soda chicken?") |
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Yesterday menu - Blood sugars too high on plan
I'd be suspicious of the A&W chicken if it has any coating. Not only could the
coating be flour based but if it is seasoned it may contain sugar. In article , Labyrinth says... Good morning! Thanks so much for all the replies...you folks are just great! Here is what I had yesterday: Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs Lunch: 1 piece A&W chicken, 3 or 4 mini carrots, 1 oz marble cheese Supper:: 3 pieces A&W chicken Snack: 1 boiled egg, handful of piggy puffs, few sips of Fresca pop ( I really drink very little of this aspartame stuff) That is it for the whole day.....not much carbs there. Would the skin of the chicken make any difference I wonder. I wonder if that is maybe the problem as the last few days I have cut way back because of my fear of high blood sugars. I was eating the Atkins bars until the weekend and then I figured I would cut them out and see if my blood sugars dropped but it doesn't seemed to have made a difference. I also work out on the treadmill - 30 minutes, 5X a week and a small amount of weight lifting. |
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Yesterday menu - Blood sugars too high on plan
"DJ Delorie" wrote in message ... "GT" writes: A&W Chicken must have some carbs as the skin is heavily coated with flour before cooking. I wouldn't have guessed that from the post. What's A&W chicken? Around here, A&W makes carbonated sodas (I kept thinking "Root beer chicken? Cream soda chicken?") A&W (at least in our area) used to server "Chubby Chicken" many years back. They stopped serving the chicken for about 10-15 years, and have now recently started serving it again. It is deep fried chicken, similar to KFC. But I have never seen ANY fried chicken that isn't dredged in flour before cooking to give it a nice crusty skin. I could be wrong though. I have been avoiding the skin on the rare occasions we eat out there...but I miss it. GT |
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Yesterday menu - Blood sugars too high on plan
Labyrinth wrote:
Good morning! Thanks so much for all the replies...you folks are just great! Here is what I had yesterday: Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs Okay Lunch: 1 piece A&W chicken, 3 or 4 mini carrots, 1 oz marble cheese The chicken - coating probably contains a flour base, likely a source of carbs. Try baked or roasted chicken without the coating. Or remove and discard the skin. mini Carrots - carrots are pretty high in carbs. Try a green veggie like broccoli or celery, etc. Supper:: 3 pieces A&W chicken The chicken - again, see Lunch comments Snack: 1 boiled egg, handful of piggy puffs, few sips of Fresca pop ( I really drink very little of this aspartame stuff) egg - okay piggy puffs - hopefully this is pork skins, else likely bad. Fresca - if regular soda, bad, if sweetner probably okay. That is it for the whole day.....not much carbs there. Would the skin of the chicken make any difference I wonder. I wonder if that is maybe the problem as the last few days I have cut way back because of my fear of high blood sugars. I was eating the Atkins bars until the weekend and then I figured I would cut them out and see if my blood sugars dropped but it doesn't seemed to have made a difference. It may take several days to notice the effects of dropping the bars. I also work out on the treadmill - 30 minutes, 5X a week and a small amount of weight lifting. Good :-) BJ |
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Yesterday menu - Blood sugars too high on plan
Labyrinth wrote in
: Good morning! Thanks so much for all the replies...you folks are just great! Here is what I had yesterday: Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs Lunch: 1 piece A&W chicken, 3 or 4 mini carrots, 1 oz marble cheese Supper:: 3 pieces A&W chicken Snack: 1 boiled egg, handful of piggy puffs, few sips of Fresca pop ( I really drink very little of this aspartame stuff) That is it for the whole day.....not much carbs there. Would the skin of the chicken make any difference I wonder. I wonder if that is maybe the problem as the last few days I have cut way back because of my fear of high blood sugars. I was eating the Atkins bars until the weekend and then I figured I would cut them out and see if my blood sugars dropped but it doesn't seemed to have made a difference. I also work out on the treadmill - 30 minutes, 5X a week and a small amount of weight lifting. I would ditch the A&W chicken and prepare your own so you know exactly what's in it. Fresh meats are better than processed since pre-made stuff usually has starch and sugar. I would also eat more low GI vegetables... romaine, cucumbers, mushrooms, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, etc.. I would include a serving of these veggies with each meal. Make an omelet in the AM with spinach. Eat a chicken salad for lunch. Have some more non-processed meat and a side of veggies for dinner. Don't forget the fats... olive oil, butter, etc.. Drink lots and lots of water. Take a good vitamin. ~miette |
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No wonder I haven't lost weight - A&W Chubby Chicken+carbs
Good afternoon everyone!
Now I know why I haven't lost any weight. I called our local A&W here and they told me the following info: Drumstick = 5 gms carb Wing = 6 gms carb Breast = 10 gms carb Thigh = 9 gms carb The chicken comes pre-breaded and in the ingredients there was no sugar listed. Who would have thought!!! Thanks so much for everyone's input, it is gratefully appreciated. If anyone has KFC count, I would greatly appreciate it. r Tonites supper: Home made hamburger patties, cucumbers, tomatoes and sour cream. BG is good so far today. Labyrinth |
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No wonder I haven't lost weight - A&W Chubby Chicken+carbs
Labyrinth,
Carrots are also sugary. Instead of carrots eat green beans, spinach, broccoli, kale, green and yellow squash, artichokes, asparagus, cabbage, or brussels sprouts. If you eat out mostly (which it sounds like you do) it can be tough to find things that aren't full of hidden sugar and flour and low on good quality vegetables. Look for chicken caesar salads (but go easy on the dressing which can be full of sugar. If the salads work add a little bit of dressing and then test again.) Grilled and broiled chicken and fish are usually okay. Rotisserie chickens from the take-out section supermarket are great too, just don't get the "honey barbecue" or any barbecue type. "Original," "Italian" or "Lemon Pepper: Hotdogs and kielbasa dogs are also fine. Eat the saurkraut. Toss the bun. If you can get chili without beans, it's great too. It's very educational to take a trip to the supermarket and read the labels on the foods you like. Look at everything and check out the entrees in the frozen food section. You'll get a feeling for what has carbs and how much they have. To survive on a long term low carb diet it may be necessary to start cooking some stuff for yourself. Nothing fancy. You can fry up italian sausage in a pan, or grill a small steak in a George Foreman Grill, Put a serving of chicken wings or thighs in the oven for an hour at 375 and enjoy. You'll save money too. Cooking is much easier than many people think and it really helps make low carbing work, long term. --Jenny 168.5/137 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work? "Labyrinth" wrote in message ... Good afternoon everyone! Now I know why I haven't lost any weight. I called our local A&W here and they told me the following info: Drumstick = 5 gms carb Wing = 6 gms carb Breast = 10 gms carb Thigh = 9 gms carb The chicken comes pre-breaded and in the ingredients there was no sugar listed. Who would have thought!!! Thanks so much for everyone's input, it is gratefully appreciated. If anyone has KFC count, I would greatly appreciate it. r Tonites supper: Home made hamburger patties, cucumbers, tomatoes and sour cream. BG is good so far today. Labyrinth |
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No wonder I haven't lost weight - A&W Chubby Chicken+carbs
In article ,
Labyrinth wrote: Good afternoon everyone! Now I know why I haven't lost any weight. I called our local A&W here and they told me the following info: Drumstick = 5 gms carb Wing = 6 gms carb Breast = 10 gms carb Thigh = 9 gms carb The chicken comes pre-breaded and in the ingredients there was no sugar listed. Who would have thought!!! Thanks so much for everyone's input, it is gratefully appreciated. If anyone has KFC count, I would greatly appreciate it. r Tonites supper: Home made hamburger patties, cucumbers, tomatoes and sour cream. BG is good so far today. Labyrinth Yay!! Mystery solved. I wouldn't trust any fried food, unless I did it myself. I've heard recommendations here for using crushed pork rinds as a breading, I'm going to try this soon. -- -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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Yesterday menu - Blood sugars too high on plan
In article ,
Labyrinth wrote: Good morning! Thanks so much for all the replies...you folks are just great! Here is what I had yesterday: Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs Lunch: 1 piece A&W chicken, 3 or 4 mini carrots, 1 oz marble cheese Supper:: 3 pieces A&W chicken Snack: 1 boiled egg, handful of piggy puffs, few sips of Fresca pop ( I really drink very little of this aspartame stuff) That is it for the whole day.....not much carbs there. Would the skin of the chicken make any difference I wonder. I wonder if that is maybe the problem as the last few days I have cut way back because of my fear of high blood sugars. I was eating the Atkins bars until the weekend and then I figured I would cut them out and see if my blood sugars dropped but it doesn't seemed to have made a difference. I also work out on the treadmill - 30 minutes, 5X a week and a small amount of weight lifting. You ate four pieces of DEEP FRIED chicken. I'm not surprised your blood sugar is high. The carrots have carbs, but that few probably didn't matter. Check the book....any book. -- Wayne Crannell Atkins+ 10/27/01 250/139 |
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No wonder I haven't lost weight - A&W Chubby Chicken+carbs
"Luna" wrote in message ... In article , Labyrinth wrote: Good afternoon everyone! Now I know why I haven't lost any weight. I called our local A&W here and they told me the following info: Drumstick = 5 gms carb Wing = 6 gms carb Breast = 10 gms carb Thigh = 9 gms carb The chicken comes pre-breaded and in the ingredients there was no sugar listed. Who would have thought!!! Thanks so much for everyone's input, it is gratefully appreciated. If anyone has KFC count, I would greatly appreciate it. r Tonites supper: Home made hamburger patties, cucumbers, tomatoes and sour cream. BG is good so far today. Labyrinth Yay!! Mystery solved. I wouldn't trust any fried food, unless I did it myself. I've heard recommendations here for using crushed pork rinds as a breading, I'm going to try this soon. It is surprisingly good. Excellent crispness, lovely color. revek |
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