A question for the carb conscious who are reading this

[geminigirl]

One of the ways that some people suggest dealing with PCOS is a low carb/low glycemic index diet. My doctor isn't one who pushes that as a prime treatment-his feeling is "do what makes you feel and function best." And that's a great thing to be told, but what feels best for me is to be mindful of carbs, though not necessarily sticking to a pure low carb diet. What I've discovered since starting the Metformin is that if I'm not attentive to that, I end up really sleepy.

I can do okay with meals...that's not much of a problem. I'm having trouble with snacks, and I know I need to plan at least one, rather substantial afternoon snack, in order to take the meds with. So, what are some of your favorite low carb/low gi snacks?

I have few limitations...primarily, it's just limiting/avoiding soy. Suggestions?

Comments

[also-huey.livejournal.com]

I can't help you, but I know who can. Talk to my friend Dana. She has a mailing list on her website, answers email, and posts regularly to alt.fan.cecil-adams.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Huey totally beat me to it...Dana is Good People, and she takes what seems to be a very sensible approach to the low-carb thing -- she doesn't preach that it works for EVERYONE, instead tries to give info to help folks determine if it might work for them or not; and she emphasizes healthful cooking from scratch rather than relying on pricier brand-name ready-made stuff. She's got a bunch of cookbooks (http://lowcarbohydrate.net/taxonomy/term/1) to her credit, although I don't know which one of them would be the best one for snack suggestions...I bet if you drop her a note, though, she'd be happy to point you in the right direction.