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A few asking for low carb food lists....

Hi, I got some ideas from the shopping list, but passed on the Ryvita - which is almost entirely carbohydrate. One slice only has 7g of carbs, compared with 18g in a slice of Hovis white bread, but Ryvita is 67% carbohydrate. It makes it awkward to design meals that are not just meat.
 

If you haven’t already found it, this website might be helpful to you: https://www.dietdoctor.com/
 
Thanks for the info. I am at the beginning of this journey and looking at your figures about you hba1c and weight are really encouraging! Well done and thanks! Irene
 
Gleny said:
Stick with it,because it does work
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It's been over a year now since I started my sort of a low carb diet I still have a drink at weekends I started at 15 stone I'm now 13 stone I probably would have been a lot less if had stuck to the diet but I'm happy in some ways but I seem to have a problem my with my blood pressure I don't know if its to do with the diet the last couple of weeks my blood pressure have been very low my Lowe's was 75/59 I'm 74 for years of age I've stopped taking the blood pressure tablets for now just see what going on it's going up a bit now this morning 116/60 I have spoken to my doctor he go send me for some tests
 

Thank you i need this so much
 
Hello. I found the carbs and cal book brilliant too. My doctor recommended it and it helped me stay on track. I lost over two stone and have kept it off for five years now so a very good investment.
 
The Carbs & Cals book is also available as an app for a phone. It was free when I got it, but there may be a charge fr it now.
 
Clase said:
Hello. I found the carbs and cal book brilliant too. My doctor recommended it and it helped me stay on track. I lost over two stone and have kept it off for five years now so a very good investment.
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The Cronometer web site is very good. You can track everything, weight and can press the Keto button so everything is set up keto. If you have the basic version you don't need to pay.
 
Thank you for that. I'll look it up.
 
Mrs M has asked me if Kiwi fruit is ok on a low carb diet, or is it too sugary despite the bitterness?
 
Martin_ said:
Mrs M has asked me if Kiwi fruit is ok on a low carb diet, or is it too sugary despite the bitterness?
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At 12 grams of carbs per 100 grams of fruit, they're not fantastic. I wouldn't touch them, myself. Strawberries and such'd be better...
 
@martin It comes down to what carb count you want for the day. Then you have to see if the carb count of the food fits into what you've allowed for the meal or the day. Berries in general have lower carbs than most other fruit.

You can find out any carb count of food by just putting it into search Kiwi's carb count or look up food in a couple of web sites. If you need some web sites I'm sure someone here can supply ones. The ones I use, use cups and ounces.
 
I eat Pork Scratchings as a Snack like they are going out of fashion. I get the Danish type as they clear most of the fat off the skin before deep frying. They were always my snack of choice before diabetes. So it's a huge bonus.
 
I see this thread has been active again recently.

As a personal note, although it has some very useful items I wouldn't eat some of the things in the OP post - lentils, peas, cornflour, etc. would have spiked me.
And I was on a relatively high carb max than many doing low carb/keto (85g a day but not more than 30g in one meal).
The only way I know to check if you can cope with x grams of carbs is to get a meter and test, before then 2 hrs after every meal at first.
 
I fight 2 battles. Im 60 with Pre-Diabetes and a kidney transplant. Keep carbs low. Keep protein (purines) low. Gout is not nice. So I have to do sport. I was 87Kg. I'm now 70Kg . Fit. Toned and have not had gout for a year. I fast for 16 hours a day now too. Take cider vinager before bed. But after a 112mg Blood Sugar reading after morning sport as my fasting glucose, and a breakfast of 30 Carbs ( 2 sugar) I still get a 150 mg reading 5 hours later.
 
Keeping proteins down and trying control sugars is an extra challenge but have you tried cutting carbs and adding in a little more of the healthy fats?
The only thing I eat with added sugar is 85% chocolate. And I've reduced my other carbs a lot but have cheese, olive oil, cream and butter. Are these ok for your kidneys?
 
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