Useful snack

Today I need to be in the hospital for an appointment at 11.30 with mt 5 month old. I am trying to think of suitable snack to take for while we are waiting that will keep us both going. Most of the foods he eats at he moment are pretty messy so I'm not sure what to pick. Might have to resort to a sugar free bisuit for him (organix animal biscuits) and a banana and apple for me, and a pot of peanuts in the car just in case.

I'm Back

Well it's been a long time since I've put anything up on here, but I'm on maternity leave and thought it might be a useful time to put things up. It's even more important for me to keep my blood sugar high at the moment as I'm expressing milk for my little boy.
Tonight I needed a quick dinner so made a variation of my pizza toasts recipe. I use wholemeal bread and put on it a pizza sauce and then top with soya cheese. It took about 20 mins altogether to cook and eat.

The sauce is just made from frying some finely chopped garlic, onions, mushrooms and red pepper mixed with italian dried herbs. Then I added a tin of tomatoes and blended it together. If I want extra protein I will add a tin of red kidney beans and I also often add other veg like courgette.

There is a variation of the recipe here: http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/quickpizza.html

Vitamins

I know that certain vitamins are supposed to help low blood sugar such as B vitamins, chromium and magnesium. Brewers Yeast is supposed to be particularly good for low blood sugar sufferers as it contains everything you need apart from the magnesium which you can find in whole grains as well as a whole host of other foods.

Sweet Treats

With valentines day coming up it might be tempting to taste more sweet treats than you should. Just remember the best time to minimise the effect of sweet things is to have them just after a meal, or in very small amounts.

shaking

Yesterday I hadn't eaten anything wholemeal since midday the day before. By the middle of the afternoon when I was going round Sainsburys I was really shaking. I felt weak and tired and sick. Fortunately I recovered a bit on the way home and managed to eat something when I got home and felt much better.
It is so long since I have got that low, I had forgotton what it was like, and it certainly reminded me how important it is to have wholemeal foods.

RECIPE: Lentil Bake

This was a great addition to our Sunday lunch and the kids loved it too!

Click here for the recipe: http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/lentilbake.html

Blood Sugar is lower when I'm on my own

I had a morning on my own today, the kids were with their dad and my boyfriend isn't coming down till later. Although I woke up realtively early (half seven) I sat on the laptop in bed for a while and delayed breakfast till nearly 10. What a mistake, my blood sugar has taken a real slump. A walk just now has got me moving and I've had more food and I know I will be ok, but it has just made me realise that I look after myself a lot more if I have to be around other people.