Alternative to low carb Bread and Popcorn suggestions?

Teal4me

Is there a good low carb bread out there? And I love popcorn as a snack but carbs are high also

ukaryote

Alternative? sure. You may not prefer it, but it works.

The effective alternate for me is to become accustomed to other ways of eating. I have partially resolved the carbohydrate snacks by moving away from snacks. If I do have a snack, usually it is a non-carb snack like fruit. Yes, fruit has sugar a carbohydrate, but somehow an apple is more filling with less carbs. And sometimes I do have a little plain popcorn. The real calories are from the butter or artificial butter.

Like bacon. There is no substitute for bacon. Not. For personal ethical reasons I have chosen to forgo bacon. I miss it sometimes. Oh well.

chouflour

My low-carb husband likes lettuce wraps and pork rinds.

Teal4me

chouflour wrote: »

My low-carb husband likes lettuce wraps and pork rinds.

Thats a great idea I love pork rinds

lilafuson

Sarah Lee Light whole wheat bread . 45 cals per slice, low carb.

lilafuson

....has 45 carbs

Teal4me

lilafuson wrote: »

....has 45 carbs

Still too many carbs my toatal daily intake of carbs can only be around 50-75

stanb888

Lavish pita and Hummis is a great snack!
How about some flatout toasted "crackers" with pepperoni and cheese?
Both are around 10 grams net for a reasonable portion.

All of the above are very low carb, lowish in calories, and should be available at you local wallyworld.

snowflake930

Air popped popcorn only has 19 carbs for 3 cups. It is a healthy snack.
JW, why can't you have over 75 carbs/day?

joshjordan127

snowflake930 wrote: »

Air popped popcorn only has 19 carbs for 3 cups. It is a healthy snack.
JW, why can't you have over 75 carbs/day?

Probably some low carb diet I figure. My 5 foot, 110 pound girlfriend has around 200 carbs a day just to maintain her wait and get her macros. You need carbs.

stanb888

snowflake930 wrote: »

Air popped popcorn only has 19 carbs for 3 cups. It is a healthy snack.
JW, why can't you have over 75 carbs/day?

I suspect that they believe as I do that. Generally when carbs are restricted people lose weight more easily, Feel more satiated, can continue a diet longer.

melaniecheeks

Low carb bread...not really many options. I'd rethink the bread bit.

tisaria

Tumaros makes really great low cal/low carb whole wheat wraps that are 60 cal/7 net carbs each.... but I agree with others, you need carbs!

ETA: http://www.tumaros.com/Pages/Home.aspx

sweetaj

the sara lee 45cal bread actually has 17g carbs for 2 pieces. 5g fiber too

MelRC117

I agree with those numbers you should look for alternatives to a sandwich then swapping out for low carb bread. I have by best success when I stay away from low carb products, such as Atkins bars or sugar free candy. The craving is still there. Do I always? No, but for long term success, I would fine a different go to.

You can throw anything onto a salad, (fav is taco salad with hot sauce and sour cream as dressing. Maybe an avocado), make plenty of dinner for leftovers and lunches.
Your carbs should be coming mainly from veggies (which are great snacks), some will come from dairy and some from sauces. You can bake shredded cheese into cheese crisps for a treat, beef jerky, veggies and ranch dressing, almonds, and sausage and cheese are some other snack options.

HealthyVitamins

joshjordan127 wrote: »

My 5 foot, 110 pound girlfriend has around 200 carbs a day just to maintain her wait and get her macros. You need carbs.

cringe

lorrikooten

I get Joseph's Pita Bread at Wal-Mart and it only has 4 net carbs! Total Carbs-Fiber = Net Carbs. It is really good!

glassyo

HealthyVitamins wrote: »

joshjordan127 wrote: »

My 5 foot, 110 pound girlfriend has around 200 carbs a day just to maintain her wait and get her macros. You need carbs.

cringe

LOL why are you cringing at that?

stanb888

glassyo wrote: »

HealthyVitamins wrote: »

joshjordan127 wrote: »

My 5 foot, 110 pound girlfriend has around 200 carbs a day just to maintain her wait and get her macros. You need carbs.

cringe

LOL why are you cringing at that?

We were all young once...

Teal4me

Thanks everyone

MadamMina

As alternative for bread: http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2014/10/best-low-carb-pancake-recipes.html and later I saw this as well for a bread: http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes.php?recipe=853

2BeHappy2

Thank you for posting these links...I was just msging someone today about missing out on pancakes!

JoRocka

melaniecheeks wrote: »

Low carb bread...not really many options. I'd rethink the bread bit.

or low carbing it.

Torismom1997

I feel like all I eat are carbs!!!! I know I eat too many and as I'm trying to change my diet I'm just making sure that they are "good" carbs and not all from breads, bad sugars, pastas etc. I just hate to look at my nutrition for the day and always see my carbs way high (I probably do 3-4 servings of fruit a day). I really need to find a way to get more protein in my diet. My problem is I don't like a lot of spices, dressings, and vegetables. I'm trying to expand my horizons and while I see some of these salads loaded with veggies and they look beautiful I just can't eat them!

goddessofawesome

60 grams of mixed nuts has 13g of carbs. Those have been my go-to snack lately. Salty, crunchy and very satisfying.

Dragonwolf

joshjordan127 wrote: »

snowflake930 wrote: »

Air popped popcorn only has 19 carbs for 3 cups. It is a healthy snack.
JW, why can't you have over 75 carbs/day?

Probably some low carb diet I figure. My 5 foot, 110 pound girlfriend has around 200 carbs a day just to maintain her wait and get her macros. You need carbs.

Blanket statements are bad, mkay?

Your girlfriend needs carbs, because she's already at a healthy weight and evidently does not have issues with insulin resistance. Also, unless you like cougars, your girlfriend is probably about half the age of the OP. Menopause and the years leading up to it drastically change a woman's hormonal profile (and even before that, if the OP's ever had kids, or if the OP has an endocrine disorder, or, or, or), resulting in nutritional needs that are quite a bit different even from what that same women thrived on in her younger years.

Also, your girlfriend needs carbs to maintain her weight, while the OP is trying to lose weight. That right there means her nutritional needs are in some way different from the OP's. And that's not even going into activity level and type differences (which if your profile pic is any indication, is probably pretty significantly different).

There is no absolutely necessary minimum level of carbs required for humans. Humans can live just fine on only the minute amounts found in things like meat and cream, without any nutritional deficiencies, as long as they're getting sufficient amounts of fat. So no, you don't actually need carbs, physiologically speaking, but some people -- like your girlfriend -- find it easier to maintain their weight/lifestyle/mental health with them included. That's perfectly fine. Some people, like perhaps the OP (and myself, and a number of my friends), do better when restricting carbs. That's perfectly fine, too.

You do you, and we'll do us.

Teal4me wrote: »

Is there a good low carb bread out there? And I love popcorn as a snack but carbs are high also

I don't know how long you've been doing low carb, but I've found that I don't need snacks as much, especially if I keep my fats up (which you should be doing, too). However, here are some of my go-tos:

Cheese (string cheese or cut a hunk off a block)
Jerky or meat sticks (watch additives or make it yourself, jerky's pretty easy to make)
For something popcorn-like, try roasted squash seeds (pumpkin, spaghetti squash, etc). Some butter and salt makes it taste a lot like popcorn

For sandwiches, there are three primary routes:

Lettuce wrap all the things! Anywhere you use bread, use a big leaf of lettuce, instead. This works well for most sandwiches. Alternatively, you can use slices of tomato for the bun, especially if it's a meaty tomato.

Salad all the things! Most sandwiches can be made into a salad pretty easily. This works well for deli meat/cold cut sandwiches, tacos, etc.

Screw the bread, just give me the innards! Or, just get the insides. This works well for hamburgers (especially if the waiter at the restaurant looks at you like you grew a second head when you ask for a lettuce bun).

One of the biggest things that made low carb click for me was foregoing grain entirely for a time. This forced me out of the sandwich mindset and into other stuff. It also helped switching from basing meals around a grain/starch and toward basing them around meat and non-starchy vegetables. That approach might be worth trying for a few weeks, then you can work the breads back in if you choose.

aSaltandBattery

Dragonwolf wrote: »

I don't know how long you've been doing low carb, but I've found that I don't need snacks as much, especially if I keep my fats up (which you should be doing, too). However, here are some of my go-tos:

Cheese (string cheese or cut a hunk off a block)
Jerky or meat sticks (watch additives or make it yourself, jerky's pretty easy to make)
For something popcorn-like, try roasted squash seeds (pumpkin, spaghetti squash, etc). Some butter and salt makes it taste a lot like popcorn

For sandwiches, there are three primary routes:

Lettuce wrap all the things! Anywhere you use bread, use a big leaf of lettuce, instead. This works well for most sandwiches. Alternatively, you can use slices of tomato for the bun, especially if it's a meaty tomato.

Salad all the things! Most sandwiches can be made into a salad pretty easily. This works well for deli meat/cold cut sandwiches, tacos, etc.

Screw the bread, just give me the innards! Or, just get the insides. This works well for hamburgers (especially if the waiter at the restaurant looks at you like you grew a second head when you ask for a lettuce bun).

One of the biggest things that made low carb click for me was foregoing grain entirely for a time. This forced me out of the sandwich mindset and into other stuff. It also helped switching from basing meals around a grain/starch and toward basing them around meat and non-starchy vegetables. That approach might be worth trying for a few weeks, then you can work the breads back in if you choose.

Totally agree with cheese as a snack, it's been my go to lately and definitely helps with cravings and makes me feel satiated.

The sandwich options go against common mindsets, but they all end up tasting great and help to make meals more creative in a sense. I enjoy my hamburgers with a slice of cheese on top (essentially a cheeseburger at that point haha) and cut it up just like if it was a piece of steak. We don't need bread to have a hamburger, we're just conditioned to think of the meal that way.

I've been using more veggies as a side and less potato/bread/rice as a side for dinners, etc. Filling up the plate with a piece of meat and tons of veggies seemed strange at first because I was raised in a meat and potatoes family, but you can get use to it.

People may think your choices are strange, but if eating low carb makes your body feel better, then try that route. As you continue on with less carbs you stop or greatly reduce in the very least your cravings for carbs. It's not until I might have a sugary snack or slice of bread that I suddenly feel like I need to find all of the pasta and pastries again. Once you get over the initial adjustment and begin to find replacements for what may have been go to options, it should be a whole lot easier.

cchild2

The Tumaro low carb wraps was a great suggestion.
There are essential fatty acids that humans MUST get from the diet because the body cannot make them from other things. There are essential proteins (amino acids) that humans MUST get from the diet because the body cannot make them from other things. There are NO (NONE, ZIP) essential carbs that humans must get from the diet because the body DOES make all the carbs it needs from protein, the glycerol part of fatty acids, etc.

Most of the specific fats and proteins the body needs, it can make from both existing stores or from dietary intake, but the few it can't are given the "essential" description. There are no essential carbs. Other than that, the body needs fuel. That fuel can come from carbs/fat/protein/alcohol. However, a calorie is not a calorie - what you eat determines what hormones get secreted, so while 100 kcal of butter might give the same energy as 100 kcal of bread, the effect on the body is different. More and more people have broken metabolisms and need to be concerned about the hormonal aspect.