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What yoghurt

Prob with natural yogurt is that it isn't sweet! The thing is Rosie, it's probably best to break the cycle of sweet/savoury, you can't eat the same way as you did before so that will take an element of willpower.
Wean yourself off the sweet tastes, and have something like the drink Brunneria had mentioned instead. There are low carb cakes you can make but better to adjust your taste buds now.
 
JTL said:
Always full fat with all dairy products.
I make my own yoghurt occasionally.
Spoon full of full fat live yoghurt needed if you don't want to be bothered with cultures.
Make sure the yoghurt has been at room temperature for a few hours to liven up the little creatures that live in there.
You don't need to weigh measure or count anything.
Bring some milk to the boil .... but only just you need to be there and soon as you see it about to boil remove it from the heat.
Cool down to warm to the touch of your knuckle.
Stir in the live room tempertaure yoghurt ... gently you don't want loads of air agiteted into it.
That's it.
Just pour into seal able container leaving a bit of space at the top for expansion.
I have an old fashioned airing cupboard as my dark warm place to leave it to ferment. 24 hrs in these conditions and you have full fat plain live yoghurt .... doesn't come much fresher than that.
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Thank you
 
ladybird64 said:
Prob with natural yogurt is that it isn't sweet! The thing is Rosie, it's probably best to break the cycle of sweet/savoury, you can't eat the same way as you did before so that will take an element of willpower.
Wean yourself off the sweet tastes, and have something like the drink Brunneria had mentioned instead. There are low carb cakes you can make but better to adjust your taste buds now.
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That's what I don't get when people carry on with fizzy drinks. Much better to change your desires.
 
JTL said:
That's what I don't get when people carry on with fizzy drinks. Much better to change your desires.
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Mongolia said:
Or try making some nut butter fudge. I use 1 tbsp of peanut butter (could use almond instead), 2 tbsp of double cream and a teaspoon of sweetener. Mix together and it forms a thick paste which is a bit like fudge. I suppose you could grate in a bit of dark chocolate too.
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Sounds good, thank you
 
Brunneria said:
Do you like hot chocolate?
I find it kills the munchies dead, and this recipe is fine if you are doing LCHF,

Low Carb Hot Choc
Boil kettle.
Add a heaped teasp of good quality cocoa powder to a big mug (not 'hot choc mix, cos that has milk powder and sugar added)
Add 1.5 ish heaped teasp of sugar substitute to mug
Make the powders into a paste with a dribble of water (get rid of the lumps)
Add boiling water and stir until smooth
Top up with double cream.
Add caramel, lemon, orange or mint essences, if desired
Enjoy

All quantities adjustable
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Sounds lovely, will try this
 
I use Turkish yoghurt from Lidl - it's so thick and so good. I use a little sweetener in it and have it with cinnamon and seeds and linseed.

If you get frozen strawberries, put a few at the bottom of s pot with yoghurt on top and the next day you'll have a 'normal' style Ski-type yoghurt and need less sweetener. It's yum!


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Borderline T2, serial yo-yo dieter but firmly sticking to LCHF with IF
 
Yeah but it's a fortune!! X


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Borderline T2, serial yo-yo dieter but firmly sticking to LCHF with IF
 
Full Fat Greek Yoghurt is a favourite of mine I add nuts & pumkin seeds to bulk it up. Makes a nice snack.
 
I use alpro yoghurt, buy a large carton which varies between £1-1.50 and add fruit to it, I normally use a quarter carton and the rest stores well for a few days. It's about 2.9g of sugar
 
Brunneria said:
Do you like hot chocolate?
I find it kills the munchies dead, and this recipe is fine if you are doing LCHF,

Low Carb Hot Choc
Boil kettle.
Add a heaped teasp of good quality cocoa powder to a big mug (not 'hot choc mix, cos that has milk powder and sugar added)
Add 1.5 ish heaped teasp of sugar substitute to mug
Make the powders into a paste with a dribble of water (get rid of the lumps)
Add boiling water and stir until smooth
Top up with double cream.
Add caramel, lemon, orange or mint essences, if desired
Enjoy

All quantities adjustable
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Have you tried it without the sugar substitute?

I realise dark chocolate is bitter but the cream could offset that a bit.
I will add cocoa powder to the shopping list. :-)

This could also lead to truffles.
Any recipes for these?
 
LittleGreyCat said:
Have you tried it without the sugar substitute?

I realise dark chocolate is bitter but the cream could offset that a bit.
I will add cocoa powder to the shopping list. :)

This could also lead to truffles.
Any recipes for these?
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Your wish is my command. :D
https://www.lowcarbmaven.com/sugar-free-chocolate-truffles/
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When I make the hot choc I use erythritol, which is less sweet than sugar, for the same volume. I have tried various versions, including using vanilla essence instead of any sweetener, but I always come back to the erythritol. Mind you, I never liked sweet hot choc even before I went low carb, so my idea of 'sweetened' is probably a lot less sweet than most people's.

Worth trying different brands of cocoa powder. I go Green and Blacks, because it is organic, but the different brands vary so much - like wine, there will be some you love, and some you hate. :)
 
Again I think I'll try without the sweetener.
 
The shop Iceland is selling a brand of bio yogurt called Lancashire Farm, it's on offer at £1.35 for a 1kg tub. It's very nice and good texture too.
 
Not all low fat yogurt is high sugar Danone Light and Free yogurt has no fat or added sugar and Skyr is fat free but very low in sugar and it is much higher in protein than normal yogurts
 
Scimama said:
I buy lidl full fat greek yogurt in big tubs with handle, its 3.2g carbohydrates per 100g yogurt.


I buy full fat as typically lower in sugar/carbohydrate and the fat helps keep you fuller for longer.
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I buy the same one, it is low sugar and tasty and reasonably priced too...
 
Rosiek said:
I am only 5 days onto this. I bought Onken Fat FreeYoghurt as I need something sweet. It says Carbs 13.4 per 100g of which sugars 12.8. Is this OK. Can anyone recommend the best yoghurt to eat. Thank you
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I use Danone natural yoghurt,you can flavour it with cinnamon/ and or honey
 
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