Every time I eat a salad for my lunch, I feel hypo-glycemic afterward. My salads are very nutritous, with plenty of protein (usually a couple of chicken breast strips, one sliced egg and a big spoonful of kidney beans) and not too much "bad stuff" (no cheese, ham, bacon) and of course plenty of veggies. I do use blue cheese dressing, but not a disgusting amount...I use it pretty sparingly. Any idea why I feel crummy after eating what should be a healthy meal? If this feeling doesn't stop, I'm switching to Big Macs. :)
2007-02-21 05:38:21 · 6 answers · asked by Schleppy 5 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
By the way, I do realize that this kind of salad is not a "low calorie" meal, but it should be nutritionally sound. That's why I don't understand the shaky feeling after eating it.
2007-02-21 05:40:11 · update #1
Processing different foods requires different metabolic pathways. Meat for example is processed by the liver while carbohydrates take a different channel. What I think is happening is that you switched to a healthy diet recently and you have established expectations or certain sensations after eating and you are not getting them.
Patience is all you need. Stay with your improved diet.
2007-02-21 05:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ron H 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, sometimes if I eat certain salads w/ blue cheese dressing or ham and I know it has salt in it I'll tend to fell weird all of a sudden. So it would be best for you to cut out the Blue Cheese(Yes It does taste good) to see how you would feel for a couple of weeks. It would also help if you can make your own salad dressings. So just cut out the ham and blue cheese and give it a couple of weeks. Oh Yeah, I love Big Macs myself but I can't eat them like I used too. I'll start to feel sluggish and grumpy. lol Try Kraft Foods website they have lots of nutritious meals and snacks. Anything from Salad to Lasagna
2007-02-21 13:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by LiJDivine ♥s MJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My only thought would be the dressing. I eat the same type of salad for lunch (plenty of protein) but I use oil and vinegar (extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
2007-02-21 13:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by litlpickle 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you are allergic to something in the salad. Maybe you should just eat a big mac, screw the salad.
2007-02-21 13:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no carbohydrate as far as I can see try adding a piece of fruit, or some bread or something similar.
2007-02-21 13:48:42 · answer #5 · answered by Jangle 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is probably the gallon of salad dressing you are putting on it!
2007-02-21 13:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by biggimpin 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋