Low fat, low sugar diet
I never thought the day would come when healthy cooking would be the focus of this blog. I am a proponent of natural food but I have never been too concerned about fat and sugar. It is true that we have been trying to rethink our diet for the past so many months with the fish-and-chicken meals (red meat only once or twice a month) but I didn’t think it was going to get any more drastic than that. A lot of things have changed since my surgery last week. I am now obliged to go on a low-fat, low-sugar diet and my husband is only too happy that it will mean a change of diet for the entire family.
The thing, of course, is to do away with the notion that low-fat and low-sugar necessarily mean tasteless food. Oh, no way. In my family, tasteless food is a crime. Ergo, the challenge is to be able to cook old favorites in healthier ways. And it can be done, trust me. It might mean throwing out a lot of things in the pantry and replacing them with their low-fat and low-sugar versions but that’s okay. The important thing for me is that my family continues to eat great meals but now with a little more conscious effort on the health aspect.
Let me cite a few examples. Click on the photos for details.
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- Chicken salad sandwich
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- Potato omelet
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- Spaghetti with home made pesto
It’s another chapter in my life as a home cook. I welcome it. I welcome the new challenges. I’ll be redoing a lot of old favorites, inventing new ones, and I hope you’ll be there to share all of it with my family and me.
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Good luck on the new chapter of your life as a homemaker–minus the sugar, but I am sure it would be just as delicious and just as sweet.
Good luck with the diet! I went on a self-imposed low-GI diet a few years ago because I was at risk of diabetes type 2 (caused by hormonal imbalance). This might be a diet that suits you, since it’s definitely not a carbs-are-evil sort of diet; however most foods that are low-GI are naturally low in sugar.
It looks like you’re having smaller servings of carbs. I don’t know if you’re like me, but I’m a total carb hound so I can’t and won’t give it up. What I like to do is have the pesto pasta like you have there and stuff it full of veggies - raw mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, grilled zucchini etc. It’s very filling, I get all my veggies and I don’t notice the smaller carb serve. I also try and substitute anything “white” with wholegrains… that’s not difficult though cos I generally like wholegrain bread better than white bread.
The lifestyle change can be a bit hairy at first, but you’ll probably find yourself getting used to it quite quickly especially seeing that you’ve got great support in your family.
I’m excited by this new change in your blog as I am trying to eat healthier as well without sacrificing taste. One thing I’ve learned is that eating this way is more environment-friendly (less red meat mean less footprint), easier on the budget and introduces my family to new tastes and textures (I try to use seasonal produce as much as possible).
Hope you have as much fun (perhaps more) out of this new challenge as I have had so far.
Hi Miss Connie!
I tried to tweak some of your recipes before to make them healthier and as a sort-of-newbie-cook, some attempts were not successful. 
Take care po and I’ll be praying for your full recovery (You inspired me to cook after all. It’s the least I can do). 
I’m glad that you’re feeling better already. I really missed your Pinoy Cook and House on a Hill entries. I can’t wait for your low-sugar and low-salt recipes!
Thank you, all.
It’s gonna be a wild ride. 
Instead of getting depressed over missing things like lechon kawali, I think about the new things I’ll discover. Whole new world out there.
Hi Connie,
I am sorry to hear you went under the knife. How dense of me. But I knew something was amiss when the feeds I used to get regularly, decreased. So that was the reason:-(
Oh, Connie. reading your posts before, I worried about the gusto of your family for carbs and sugar and I thought, would it be right for me to mention something about it to Connie, you know, as someone who cares (despite being practicall strangers). But I had second thoughts. Baka masopla mo lang ako
Alam mo nasabi ko pa sa partner ko (honest to GOd) ang sasarap ng luto ni Sassy pero parang bordering nga sa decadence. Okey lang kaya na ganito lagi for her and the family? I should have said something. Pero natakot ako. Mali! I wish I had the guts. But that’s over with now.
Okey ka na and be that way lagi. It’s good to hear the family will follow suit. Way to go. Please stay healthy.
I am sincerely happy you are better. I am sure all your countless readers are! And I am looking forward to new recipe tweaks incorporating health and wellness.
Cheers Connie. God bless always!
Hi Lotusflower, even if you said anything before, I wouldn’t have paid attention. LOL That’ how it is. But thanks for the thought.
Thing is, no one’s about to give up carbs. It’s the fat in the meat that will have to go. And the frying (which I always hated and thus kept to a minimum anyway because of oil splatters in the kitchen). The baking will have to take a backseat too unless I can train myself to like Splenda (hate the bitter aftertaste).
Will definitely be with you on this new trip, and actually am happy you’re taking it (but of course, not the reason why). Good rin for Speedy, since as you know, diabetes runs in our family.
Glad you’re feeling better.
great adventure connie! i gave birth last year after waiting for 7 years because of hormonal imbalance. i was overweight before i became pregnant. i had to change my diet and did a lot of walking everyday for just 30 minutes. i’ve lost 30 lbs.
during my 3rd month of pregancy, when i was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, i had to undergo nutritional counseling and did a lot of research online. i prepared my own meal and followed a super low bordering to no sugar and low fat diet. voila, it was good and my baby who is now 10 months, is so strong and healthy.
but…i started to gain weight again since caring for a 10-month old baby is no joke and i can’t find time to carefully prepare a healthy meal. you have reminded me that it is never too late to start again. thanks connie, i know that whatever you’ll prepare, it is going to benefit a lot of your followers.
i wanna share one of my favorite snacks during my pregnancy was chicken salad sandwich, i use lite plain yogurt, little non fat mayo, shredded carrots, chopped celery and chicken breast boiled in little salt, pepper. . try it! hope you’ll like it! God bless!
when it comes to healthy eating, count me to obsess over it.
the photos above look delectable…
am glad you and your family are on track in staying healthy - virgin olive oil instead of butter, cinnamon or honey or brown sugar instead of white refined sugar. Splenda is not natural, but a chemical substitute.
Don’t forget the red wine - it’s antiaging and anti-everything bad.
Hi Connie,
I’m glad you are doing well. I love to eat but since I had a kidney transplant in July of last year, I was forced to eat low-sodium.low-fat, low-sugar diet. Believe me it is hard. I still have the craving for lechon,lechon paksiw, sisig,crispy pata and daing….but I just psyche myself that I’ve had it many time before and it probably still taste the same. I wish you well. Cheers!
Good Luck and success for you….
it’s about time magpaka healthy na tayo so, i’m with you connie… low sugar, low fat whatever, but definitely tasty meals.
Hello Ms Connie,
I couldn’t help but notice the creamy soup at the back of the potato omelet? And do you have a recipe for it available in your site?
Looks like a yummy pairing!
Thank you!
Cheryl, that’s my chicken soup for a rainy day.
Connie I am soooooooo glad your starting on low-fat low-sugar meals. I can’t wait for your recipes!
My mother-in-law recently had an operation too and I really feel sorry for her new diet because her new meal plans our usually bland. I’ve always been a fan of your recipes. I’m sure she’ll love your low-fat low-sugar recipes.