Hi @A DiabetesTeam Member and all you warriors.
I count all net carbs.
2 eggs is 1 carb.
A sandwich slice of sharp cheddar is half carb.
Meats and fats are no carbs.
I physically can't tolerate artificial sweeteners.

Milk is 12 carbs per cup. No milk for me.
I can have heavy cream or whipped cream though.

For an occasional night time snack I have 7-10 raw almonds or the equivalent in other nuts.
Nuts:
Pecan nuts – 100 g (3½ ounces or about three handfuls) contains 4 grams of net carbs.
Brazil nuts – 100 g contains 4 grams of net carbs.
Macadamia – 100 g contains 5 grams of net carbs.

Hazel nuts – 100 g contains 7 grams of net carbs.
Walnuts – 100 g contains 7 grams of net carbs.
Peanuts – 100 g contains 8 grams of net carbs.

Almonds – 100 g contains 9 grams of net carbs. Almonds can also be ground into almond flour. Its neutral flavor makes it a good substitute for high carb flours, and it’s used in many low carb recipes for bread or even pizza.

Most low carb vegetables have 2-3 net carbs per serving.
Greens have 1 net carb per serving.

Half an avocado is 1 net carb.

One tablespoon of sugar yields 49 calories and about 15 grams of carbohydrate. Honey, which is denser than sugar, has 68 calories and 17.2 grams of carbohydrate per tablespoon. However, honey tastes sweeter than sugar so you may use less of it.

So sweeteners are out for me, as are carbs.

My 5-8 carbs per meal, 15-20 carbs daily, severely limit what I can eat. I eat to my meter and my 2 hour number.
6 Blueberries, or 3 raspberries, or 2 blackberries are - 1 net carb.

Most of my meals look like stirfries, salads, soups or some combination of the above.

Eggs are a go to meal for me. Quick and easy, low carb. No thinking and quick to the plate.

This is a typical dinner, chicken stirfry.

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Yes @A DiabetesTeam Member,
I rice cauliflower, and broccoli and use it in stuffed peppers, stuffed cabbage, and other things. I still have to be conscious of portion size.

But it is not a real substitution for rice, for a lifelong Japanese rice-aholic. I am content.

Thank you so much for thinking about me and sharing.

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All you warriors out there.
For myself, I like the taste of oyster sauce, so I use a little of it and a little tamari sauce (tamari is like soy sauce and was replaced with the more quickly brewed soy sauce, but I like the range of flavors in tamari better and it is gluten free).

You will notice that there is no rice. I put the stir fry over spinach, waited a couple of minutes then stirred it with my fork. Then I garnished it with a little Japanese pickled ginger. Looks and tastes amazing.

@A DiabetesTeam Member what do you use for a sauce in your stir fry. It looks so delicious! Most sauces are loaded with sugar.

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@A DiabetesTeam Member I found the best site for oriental recipes and I imagine you can get some ideas for flavoring stir fry there. They are not for diabetics specifically though, so I have to make adjustments where needed. I found the best recipe for egg drop soup there @ https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/. I am so impressed with the recipes that I want to buy the cookbook. You might take a look at their website. The authors (chinese sisters) were recently on public radio also, so a lot of people like their work.

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