Below 7: Zoodles Bolognese
My love affair with zoodles continues. One thing I really missed after going on the keto diet was spaghetti bolognese, and zoodles is a tasty low-carb substitute for spaghetti. The best thing is that they don’t spike your blood sugar the way pasta does. Zucchini is a low-carb vegetable with 3g of carbs/100g, and a medium sized zucchini weighs around 300g. It makes for a decent serving of zoodles at 10g of carbs, plus another 15g for the sauce.
Blood sugar and insulin – Day 1
| Before Eating | Blood Glucose and Insulin |
|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 5.1 mmol/l (92 mg/dl) Insulin: 3u of NovoRapid pre-bolused by twenty minutes for the carbs. 2u of ActRapid for the protein in the mince (100g) and the cheddar cheese (50g) |
| After Eating | Blood Glucose |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl) |
| 2 hours | 6.8 mmol/l (122 mg/dl) |
| 3 hours | 5.4 mmol/l (97 mg/dl) |
Blood sugar and insulin – Day 2
| Before Eating | Blood Glucose and Insulin |
|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 5.1 mmol/l (92 mg/dl) Insulin: as above. |
| After Eating | Blood Glucose |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 4.9 mmol/l (88 mg/dl) |
| 2 hours | 4.4 mmol/l (79 mg/dl) |
| 3 hours | 4.4 mmol/l (79 mg/dl) |
Both mince and cheese are high in fat, so I take the insulin for the protein 20-30 minutes after finishing the meal as the fat slows down digestion. If I keep eating zoodles at the rate I am, I’m getting a spiralizer as I’m always scared to take a slice of my hand off with the mandolin. So far so good.