Low carb list

Viv0147 said:

Hi everyone is there a compressive list of low carb foods? If there was such a thing it would make my choice of foods so much easier and of course the shopping. Thanks

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I was given this list by someone on here when I first started and found it very helpful


Beef Roast
Beef Steaks
Corned Beef
Ground Beef
Poultry
Chicken pieces, thighs, legs, wing, breast
Duck
Goose
Pheasant
Turkey: whole, breast, leg portions, or ground
Pork
Bacon
Ground Pork
Ham
Italian Sausage
Bratwurst sausages (lidl) great taste & normal sausage substitute.
Pork Chops
Pork Roasts
Pork Steaks
Pork Tenderloin
Sausages look for high meat content
Tinned Pork & Ham
Fish
Canned Salmon
Crab
Flounder
Herring
Salmon
Sardines
Scallops
Shellfish
Shrimp
Sole
Trout
Tuna Fish
Spices And Condiments
Chili Powder
Garlic Powder Garlic Salt
Horseradish
Onion Powder
Paprika
Parmesan Cheese
Salt & Pepper
Salad Dressings
Salsa
Soy Sauce
Vinegar
Worcestershire Sauce
Yellow and Brown Mustard
Low Carb Syrups and Sweetener

Non-Starchy Vegetables
Alfalfa sprouts (great on salads)
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Bean Sprouts
Bell Peppers (green, red, yellow, orange)
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage (Any)
Cauliflower (Great as rice or mashed potato substitute.)
Celery
Celeriac
Chickpeas
Cucumbers
Fresh Spinach
Flax seed (add to salads & things)
Flower sprouts
Garlic
Green Onions
Hot Peppers
Leeks
Lentils
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Mushrooms
Radish
Peas
Yellow Onions
Red Onions
Squash
Tomatoes/paste & Sun dried
Zucchini
Note; frozen is most the time better than fresh.
Fruit (most is ok, but best in small portions.)
with root veg those with an orange tinge to them eg carrots, sweet potato, swede are better that the white veg, but still have to watch portion size.

Fats / Oils
Bernaise Sauce
Hollandaise Sauce
Mayonnaise
Olive Oil
Peanut Oil
Sesame Oil
cooking spray
Coconut oil

Dairy and Non Dairy
Milk full fat.
Coconut milk
Cheeses (hard)
Butter/Ghee
Cream Cheese
Eggs
Heavy Whipping Cream
Heavy Cream
Sour Cream
Yogurt
Greek yogurt, plain, full fat.

Snacks and Other Goodies
Olives (black)
Peanut butter
Pork Scratchings
Dark Chocolate 70% or more Cocoa (Good when cooking)

Ryvita. (A good replacement for bread.)
lidl's Rivercote sesame crispbreads, ( lower carbs than Ryvita)
Tuc crackers
Nuts (that you like.)
Seeds
Chia seed (This thread shows the benefits of this magick like seed. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/72819/
These little beauties can be added to almost anything, they can even be used as an egg substitute & thickening soups, sauces stews etc.)

Flax seed - similar to chia.
Cornflour (great for thickening & making yorkkie puds etc)
Almond flour
Coconut flour
Cinnamon
Oatmeal
Soya flour
Breads
livlife
Burgen linseed & soya - shop around prices vary from like £1.59 coop to £1 asda. And of course LIDL HIGH PROTEIN ROLLS
Low Carb Tortillas,
The higher the fiber & lower the carbs the better.
Try to avoid wheat based products as much as possible, including cereals

Drinks
Bottled Water (Drink 2-3 ltrs/day
Coffee (decaf) unless you can tolerate normal
Tea (decaf) unless you can tolerate normal

Viv0147 said:

Well thank you so much what a brilliant guide, and you are doing so well congratulations

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You're doing brilliantly too....keep it up and watch those pounds melt away. The best part for me is how healthy I feel now and eating better food. ..........oh and.....getting in to clothes that haven't fit me in an awful long time

This list is fab. I've been using mysupermarket website which measures everything in sugar cubes - scary.

Great list ,just got to think about portion size,my wife as just come in from the kitchen with some celery for a afternoon snack

Southbeds said:

Great list ,just got to think about portion size,my wife as just come in from the kitchen with some celery for a afternoon snack

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I think everything in moderation and smaller portions has to be the way to go for all of us. Glad to help it...just wish I'd thought to post it sooner

Gezzabelle said:

I think everything in moderation and smaller portions has to be the way to go for all of us. Glad to help it...just wish I'd thought to post it sooner

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White root veg.have you tried Mooli ? a foot long or longer white radish also called Diakon sold in asian shops and Tescos as thick as a mans arm,boiled,steamed or fried and low in carbs
Oops ! just see portion size mentioned on your list

Dinner plates have got bigger over the years. Get yourself a smaller plate - 9" or so, sold as salad plates - instead of the 12"-ers that are the norm these days. It really does work at tricking your psyche into thinking you're eating a large portion.

Southbeds said:

White root veg.have you tried Mooli ? a foot long or longer white radish also called Diakon sold in asian shops and Tescos as thick as a mans arm,boiled,steamed or fried and low in carbs
Oops ! just see portion size mentioned on your list

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Haven't tried that but will certainly look out for it....made me giggle too thank you

norbitonite said:

Dinner plates have got bigger over the years. Get yourself a smaller plate - 9" or so, sold as salad plates - instead of the 12"-ers that are the norm these days. It really does work at tricking your psyche into thinking you're eating a large portion.

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My dinner plate is only slightly bigger than a side plate now....certainly fools the brain into thinking you're eating a huge plate full