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If one is serious about less junk carbs then the wheat flour typically has to go or be reduced significantly. Bread, pasta, etc. Toss it out with fried foods, sugar, fruit drinks, excess salt, etc. Instead of watered down and sugared OJ...have the whole fruit - or squeeze your own and still eat the whole fruit.
Substitutes I've used include buckwheat, spelt, amaranth. Of those I only liked buck wheat. And that's still a grain. What I ended up doing was using a lot more quinoa in place of pasta. Once layered with tomato sauce, they don't taste a whole lot different. Quinoa is actually a fruit though it's typically marketed as a "grain." Avocado's are a near perfect fat. Quinoa, beans, and maybe some brown rice are excellent for the protein + lower carbs/lower glycemic. If you want more taste and kick to your healthy foods, add some garlic-onions-apple cider vinegar.
I moved away from the flours/breads/crackers/chips and substituted more veggies and humus. After a while you won't even miss the flours and you'll be getting more dense nutrients from your other ideal fats and low carb veggies and grains. Instead of white potatoes, do a sweet potato from time to time. Go for the bright colors. I find that red cabbage makes a good "chip" for dipping. Notice that junk foods have no snap or kick on their own. When you bit into garlic, celery leaves, hard romano cheese, etc. you'll notice the difference from heavily processed foods.
Tip of the day. Don't snack on flour/bread or sugary products before a meal. Have your veggies, dip, cheese, avocado, salad, etc. all ready to go before it's time for lunch. Snack on that first. Stick a carrot/celery stick with humus/avocado in your mouth first. By the time you get through the veggies/salad it you won't be hungry any more. Whatever you follow that up with, you won't tend to over-indulge or want to pound down pizza slices or cup cakes.
Substitutes I've used include buckwheat, spelt, amaranth. Of those I only liked buck wheat. And that's still a grain. What I ended up doing was using a lot more quinoa in place of pasta. Once layered with tomato sauce, they don't taste a whole lot different. Quinoa is actually a fruit though it's typically marketed as a "grain." Avocado's are a near perfect fat. Quinoa, beans, and maybe some brown rice are excellent for the protein + lower carbs/lower glycemic. If you want more taste and kick to your healthy foods, add some garlic-onions-apple cider vinegar.
I moved away from the flours/breads/crackers/chips and substituted more veggies and humus. After a while you won't even miss the flours and you'll be getting more dense nutrients from your other ideal fats and low carb veggies and grains. Instead of white potatoes, do a sweet potato from time to time. Go for the bright colors. I find that red cabbage makes a good "chip" for dipping. Notice that junk foods have no snap or kick on their own. When you bit into garlic, celery leaves, hard romano cheese, etc. you'll notice the difference from heavily processed foods.
Tip of the day. Don't snack on flour/bread or sugary products before a meal. Have your veggies, dip, cheese, avocado, salad, etc. all ready to go before it's time for lunch. Snack on that first. Stick a carrot/celery stick with humus/avocado in your mouth first. By the time you get through the veggies/salad it you won't be hungry any more. Whatever you follow that up with, you won't tend to over-indulge or want to pound down pizza slices or cup cakes.
Originally Posted By: Donald
I have been on a low carb diet for past two months and eat chicken/meat veg/fruit and one carb per day. Have lost 15 lbs. Tough for first few weeks.
Actually it's called low glycemic load diet. No fruit juice but lots of fruit.
You do not count calories but just eat one carb per day. Often it's brown & wild rice for me.
I bring an Atkins frozen entree to work along with yogurt that had no added sugar.
They even have Klondike no sugar added ice cream bars.
Americans were told a lot of bad info over the past 20 years about fats. Most of the research was funded by the sugar industry. Saturated fats are bad but the rest, not so much. Refined sugar is bad news all together.
Most vitamins are fat-soluble. What that means is if there are no fats at the time you consume vitamin-rich foods, your body can't absorb them. Thus Salad Dressings; if you want to avoid sugar-rich salad dressings, there's a reason why Oil & Vinegar is on the table. Use it.
If you were to somehow manage to truly eat a fat-free diet, you've got about three months to live.
I have been on a low carb diet for past two months and eat chicken/meat veg/fruit and one carb per day. Have lost 15 lbs. Tough for first few weeks.
Actually it's called low glycemic load diet. No fruit juice but lots of fruit.
You do not count calories but just eat one carb per day. Often it's brown & wild rice for me.
I bring an Atkins frozen entree to work along with yogurt that had no added sugar.
They even have Klondike no sugar added ice cream bars.
Americans were told a lot of bad info over the past 20 years about fats. Most of the research was funded by the sugar industry. Saturated fats are bad but the rest, not so much. Refined sugar is bad news all together.
Most vitamins are fat-soluble. What that means is if there are no fats at the time you consume vitamin-rich foods, your body can't absorb them. Thus Salad Dressings; if you want to avoid sugar-rich salad dressings, there's a reason why Oil & Vinegar is on the table. Use it.
If you were to somehow manage to truly eat a fat-free diet, you've got about three months to live.
Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
Thus Salad Dressings; if you want to avoid sugar-rich salad dressings, there's a reason why Oil & Vinegar is on the table. Use it.
I get the seasoning packets from Good Seasons. I use Heinz white vinegar and extra light olive oil from Costco. The special cruet is marked with lines for vinegar, water, and oil. Best salad dressing in the world and I get to adjust the amount of vinegar to suit my preference.
Thus Salad Dressings; if you want to avoid sugar-rich salad dressings, there's a reason why Oil & Vinegar is on the table. Use it.
I get the seasoning packets from Good Seasons. I use Heinz white vinegar and extra light olive oil from Costco. The special cruet is marked with lines for vinegar, water, and oil. Best salad dressing in the world and I get to adjust the amount of vinegar to suit my preference.
Quite a few people mentioning fruit.
I'm eating a lot of fruit myself at the moment, since mangoes, pineapple and lychees are or recently have been relatively cheap or free here.
However, my powers of self-deception aren't quite equal to claiming that its low carbohydrate, since it has a lot of sugar (mostly sucrose, I think) even though it has a lot of indigestible fibre too.
I'm eating a lot of fruit myself at the moment, since mangoes, pineapple and lychees are or recently have been relatively cheap or free here.
However, my powers of self-deception aren't quite equal to claiming that its low carbohydrate, since it has a lot of sugar (mostly sucrose, I think) even though it has a lot of indigestible fibre too.
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Ah...I see now...I read "low carb" and pictured this...
A Detroit Lubricator Model 51 updraft carb...
Great minds think alike! I saw the thread title and my first thought was side draft or updraft lol
Ah...I see now...I read "low carb" and pictured this...
A Detroit Lubricator Model 51 updraft carb...
Great minds think alike! I saw the thread title and my first thought was side draft or updraft lol
Originally Posted By: sleddriver
1. Make your own salad dressings from scratch. Not only tastier, but no added sugar.
2. Snack on nuts.
3. I like tuna salad with lots of spices, herbs and apples. Use lettuce leaf instead of bread.
4. Bike ride every day.
5. Grilled chicken salad is a regular for me.
6. Look up low glycemic-index foods.
7. Dark, bittersweet Ghiradelli chocolate!
8. Egg omlets, strawberries, REAL yogurt for breakfast.
Sounds like what I am slowly incorporation! I am eating things I would not have.
I have been walking 2.5 miles a day. I need to pull my bike out of mothballs.
Thanks all for all the great ideas.
Its not been easy though.
1. Make your own salad dressings from scratch. Not only tastier, but no added sugar.
2. Snack on nuts.
3. I like tuna salad with lots of spices, herbs and apples. Use lettuce leaf instead of bread.
4. Bike ride every day.
5. Grilled chicken salad is a regular for me.
6. Look up low glycemic-index foods.
7. Dark, bittersweet Ghiradelli chocolate!
8. Egg omlets, strawberries, REAL yogurt for breakfast.
Sounds like what I am slowly incorporation! I am eating things I would not have.
I have been walking 2.5 miles a day. I need to pull my bike out of mothballs.
Thanks all for all the great ideas.
Its not been easy though.
Originally Posted By: Donald
I have been on a low carb diet for past two months and eat chicken/meat veg/fruit and one carb per day. Have lost 15 lbs. Tough for first few weeks.
Actually it's called low glycemic load diet. No fruit juice but lots of fruit.
You do not count calories but just eat one carb per day. Often it's brown & wild rice for me.
I bring an Atkins frozen entree to work along with yogurt that had no added sugar.
They even have Klondike no sugar added ice cream bars.
Americans were told a lot of bad info over the past 20 years about fats. Most of the research was funded by the sugar industry. Saturated fats are bad but the rest, not so much. Refined sugar is bad news all together.
Yes, I am leaning to the Atkins, Keto lifestle now.
Be careful on the sugar free Klondike Bars. It has maltodextrin- a corn sugar, sucralose, Ace K, and aspartame.
http://smartlabel.klondikebar.com/product/2746544/ingredients
I have tried Enlightened Ice Cream. Just can't eat it every day.
https://www.eatenlightened.com/collections/ice-cream-pints/products/vanilla
HALO Top is decent too. Crazy expensive though......
https://www.halotop.com/
I have been on a low carb diet for past two months and eat chicken/meat veg/fruit and one carb per day. Have lost 15 lbs. Tough for first few weeks.
Actually it's called low glycemic load diet. No fruit juice but lots of fruit.
You do not count calories but just eat one carb per day. Often it's brown & wild rice for me.
I bring an Atkins frozen entree to work along with yogurt that had no added sugar.
They even have Klondike no sugar added ice cream bars.
Americans were told a lot of bad info over the past 20 years about fats. Most of the research was funded by the sugar industry. Saturated fats are bad but the rest, not so much. Refined sugar is bad news all together.
Yes, I am leaning to the Atkins, Keto lifestle now.
Be careful on the sugar free Klondike Bars. It has maltodextrin- a corn sugar, sucralose, Ace K, and aspartame.
http://smartlabel.klondikebar.com/product/2746544/ingredients
I have tried Enlightened Ice Cream. Just can't eat it every day.
https://www.eatenlightened.com/collections/ice-cream-pints/products/vanilla
HALO Top is decent too. Crazy expensive though......
https://www.halotop.com/
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Eliminate all processed food and sugar from your diet.
Only snack on fruit or raw veg
Exercise.
Only snack on fruit or raw veg
Exercise.
Im doing the same thing, Im on half and a1c in 6 range but want to get off it and keep bp low. sleep in important to but i work nights so its tough to do.
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