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House guests who ‘don’t eat carbohydrate’

293 replies

Littlemessymiss · 20/09/2018 10:33

The second time a particular house guest has brought a girlfriend who does not to eat ‘carbohydrates’ in the form of starch/ gluten. There is no chrohns/ coeliac. There is a limit to how many roasted cauliflowers and sweet potatos I can stomach.
We would not have evolved as a species if there was an absence of carb!
WIBU to educate these Americans of the joy of a nice rib of beef with roasties and Yorkshire’s?

OP posts:
abbey44 · 21/09/2018 19:13

meinmytree - you eat 500g of carbs a day? Wow. That sounds an awful lot. I carb-count as I'm T1 diabetic and I have to calculate the insulin I need every time I eat. My ratio is high - about 1 unit of insulin to 2g of carbs - so I'd need 250 units a day on your regime. By sticking to VLC (under 50g of carbs a day, mostly from green veg) those 250 units would be over a week's worth of insulin.

And contrary to your assertion, I actually manage very well long-term on low-carb, as evidenced by my blood-sugar results and all the other numbers and feeling vastly better than I ever have. My consultant is more than happy for me to live like this long-term and advocates this to his other diabetic patients.

When I eat out, it's not that difficult to make choices, as others have said. The biggest problem is when I'm faced with a dish that I can't separate the carbs from - a friend recently presented me with a pasta bake, for example. I didn't want to be rude, so had a small portion - it was lovely, but I was injecting insulin like nobody's business for the next 24 hours, and my blood sugars took about three days to get back to normal. I didn't feel well at all. But I wasn't rude Grin Don't think I'd do it again, though.

PolarBearkshire · 21/09/2018 19:24

Just cook as usual and serve her minus bread. Simples. She is not a baby.

Bluntness100 · 21/09/2018 19:31

The poster who is eating 500g a day either has a significant weight problem, is a Male bodybuilder taking androgens (testosterone) or is talking shite.

Take your pick 🤣

Creambeforejam · 21/09/2018 19:40

Shat ur face😔. Healthy balanced diet if there is no medical need is what I say. Fusspots... Crikey

tolerable · 21/09/2018 19:56

do the starter-and desert-tell them to bring main course?my dad gave my veggie bf the pastry of steak pie,with veg tatoes n gravy. he wasnt anti-anybody/nor bf tolerant.just thought men should eat meat.and only a f-in idiot wears leather shoes n spouts shit about ethics n morals....(eyerolls)

IcedPurple · 21/09/2018 19:57

The poster who is eating 500g a day either has a significant weight problem, is a Male bodybuilder taking androgens (testosterone) or is talking shite.

Of course, none of the above are mutually exclusive.

Genevieva · 21/09/2018 19:59

Guests should accept what they are given unless they have a serious allergy.

She can miss out whole food groups at home if she wants, but if she wants to stay with you she can jolly well fit in and eat what she is given.

And drop into conversation that it is bloody rude not to eat the food on your plate in the UK.

When I was last in New York we were taken out to a swish restaurant for dinner and a fellow guest felt it was appropriate to leave some the scallops in her main course, but she still had room for pudding. I wanted to tell her that it should be a criminal offence to let such good food go to waste.

NotBeforeCoffee · 21/09/2018 20:13

People know there’s carbs in vegetables right?Confused

Bluntness100 · 21/09/2018 20:14

She can miss out whole food groups at home if she wants, but if she wants to stay with you she can jolly well fit in and eat what she is given

Ah, you've been reading the perfect hostess manual again haven't you. 🤣🤣🤣.

ladybee28 · 21/09/2018 20:18

*And drop into conversation that it is bloody rude not to eat the food on your plate in the UK.

When I was last in New York we were taken out to a swish restaurant for dinner and a fellow guest felt it was appropriate to leave some the scallops in her main course, but she still had room for pudding. I wanted to tell her that it should be a criminal offence to let such good food go to waste.*

Good job you were in New York and not in the UK then, eh?!

You must be a double barrel of laughs on an evening out – I'd have thrown my leftover scallops directly at your head.

redsummershoes · 21/09/2018 20:20

The whole 'excess calories' thing has been proven wrong, time and time and time again.

funny how mainly overweight people say that

no it hasn't. it's calorie in vs calorie out.

FreudRogersBeck · 21/09/2018 20:20

Sweet potatoes have the same carbs as normal ones...

ashtrayheart · 21/09/2018 20:22

I eat low carb (mainly) as my IBS symptoms are triggered less by meat and most veg. It's really not that hard to cater for.

Alter · 21/09/2018 20:23

AIBU to be furious that a mother of a girl in my 14 yr old dd's year has texted her about an argument that happened between the girls. My dd has not been directly involved in the nastiness and suports this friend. Dd is a peacemaker, other girls have been nasty to her daughter and she has been firing questions at and directing her anger at my daughter. I don't know this mother personally, just the daughter, but her texts are quite aggressive. My daughter's text response has been very mature, reasonable and supportive to the friend but not a thank you. I think it's out of order for her not to speak to me directly, or even better, the perpetrators.

Genevieva · 21/09/2018 20:29

@ladybee28 Do you think your behaviour would have been welcomed by the host or by the restaurant? In case you are in any doubt, you would have been escorted out.

I have always found that eating what I am given and appreciating the efforts of the host, whether cooking or choosing the menu, is a great basis for an enjoyable evening.

TigerDrankAllTheWaterInTheTap · 21/09/2018 20:30

You need to start your own thread, Alter.

Akanamali · 21/09/2018 20:39

She can miss out whole food groups at home if she wants, but if she wants to stay with you she can jolly well fit in and eat what she is given.

And drop into conversation that it is bloody rude not to eat the food on your plate in the UK

I'd never dream of treating a guest like this.

Akanamali · 21/09/2018 20:42

When I was last in New York we were taken out to a swish restaurant for dinner and a fellow guest felt it was appropriate to leave some the scallops in her main course, but she still had room for pudding. I wanted to tell her that it should be a criminal offence to let such good food go to waste.

What a bizarre thing to get worked up about. If you'd tried telling me off for leaving food in a restaurant I would have politely told you were to stick your opinion.

Alter · 21/09/2018 20:44

Thanks, apologies, now in correct thread

Bluntness100 · 21/09/2018 20:47

I'd never dream of treating a guest like this

I wouldn't either, I can't imagine inviting friends to my house for dinner and behaving like this.

Spotify · 21/09/2018 21:01

Boil hers down with some Benedict's solution. She'll never know.

cherish123 · 21/09/2018 21:18

Sweet potatoes have quite a lot of carbs as do other veg (except green veg) and most fruits. Maybe have buffet style meals or suggest going out for a meal one night.

cherish123 · 21/09/2018 21:21

I know she doesn't have a medical issue but maybe she has a weight problem and this is the only way to keep her weight down.

Putyourdamnshoeson · 21/09/2018 21:25

This thread is just ego central.

We do not need processed carbs in any quantity, pasta, bread, cereals etc none, nada. Our bodies don't really understand the full signals and they're empty calories, just energy. The only place for them is a good way of getting in bulk carbs prior to a big training session.

In reality, they don't add any nutrition to any diet. Some people manage not to overeat them, but many don't, hence obesity epidemic.

Carbs from vegetables and to a lesser extent, fruit, are vital for our cell development and energy.

But the carbs we get from vegetables come with a host of other nutrients, bulk and fibre handily built in, meaning you don't need to consume more food and therefore calories, in order to obtain them.

The NHS are switching to recommending a low carb eating plan which reverses type 2 diabetes.

You can yell about it doing you no harm alm you like. My granny is 90 & smoked like a chimney for decades, smoking still kills.

MadCow999 · 21/09/2018 21:34

@ektomarie
Thank you for that
The production of gluten containing grains for human consumption is relatively recent (a few thousand years) a blink of an eye in the evolution of man. Furthermore wheat has been massively modified in just the last 50 years which is no wonder many people are adversely affected by eating it

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