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Avocados

woollygal

woollygal

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Are avocados good for keto/super low carb?
I am sure I read somewhere they were but I looked on carbs and cal and 70g is 3G of carbs which doesn’t seem all that low.

having done keto strictly for the last few weeks, the weight loss still isn’t doing anything.

Starting to prep for when I go back to work. Think I’ll need to up carbs a tiny bit just to make sure I keep where I am.

I’m often in the 4s and while I know that’s fine I don’t always feel well on it so if I’m driving and teaching I’d prefer and feel better in the 5s. before once leaving lockdown and starting working the extra energy used caused sugars to drop quite significantly. Didn’t matter then because they were higher than now. So just being prepared.
 
woollygal said:
Are avocados good for keto/super low carb?
I am sure I read somewhere they were but I looked on carbs and cal and 70g is 3G of carbs which doesn’t seem all that low.

having done keto strictly for the last few weeks, the weight loss still isn’t doing anything.

Starting to prep for when I go back to work. Think I’ll need to up carbs a tiny bit just to make sure I keep where I am.

I’m often in the 4s and while I know that’s fine I don’t always feel well on it so if I’m driving and teaching I’d prefer and feel better in the 5s. before once leaving lockdown and starting working the extra energy used caused sugars to drop quite significantly. Didn’t matter then because they were higher than now. So just being prepared.
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I found this dietdoctor.com video -
 
That carb number looks too high - is it USA style 'total carbs' which includes fibre or net carbs (the carb measure used on UK labels)? If total carbs then deduct the fibre carb count.
 
woollygal said:
Are avocados good for keto/super low carb?
I am sure I read somewhere they were but I looked on carbs and cal and 70g is 3G of carbs which doesn’t seem all that low.

having done keto strictly for the last few weeks, the weight loss still isn’t doing anything.

Starting to prep for when I go back to work. Think I’ll need to up carbs a tiny bit just to make sure I keep where I am.

I’m often in the 4s and while I know that’s fine I don’t always feel well on it so if I’m driving and teaching I’d prefer and feel better in the 5s. before once leaving lockdown and starting working the extra energy used caused sugars to drop quite significantly. Didn’t matter then because they were higher than now. So just being prepared.
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Really the only way to know if it too many carbs for you is to test before and after you eat.
 
TriciaWs said:
That carb number looks too high - is it USA style 'total carbs' which includes fibre or net carbs (the carb measure used on UK labels)? If total carbs then deduct the fibre carb count.
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It’s using the carbs and cals app
 
TriciaWs said:
That carb number looks too high - is it USA style 'total carbs' which includes fibre or net carbs (the carb measure used on UK labels)? If total carbs then deduct the fibre carb count.
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I suspect that there may be some variation between avocado types - net carbs in avocados seem to be roughly 2-3 gms per 100 gms. Most of the carbs in avocados are fibre.
 
Sarah69 said:
I’ve tried an avocado I found it had no taste and a horrible texture.
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They need to be a the right level of ripeness to be at their best. They should be soft and creamy but still with yellow green flesh, avoid any black bits.
 
Mr_Pot said:
They need to be a the right level of ripeness to be at their best. They should be soft and creamy but still with yellow green flesh, avoid any black bits.
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And so difficult to tell when ripe.
A lot seem to go bad before they even get near being ready.
I've given up adding them to the Asda order as so many were thrown away. Now I only buy them when I can pick and choose them myself.
But they are good nutritionally, healthy good for us fats
 
MrsA2 said:
And so difficult to tell when ripe.
A lot seem to go bad before they even get near being ready.
I've given up adding them to the Asda order as so many were thrown away. Now I only buy them when I can pick and choose them myself.
But they are good nutritionally, healthy good for us fats
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Very true. There are ways to ripen them by heating them apparantly, or by putting them in a brown bag (or maybe just near) a banana as bananas ripen other fruit

The “ready and ripe” from the store are generally not. Picking your own is the way to go but given you aren’t supposed to touch fruit you aren’t taking in these covid days it is a bit harder

but avacado can be an acquired taste, but I try and have them as I find a whole one is a nice breakfast
 
I eat one most every day, I make avocado smoothies, I usually add a tablespoon of coconut oil or coconut milk, cinnamon, sometimes chia seeds or a scoop of protein powder.

I ripen them by sitting them next to wife’s bananas ( I don’t eat bananas) .

for me it’s a fantastic post workout shake. For me, it’s tried and tested, doesn’t cause any BG issues. Big fan of avocados
 
I took this screenshot from social media - some useful info. The ‘beer cosy’ bit is reaponding to comments about using a beer cosy to ripen avocados.

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I put our avocados on top of the fridge to ripen off, then put them in the fridge.

I like them with a bit of salt and pepper on them, a few chilli flakes give them a lift also.
 
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