Lower Carb Commercial Foods

tubamanandy

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I'm determined to find out what's out there at the moment re lower carb commercially available foods that are reasonably easy to get hold of - please add to my list to help fellow diabetes sufferers. I'm starting with these 3:-

Lidl 85g High Protein rolls (NOT the low GI? ones)

Oppo Ice Cream

Stute (low sugar) jams
 
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I'm determined to find out what's out there at the moment re lower carb commercially available foods that are reasonably easy to get hold of - please add to my list to help fellow diabetes sufferers. I'm starting with these 3:-

Lidl 85g High Protein rolls (NOT the low GI? ones)

Oppo Ice Cream

Stute (low sugar) jams
Foods like Stute Jams etc I avoid Like the plague My Policy is to avoid as much Sugary Stuff as Possible because I know I am going to fail I am human I will at things that will become sugar even if I don't eat any Most stute products labelled No Sugar Added have between 50 and 60 carbs if you check will keep your Sugar Levels up

My Advice Be very suspicious of any thing Labelled as FOR DIABETICS
 

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Naked Noodles and Naked Rice. Be careful, though, as they are not to everyone's liking.
Bergen bread is nice imo.

Having mentioned these foods I no longer eat any of them but they were a very useful stepping stone to the lower carb diet of whole foods that I enjoy today.
 

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Explore Cuisine pasta alternatives, there’s two types of ‘spaghetti’ and one ‘fettuccini’.
Cauli Rice, rice alternatives, plain or Mediterranean, they come in a 200g microwaveable pouch.
 

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Well I never ! Wasn't looking for stuff like meat, fish, eggs etc but then I guess you've been clever enough to work that one out.
But to be slightly more serious.A lot of us have used this way of eating to avoid "commercially" produced food and to get back to eating more "real" food. So eggs meat fish etc with some green veg forms the basis of my food intake with very exceptional things like Oppo ice cream as a rarity.
 
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If you are actually asking for foods specifically identified as being "low carb" or "diabetic friendly", then you may need to tread very carefully as much of it may very well not be. The only thing my diabetic nurse got right when she advised me on diet, was to avoid the stuff labelled as "DIabetic" like the plague, and I've seen specialist ready meals labelled and sold as "ketogenic" which have more carbs in a portion than I might generally eat in a day...:banghead:

A large proportion of what we eat and can buy in most supermarkets or corner shops is perfectly suitable for low carb diets anyway, though not generally labelled as such. e.g. Ocado have an "Easy to Cook" range, many (but not all) of which are quite suitable, and ready to pop into the oven or microwave. Just read both the full nutritional labelling and check the list of ingredients for any "nasties" then decide how it might fit in with your chosen carb levels and dietary choices.

I tend to agree with @bulkbiker - I prefer to stick with the normal foods that I can buy for my low carb diet rather than wanting low carb alternatives to high carb foods, but I do actually include a few (what I consider "necessary") alternatives on my shopping lists.

Robbity
 

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These are the items that spring to mind
Hi lo bread
Josephs pitta breads / lavash bread
Aldi paleo muesli
Aldi dark choc flavour nut & sea salt or peanut bars
Erythritol
Stevia drops

I generally cook my own meals from scratch using fresh produce, organic where possible
I agree with people who have said that ‘ natural’ foods are best, but disgree quite stongly with what is sometimes defined within ultra low carb circles as being ‘natural’. Pork scratching taste to me of rancid oil, Dairy foods such as milk, cream etc are undoubtably natural for baby cows but not for humans, the same goes for things derived from them (i.e. cheese and yogurt).
 
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Just go to the lowcarbmegastore.
 

tubamanandy

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But to be slightly more serious.A lot of us have used this way of eating to avoid "commercially" produced food and to get back to eating more "real" food. So eggs meat fish etc with some green veg forms the basis of my food intake with very exceptional things like Oppo ice cream as a rarity.

Not everyone is there yet - this thread should/will help those people
 

tubamanandy

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If you are actually asking for foods specifically identified as being "low carb" or "diabetic friendly", then you may need to tread very carefully as much of it may very well not be. The only thing my diabetic nurse got right when she advised me on diet, was to avoid the stuff labelled as "DIabetic" like the plague, and I've seen specialist ready meals labelled and sold as "ketogenic" which have more carbs in a portion than I might generally eat in a day...:banghead:

A large proportion of what we eat and can buy in most supermarkets or corner shops is perfectly suitable for low carb diets anyway, though not generally labelled as such. e.g. Ocado have an "Easy to Cook" range, many (but not all) of which are quite suitable, and ready to pop into the oven or microwave. Just read both the full nutritional labelling and check the list of ingredients for any "nasties" then decide how it might fit in with your chosen carb levels and dietary choices.

I tend to agree with @bulkbiker - I prefer to stick with the normal foods that I can buy for my low carb diet rather than wanting low carb alternatives to high carb foods, but I do actually include a few (what I consider "necessary") alternatives on my shopping lists.

Robbity

I was careful with my wording - don't read too much into it
 

tubamanandy

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These are the items that spring to mind
Hi lo bread
Josephs pitta breads / lavash bread
Aldi paleo muesli
Aldi dark choc flavour nut & sea salt or peanut bars
Erythritol
Stevia drops

I generally cook my own meals from scratch using fresh produce, organic where possible
I agree with people who have said that ‘ natural’ foods are best, but disgree quite stongly with what is sometimes defined within ultra low carb circles as being ‘natural’. Pork scratching taste to me of rancid oil, Dairy foods such as milk, cream etc are undoubtably natural for baby cows but not for humans, the same goes for things derived from them (i.e. cheese and yogurt).

Thank you !
 

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How about Livlife bread - I think it's 3.8 carbs a slice.
 

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Aldi have very good pricing on a few foods of interest:
- cheap source of almonds - mill these in a £10 coffee grinder for cheap almond flour
- their bean pastas are 2/3 the price of Explore
- cheapest coconut flour I've found
 
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I think it depends on how much time you have, whilst cooking from scratch with natural ingredients is obviously best, sometimes you just need to be able to pick up something quick to go. I work 12 hr shifts and can’t always cook. I like Atkins crisp bread with pate or cream cheese and especially Joseph’s low carb tortilla, go well with chicken or tuna mayo and surprisingly filling. I know these won’t appeal to everyone as can be pricey, I order from low carb stores on amazon. I also like Atkins bars if I feel the need for something sweet, way superior to other brands and almonds are my go to snack
 

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Aldi frozen cauli rice is a new staple here, cheap and easy to use!

There are some nice tuna mayo pots in Tesco too (Princes?) that we take out with us.

The little cheese portions are good for handiness but not your wallet.

Boiled eggs :)rolleyes:)

Quite often if I have time I open a tin of corned beef and cut it into cubes, half goes into a big cheese frittata with spinach and left over veggies and the other half goes out as snacks (also get this from Aldi, about £1.40?)

If we are in town and go to the market a great big slice of tongue (or other meaty cooked meat)

Aldi 'pepperami'.

As always, Lidl rolls :woot:

Good quality high meat sausages cooked and cut up.

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I tried a pack of Aldi's crispy bacon a while ago. The strips are very thin, crispy, greasy and salty, and so make a half-decent substitute for crisps. Seems pricey considering how light the pack is, but they are so salty that just a few at a time is enough.