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

[geminigirl]

I can't cope with the texture of cottage cheese for some reason. But, I love ricotta. I haven't checked the nutrition label on that lately, but if it works, I should think about that with berries, or something.

[sweet-tea79.livejournal.com]

Go for the light ricotta. Whole milk is probably more calories than you want, fat-free milk ricotta is crap (fat-free milk in general is crap), but light ricotta is pretty darn tasty in my book.