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Please Recommend A Biscuit To Go With My Coffee

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Kiggy

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Can anyone recommend a biscuit type snack I can have safely with a cup of coffee? Just too wet without a biscuit. Also I have a sweet tooth and enjoy the odd sweet. I bought some sugar free chocolate limes at Grape Tree which taste just like normal sweets. I struggle to know if these are ok. The break down is hard to understand
 
Go easy on the sugar free sweets. No problem in smallish amounts. Too many of them and you will be spending a lot of time on the pooper.
 
I quite like these with a small lump of cheddar.

I limit myself to two though.
 
Kiggy said:
Not heard of keto biscuits before. The recipes on line vary a lot. Many say use cream - I would have thought that was a no no
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Why would cream be a 'no no'?
 
Hello @Kiggy , and welcome to the forum! For some reason your profile says 'member' and not 'newbie'. Not sure what went wrong, but according to your profile you are new here so I'll tag @daisy1 for you, who'll post some very useful information on this thread.
In case you've been around for a whileand I just can't see it on your profile, Daisy's info pack has never hurt anybody
Kiggy said:
Many say use cream - I would have thought that was a no no
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Diabetes gives you problems with handling carbs. If you reduce carbs you need to get your calories from somewhere else. Many of us find that fats are fine
 
@Kiggy

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XxTinkerxx said:
I quite like these with a small lump of cheddar.

I limit myself to two though. View attachment 28275
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Be careful is the motto, to say "sugar free" may not be 100% correct and deceiving?? it can refer to no added sugar, on top of the already existing sugar, here in spain they have to be careful and they ensure they place on front of packet no sugars, but add words against no added sugars over the natural sugar content.

Hope this helps.
 
It has fewer carbs than a regular digestive.
 
I would forego the biscuits altogether and have a couple of squares of 70% (or higher) dark chocolate with your coffee instead. More nutritious and delicious and also fewer carbs. I started with 70% and have now worked my way up to 99% but it's definitely an acquired taste.
 
Jacob's cheddars are 1.8 g carb per biscuit. I know they're not sweet but I love them with a piece of cheese.
 
@XxTinkerxx - Check the packaging, just in case some of those carbs are in the form of polyols.
 
I'm afraid that such things as biscuits and all the other high carb foods which are cheap to make and bring in high profits are pretty much off my shopping list and have never been on it for most of my adult life - I have, for instance never eaten an Oreo.
Being diagnosed diabetic I just went back to Atkins at 50 gm of carb a day, and that sorted out the diabetes, but I can only advise that if you can't drink coffee without eating a biscuit, don't drink coffee.
 
If I want something with my coffee I sometimes have a nine bar or a rice cake. However I have tested these and know that I am ok with them so if you want to be sure test them.
 
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