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Foods that are LOW carbs

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Mark Parrott said:
I found it quite shocking what ends up in something as simple as a prepared tray of roasted veg. 12g carb for half a packet! I prepare my own. How hard can it be to chop some vegetables!
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Probably to preserve them as leaving chopped up veg for any length of time will mean they deteriorate I guess.
 
Youngs Smoked Salmon Seafood sticks are my latest favourite.
Each seafood stick contains:- 2.4g carbs

Peppered smoked mackerel, on bed of baby spinach,, cherry tomatoes & spiralised cucumber
Most fresh fish, Tuna, plaice, cod, all can make a tasty low carb dish.

155g tin of pilchards in tomato sauce, Carbs : 3.6g of which 1.6g Sugars
160g tin of Tuna chunks in sunflower oil, Carbs : 0.1g of which 0.0 Sugars

Almond nuts, mmmm!

•Search: English Muffins: Ground almonds & Walnut Scones: Chocolate cake. (All low carb recipes)

Wirralass
Type2 since April 2016
 
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I don't eat anything made by Youngs since Max refused to eat the fish that time. That dog would eat anything! :D

I must eat more canned oily fish, it's so good for you.
 
wirralass said:
OK G, put me in that category, what fish are oily?
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Which fish are oily fish?
These fish are all oily fish, meaning they are good sources of long-chain omega-3:

  • anchovies
  • carp
  • herring (bloater, kipper and hilsa are types of herring)
  • jack (also known as scad, horse mackerel and trevally)
  • mackerel
  • pilchards
  • salmon
  • sardines
  • sprats
  • trout
  • tuna (fresh)
  • whitebait
Canned tuna does not count as oily fish. Fresh tuna is an oily fish, but when it is canned the amount of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids is reduced to levels similar to those in other white fish.
 
Thank you for that Amigo. I knew all but anchovies, carp & jack were. I havent even heard of hilsa! Shame on me! So cod & sea bass, which i adore, aren't oily fish then? Although my preference is fresh fish, what about tinned pilchards in tomato sauce, does the same apply as to that of canned Tuna? Fishy Question Time over, I appreciate your input A.Take care.
Wirralass
 
Amigo. PS. You certainly know your fish don't you!! Wirraless
 
Grovesy, you got away by the skin of your teeth re oily fish, Amigo beat you to it!!! Haha! Take care
Wirralass
 
wirralass said:
Thank you for that Amigo. I knew all but anchovies, carp & jack were. I havent even heard of hilsa! Shame on me! So cod & sea bass, which i adore, aren't oily fish then? Although my preference is fresh fish, what about tinned pilchards in tomato sauce, does the same apply as to that of canned Tuna? Fishy Question Time over, I appreciate your input A.Take care.
Wirralass
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I knew about the tuna, but I still like it. However, today the GP told me to eat mackerel instead of tuna, in the tin, the was the highest for the right thing. Omega?
Then she handed me a prescription for SIMVASTATIN! I have stalled her on that for a year, and now she says this: the target for diabetics is 4 instead of 5. (Mine is 6)
In any event, both my sister's have been on statins for a number of years, and they are my younger sisters. So I gave in. 🙂
 
Cole Slaw......

The way I make it is to shred some cabbage (usually white & red in the proportion of 3:1 but grated carrots can be added as well). Dressing is mayo & apple cider vinegar in the ratio of 2:1. Next to no carbs
 
wirralass said:
Thank you for that Amigo. I knew all but anchovies, carp & jack were. I havent even heard of hilsa! Shame on me! So cod & sea bass, which i adore, aren't oily fish then? Although my preference is fresh fish, what about tinned pilchards in tomato sauce, does the same apply as to that of canned Tuna? Fishy Question Time over, I appreciate your input A.Take care.
Wirralass
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Apparently tinned pilchards are still classed as an oily fish. It would appear that tuna loses its Omega 3 qualities when tinned.
Battered cod from the chip shop won't cut it either apparently (even if it's delicious!) :D
 
Amigo said:
Nah, Google is my friend on this! :D🙂
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YOU BIG CHEAT! And here was moi thinking you had a wealth of knowledge between your ears!!! Haha! Take care. Wirralass
 
SadhbhFiadh said:
I knew about the tuna, but I still like it. However, today the GP told me to eat mackerel instead of tuna, in the tin, the was the highest for the right thing. Omega?
Then she handed me a prescription for SIMVASTATIN! I have stalled her on that for a year, and now she says this: the target for diabetics is 4 instead of 5. (Mine is 6)
In any event, both my sister's have been on statins for a number of years, and they are my younger sisters. So I gave in. 🙂
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I love Mackeral especially if it's peppered & served on a bed of baby spinach & salad stuff not forgetting the Mayo Light!
 
wirralass said:
OK G, put me in that category, what fish are oily?
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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!
Believe me, it’s my dearest wish!
My heart’s desire, where have you been?
Embrace me now, oh plump sardine! :D
 
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