Simply put, we don’t eat grains or fruits! They are completely removed from the diet. We replace grains with nuts (i.e. nut “flours” for other flours), meats, vegetables, and cheeses. I would highly recommend reading Dr. B’s book to get your answers. I know that it’s hard to believe, but the American Diabetes Associate diet is incredibly misleading and unfortunate. I have a Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Michigan and I’m a professor of Biology, and I am telling you, the total “bunk” out there that you need to injest this high amount of carbohydrate with or without diabetes is false. bsc is right. you are not going to faint, have reduced athletic performance, etc. In fact, I’ve never felt healthier. I am able to work out for an hour a day, vigorously. After 4 months on the diet, I have pretty much totally lost any cravings for carbs. I am eating the most decadent, luxurious, delicious food of my life. I am cooking more than ever and have more of an interest in cooking and what my family is consuming than I’ve ever had. Anyway, sorry for the long response, but staying away from grains is the way to do it, and it is totally possible. The results are in your blood work! (Oh, I did just reintroduce one kind of fruit to my diet, small numbers of blackberries. Like, 2 at a time).
