V is having a wonderful time with all the wood he has to cut to fit our stove and fireplace. At a metre long (39 inches) it has to be in thirds for the stove but only in half for the fireplace.
It's not wielding the mighty chainsaw that is making his day....
It's the fact that he gets to eat sweets.
Exercise is one way of lowering blood sugar - the other being insulin.
If a diabetic has high blood sugar, a brisk walk is one option, rather than injecting, to lower it.
On the opposite side, if heavy exercise is planned, one gets to eat lots of carbs to prevent lows.
He's been coming in the house about every hour - to test he says.
Of course, to test - in the hopes that he'll be low enough to have a candy bar.
He had 2 today.
Had he planned ahead a little more he could have had a higher carb lunch....
This potato dish is an Italian winter classic: potatoes braised in white wine with rosemary and just a bit of tomato added at the end to add interest to both the flavor and the color.
Yes, one can enjoy potatoes on a low-carb diet.... These are only 29 carbs per serving. Pair that with a low-carb vegetable like green beans or cauliflower and a bit of roast chicken... Perfect!
2 - 3 medium potatoes 300gr, 10.5oz
2 cloves garlic, sliced 6gr, .2oz
1 tbs olive oil 13.5gr, .48oz
2 tsp rosemary
1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) white wine 75gr, 2.6oz
2 tsp tomato paste 10gr, .35oz
3 tbs chicken stock 42gr, 1.5oz
Scrub and slice potatoes thickly, 1/4" (.5 cm). Peel and slice garlic as thinly as possible. In a medium saucepan, sauté potatoes and garlic in olive oil until lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Add wine, rosemary and simmer, uncovered, until wine is almost absorbed, 15 - 20 minutes. Mix the stock and tomato together and stir in. Simmer until thick and potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes longer.
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Entire Recipe / per serving
Calories: 433 / 216.5
Total Carbohydrates: 58 / 29
Dietary Fiber: 8 / 4
Total Fat: 13 / 6.5
Saturated Fat: 2 / 1
Cholesterol: 0 / 0
Protein: 7 / 3.5
Calcium: 57 / 28.5
Sodium: 163 / 81.5
Glycemic Index: medium
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
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