Limey's new travel and food critique

[limey]

Mr Limey was recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic (ever the follower of fashion, he!) and, while we're not going all-out paleo in our diet, we've been advised to restrict intake of carbohydrates (and substitute brown for white wherever possible). At home this is easy, but travelling ... well ....
I have left Mr Limey at home to look after the cats, but nevertheless I have a heightened awareness of the carbohydrates on my plate now.
I quite like the food on Turkish Airlines (my carrier of choice for many, if not all, of the destinations I get to go to). But with a new, critical eye, I looked at my airline tray (no pics, sorry Sundae!). Green bean and tomato salad for starter (OK!), beef stew and ratatouille with a generous portion of (white, BOO!) rice ... so far not too bad. But also, a brown bread roll, a packet of savoury biscuits (in fact I got two!), and plum cake for dessert. I ate the brown bread roll (with butter, mustn't go too mad!), left half the rice and all the other carbs. But I did have a beer. The air hostess assumed I'd want European, and it took them a little while to find an Efes (Turkish beer) for me.
As I have another Turkish Airlines flight in a couple of hours (currently posting from Istanbul Ataturk airport), perhaps I'll remember to take a pic of the next meal ....