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Soup thickener (is there any diabetes friendly?)

add19

add19

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I don't normally add thickener in my soup because I only know white flour or corn starch which is not good for my blood sugar. Is there any low carb thickener that has little or no impact on the BG? Thanks
 
All depends how you're making it I find a touch of cream and a stick blender work fine you can blend as much or as little as you like , I hope that's of some help ??
 
A good chunk of Brie or Camembert with the rind on does a goodish job. Only good if you like the taste, of course!
 
you may use xantham gum . I'm not sure if its very healthy but it is low carb. Other option is cream/cheese
 
Cauliflower! Thaw and cook some frozen cauli in the microwave, drain it and whizz it to a smooth thick puree with a stick blender - if you want smooth soup just chuck it in unwhizzed and whizz the whole soup - but for thick soup which you want to have chunky obviously whizz it first, then add. Works a treat. Doesn't even taste like cauliflower when it's part of something.

Essential Waitrose frozen cauli is 3g CHO per 100g (weighed when frozen).

:)
 
chalup said:
Where do you find that?
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I buy sunflower seeds from amazon and grind them to flour in a small electric coffee grinder. 2.5kg of sunflower seeds costs about the same as 500g of almond flour, and works perfectly in baking etc.
 
CathP said:
I buy sunflower seeds from amazon and grind them to flour in a small electric coffee grinder. 2.5kg of sunflower seeds costs about the same as 500g of almond flour, and works perfectly in baking etc.
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Thank you, I will have to try that.
 
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