Low Carb Diets Support Thread

pamsdish

Popped to shops, friend looking for a large terracotta pot from garden centre handy Asda next door, got some watercress and baby leaves so having a salad with smoked mackerel today. Tomatoes in abundance from greenhouse plus cucumbers, so looking for recipes to use them. Used a whole cucumber in Tzatziki.
Made what I call a milk jelly, sachet of Hartleys sugar free jelly, make up to the pint as I like softer set, add 150g of Greek yoghurt, stir well and just fills my 4 ramekins, 2g carb, 5g fat 3g protein.

pamsdish

So sorry everyone, I did mention the k word in a previous post, and it has popped up in a search engine, will leave it for a few days but if anyone wants to report it, feel free.

MrsStepford

Tzatziki is fab, we like to make our own too. I  found Morrisons own brand lactose free yogurt, which doesn't have nasties and is made in Greece. I thought, being lactose-free, that it would be lower in carbs. It's 5.8g per 100g. Looked on the Fage website and the Total 5% fat yogurt is 3g per 100g. Luckily, The Husband scoffs yogurt. 

One thing which annoys me about British supermarkets, is that while quite happy to sell low carb things like cauliflower rice, they don't have a low carb category, when it comes to recipes. 

Here's the Fage Total recipe with video. We squeeze the grated cucumber to get the water out, otherwise it can be watery if the cucumbers are. 
https://uk.fage/recipes/tzatziki-dip

pamsdish

Thanks @MrsStepford saved that recipe, I did drain my cucumber but it still turned wet the next day, should have removed the seeds, forgot.
Had kale and chicken livers today.

TomokoAdhami

Instead of cutting 100% carbs from my diet, I prefer to go with dark colour flours. They are rich in fibre and lower in carbs and other fats. 

pamsdish

Went over my 50g yesterday, had cod and sweet potato fries, today having sausage and ratatouille, hoping to pull back some of yesterdays excess.

MrsStepford

I had upset stomach yesterday. I don't normally eat gluten because husband has NCGS but I bought myself a box of Atkins crispbreads from Low Carb Megastore. 2.29 from them IIRC and over £6 from Amazon. Since I'm fine with Boursin and Lactofree white soft cheese, I am now wondering whether I'm gluten-intolerant. The crispbreads were salty and broke easily, so they are now on the bird table. I had two boiled eggs for dinner and some Good Life falafels from Iceland (IIRC 2g carbs each). 

Egg and bacon for breakfast, salad for lunch. No ide what's for supper. 

pamsdish

Certainly seems something not agreeing with you. Hope your innards feel better soon.

pamsdish

Yesterday had my first meal from my stick beans with lamb, mint sauce, gravy and loads of white pepper, my idea of heaven, today bacon chop, steamed cabbage and yet more butternut squash wedges, nearly finished it, thanks be.

MrsStepford

Are stick neans, runner beans ? If so, yum !

Low carb food from ASDA coming Saturday

Fage Total 5% fat yogurt
Rodda clotted cream
John West canned wild Pacific red salmon
Kamis apple vinegar
ASDA Extra Special Sicilian Giarraffa olives with lemon
ASDA Smoky paprika and chilli Halkidiki olives
Kuchnia Polski sauerkraut
ASDA organic cauliflower, brown onions, broccoli, white mushrooms, carrots* (OK raw but carby if cooked) avocados, bell peppers (4)
Tarantella organic whole peeled canned plum tomatoes and triple pack organic tomato puree
ASDA organic Extra Virgin olive oil 
ASDA growing herbs - basil, mint, parsley, flat leaf parsley

Will be making shepherd's pie with broccauli (broccoli and cauliflower) mash topping. Olive oil is mostly for salads, ditto herbs. Apple vinegar for dressings. Sauerkraut to try, is supposedly healthy as fermented. Olives are low carb, these are for snacks and salads. Salmon is for a lunch. Mushrooms for cooked breakfast. Carrots for salads.