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Over the past few weeks of reading the forums every day, it became clear that many people say that they eat low carb, but their interpretation of that is pretty liberal, both in number of carbs and the foods which they eat.
So instead of looking at all the things people DO eat, I wondered whether looking at what we DON'T eat and WHY we don't eat it, might throw up a core group of things which most of us don't eat and which could be useful for newbies. Or er it might work out differently, but hey..
My DON'Ts
I don't eat anything that is above 10g carbs per 100g i.e. 10% carb unless I will be eating it in a very small quantity e.g. garlic, ginger, and it doesn't spike me.
I don't eat anything which spikes my BG or makes me unwell.
Bread, rolls, breadcrumbs. I sub mixed nuts and/or pork scratchings, pulverized in mortar or coffee grinder with added spices, for breadcrumbs
Cakes, biscuits, cookies, bagels, croissants, muffins - any baked goods basically, including pies and pastry
Puddings
Leonidas hand-made Belgian chocolates filled with fresh cream ...
Jelly, Jello, Jello pudding, trifle
Jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves, honey, Nutella, Clement Faugier chestnut puree
Sugar, sweeteners, agave syrup, maple syrup, pancake syrup
Margarine or margarine-like spreads
Mayonnaise unless home-made, dressings unless home-made.
Ketchup, barbecue and brown sauce, relishes, piccalilli, Branston
Gravy powder, custard powder, pancake mix
Waffles
Porridge and cereals
Fast food.
Pizza - we make pizza using frittata as a base
Milk - simply because even whole milk seems 'thin' to me now. It had unexpected side benefits of weight loss and giving me clear sinuses.
Pasta, rice, wild rice, noodles other than shirataki
Quinoa, spelt, teff, polenta, couscous, semolina
Processed food other than things like tinned tomatoes
Potatoes, parsnips, turnips, swede, cooked carrots, Jerusalem artichokes
Any fruit other than black grapes, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, lemons, limes, coconut, melon.
So instead of looking at all the things people DO eat, I wondered whether looking at what we DON'T eat and WHY we don't eat it, might throw up a core group of things which most of us don't eat and which could be useful for newbies. Or er it might work out differently, but hey..
My DON'Ts
I don't eat anything that is above 10g carbs per 100g i.e. 10% carb unless I will be eating it in a very small quantity e.g. garlic, ginger, and it doesn't spike me.
I don't eat anything which spikes my BG or makes me unwell.
Bread, rolls, breadcrumbs. I sub mixed nuts and/or pork scratchings, pulverized in mortar or coffee grinder with added spices, for breadcrumbs
Cakes, biscuits, cookies, bagels, croissants, muffins - any baked goods basically, including pies and pastry
Puddings
Leonidas hand-made Belgian chocolates filled with fresh cream ...
Jelly, Jello, Jello pudding, trifle
Jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves, honey, Nutella, Clement Faugier chestnut puree
Sugar, sweeteners, agave syrup, maple syrup, pancake syrup
Margarine or margarine-like spreads
Mayonnaise unless home-made, dressings unless home-made.
Ketchup, barbecue and brown sauce, relishes, piccalilli, Branston
Gravy powder, custard powder, pancake mix
Waffles
Porridge and cereals
Fast food.
Pizza - we make pizza using frittata as a base
Milk - simply because even whole milk seems 'thin' to me now. It had unexpected side benefits of weight loss and giving me clear sinuses.
Pasta, rice, wild rice, noodles other than shirataki
Quinoa, spelt, teff, polenta, couscous, semolina
Processed food other than things like tinned tomatoes
Potatoes, parsnips, turnips, swede, cooked carrots, Jerusalem artichokes
Any fruit other than black grapes, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, lemons, limes, coconut, melon.
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