The last few pages include a lot of chatter and graphs about grams of carbohydrate, protein and fat. I included this for factual information, comparison and example. It would be easy to go down the rabbit hole with the particular grams of carbohydrate, protein and fat of various food items. You’ll drive yourself crazy trying to categorize every single food.  To stabilize your blood sugar and prolong fullness, the fist of carbohydrate and fist of protein do not need to be gram for gram. A 2:1 ratio of carbohydrate to protein will still be effective. For example, a piece of bread has roughly 15-20 grams carbohydrate. Depending on the size of your fist, this could be your fist-size portion of carbohydrate. A cheese stick has about 8 grams of protein. This could be your other fist. Or, you might need two cheese sticks. A fist-size portion of chicken breast might have 3 times the amount of protein. That exact ratio of carbohydrate to protein will change based on the food items you choose.  The important component of the BALANCE principle is to include an estimated fist-sized portion of protein to accompany the carbs you are eating, every time you eat. … Continue reading What About Alcohol?