Low-anything foods that taste good

Samby_v1
Samby_v1 Posts: 202 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I generally don't eat low fat foods - I'd prefer to eat less of the full fat equivalent - for example, low fat mayo, Greek yoghurt and salad dressings are noticeably gross/tasteless to me, but semi-skimmed milk and low fat Babybels are delish.

I tend not to notice sodium until there's too much (like in a restaurant meal) and it still astonishes me how much is in a ready-meal. Fortunately I enjoy cooking, so I get to control how much salt goes into my food most days of the week.

Low carb can do one.

But if I'm in a hurry and have to buy something convenient and I'm counting macros/cals are there any gems I'm missing? Feel free to blow my mind.

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  • KatissimusDorsi
    KatissimusDorsi Posts: 79
    Low Fat snacks -

    Turkey Jerky
    Any plain fruit or vegetables
    PB2 (powdered peanut butter)

    Low Carb snacks -

    Turkey Jerky
    Quest Bars
    Boiled Eggs
    Pork Rinds

    Is this the kinda stuff you had in mind?
  • Samby_v1
    Samby_v1 Posts: 202 Member
    Thanks for your response! No, I have a good idea of how to eat healthily e.g. fruit and veg - and I'm not struggling to keep my calories down or anything... I'm just curious. I cook a lot and I love my food so my meals have to be tasty. A great salad can easily be ruined by a low-fat dressing. What I meant (let's say in the case of low-fat foods), was sometimes the low-fat equivalent of an ingredient tastes horrible, and I've learned the hard way (massive jar of low-fat mayo that no one wanted) that all low-fat equivalents are not created equal.

    Skinny latte? I wouldn't know the difference between that and full fat milk
    Low sodium bouillon/stock cubes - really wouldn't notice that
    I get hypoglycaemic and find that low carbs exacerbate this, so I don't avoid them

    So maybe I should rephrase my question. If you were cooking and could buy low-whatever versions of certain [i[ingredients[/i]. which would you go for, and which would you avoid?

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