What food item had a carb count that surprised you?
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Avocado is a neat food that I don't quite understand how it seems to have carbs and lots of fat
But my body loves it!
Who says you have to understand love.....
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Tooootally agree with : Milk, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Broccoli, Cashews, plus..... berries, yogurt, cottage cheese, coconut water, some brands of sausages/burgers (although other brands can be surprisingly great on the carbs), some salad dressings, English pickles (they add lots of sugar and vinegar to pickle juice, rather than salt water & a bit of vinegar like US), onions, some spices/seasonings... Pretty much everything is higher carb than I ever realised.0
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AngInCanada wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »sljohnson1207 wrote: »brussels sprouts!!!! and I love them
I haven't braved them since I started this WOE but I love them. Someone posted a recipe for them with butter, cheese, and soy sauce. How bad are they?
Soy sauce is 3 grams of carbs per 1 tbsp. Nooooo. Rip off.
That depends on the brand, really. Tamari soy sauce is gluten free, and I think is 1 gram per TBSP. From what I understand, coconut aminos are a decent substitute, but I haven't found them locally to give a trial run.0 -
For me it was artichoke hearts. 4 pieces of the quartered ones are about 5 net carbs. Wouldn't have thought that. While to many it doesn't seem like that much, I stick to about 20 carbs a day, so that's 1/4 of my daily allotment.
Black beans. I'm really surprised how little they impact my blood sugar and ketosis. They are a slow carb so they are digested in the lower intestine which makes a lot of food I gave up accessible to me again. I have to go easy with them, but after a year of low carbing it I'm learning all carbs are not created equal. Just watching how my body handles them. Could be cause I'm keto adapted tho, too.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »sljohnson1207 wrote: »brussels sprouts!!!! and I love them
I haven't braved them since I started this WOE but I love them. Someone posted a recipe for them with butter, cheese, and soy sauce. How bad are they?
They aren't too bad cause they are high in fiber. Drown them in bearnaise sauce. SERIOUS YUM.0 -
I love them too. I used to roast them in olive oil and garlic. I like the Bearnaise sauce suggestion. I just looked it up as well as Hollandaise. I can't wait to make them to pour on everything!0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »sljohnson1207 wrote: »brussels sprouts!!!! and I love them
I haven't braved them since I started this WOE but I love them. Someone posted a recipe for them with butter, cheese, and soy sauce. How bad are they?
Generally speaking they don't fit too many folks' goals here. I'm okay with going a little higher on carbs than most folks in these forums, but still usually try not to go over 40 Net per day. I refuse to give up veggies due to carb count.
100 g of boiled brussels sprouts is 7 carbs - 3 fiber = 4 net carbs. And as you know, 100 g of brussels isn't a whole lot.
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I love them too. I used to roast them in olive oil and garlic. I like the Bearnaise sauce suggestion. I just looked it up as well as Hollandaise. I can't wait to make them to pour on everything!
It is so good! I make it with heavy cream. Lots of fat. Bearnaise on asparagus with a fat steak = my favorite dinner. It's even good on ham which I thought was kinda weird, but yummy!
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »
Same here on loving the imitation Crab meat. I got nailed on fried shrimp dinner from Captain D's night before last. I wound up standing and talking for two hours in a parking lot (something I could not have physically done 12 months ago) and my feet and ankles were swollen as in pre LCHF days. Yesterday I decided to blow on my $15 breath analyzer (it does detect acetone) and was blowing a ZERO even with new batteries.
Then I did the math from info off Captain's D web site. That meal (lots of sour cream) plus carbs from other meals put me well over 100 grams. I did not feel really swift yesterday but not totally bad either. This morning I blew a .030 so I am recovering. With that meter blowing a .05 will have me being in a good ketone range when I check them by blood.
I was out of ketosis about 36-40 hours.
My swelling feet had me looking for a reason and was glad when I found the cause. CARBS still hate me because I abused them for 40 years.
For those new to very low carbing I want you to know I have no craving to eat another meal like that one that got my feet to swelling. The weight gain of only 2 pounds was of concern because I have my annual and a life insurance exam next week. Weight can impact premium $$$. That AM I was back to what I weighed three days ago.
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GaleHawkins wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
Same here on loving the imitation Crab meat. I got nailed on fried shrimp dinner from Captain D's night before last. I wound up standing and talking for two hours in a parking lot (something I could not have physically done 12 months ago) and my feet and ankles were swollen as in pre LCHF days. Yesterday I decided to blow on my $15 breath analyzer (it does detect acetone) and was blowing a ZERO even with new batteries.
Then I did the math from info off Captain's D web site. That meal (lots of sour cream) plus carbs from other meals put me well over 100 grams. I did not feel really swift yesterday but not totally bad either. This morning I blew a .030 so I am recovering. With that meter blowing a .05 will have me being in a good ketone range when I check them by blood.
I was out of ketosis about 36-40 hours.
My swelling feet had me looking for a reason and was glad when I found the cause. CARBS still hate me because I abused them for 40 years.
For those new to very low carbing I want you to know I have no craving to eat another meal like that one that got my feet to swelling. The weight gain of only 2 pounds was of concern because I have my annual and a life insurance exam next week. Weight can impact premium $$$. That AM I was back to what I weighed three days ago.
I love the little experiments like this and what we all figure out... Congrats on figuring it out quickly and for getting back to your goal of the premium cut-off!0
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