Foods that are LOW carbs

[Wirrallass]

Oh oily fish! Dear oily fish!
By far and away my favourite dish!
Infuse me with your Omega 3,
Please oily fish, come dine with me!

Oh, take away my chicken bhuna!
Replace it with a slab of tuna!
And though I love the taste of gammon,
I'd much prefer some Scottish salmon!

Imagine eating with every course
Some pilchards in tomato sauce!
If every herring could be mine,
Then life on Earth would be divine!

So, fill me up with oily fish!u
Believe me, it’s my dearest wish!
My heart’s desire, where have you been?
Embrace me now, oh plump sardine!

Hey Northener, Snap! I'm just in the process of writing a poem in response to Amigo's post! Being a bit long winded about it though. Watch this space!

 

[Wirrallass]

Love your poem Northerner, I don't think I can beat that tho!

 

[Ditto]

LOL at the poem. Can I share it with my Atkins group of ladies?

 

[Northerner]

LOL at the poem. Can I share it with my Atkins group of ladies?

Be my guest

 

[Mark Parrott]

Do tinned Mackerel & tinned sardines have those bones you can eat, or are they filleted?

 

[Dave W]

Do tinned Mackerel & tinned sardines have those bones you can eat, or are they filleted?

They may have a few small soft bones but I find I can eat them. I usually heat the fish in a bowl in the microwave and mash before eating.

Dave

 

[Wirrallass]

I don't eat anything made by Youngs since Max refused to eat the fish that time. That dog would eat anything!

I must eat more canned oily fish, it's so good for you.

@Ditto................apparently! But why would your woof woof want to eat fish, doesn't he eat doggy food? Haha! x

 

[Ditto]

He used to eat anything though so I was wondering what Youngs put in their foods?! Having said that I bought 4 pckts boil in the bag Youngs today so ignore me, I'm full of hot air (and fish). 😉

With all canned fish I smash it all up with a fork, bones and all and skin...it's all grist to the mill and good for you. 😛

 

[Wirrallass]

He used to eat anything though so I was wondering what Youngs put in there foods?! Having said that I bought 4 pckts boil in the bag Youngs today so ignore me, I'm full of hot air (and fish). 😉

With all canned fish I smash it all up with a fork, bones and all and skin...it's all grist to the mill and good for you. 😛

Haha re woof! Whatever it takes, do it Ditto! Do let us know what you think of the boil in the bag, carbs, cals fat etc

 

[Wirrallass]

Do tinned Mackerel & tinned sardines have those bones you can eat, or are they filleted?

Hi Mark. My son in law eats tinned mackerel & tinned sardines. From his point of view says the bones are soft and can be eaten...and a good source of calcium, so enjoy!

 

[Mark Parrott]

Hi Mark. My son in law eats tinned mackerel & tinned sardines. From his point of view says the bones are soft and can be eaten...and a good source of calcium, so enjoy!

Thanks. Think I'll get some at the weekend. May have to cook them somewhere else as my wife hates the smell of mackerels & sardines.

 

[Wirrallass]

Hi Mark, place (plaice!) the said fish in an oven roasting bag with knob of butter & cook them in the oven. Alternatively, ask your other half to exit your home for however long it takes you to cook, eat & clean up - oh and open the windows & give the kitchen a treat of air freshener so there's no hint of fishy odours!!!
Wirralass type2

 

[HOBIE]

Seafood is good 🙂. Whole Anchovies really nice in oil ! Not so much pizza types or tinned

 

[Wirrallass]

Thanks. Think I'll get some at the weekend. May have to cook them somewhere else as my wife hates the smell of mackerels & sardines.

Hey Mark, did I misunderstand you? Did you mean you were going to buy tinned mackerel & tinned sardines? If you did then I can only apologise for suggesting you cook them in the oven!!!! OMG what a calamity that would have been had you done that? I thought you meant fresh mackerel & sardines! I would concur with Dave W's method of heating them. Alternatively why not put them on toast & grill them, of course that's only if your wife isn't around to inhale the fishy odours! Take care & get better soon.

 

[Mark Parrott]

Hey Mark, did I misunderstand you? Did you mean you were going to buy tinned mackerel & tinned sardines? If you did then I can only apologise for suggesting you cook them in the oven!!!! OMG what a calamity that would have been had you done that? I thought you meant fresh mackerel & sardines! I would concur with Dave W's method of heating them. Alternatively why not put them on toast & grill them, of course that's only if your wife isn't around to inhale the fishy odours! Take care & get better soon.

Yes, I did mean tinned.🙂 Thanks for the warning of not putting tinned fish in the oven.

 

[Annette&Bert]

I have never been a meat eater, since I was (mum told me) 4 years old, but I do eat chicken and shellfish. I have never eaten or tasted, lamb, pork, liver, kidneys etc so it's easier to say what I do eat i.e. chicken, fish and shellfish. I have, however, never eaten fresh tuna so I shall try it out soon, sounds lovely from what I've read. Tonight for tea I'm having veg and fresh wild salmon, not sure how I'll do the salmon yet.
Some of the food you've mentioned sounds nice to me. I also like certain dairy, would love if someone could tell me if there are any low carb or very low carb crackers I can have with my soup - thanks.

 

[Amigo]

I have never been a meat eater, since I was (mum told me) 4 years old, but I do eat chicken and shellfish. I have never eaten or tasted, lamb, pork, liver, kidneys etc so it's easier to say what I do eat i.e. chicken, fish and shellfish. I have, however, never eaten fresh tuna so I shall try it out soon, sounds lovely from what I've read. Tonight for tea I'm having veg and fresh wild salmon, not sure how I'll do the salmon yet.
Some of the food you've mentioned sounds nice to me. I also like certain dairy, would love if someone could tell me if there are any low carb or very low carb crackers I can have with my soup - thanks.

Oatcakes are full of goodness and only about 6 grams of carb each. More filling than some crackers. You'd be better having a Lidl protein roll with your soup though for about 9/10 grams carb and incredibly filling.

With salmon, I like to dust the top with Cajun spices and pan fry it in a bit of butter. I usually serve it with prawns in sweet chilli sauce on top (you don't need much chilli sauce). Garlic mushrooms with it are quite nice too.

 

[Annette&Bert]

Oh this sounds great, you're making me hungry, I forgot about oatcakes, I would be greedy with them though as I love them, but recently when having soup, I've not had anything else with it, and there's always something missing. I used to love bread so much, if I do have bread now it is wholegrain. Thanks.

 

[Wirrallass]

@Annette&Bertie. Hi. I eat Ryvita Cheddar & cracked black pepper flavour Thins. They're 6&1/2 long x 1" wide. Nice as a dipper.One thin has 3.7g carb of which are 0.01g sugar. I'm not sure if Ryvita make plain thins. Also for a titsy-bitsy snack - Asda's Cheese & ham flavour cracker bites. One mini cracker has 1.3g carb of which are 0.5g sugar. Take care

Diagnosed April 2016
Diet & exercise only

 

[KookyCat]

@Annette&Bertie Tuc crackers are about 2.3g of carb so a few won't break the bank, also seeded breadsticks are nice and a bit more nutritious and the ones I buy are about 4g of carb each so also pretty good when you feel the need for crunch! I'm having something of a cracker, breadstick obsession at the moment. There's a recipe for crackers using the fathead pizza dough recipe here http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2016/01/29/fathead-crackers/. They're nice but they are LCHF so high in fat (not sure if you're avoiding or embracing fat 🙂). On the soup front have you tried croutons? I make my own chunky croutons from fresh bread (bit of salt, spray of oil and bang em in the oven for a bit), you get the joy of bread with soup but nowhere near as many carbs, especially if you make a chunky crouton and only put a few in 🙂