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GD - chili, casseroles, etc

sunnybrook.sunnybrook. member
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I was recently diagnosed with GD and met with the dietician yesterday. One quick question: for those who cook, how do you know the portions of each? For example, if I made a pot of chili, how do I know how many carbs and meat are in my bowl?

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Re: GD - chili, casseroles, etc

  • SapphyrEyesSapphyrEyes
    If you overload the chili with meat you can probably get away with 3/4 of a cup as your serving.  Otherwise, for non-overloaded chili it's probably only a half cup because of the tomatoes and beans.
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  • superauntsuperaunt member
    I just look at all the labels of everything I'm using to cook with and add it all up and eat only that much. Once you get used to what is higher in carbs and what isn't, it really shouldn't be too difficult to figure out... and when all else fails, try to eat more meat and veggies and limit the higher carbed products. It also depends on how many carbs you're allowed. For me, I can have 50-60 for lunch and dinner which is actually a lot and sometimes hard to meet. If I was having chili, I'd have probably 3/4 cup to a full cup of chili, making sure there was lots of meat, along with a couple crackers.
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  • amoureuxamoureux

    How I have dealt with this issue is to cook with recipes that include the nutritional breakdown per portion.  This way I know what I am getting.   (And, I follow the recipe which isn't my usual habit!)

    Many of my cookbooks include this info but if yours do not, I have made a couple things from https://www.diabetic-recipes.com/  

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    How I have dealt with this issue is to cook with recipes that include the nutritional breakdown per portion.

    I have software called MasterCook that will do this for any recipe!  That's what I use.  Most of the time I guesstimate conservatively though. 
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  • meghann0409meghann0409

    Trial and error.

    My taco chili is 2c for 45g - that's why I like it! ;)

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  • SandyGirl424SandyGirl424

    Hubby does that math for me, and I have to say I had a small bowl of chilli for dinner last night and my numbers were 110 after two hours :) Just try to limit the beans and tomotoes you eat.

     

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  • MrsWheelerMrsWheeler
    imagemeghann0409:

    Trial and error.

    My taco chili is 2c for 45g - that's why I like it! ;)

     

    Can you post the recipe?  It's sounds awesome!

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