Dinner

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We are slowly learning what does and doesn't spike my husband's blood sugar. We are finding that he can occasionally indulge as long as his choices aren't insanely loaded with carbs, as long as he isn't eating like that all week. We usually allow for more carbs on the weekend, and during the week he eats a lot fewer carbs. Today I decided I should probably make dinner in order to save money and to make sure he isn't eating anything high in carbs or sugar. We ate some Chick-fil-A this weekend, which my husband loved, and it surprisingly didn't spike his sugar much, which we were shocked by because he had a sandwich that wasn't 100 percent whole grain or carb smart. His choices are still more thought out; even if he is eating some stuff he shouldn't, he doesn't go completely off course. He finds a happy medium. This weekend it meant a grilled chicken sandwich and a salad with ranch dressing. Tonight I had no clue what to make because I was trying to use things we had bought. I was trying to save money this weekend, so I just threw in some random stuff I could figure out something to do with and hoped for the best. Dinner ended up being really good. I surprised myself. I had some pork chops I had to use, so I threw them in my pan to cook. I had some vegetable broth, jarred garlic, lemon juice, and sun-dried tomatoes. I seasoned the pork chops with some lemon pepper and a few other seasonings I had, and then threw in a tiny bit of butter as well as the broth, tomatoes, garlic, and lemon juice, and let it cook. I then peeled and cut up some cucumbers and put them in vinegar with a little bit of salt, heated up some frozen green beans, threw some lemon juice and lemon pepper seasoning on them, and then I made a small salad. My husband and son ate it all and said I need to make it again. I have to say, for not having a clue what I was doing, it turned out much better than I thought it would. I have been trying to be mindful of sodium and carbs when making dinner. We eat a lot of vegetables and meat. I use a lot of lemon juice and garlic for seasoning and flavor, and everyone seems to like it. I make my husband lunch and use zero-carb tortilla shells to make turkey and cheese wraps for him. He also gets zero-sugar Jell-O and pudding, as well as cucumbers and hummus. When my husband eats that for dinner, that's usually when my son and I have pasta, because one of my son's favorite meals is spaghetti, and that's one meal my husband can't have due to the amount of carbs. They make whole wheat pasta, but my husband didn't care for that the last time we had it. I make the sauce myself so I am able to keep a lot of hidden sugars out of it. The irony is my husband always complained about pasta and pizza prior to not being able to eat them regularly, and now that's what he wants the most.