I went to a diabetes nutritionist. The basics: I was given a carb budget of 60 carbs per meal. I was told that nothing was off limits, so long as I stayed within that budget, and I was introduced to a couple of different ways to easily count carbs.

You will need to experiment to find meals that he likes that meet his carb budget. It will do no good to send him off with dishes that we like if he does not. You may want to engage in a conversation of what he wants and ways to make it fit into the carb budget. For example, I changed how I ate pasta, I sill eat pasta, but it is now a side dish rather than having a full plate of spaghetti.

The one method I used for estimating carbs before it became second nature was the Plate method. 1/4 of the plate protein, 1/4 of the plate grains or starchy vegetables, 1/2 the plate non-starchy vegetables. From their you should be able to adjust the portions of old favorites to the new norm. Of course you will need to use a reasonably sized plate!

http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/p...

Diabetic Living has a couple of plate method cookbooks that are a great way to start, but once you get the hang of it, you should be able to build a meal on your own. Here are some recipes from Diabetic Living:

http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/food-to-eat...
http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/food-to-eat...

For taking along in the truck, the plate method can be portioned for things like stews.

Maybe the recipes from diabetic living are not to your husband's taste, but the methodology may work will to build dishes that he does like

It would be hard avoiding carbs, since most foods have carbs. Knowing the good vs bad carbs. Then which ones that rise blood sugar. And it's different for everyone.

A dietitian can help.

He also needs to take some responsibility for his own health. You can help but you are his partner, not his mum or doctor.

I make little frittatas in different combos and cook them in muffin tins. Good to eat, easy to store and healthy. Fill em up with veggies and lean bacon or anything that takes your fancy. Meat loaf is great, sliced with veggies, make complete meals up and he can microwave them or slices with salad and chutney makes a healthy sandwich.