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We were shopping at winco, and they're usually the cheapest around, all though sometimes safeway or raleys will undersell winco, but not usually. and we need enough meat to feed 4 people, I am sure the one roast was to big, it looked huge, the other one looked like by the time it shrank it would just about feed four.
The carb balance tortilla's have 6 carbs essentially by the time they calculate the fiber in there. I think that's worth it for a big old giant tortilla. Burrito size. I also use them to replace bread too. If you don't stuff the burrito shell to full you can fold your sandwich fixing up like a burrito. IT allows you to eat more too of a healthy sandwich item like tuna, because you don't need bread and 6 and 6 is 12, that's way better than two sandwiches cause with two sandwiches, you're using 4 pieces of bread usually, I never liked the method of cutting one piece of bread in half and using it for your sandwich.
Or at least that's my logic, which may not be logical at all. I'd be willing to try it another way if someone could show me a product that has big size, and small carb count.
Packaged cheese is cheaper, they want 2 bucks for two packs of cheese, 1 pack was like 1.49 and 1 small block of cheese is 6 bucks and a big block is almost 9 I think.
I think if I got more help in the kitchen, or more tlc afterwards when I am in pain, I'd enjoy it more.
I was getting a lot of information from googling diabetic recipe's and they were all way to high in salt or fat or calories , but I'll still look around and I can always ask someone here to tweak them a bit for me.
Yes, Daddy needs to loose weight, since he's more physically active than me because he has a sometimes physically demanding job and does martial arts and goes to the gym 3 or 4 nights a week and is overall healthy with no physical injuries he can haul ass better than I can, so to speak and he can afford to slack a bit cause he can just work harder to work it off, but since we eat together when I cook, he'll be eating the same healthy stuff though sometimes he turns his nose up at an item simply cause it's healthy.
I was given this one nice recipe for cauliflower and low fat cream cheese by the personal trainer I was working with and you put it in the food processor till it was smooth and creamy and you toasted double fiber toast and put a hamburger mix that was 90 percent lean into it and mix it up and Daddy said it looked like something a dog puked up so he didn't wanna eat it lol. He did finally agree to eat it but he said in the future next time don't tell him what's in the healthy food I am fixing, because if it's something like tofu he'll refuse to eat it no matter how tasty I swear the food is .
I'm mostly not a sweets person, I do love them but I find it's easier to stay away from them or it sets off an awful bad sweet tooth craving and it's mucyh harder to be responcible about sweets, or much harder not to think about them. I am just happy staying away lol..
I'm thinking more like a healthy yogurt, low carb low sugar, and a protein, like a string cheese stick, or an egg or maybe some homemade refried beans and a few whole wheat crackers, you can also make home made Guacamoly and home made chips Hungrygirl.com lists a lot of healthy snack options and stuff.or something. Stuff like that.
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Ok, first you are shopping in the wrong places, or you are looking at roasts that are much larger than what you need.
Carb Balance tortillas are NOT worth the price. Look at the wheat tortillas and compare the carb counts as well as the size of the tortillas. If they aren't the same size, you need to adjust that carb count to match the size of the regular tortillas. Nine out of ten times, those "low carb" things are smaller and that accounts for the largest portion of the lowered carbs. Plus you are spending more money on them.
Pre shredded cheese? Again, get yourself a grater and shred it yourself. It's cheaper and a better quality of cheese, regardless of what type of cheese it is.
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All these items are part of the meals I have planned for the next week. I'm planning on cooking one home cooked meal every 2-3 days. So like a home cooked on M a home cooked on W a home cooked on F and wash rice and repeat for the next week
TFB, you are off to a really good start. You may never develop a love for cooking or become Julia Child, but you can learn to make simple, healthy and inexpensive meals if you put your mind to it.
Google search recipes for diabetics and find items there that you like, and build your meals from there. Using those recipes, you already know they are designed to be low sugar, low carb and low fat. Most of the recipes will even give you all the nutritional information.
Look on line and search for "items for a stocked kitchen." Screw it. Here a couple of sites to help you along.
http://www.delish.com/food/family-meals/how-to-stock-your-kitchen
http://judith-zwolak.suite101.com/frugal-pantry-items-a57913
That first one lists oils, spices and stuff, and you can do that over time, buying a couple things as you go. The second is mostly inexpensive food items to keep on hand.
Also, I know your partner wants what he wants, but he needs to be supportive of what you are trying to do. Also, for what it is worth, if I remember right from a picture on your profile or somewhere, he needs to diet the same as you do.
Yes there are other healthy snacks besides apples and nuts. Here is something to get you started:
http://www.self.com/fooddiet/2009/06/30-healthy-snacks
Even if you wanted something sweet, like brownies, you can get a box mix for less than 2 dollars and make a whole pan of brownies.
Just cooking for yourself rather than the Healthy Choice meals are going to be better for your diet. Just like if someone cuts soda out of their diet when they drink a lot of it will lose weight with that one little change, that is what you are doing, making one little change at a time.
There are obviously plenty of people here who want to help and are happy to answer your questions to guide you on your way. Remember to check your local sales papers and buy the meat that is on sale. Search for recipes that work with those meats. Try to stick to your list and always try to buy the stuff that is on sale. I don't know what types of grocery store chains are in your area, but find the least expensive or the one with the most sales.
And NEVER use garlic salt. It's more salt than garlic. Buy garlic powder, minced garlic in a jar or fresh garlic.
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