It's hard enough as an omnivore keeping carb intake low and maintaining protein but for a 'veggie' it must be much more of a problem. I'm sure some 'veggies' will pop up with some good suggestions but here's a suggestion from a confirmed meat eater who does low carb.
Look at green veg and alternative ways of cooking it. Roasting rather than boiling can add a completely different taste.
Butternut squash has lots of options. You can roast it or use it as a base for soup combined with peanut butter and spices.
Cauliflower rice is versatile and celeriac even more so, grate it and create 'hash browns' with the addition of a little cheese and any flavourings you fancy.
If you are not completely veggie, then there are many fish other than salmon to try and they are all low carb as are shellfish.
One of my favourite occasional treats is prawn saganaki made with prawns, tomatoes, chilli and roasted feta. Marinating the prawns in ouzo is optional but does add a certain je ne sais quoi!
Will do - thank you!Maybe try cooking a cauliflower and then adding all sorts of herbs and spices to small bowls of it either in sprigs or chopped or mashed, or different cheeses, then warming the bowls in the oven to melt the cheese and perhaps brown it a little - golden it, is perhaps a better description - it might give you a few ideas on the possible tastes and textures.
I have been doing this for over 3 years. Not only does it keep my bs rock steady when I eat it with some protein but my lipids are stellar. Best they’ve ever been in my 53 years. And they keep me full and not hungry. I eat some with every meal. A big wedge.@Kristin251 Wow, that's great - I've been having half at a time a few times a week worrying 'somehow' too much would be bad, I need to reeducate myself more
I had never heard of resistant starch, so I Googled and found this interesting article:Cashews are high in protein , and while also highish carb wise, contain resistant starch so shouldn't spike you too much
A very interesting read - I was eating a lot of rice cakes as snacks before changing my diet - they look to be one of the worst things on the charts they show!I had never heard of resistant starch, so I Googled and found this interesting article:
https://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-resistant-starch
Yes, if only it was written from a low carb perspective. For instance, beans are mentioned as a good source of resistant starch, but he doesn't say how much non-resistant starch they also contain. I'd love to think it was all right for me to eat beans (which do have to be cooked) and raw oats, but I suspect not. Especially as he mentions corn flakes as a good source of resistant starch. I can't believe they are suddenly low carb!A very interesting read - I was eating a lot of rice cakes as snacks before changing my diet - they look to be one of the worst things on the charts they show!
Good point, looking at the charts you'd think legumes, beans would be ok, but like you say they probably have too much starch in general for type 2s - this is where my meter which arrived today will come in handy as I can experiment with veggie whole foods - I'd love to be able to enjoy lentil soup again for instance, but we'll see...Yes, if only it was written from a low carb perspective. For instance, beans are mentioned as a good source of resistant starch, but he doesn't say how much non-resistant starch they also contain. I'd love to think it was all right for me to eat beans (which do have to be cooked) and raw oats, but I suspect not. Especially as he mentions corn flakes as a good source of resistant starch. I can't believe they are suddenly low carb!
Not sure what’s in your soup but sometimes tweaking things help. Like a few less lentils and some low carb veggies, adding butter or full fat cream, not blending etc. Sometimes I use a soup base as more of a gravy and cover my protein in it. More like a stew. Minimizes the portionGood point, looking at the charts you'd think legumes, beans would be ok, but like you say they probably have too much starch in general for type 2s - this is where my meter which arrived today will come in handy as I can experiment with veggie whole foods - I'd love to be able to enjoy lentil soup again for instance, but we'll see...
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