Shopping List

PatsyB said:

I have decided I am going to try a Low carb diet but first I need do a shopping list of all the good things I need to shop for so .......#

WHAT should I add to my shopping list to get in ....I have started a list from certain recipes on here ....Like..

Almond Flour
Soya Flour
Whey powder I am looking into
berries i already buy and must say I love ...thanx to you all on here for your posts and for enlightening me on low carbs

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Eggs
97% meat sausages (sainsburys are the nicest - 3 packs of 10 for £10)
Puy Lentils
Garlic Butter sticks
Frozen berries
Double cream
Cheese
Above 70% dark choccie (recommend Tescos Swiss @72% or Green and Blacks or Lindt)
Peanuts
Nuts
Trubia
Houmous
Sour cream
Feta cheese
Cherry tomatoes
The list is endless!

You might already have some but my list also includes
coconut flour
Gelatine Baking soda Vanilla essence Orange essence Curry powder Ginger garlic crushed peanuts oyster sauce soy sauce cabbage cauliflower zucchini mushrooms onions capsicum tinned 4 bean mix tomato and salad veg diet jellies nuts cocoa powder desiccated coconut diet coke (for cooking) self raising flour grated cheese and eggs of course peanut butter fake sugar spray oil olive oil meat frozen prawns lemon juice cream cheese spray cream packet soups and flavor sachets vegetable stock bananas albran Worcestershire sauce

Probably missed something.

All these things are ingredients not meals. I put peanut butter as an ingredient in satay sauce/gravy and I have also used it in Chocolate rum balls for taste and as a binder. I have eaten peanut butter on celery sticks but even then there is not a huge amount involved.

Making everything tasty is the key to success.

Asian shops sell coconut flour £1.50 and big bags of ground almonds £7.50 a kilo. They seem to sell everything else as well apart from ground flax seed (aldi's £1.99)

I'm going to try those sainsburys sausages that were suggested. Sugar free jelly as well you could have.

And if youre craving crisps marks n sparks do a wholegrain honey BBQ flavoured crisp (more like frazzle texture) and if you can manage not to eat the whole bag is 15 carbs for half a bag a bag was 60g in weight. its ideal if your going on holiday and need something to have on the plane.

Oh cheesestrings, and babybels if on offer. Aldis do 8 cheestrigs for about £1.40. Stilton cheese ideal for making your own brocolli and cauliflower soup. and some frozen veg, saves the fresh stuff going off. i use fresh cauli for cauli rice, and the frozen if i make cauli cheese, i just pour cream over it and sprinkle with cheese then cook it.

I bought one of those tefal shredding type machines, when it was on offer in Tesco and i use it at least 3 times a week. I grate the cauli, grate big blocks of cheese at a time, change the shredder attachment then slice courgette unfortunately it only does it width wise not length wise so cant actually try courgette pasta yet. I'm a bit dangerous with a peeler lol.

I never could get used to the taste of flax or the smell

A rather good list to follow http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf

Pork scratchings for snacking.

Peanut butter... There is a lot of difference in qualitys of peanut butter, some do have extra ingredients added in, but there are a lot that are peanuts 95%, and the rest palm oil and sea salt. Carbs are just 4.8g per 100g in Waitrose organic thick n crunchy own make.

Don't overdo flax seed... Whether its on breakfasts or puddings or in food. They say initially to have a teaspon a day...and build up due to the laxative effects.

Coconut oil, chia seeds, extra virgin oil. Good to include homemade dressings or oil over salads.

The thing I would most like to be able to make is a really nice non alcholic low carb drink at home. Friends make their own delicious cordials but thats no good for me!! Frozen berries and fage total yogurt a must.

PatsyB said:

I have been and bought Whey powder, I asked about almond flour and they said just use ground almonds, kinda expencive but ok if better for you why not, bought some soya flour also and Flax seed ...so made my first flax bread will inform you what it tastes like afterwards

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You can get ground almonds cheaper in Aldi

PatsyB said:

Am surprised at peanut butter as thought that would be high in sugar but will get a jar in as never tried thta.

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Make sure you get a sugar free version like meridian,biona or whole earth - a lot of peanut butters are stuffed with suger

I would second coconut oil, and Jellies. Cheese in a number of forms (brie, cheddar, goat etc) a variety of salad items (lettice radish, onions cucumber etc)

Cheese ... lots of cheese.

I just bought a kilo of crunchy peanut butter from bulk powders. When looking around the majority is 95% peanut butter. This is 100%. Will,et you know what it's like. I order their coconut oil and coconut flour etc from them and it's brilliant, the reviews for the butter are good so will let you know. I have a code for £5.00 off for others to use.. If anybody else wants to try please pm me for the code...

My heart specialist sternly warned me off three things.
#1 Not too much cheese
#2 Processed meat
#3 I bottle of scotch per week is far far too much