S/o first chanukah with diabetes

amother

OP ↓

Today at 5:54 pm

I'm so sad. I love latkes and I love donuts! Latkes I can do in small amounts as part 9f a meal, but I don't think there's really any way to have donuts...guess I'll just have to feel deprived and miserable. Which is pretty much my life now.

amother

Hawthorn

Today at 6:02 pm

I don’t know how brittle you are, or whether you avoid carnal together or do carb counting? But can you have it for dessert if it is the carbs for your meal? Some people can get away with it. Other people, depending on their blood sugar control, use sliding scale insulin and can give themselves more coverage.

I wouldn’t recommend either, but it might be a quality of life and not letting perfection get in the way of good enough.

imaima

Today at 6:03 pm

amother OP wrote:

Maybe with a protein?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 6:17 pm

I don't take insulin. So far, I can tolerate potatoes in small amounts as part of a high protein meal, but still very limited amounts. At least for now, I haven't really been able to manage any sweets, even as the carbs for the meal. I'm hoping as I get things under control I'll be able to sometimes have a sweet, but right now I can't ☹️

chocolate moose

Today at 7:00 pm

I wasn't a latke or donut eater before so it's not that hard for me. however there are a lot of gourmet treats this time of year and that's hard. the only thing I can say is to have a bite or 2 and call that your carb for the meal.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 7:11 pm

amother Junglegreen wrote:

What about a zucchini latke? With a big dollop of sour cream

Not the same. Zucchini is fine, I like it, it's a perfectly fine and respectable vegetable. But it will never take the place of potatoes and pasta (the other thing everyone suggests it as a replacement for). Sorry, giving up potatoes and pasta has made my life barely worth living and zucchini will never make up for it.

amother

Green

Today at 7:58 pm

amother OP wrote:

And cauliflower pizza tastes just like cauliflower!! It’s really tough, and most people just don’t get it.

shanie5

Today at 9:13 pm

amother Green wrote:

And cauliflower pizza tastes just like cauliflower!! It’s really tough, and most people just don’t get it.

Try fatboy dough for low carb pizza:

https://www.thatslowcarb.com/f.....cipe/

amother

Razzmatazz

Today at 9:16 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

This is what I plan to do. Eat my protein some vegs and then have a bit or two of donut for desssert. One or tops two days of Chanukah. Latkes aren’t even worth it to me.

dankbar ↓

Today at 9:23 pm

Latkes you can make with cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, veggies any of these.

Maybe you can try cheese lakes with almond flour and Splenda

amother

↑ OP

Today at 9:26 pm

dankbar wrote:

Latkes you can make with cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, veggies any of these.

Maybe you can try cheese lakes with almond flour and Splenda

I know you're trying to be helpful but I already explained above, I'm not really interested in alternatives. Latkes are made from potatoes. Things not made from potatoes are not latkes. They just aren't.

↑ dankbar

Today at 9:36 pm

What do you want? A hug? A kiss? Compassion? I really feel you, I'm in same matzav unfortunately. It's tough. Not easy to feel deprived. I thought you wanted ideas.

amother

Coffee ↓

Today at 9:38 pm

Keto donuts made with almond and coconut flours and a zero glycemic sweetner?
https://www.thehungryelephant......ried/

amother

↑ Coffee

Today at 9:40 pm

amother OP wrote:

I disagree. Taste is in our mind even more than in our mouths and it's all mind over matter.
That doesn't mean you should convince yourself that zuchinni tastes like potato, but you can convince yourself that zuchinni latkes are delicious because they're good for you.
That being said butternut squash latkas have a similar taste and texture to potato latkas.
You can also try half potato and half cauliflower. Yukon golds are lower glycemic than Idaho.