Question:
Is it okay if I make hamburger helper for dinner? I have stayed away
from pasta,rice,potaoes,except for maybe a spoonful of mashed potatoes here and there, but very rarely maybe once or twice-but I am craving hamburger helper, I make it with ground turkey breast-should I just avoid it all together because of the noodles-I don't what to do I want cheeseburger macaroni,I am so sick of chili-can I make it with beans or something to eliminate the noodles-I don;t know any suggestions-I'm a little over 2 months out and down 45 lbs??? — TotallyTori (posted on May 16, 2003)
May 16, 2003
I eat tuna helper, hamburger helper, and chicken helper often. I dont
count carbs and pasta never bothers me. I get full really fast but for me
it keeps me full for a while. Why not try it?
— sandrac131
May 16, 2003
I eat if occationally too... I add extra meat to it and I also will try to
"pick" out more meat... it's a nice change once in a while... I
also like the tuna helpers, the chicken helper, again I just use extra
meat, tuna etc...my husband really likes it with the extra meat in it
too...
— MF
May 16, 2003
Why do some people think rice, pasta, potatoes, etc are evil? They're just
food! Go ahead! Like everything, moderation is the key. Protein and
veggies should be the main part of dinner but a little side of noodles will
be fine (IMHO). Our bodies need carbs to function properly. Granted, the
best carbs are complex ones, like whole grains and veggies. But noodles,
etc once in a while won't kill ya.
— [Deactivated Member]
May 16, 2003
I agree eat it and get the craving out of your system. Me, though, pasta
HURTS! so watch yourself, if you do okay, fine, but for me, no can do
anymore. I can do rice and bread, but no way to pasta. Just make sure you
don't drink, the pasta will swell and make a paste and could clog your
stoma - NOW THAT is PAIN! Try chewing the pasta and spitting out if it
gives you pain and you REALLY want a taste.
— Kristy J.
May 16, 2003
I eat it, but I can't eat sphagetti. I stopped eatting the hamburger
helper, I just make tuna or chicken helper now, so it's not so fattening
and I never add butter:o)
— Sandy M.
May 16, 2003
Like some of the other posters, I think that's a fine choice. Go ahead and
make it with the noodles, and just eat a few bites of them, certainly won't
kill you. Some people are completely anti-carb, but I personally like to
eat carbs here and there. I don't count carbs in my daily totals either,
but I try to make sure I eat less than 20grams per meal. That has been fine
with me, and I'm 1 year post-op and surpassed my goal. You could probably
even do half macaroni/half beans for even more protein if you want.
Goodluck to you!
— Lezlie Y.
May 16, 2003
I agree with Inga and Lezlie, unless you are anti-carb for some reason, go
ahead and have a little bit of noodle. Just eat a little bit of noodle,
though, if it is a new food for you. Some of us do not do well on the
pastas and rices, and you won't know until you try it.
— Cindy R.
May 16, 2003
I still eat it - as does my family...but since we are all trying to
low-carb it (to a degree) I double the meat I put in it and eat less
noodles. Sometimes I use whole wheat noodles instead. Sometimes I eat
mostly noodles - sometimes I use steak instead of burger. Very versatile!
— [Deactivated Member]
May 16, 2003
Victoria,
I stay completely away from Hamburger Helper. For one thing, I eat very
few "white" carbs and don't want the problems they bring. And,
pasta makes me very ill. All I can say, is try it - but it is full of
salt, carbs, preservatives and other things that aren't great for us.
— Patty_Butler
May 16, 2003
Yes, have the Hamburger Helper. I can't do pasta or rice myself, and only
have a couple tablespoons of mashed or baked potato occasionally. However,
my husband likes his Kraft Mac & Cheese a couple times a month or some
Hamburger Helper. If I am fixing it for him, I fix myself a nice little
salad with cheese, tomato, maybe boiled egg or imitation crab. Then I'll
have a couple bites of what he's having. That way I feed that craving but
don't overdo it. Or sometimes I'm really bad and eat the couple bites of
the "bad stuff" followed up with some yummy sugar free chocolate
fudge pudding topped with lite cool whip...mmm, mmm. Sometimes it's good to
be bad. Just don't do it daily and you'll be fine. - Anna
— Anna L.
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