portion question

here is what is in the sauce
lots and lots of garlic and onions and tomato sauce and paste
then my 2 oz of noodles
and a cup of greens
and 3 mushrooms to top it off

Okay, nutrient wise, how nutritious is this meal? The noodles are corn or wheat? If corn, then nothing but starch (but gluten free); if wheat (regardless if whole wheat or not), then starch and full of anti-nutrients. The noodles will keep you full for a long time, but at the cost of you burning fat because your starch will be put in your muscles for burning first.

She didn't ask if it was nutritious. She asked if it was a portion. Read.

Dunno, did you measure it? Also, where's the protein? I see carbs, carbs, carbs, carbs, and um carbs. No fats unless it's hidden in the sauce and no protein unless hidden in sauce too. All that carbs is going to hit your waist. Next time, Xnay on the spaghetti-ay, and put a 3 oz. of grilled salmon on your plate.

EDIT: Oh, and have some Milk or Soy/almond Milk with it so you can have some calcium and vitamin D.

so carbs go straight to your waist? :noway:

If you don't burn them off, yes. All those carbs are going to trigger an insulin response, don't you think? And with all that starch, her insulin levels will be up for quite some time.

Protein triggers an insulin response as well, oh the horrors

Don't you know carbs are evil? It's the new thing! They make you fat automatically no matter how many calories you eat. It's all about the carbs!

*Face Palm*

As a nutrition student who will have her RDA in a little more than a year, nutritionally, your meal is fine. If you are using ground turkey, try to use 3-4 oz. per meal. Pasta wise, the plate should be 1/4 -1/3 filled with pasta. 1/2 of the plate should be vegetables. Considering you have tomato sauce, mushrooms, etc. you are great there. The lettuce IS of nutritive value. Lettuce is 99% water, so if nothing else, it is very hydrating. The only thing that would make this meal better would be 8 oz. of skim milk or the equivalent to go with it. As far as diabetes, if you are on insulin, yes you need to watch your carb intake. Everything you eat or drink (except water) requires an insulin response. Even fat and protein. The only difference is that proteins and fats have longer chains than simple carbohydrates like pasta or fruit, so they take longer to be absorbed into the bloodstream. As far as working off the carbohydrates, it all turns to glucose in the end. When you exercise, the first 10-15 minutes you are burning those stored sugars. After that, you get into the fat burning.