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0 carbers? Carnivores?

rebrascora said:
Have you looked at frozen veg?

A decent sized fresh cabbage costs about 70pence here on average and you can make several really tasty meals out of it with a couple of onions and a tin of tomatoes and a few beans and some Indian spices. Finding meat for that price that would last you for one meal would be tricky, let alone several meals.
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Frozen here run from 4 dollars and up a 300 gram bag.
 
There's nothing I can do. I just have to eat what I can and hope.
 
Tuesday said:
I might be more full on protein then a few vegetables. As I have to choose one or the other.
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You could do quite a bit with eggs that should be easy to eat.
Do you have food banks in Canada. In the UK they have donated food by people and supermarkets which people can go to to get a food box or bag of items.
 
Leadinglights said:
You could do quite a bit with eggs that should be easy to eat.
Do you have food banks in Canada. In the UK they have donated food by people and supermarkets which people can go to to get a food box or bag of items.
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Yes we have food banks.
 
Leadinglights said:
Could you not get extra food from there to help you have some more nutritious meals.
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I went early this month. I was given 1 -one cup size can of soup, 1 -one and a half cup size of canned beans, 1 can of tuna, 1 can if flaked chicken, 1 dozen eggs, 1 box of crackers, 1 package of shredded cheese, 1 large outdated fruit cake, 1 box of regular jello, 1 box of macaroni and cheese, 1 can of pasta sauce. All of this had to be shared with my family. And people are permitted to visit every other month.
 
Why am I being discouraged from trying a food plan that may help me? Following the standard diet advice doesn't work for everyone.
 
Tuesday said:
I went early this month. I was given 1 -one cup size can of soup, 1 -one and a half cup size of canned beans, 1 can of tuna, 1 can if flaked chicken, 1 dozen eggs, 1 box of crackers, 1 package of shredded cheese, 1 large outdated fruit cake, 1 box of regular jello, 1 box of macaroni and cheese, 1 can of pasta sauce. All of this had to be shared with my family. And people are permitted to visit every other month.
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Do you not get benefits @Tuesday ? That is, financial support from the government or province? If you have family living with you, do they contribute to food costs?
 
helli said:
fish, meat, dairy and eggs.
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For 0 carb you can’t have dairy or eggs. Both have carbs in them (though not much).

Truly zero carb has to be just meat, water, and possibly oil.

Which really doesn’t appeal to me, and I can’t think would be sustainable or healthy long-term. There’s no fibre for one thing, so I’d imagine constipation might be a worry. And historically very high levels of protein in the diet were shown to put a strain on the kidneys.

Are you still getting the reaction/side effects to the insulin you are taking? I wonder if you may have some form of allergy to it which is stopping it from working properly?
 
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Tuesday said:
Why am I being discouraged from trying a food plan that may help me? Following the standard diet advice doesn't work for everyone.
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I think people are worried that it’s not a very healthy or sustainable option, and are suggesting trying to find a slightly more varied and flexible low carb menu.

It is probably also connected to UK food prices, where meat is quite expensive, so a more varied menu seems more able to be made affordable.
 
Tuesday said:
Why am I being discouraged from trying a food plan that may help me? Following the standard diet advice doesn't work for everyone.
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Concern? I wouldn’t recommend the diet to anyone as I feel it’s a bad choice health-wise. You can eat whatever you want but I think I and others feel obliged to highlight the possible cons of such a diet, which are caused by a) the lack of plants; and b) the amounts of protein and saturated fat.

Have you used something like MyFitnessPal to count your daily calories and carbs over a period of a couple of weeks or so? Are you able to take any exercise at all? Are you on any other meds that might be causing you to put on or retain weight?
 
Inka said:
Do you not get benefits @Tuesday ? That is, financial support from the government or province? If you have family living with you, do they contribute to food costs?
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Yes i do. And the family I live with (otherwise we would be homeless cause we have to share expenses ) is on her own separate benefits. But for whatever reason? the food bank treats as one household because our address is the same. But we share food as much as we can. And all other expenses. It's just that benefits barely pays rent. Then u need a phone for medical and the list goes on.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
For 0 carb you can’t have dairy or eggs. Both have carbs in them (though not much).

Truly zero carb has to be just meat, water, and possibly oil.

Which really doesn’t appeal to me, and I can’t think would be sustainable or healthy long-term. There’s no fibre for one thing, so I’d imagine constipation might be a worry. And historically very high levels of protein in the diet were shown to put a strain on the kidneys.

Are you still getting the reaction/side effects to the insulin you are taking? I wonder if you may have some form of allergy to it which is stopping it from working properly?
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Yes but I told my specialist an endocrinologist and he said there's nothing he can do. We are on and off the phone so fast. In my appts.
 
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