Because I Like Carrots, THAT'S WHY!

Much like the monxter dude above, I ate the rainbow on my plate & it was delicious!

photo courtesy of monxters.com

So I was at a friend’s bbq a few weeks ago, and before the official meat feast began, I was enjoying the crudites, otherwise known as the veggie & dip platters.

I’ve been trying to up my veggie servings as of late, and let’s face it, the veggie trays at the bbq made it more than easy to do that.

My plate looked like a veggie rainbow, filled with raw yellow and orange sweet peppers, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, sugar-snap peas, celery, and baby carrots all nicely arranged.
And I had a feeling that my CDEs would be pleased!

I scooped a few spoonfuls of hummus & tzatziki on my plate and was just about to grab a seat and indulge, when a Friend Of A Friend (who shall now be referred to as FOAF for the rest of the post) came up to me and said:

FOAF: Hey, don’t you have diabetes?
Me: Yes, I do.
FOAF: Well, then why are you eating carrots?
Me: Because I LIKE carrots, that's why. Why are YOU eating carrots?
FOAF: Well, I’m allowed to eat carrots. You do know their loaded with sugar, right?
Me: I’m going to go out on a limb here and fill you in on a few things.
A. I count carbs, not sugar grams. B. Whatever sugar i.e carbs these carrots may have, the fiber, vitamins & tasty deliciousness are worth it. And C. I REALLY LIKE RAW BABY CARROTS.

FOAF: Well, I just wanted to make sure THAT you knew about the carrots. After all, I’d hate for you to run into a problem.

Me: Thanks, but I got this covered.

FOAF walked away, looking perplexed and annoyed. FOAF also spent the next few hours looking over at my plate every now and then, but tried to look like she wasn’t.

And FOAF damn near had a conniption when I placed homemade brownie on my plate!

But I ignored FOAF for the rest of the bbq and I thoroughly enjoyed my raw veggies, my bun-less turkey cheeseburger & homemade brownie.

I hung out with my friends and totally ignored the FOAF elephant in the room.
I just didn’t feel like defending myself over freaking carrots!

Nor did I feel like verbally annihilating her and carving her a new one so to speak. And I didn't I flip my Diabetes Bitch Switch (Yes, SHOCKING,I know) I just let it go.

FYI: My blood sugars for the rest of the evening were 150, 137 & 133.

SO Yeah, I ate a veggie rainbow - WITH CARROTS - AND A BROWNIE - And lived to tell about it!