Low-carb diets support thread

Edwardia

sheila54 mentioned making houmous and I make it too in summer. OH is really fussy only likes HM and had me trying all sorts of tahina brands.

Al Wadi Al Akhdar tahina from Lebanon is undoubtedly the best one www.alwadi-alakhdar.com/Products/Products/HalawaandTahina/TahinaSesamePaste.aspx which we get from Green Valley supermarket in Upper Berkeley St W1 (Edgware Road end). It's 100% pure sesame and it tastes fantastic. Only 3g carbs per serving as well, I eat it like peanut butter too It is much easier to buy in USA/Canada from Amazon and in stores.

Runner-up but a long way behind is Cypressa tahini which is sold in most supermarkets now.

SHEILA54

Try making one of the breads with flax in it. Flax is really good for you, low carb and high in fibre and good for omega 3.

http://www.linwoodshealthfoods.com/productdetails/18/milled_organic_flaxseed.aspx

I have used this one but it is a bit pricey and you can get it cheaper. Some people grind their own from linseed.

Is your third a girl because both my daughter and granddaughter have been fussy eaters? My daughter went through a phase of eating yoghurts and pancakes at around 4 -5 so I used to up the egg in the pancake and make faces with fruit. We really do anything for them don't we!! However I find that they are healthier eaters as boys seem to like pizza, pasta, toast etc. and my grandaughter likes smoked salmon, mussels, fish, olives and jelly!

daska

marrbett wrote: »

My daughter wouldn't go near it-everything has to be separate on her plate!! .LOL. She hates mince mixed with veg- give her the mince and the veg separately and she can do it, but together!!!!(many aspie traits me thinks!!!)
Thankfully she eats my soup!

Yep, I get it, DS2 is just about to be assessed for asd/adhd (in addition to his sensory problems). Many's the meal I've had where he'll only eat 'white' or refuses to eat 'white' - it seems completely random. I'm lucky that he'll now eat mixed-up things as long as they themselves are obviously an entity in their own right - e.g. I can serve spaghetti bolognese if the noodles are already coated in sauce but not with the sauce in a puddle on top, fishfingers but not in a sandwich.

daska

Edwardia wrote: »

sheila54 mentioned making houmous and I make it too in summer. OH is really fussy only likes HM and had me trying all sorts of tahina brands.

Al Wadi Al Akhdar tahina from Lebanon is undoubtedly the best one www.alwadi-alakhdar.com/Products/Products/HalawaandTahina/TahinaSesamePaste.aspx which we get from Green Valley supermarket in Upper Berkeley St W1 (Edgware Road end). It's 100% pure sesame and it tastes fantastic. Only 3g carbs per serving as well, I eat it like peanut butter too It is much easier to buy in USA/Canada from Amazon and in stores.

Runner-up but a long way behind is Cypressa tahini which is sold in most supermarkets now.

I can't find it in any on-line stores. Fortunately I'm no longer in London but unfortunately I'm not in a position to travel up there. Found the deli though, came up on a map which brought back horrendous memories of having to run round the Serpentine during PE and queuing for buses at Marble Arch. (Actually I often used to walk the length of Oxford St to get on at the start of the route rather than stand all the way home.)

marrbett

SHEILA54 wrote: »

Is your third a girl because both my daughter and granddaughter have been fussy eaters? My daughter went through a phase of eating yoghurts and pancakes at around 4 -5 so I used to up the egg in the pancake and make faces with fruit. We really do anything for them don't we!! However I find that they are healthier eaters as boys seem to like pizza, pasta, toast etc. and my grandaughter likes smoked salmon, mussels, fish, olives and jelly!

Yes, my 3rd is a girl, and would happily eat the same meal every day I think! However she loves odd foods, like mackerel and prawns and smoked salmon, at least they are healthy! Have been insisting she has a smidge of lettuce and coleslaw now, am working my way up to tomato/cucumber!!!:o

marrbett

Edwardia wrote: »

sheila54 mentioned making houmous and I make it too in summer. OH is really fussy only likes HM and had me trying all sorts of tahina brands.

Al Wadi Al Akhdar tahina from Lebanon is undoubtedly the best one www.alwadi-alakhdar.com/Products/Products/HalawaandTahina/TahinaSesamePaste.aspx which we get from Green Valley supermarket in Upper Berkeley St W1 (Edgware Road end). It's 100% pure sesame and it tastes fantastic. Only 3g carbs per serving as well, I eat it like peanut butter too It is much easier to buy in USA/Canada from Amazon and in stores.

Runner-up but a long way behind is Cypressa tahini which is sold in most supermarkets now.

I tried making hummus, but found the chickpea skins a bit chewy still.Maybe I should have boiled them for longer?? Also made far too much!!

daska

marrbett wrote: »

My daughter wouldn't go near it-everything has to be separate on her plate!! .LOL. She hates mince mixed with veg- give her the mince and the veg separately and she can do it, but together!!!!(many aspie traits me thinks!!!)
Thankfully she eats my soup!

This has been running through my brain...

Does she eat
mashed potato - try mashing cauliflower - you can add cheese but don't add liquid
rice - grate cauliflower then steam lightly
waffles - try savory cheese waffles
chips - try chips of celeriac instead of potato

(I'm not obsessed with cauliflower, we haven't had any this week LOL)
That might add some scope to what you could do.

Edwardia

marbett I used tins of boiled chickpeas rather than trying to soak dried chickpeas. Maybe that would help ?

Brunch - Piperade
D - something involving beef mince !

Been doing stuff on my blog, as getting more readers.

Angelfeathers

Interesting to read all the comments about children's eating habits, because I was going to ask about that. My DS is 6 and another 'eats things separately' person, which really does limit it, especially as the only veg he will touch are peas, sweetcorn, carrots and cucumber. The *only* way I can get other veg into him is via mince (i.e. Bolognese/shepherd's pie), into which I always pile onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, lentils and of course tomatoes, but he won't eat soup or stew or anything with big bits of things mixed together. I really worry about the lack of green veg, and the fact that I survived perfectly well on probably the same mix of veg until about my teens isn't really very comforting now that I'm becoming so aware of nutrition!

The other problem is packed lunches. I make him a packed lunch most days for school, but they're not allowed to have eggs or nuts because of other children with allergies, which *really* limits ways to get savoury/protein-rich things into him! He'll eat cheese, sausages and salami, but he'll only eat ham or chicken in sandwiches, and I pretty much have to give him sandwiches to fill up his lunchbox! He'll have a yoghurt and grapes or strawberries, and I try to give him a homemade cookie or cake, but a lot of the lower carb ones are made with almond flour and they're not allowed nuts so that really limits it to the flourless or coconut flour ones! It's really frustrating! It would be so much easier to reduce the amount of bread and cakes if I could stick in some nuts or a hard-boiled egg!

Mojisola

If they don't have health problems and aren't obese, is it wise to put children on a low-carb diet?