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  • shadesofidaho
    shadesofidaho Posts: 485 Member
    Yum looks great. Thank you!
  • Ericdanielkwong
    Ericdanielkwong Posts: 18 Member
    photo_kyla wrote: »
    shadesofidaho wrote: »
    This morning I made the Atkins pancakes with cream cheese and egg and it solved a way to get two eggs down with out even knowing I was eating eggs. I can see many uses for these pancakes which are made from eggs and cream cheese and cinnamon stevia. Leaving out the cinnamon and stevia this could be used as a tortilla for meat taco or maybe a pizza crust or as the bread part of a sandwich. Hard to believe some thing so good only had 2 carbs. I hope because it visually looked like a pancake my brain did not take it as sweet. LOL

    Have you seen these? http://fluffychixcook.com/basic-psylli-wraps-low-carb-gluten-free/
    I use them all the time for tacos etc. The taste isn't quite the same as flour, but the texture is pretty good and they hold together really well so your taco doesn't disintegrate in your hands.
    I've also seen caulifower based ones ( http://www.recipegirl.com/2014/05/05/cauliflower-tortillas/ ) but I haven't tried them yet.

    Just wanted to share this! Its been a life saver in terms of getting good volume of food for low carb/calories. Not sure if you've heard of lavash bread, but these are huge flat wraps you can use to replace tortillas, I've even made pizzas out of them. It comes out to 100 calories for the entire square, 10protein/4fat/14carb.

    http://www26.netrition.com/josephs_bakery_lavash_bread.html

    There is also a Kontos brand that I found at Wegmans, it yields the same calories but has 5g less protein than the Joseph's bakery brand. I don't know what anyones calorie goals/allowances look like, but since I aim stay below 2000 calories a day at a set composition, its quite easy to fit one or two of these in if I'm in the mood. Keep it simple, get shredded!

    For sweets, one of my favorites has been Artic Zero + Walden Farms + Puffed Kamut..... self explanatory B)
  • Fivepts
    Fivepts Posts: 517 Member
    Great ideas. Personally, I'm in milk withdrawal. I have never bought cream in my life but seriously considering that to go with my carob, cinnamon, and ginger "coffee". It's hard to shake the "avoid fat" fears of a life-time.
  • photo_kyla
    photo_kyla Posts: 322 Member
    edited January 2015
    Siberianmomma wrote: »
    Great ideas. Personally, I'm in milk withdrawal. I have never bought cream in my life but seriously considering that to go with my carob, cinnamon, and ginger "coffee". It's hard to shake the "avoid fat" fears of a life-time.

    Ooh! I just saw this on the "surprise carbs yikes!!!" thread:
    Dragonwolf wrote: »
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    When I first started keto, I was shocked about how many carbs are in milk. Now, it's one thing I don't eat and truly miss.

    Who needs milk when you have cream? :wink:

    Seriously, though, if you want milk, pick up (or make) unsweetened almond milk and do about 2 parts almond milk and 1 part cream. Bam! Rich, creamy milk drink, with only about 2-3g of carbs. Add some cocoa powder and a drop or two of liquid stevia and you have an awesome chocolate milk (may need to use a blender to get the cocoa to mix, though).

  • kkimpel
    kkimpel Posts: 303 Member
    edited January 2015
    tried cocoroons today.. lemon pie.. It was good.. and filling and lemony sweetness
  • Lei9785gha
    Lei9785gha Posts: 73 Member
    photo_kyla wrote: »
    I know for me, I crave cheesy snacking things ( I probably should have owned stock in Cheetos and Smartfood).
    I tried one of the no-carb cheetos recipes out there and it was basically an unsweetened meringue with tiny shreds of cheddar folded in. I just couldn't get past the texture. I do like these low-carb "goldfish" crackers that I found ( http://www.ruled.me/keto-recipe-better-goldfish/ ) so maybe the answer is to make them in stick form.

    Quest bars
  • Fivepts
    Fivepts Posts: 517 Member
    photo_kyla wrote: »
    Siberianmomma wrote: »
    Great ideas. Personally, I'm in milk withdrawal. I have never bought cream in my life but seriously considering that to go with my carob, cinnamon, and ginger "coffee". It's hard to shake the "avoid fat" fears of a life-time.

    Ooh! I just saw this on the "surprise carbs yikes!!!" thread:
    Dragonwolf wrote: »
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    When I first started keto, I was shocked about how many carbs are in milk. Now, it's one thing I don't eat and truly miss.

    Who needs milk when you have cream? :wink:

    Seriously, though, if you want milk, pick up (or make) unsweetened almond milk and do about 2 parts almond milk and 1 part cream. Bam! Rich, creamy milk drink, with only about 2-3g of carbs. Add some cocoa powder and a drop or two of liquid stevia and you have an awesome chocolate milk (may need to use a blender to get the cocoa to mix, though).

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    I'll try it. Thanks
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    Does anyone have specific suggestions for keeping it super cheap?? Feeling the budget crunch at the moment.
  • softblondechick
    softblondechick Posts: 1,275 Member
    Eggs. That is my "go to" protein.
  • petr8888
    petr8888 Posts: 47 Member
    Historiclly my high carb craving was dark chocolate with chillies. I haev been on LCHF for a couple of weeks and I am waiting for the diet to start feeling one. I blew up of Friday and Saturday as I went out for dinner with friends. But the protein / fat combo is working very much re curbing my snack impulse.
  • ncrissey460
    ncrissey460 Posts: 97 Member
    I love this cheesecake pudding I make for my sweet tooth. Its 1 cup heavy cream, 1 package cream cheese and a cup of sour cream. Whip the cream, add the other ingrediants. I then had a sugar free flavor like salted caramel for extra flavoring or a dab of sugar free jelly. DELICIOUS! Its logged as my dinner tonight!
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