My 2nd Week of Low Carb Diet

[PinkGrapefruit]

I have seen the barenaked noodles for sale in Morrisons recently, but they are quite expensive (£2.99 a packet from memory). They also do a rice which is the same product in a rice shape.

By all accounts you need to wash the water they are contained in off them to get rid of a manky flavour. Then they taste of nothing and just have a weird texture.

What the hoo, a zero cal standby for the cupboard is good in my book.

I tried some GF waitrose Couscous recently, 30g carbs per hundred grams. I cooked 100 grams and mixed it with chargrilled veg and lime juice, coriander and chilli. Made three large portions and total carbs maybe 15 per serving.

 

[Mark Parrott]

Great recipe ideas there. My typical day is:
Breakfast: 1 slice ham, 1 slice cheese & scrambled eggs

Lunch: Tuna mustard mayo with gherkins & tomatoes

Dinner: 2 pork chops with roasted Mediterranean vegetables

Total carbs: Don't know, never worked it out but must be pretty low.🙂

 

[Mark Parrott]

I tried Slim Rice from Holland & Barrett. It was disgusting.

 

[Marsbartoastie]

It wasn't in my samples above but I love courgetti now. My family would eat spaghetti bolognaise, and I would eat the bolognaise with courgetti. Courgetti and cauliflower rice really help with feeling like you are eating normally!! I have to look into the zero carb noodle thing.

I have to advise you against the zero carb noodles. When I first embarked on my 'get healthy challenge' I bought a plastic noodle press online and followed these instructions to make my own:

. Making them was a right fanny on and the noodles themselves serve only one purpose...to act as a filler. I now realise that there are better ways to achieve fullness and eating 'real food' wins every time and is far more sustainable in the long term.

Over the course of the last couple of years I've learned a great deal. Something that should have been obvious was that people who have a 'normal' relationship with food accept that feeling hungry at times is natural and acceptable. It's been a steep learning curve for me...but I'm getting there. Happy to have you on board JTI. 🙂