Diet

[JanboC]

Hi all, can someone give me some advice on what to eat and what not to eat for a low carb, high fat/protein diet? I am really struggling at the moment? Many thanks

[Janstr]

There is a very good book with a lot of low carb high fat recipes "The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet recipe book" by Dr Clare Bailey. My husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes which he has managed to reverse using recipes from this.

Potatoes used to be our staple. We now instead use a lot of cauliflower which is low carb & low GI so fills you up. Cauliflower can also be mashed & used instead of mashed potato, or chopped into small pieces using a food processor & used instead of rice.

[JanboC in reply to Janstr]

Thanks for that, never thought about mashing cauliflower, or instead of rice which I love!

Will have a lookout for the book.

[Longtimer in reply to JanboC]

It does depend of course on what foods you like or dislike...and like you love rice...I don`t like cauliflower so it would be a no no for me...carbs that are white I have told myself are the enemy, and they will turn to sugar...I haven`t totally cut out rice or noodles...just eat a much less of a portion...bread I have cut out and what I call plain boring potatoes!....only the odd roastie…..have plenty of different salads, which is easier in the summer ….not too much fruit....my go to as I have said on here before is nuts...almonds.....

Today it will be a meal done by OH which will be chicken stir-fry....plenty of veg sliced up!...look online or get the books (library) it helped me.....

Good luck....

[Janstr in reply to Longtimer]

It's quite surprising; the cauliflower "rice" doesn't taste like large cauliflower pieces & takes on the flavour of whatever you have with it.

[Longtimer in reply to Janstr]

Ok, will give it a go......feeling very full right now, had lots of veg and chicken in stir fry.......always tastes better because O H cooks it.......just as well, have the dreaded fatigue today!😞

[Telian in reply to Longtimer]

Always tastes better whoever else cooks don't you agree? Sorry about the fatigue, hope you feel better soon!

[Longtimer in reply to Telian]

Thank you...yes it does taste better when cooked for you.....I feel like I'm walking through treacle at the moment.....and the heat doesn't help😞

[Telian in reply to Longtimer]

The heat doesn't help - just take it easy it won't last that long - enjoy!

[Notaddi in reply to Longtimer]

If you use a food processor and make the cauliflower as you would mashed potatoes, adding some sautéed onion and a bit of sour cream, you won’t know the difference. I serve it every Thanksgiving holiday and everyone loves it. Much lighter tand potatoes

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Notaddi]

It isn't as low carb as cauli but celeriac makes a wonderful puree too.

[JanetGarrettN in reply to JanboC]

Check out Pinterest by topic or Keto. Also search for Google Cauliflower Rice which is excellent and Loaded Cauliflower and many more other recipes. you can even make keto friendly ice cream with cauliflower.

[Telian in reply to Janstr]

Have seen the book and will have a go but although I like cauliflower can't stand the thoughts of it mashed - yuk - thinks it's the smell and consistency, I once bought it ready chopped as a substitute for rice - never again.

Congratulations to your husband!

[Janstr in reply to Telian]

I hope you enjoy some other recipes in the book

[Telian in reply to Janstr]

Certainly will - sorry it sounded so negative of me but when you really don't like something.... you've inspired me to get the book even though I've seen it around..

[Janstr in reply to Telian]

I didn't take it as negative. There are alot of non cauliflower recipes in the book.

[Hindags]

Have you tried Pinterest? I found some good recipes there. My go to foods are eggs with extra egg white at breakfast. Avocados are good any time. I stay away from bread and grains and white potatoes and pasta. I make home made chicken soup and add book choy and arugula. At first I avoided the carrots in the soup. I don’t worry about them so much now. I also use the white meat of the chicken for chicken salad spiced with lemon, a bit of cilantro and chopped almonds in addition to celery and mayo. I also have eaten lots of fish. One of my favorite new recipes is shrimp with cilantro lime sauce and roasted garlic. I believe that came from Pinterest. I’ve learned to make chunky guacamole using Roma tomatoes seeded and chopped. Roma’s aren’t as sweet, so less sugar, less carb. My go to food for snack are almonds.

Once you give up the idea of sandwiches, it gets much easier.

Good luck.

[JanboC in reply to Hindags]

Thanks for this, unfortunately I don't like avocado, and do avoid sandwiches. I am having greek yogurt and strawberries for breakfast, salad for lunch with one slice of Hovis low carb bread (with lots of butter!) for lunch. My downfall is crisps, which I could eat all day, but I limit to one packet a day for a mid afternoon snack. My main problem is the evening meal for my hubby and I. I don't feel it is fair to impose my diet restrictions onto him, and it's a nuisance and tie consuming to make two different meals. I struggle with nuts due to wearing dentures.

[Longtimer in reply to JanboC]

Don`t go down the crisp aisle!!

[JanboC in reply to Longtimer]

Can't help it! Seabrook crisps for me, I know I shouldn't, but they are an addiction, lol

[Rugger in reply to JanboC]

Seabrooks are made in Bradford, where I live - I have one packet a WEEK! What about cashew nuts as a snack - they're quite soft?

Are you local? We have a support group that meets in Leeds and Ilkley.

[JanboC in reply to Rugger]

Yes they are, I used to be a taster for them. I can't eat nuts really, due to dentures, bits get stuck underneath and then I get a lot of mouth ulcers. I struggle with anything that has seeds in them as well, but I persevere if I can. I am in Huddersfield so Leeds would be more appropriate than Ilkley. I wasn't aware of one in Leeds. Can you give me details please

[Rugger in reply to JanboC]

I've PM'd you with details.

[JanetGarrettN in reply to Rugger]

Macademia nuts excellent, soft. 10-12 are one serving.

[Telian in reply to Hindags]

I've had lots of recipes off Pinterest, there are loads to suit all tastes well worth a look...

[Slowdown]

This is a good link which PMRpro posted dietdoctor.com/low-carb. I have also lowered my Type 2 readings, and lost a bit of weight, following the LCHF way of eating. The recent programme The Truth About Carbs on BBC i-Player is very interesting too. There are also Pinned Posts on the right-hand side of your screen for more info. Happy reading!

[JanboC in reply to Slowdown]

Thanks, I will have a look

[ConventCassie in reply to Slowdown]

I struggle with lunch at work. My fav when I have time is chopped apple, chopped celery, chopped walnuts, and chopped canned pineapple. Dressing- plain yogurt.

[JanboC in reply to ConventCassie]

Sounds yummy, but I thought apples & pineapple were high in carbs?

[Angiejnz]

Seeing as I'm inflating like a zeppelin, my advice is eat nothing nice and lots of revolting things. If you drink enough red wine, everything tastes better eventually. But from blimp land, I guess I'm not qualified to comment 🤐

[JanboC in reply to Angiejnz]

Love it! Ha ha , poor you x

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Google low carb diets - you will find loads of websites with ideas and recipes for reducing carbs. dietdoctor is particularly good with illustrations of low, less low and high carb fruits, vegatables and so on which make it very easy to see at a glance how to go about things.

dietdoctor.com/low-carb

It probably helps to keep a food diary because it is all too easy to think "I must have my treat of ..." and that packet of crisps tips your lovely diet over into rather more carbs than you would dream! Salt doesn't help when on pred either!

I don't ask my husband to eat what I eat - just as I don't eat his favoured Wienerschnitzel, fries and other such things. As often as possible I cook meat without too much in the way of additives and serve mine with salad or roast veg while he gets fries (don't ask, he's survived the big C twice, how can I argue?)

[jinasc]

pmr-gca-northeast.org.uk/as... then go to page 4.

[JanboC in reply to jinasc]

Thanks for this, I have saved to my desktop

[jinasc]

Just thought I would tell you, that a few with Type 2 now do not have Type 2 and others who did not have diabetes but changed their diet have lost weight and one has lost actually lost nearly two stones.

The best bit of advice?

Drop the plate size............it fools you into thinking you have eaten your normal portions, when you have not as you could not get what you put on the bigger plate on the small one.

Us humans are a wonderful mismatch

[JanboC in reply to jinasc]

I don't have diabetes, just GCA, and my weight is ballooning due to water retention, and diet. I have switched my dinner plate to a salad plate! Except for when I have a salad of course. Strange combination aren't we?

[ConventCassie]

I just found this great resource

Diabetes.co.UK All low carb & even vegan & gluten free

[ConventCassie]

1/2 Apple, slice or two pineapple. You need fruit.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to ConventCassie]

No you don't - veggies have everything fruit has with far less sugar. Quite a few people have done low carb - they thought - but didn't lose weight. When they kept a diary and worked it out, they were eating fruit which counts as a lot of carb.

[ConventCassie in reply to PMRpro]

I didn’t mean you “need” it need it. You’re right. But I need it psychologically. I went 10 years without a banana after I lost weight. And that won’t be on my grocery list anytime soon. However, I noticed in the Pioppi Book even Dr. Assem has an Apple or an orange for breakfast. But then we’re in the “don’t need to loose group”.

[Janicep]

Apparently kumara (sweet potato) has a carbohydrate load than ordinary potatoes

[Ta1ch1]

Hi JanboC. Like yourself, I have researched and found some lower carb replacement for the types of food I "like" to eat. replacing potato chips for Swede and Carrot chips coated in olive oil and seasoned before roasting in the oven. I am yet to find a workable solution to bread, I am sorry to say. Plenty of recipes of course and lots of videos showing how to produce it. But nothing that actually comes out formed as bread. Burgen Soya & linseed at 11.4 grams a slice seems to be the lowest ( real bread ) that I have found so far. IF anyone has found a commercial bread that fits the bill and does not cost the earth, please let me know. I did come across something this morning while searching low-carb that is interesting and although I did not know of the name, ( sous-vide ) I had been using this method for some time to keep my slow cooker from getting food baked onto it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-...

[JanboC in reply to Ta1ch1]

Hovis low carb wholemeal is 9.9g carbs per slice.

[Sadie1024]

The Keto diet.

[Singr]

Look on google and Facebook. You will find groups, recipies and help for low carb and keto. When you join them they will gave all the info you need. I’ve had success with low carb but now using Exante diet which was used on BBC diabetes fix. Just started today. Game face on.

[Pym1]

I’ll be interested to see responses.

[Boomer63]

The cauliflower rice, and mashed potatoes have been a life saver for me. Also Kale chips. Recipe: Cookie sheet, parchment paper. Lightly brush coconut oil on both sides of kale.....season one side-I sprinkle very light sea salt and light pepper "LIGHT". Set oven @350 my oven takes about 10 minutes for kale to become crispy I use medium size leafs. Walla takes the place of chips for me. I also make cloud bread. You can you tube recipe.

[Ta1ch1]

I know the feeling and after gaining even more weight on my low ( to no ) carb diet, I am now going to switch to a vegan diet and see what results I get from that. I have to admit that my reasoning has been swayed by a program on Netflix that shocked me.