Low Carb Diet (atkins)

Sazbo

shykins wrote: »

saz what i did was put the grains on to full fat milk then gradually reduced the milk and increased the cream ratio til i was using all cream.. thanks for the offer will see if i can find mine in freezer

x

No worries hun x My grains have been sitting in water in the fridge for while, but don't imagine it would take long to revive them.

sx

Ted_Hutchinson

Sazbo wrote: »

No worries hun x My grains have been sitting in water in the fridge for while, but don't imagine it would take long to revive them.

sx

You can grow kefit grains is lots of different ways. This Ginger beer recipe sounds quite nice though I must admit I've only make milk kefir myself.

Sazbo

Ted_Hutchinson wrote: »

You can grow kefit grains is lots of different ways. This Ginger beer recipe sounds quite nice though I must admit I've only make milk kefir myself.

- clever little critters aren't they! I've just really struggled to get the consistency right with mine...but I guess that must just be me:o

sigh... please make it be hometime soon!

sxx

shykins

just adjust how much milk/cream u put in to make it thicker or thinner or leave it in a bit longer.. worse comes to worse u could strain it once its done to make it thicker

aww wont be long hun
x

Sazbo

shykins wrote: »

just adjust how much milk/cream u put in to make it thicker or thinner or leave it in a bit longer.. worse comes to worse u could strain it once its done to make it thicker

aww wont be long hun
x

No, not too much longer... clock-watching isn't helping tbh, but i'll be out of here soon as it's 6...

True story, this: i took a pic of my kefir grains (me brimming with maternal pride lol) and sent it to my friend the other day and "Yuck!" was his reaction lol. I think he thought I was one oopsie short of a lo-carb picnic!! :rotfl:Which in fact, I am, but you know what i mean:o - he needs to read this so he knows it's not just me!:D

sxx

shykins

oh lord my friend used to think i was mad.. she would come round and i would say hang on will make u coffee when i have sorted out my babies.. the first time shes like huh so i explained, the picture on her face was brilliant

after that she just said oh do yr babies first mad woman!!! lol

ugh 6!!! thot it was 5,, poor u

right i am off to do cooking type wifely things bleurgggh

~daisy~_2

hi peeps - hope everyone has had good days thursdays are not a good day for me as i work 9 hours on a thursday and as my normal shifts are only 4 or 4 1/2 hours i find it very draining

so no exercise for me today - just sat on my bum

B - 1 fried egg and 1 rasher of middle bacon
L - roast chicken leg small mixed salad hm coleslaw
D - 2 crispbread with butter and cheddar last bit of roast chicken and coleslaw
snack - clementine - love fruit and struggle not to eat it
handful of almonds

but im sat here drinking a large glass of rose wine !!! and will prolly have another bad bad me but will be working on friday night so wontt have a drink then

i am a bit the same about dinners - make lovely lunches for everyone then am stumped for dinner
hubs at the motor show today so might ask him to get himself a kebab - no pitta - on his way home !!

out of interest - how many eggs does everyone else eat a day or a week ? we eat loads !!! sometimes 4 or 5 a day if we have eggs for brekkie then an omelette for dinner but had cholestrol checked about 4 months ago and all AOK as per atkins states......

Sazbo

Hi Daisy

I'm probably not the best person to ask re eggs coz I'm a bit funny about them lol. I don't mind them as an ingredient in something when they aren't too noticeable, but have never liked them on their own - fried, boiled, etc...:o

Well, it's past six so I'm gonna make tracks. I'll stop in at M&S on the way home and see if that inspires me.

See you later :wave:

Saz xxxx

Ted_Hutchinson

~daisy~ wrote: »

out of interest - how many eggs does everyone else eat a day or a week ? we eat loads !!! sometimes 4 or 5 a day if we have eggs for brekkie then an omelette for dinner but had cholestrol checked about 4 months ago and all AOK as per atkins states......

You will see from Dietary cholesterol from eggs increases plasma HDL cholesterol in overweight men consuming a carbohydrate-restricted diet. They were doing 3 eggs per day

These results suggest that including eggs in a CRD results in increased HDL-C while decreasing the risk factors associated with MetS.

Eggs modulate the inflammatory response to carbohydrate restricted diets in overweight men.

These findings indicate that eggs make a significant contribution to the anti-inflammatory effects of CRD, possibly due to the presence of cholesterol, which increases HDL-C and to the antioxidant lutein which modulates certain inflammatory responses.

Our hens having sulked for the last month have now started producing in earnest so I'll certainly be increasing my daily egg total intake. Hardboiled to add to my salad tomorrow.

jinny

Thanks Ted-H for another great link. I too was worrying about eating a lot of eggs. Had my cholesterol tested in lloyds chemist when I started this diet and it came out 4.7 so thats fine they said. Will have it checked as I lose each stone.