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Low-carb diets support thread

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  • tod123
    tod123 Posts: 7,021 Forumite
    edited 25 June 2012 at 7:24PM
    I had some mooli salad wraps from M&S today, they look like sushi.

    Wonders how they make them, guessing they slice the mooli on a mandolin, then roll them up ?

    I would like to have a go at making some mexican style chicken ones, and have with sour cream and guacamole

    this is an image of them, although they have changed packaging now, obviously I didnt have the ones with the sweet dip, but the pesto ones

    edit, photo was too big, so link http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8vXb5TNHwfw/TJtDqZsoFBI/AAAAAAAAACc/89-wCu1H2ok/s1600/wrap2.jpg
  • tod123
    tod123 Posts: 7,021 Forumite
    dont worry, it turns out everyone else calls Mooli 'Daikon' and there is loads of info on google how to make Daikon wraps :)
  • daska
    daska Posts: 6,212 Forumite
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    video here on how to cut daikon - I feel apprehensive, I can cut myself just by looking at my sharp knives...
    Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
    48 down, 22 to go
    Low carb, low oxalate Primal + dairy
    From size 24 to 16 and now stuck...
  • Gray_Malkin
    Gray_Malkin Posts: 984 Forumite
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    edited 25 June 2012 at 8:13PM
    I made mooli/daikon dauphinoise (sp) the other day. I didn't follow the recipe on page 1, I just used my usual potato recipe but substituted the mooli. It was delicious but a little bit salty. Mooli obviously need less salt than spuds if you're substituting.

    ETA: I used my food processor to slice the mooli cos my mandolin doesn't slice thinly enough
  • Edwardia
    Edwardia Posts: 9,170 Forumite
    daska wrote: »
    I almost bought a house in Laverstoke 20 years ago. Very nice there. And looks as if they'll deliver to me :D Let us know whether their stuff is as good as it sounds.

    Will do..I'm also going to try Abel and Cole, Planet Organic and Goodness Direct over time.
  • avstar
    avstar Posts: 1,149 Forumite
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    Oh lots of lovely new things to try and find, never had sauerkraut & have a Polish shop nearby so will try that. And I've heardof mooli but never tried it so will give that a go too.

    Yep still peeing like a horse from the green tea :rotfl: Hated the taste of green tea when I started to drink it but it's growing on me and had a normal cuppa last night, felt really claggy with the milk. Yep it has caffeine for whoever was asking so I try not to drink it too late otherwise I can't sleep.

    Been very good foodwise, went for a meal with Mr Avtsar last night and chose Nandos so I could have half a chicken (medium spice, should have gone for hot!), corn on the cob & coleslaw yum yum! The bottled water was stupidly expensive so I got a diet coke as it's free refills in Nandos but I felt wieird after drinking it, it doesn't go well with the clean eating and my body didn't like it.

    Can you always order tap water in restaurant even if they offer bottled water, and should they charge you ?
  • avstar
    avstar Posts: 1,149 Forumite
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    Oh and well done Mercy on giving up smoking, you're doing great! :T
  • Gray_Malkin
    Gray_Malkin Posts: 984 Forumite
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    avstar wrote: »
    Can you always order tap water in restaurant even if they offer bottled water, and should they charge you ?

    I always start by asking for a jug of tap water in restaurants, and I haven't been charged yet. They might stick it on the price of the wine though :D
  • Edwardia
    Edwardia Posts: 9,170 Forumite
    edited 26 June 2012 at 2:23PM
    avstar I don't know what the legal position is, but the Evening Standard in London has an ongoing campaign on being able to get free tap water in restaurants.
    Nando's gives info on carbs on its website www.nandos.co.uk and there are lots of low carb things, but it's all marinated so there's likely to be some sugar/sweetener in the marinade. If you like the marinades, I've seen them in ASDA and Sainsbury's. Piri piri seasoning is more prevalent now too.

    The whole piri piri thing starts in Portugal (doubtless with spices traded from somewhere else) and then was taken by traders to South Africa and the Philippines.

    Piri piri in Portugal is not anywhere near as hot as the Filippino version..that's OMG :eek:

    Currently I'm doing master list of organic stuff sold by local ASDA, then I'm going to make up shopping list and go there if it doesn't rain :(

    Have just put Lidl low carb offers from Thursday up on my blog.
  • Gray_Malkin
    Gray_Malkin Posts: 984 Forumite
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    Has anybody come across The Black Farmer sausages? I've just been to Morrison's and was checking meat % and carb content in sausages when I found them. 90% free range British pork and 1g carb per 100g.
    It's a 600g pack of 8 sausages, so that's less than a carb per sausage (if my maths are anything like :D)

    I'm cooking them now alongside some from our local butcher so I can compare the taste.

    I bought some Black Farmers Daughter chipolatas too, similar ingredients.
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