low carbohydrate foods

[sourmìlk]

I recently got back the results of some blood tests and the gist of it is that I need to dramatically cut down on the amount of carbohydrates I eat. What are low-carbohydrate foods that I can nosh on? So far I haven't really been snacking at all, and while that might seem like a good thing, it's making me too painfully hungry to sleep. Note that the amount of carbohydrates I eat in a day can't exceed about 25 grams (100 calories), which is difficult seeing as I'm used to a diet in excess of 2500 calories per day. I weigh 250 lbs.

[Nath]

Jerky. Boiled eggs. Sardines. Bacon. Whey protein isolate in water. Cheese.

[sourmìlk]

I eat tons of eggs, and just plain cheese is kind of gross. But Jerky and Bacon? Brilliant.

[AvatarIII]

yeah, as has already been said sort of, any fish, meat or meat products like eggs and milk, and avoid eating any pulses or grains, or anything made from them, like bread pastry etc, green veg is fine though I believe.

also plain cheese is not gross, if it was kids wouldn't eat cheese-strings for fun!

[sourmìlk]

I never ate cheese strings for the reason that plain cheese is kind of gross. So are vegetables, for that matter. Milk is a liquid and isn't particularly filling, and I eat tons of eggs already. If I can find more meat snacks, that's a good suggestion.

[AvatarIII]

I never ate cheese strings for the reason that plain cheese is kind of gross. So are vegetables, for that matter. Milk is a liquid and isn't particularly filling, and I eat tons of eggs already. If I can find more meat snacks, that's a good suggestion.

I love cheese, but I agree with you, vegetables are pretty gross, but you'll probably make yourself ill if all you eat is meat and eggs.

and milk's not particularly filling but it's more filling than water or fruit juice, and nutritious.

[sourmìlk]

Yeah, I'm not saying I don't have milk.

And I'd prefer to be ill than eat vegetables.

[Angua]

Hot drinks are good because they can trick your stomach into thinking it's full.

Also, try raw vegetables - my brother only eats raw brocolli and cauliflour - the texture and taste is slightly different, so it might go down better.

[AvatarIII]

Hot drinks are good because they can trick your stomach into thinking it's full.

Also, try raw vegetables - my brother only eats raw brocolli and cauliflour - the texture and taste is slightly different, so it might go down better.

conversely, I can only eat greens when they are cooked to death, so you could try that too.

cauliflower and or broccoli in a cheese sauce is always good.

also for desserts, suger free jelly, or yoghurt and fromage frais etc would all be pretty low on carbs

[Nath]

Milk and yogurt are packed with lactose; they are not low-carb foods. Nor are vegetables, really, though you will get various fun deficiency diseases if you cut them out entirely.

[AvatarIII]

Milk and yogurt are packed with lactose; they are not low-carb foods. Nor are vegetables, really, though you will get various fun deficiency diseases if you cut them out entirely.

It's a better carb than others though right? I was under the impression it's not healthy to cut out all carbs

[Nath]

Milk and yogurt are packed with lactose; they are not low-carb foods. Nor are vegetables, really, though you will get various fun deficiency diseases if you cut them out entirely.

It's a better carb than others though right? I was under the impression it's not healthy to cut out all carbs

Lactose is actually not that different from sucrose, i.e. table sugar (though it is metabolized differently). It's fine in sensible qualities, but there's enough of it in milk to make it a bad choice for low-carb diets.

You are right that cutting carbs out altogether is a bad idea, for several reasons. Most importantly, fruits and vegetables are mostly carbs, and eliminating them completely will result in you dying of scurvy, which I'm told is not fun. So if you're counting carbs, it makes sense to spend your carb allowance on macronutrient-rich foliage.

[sourmìlk]

At the moment I'm on a particularly low carb diet that would be dangerous in the long term because I need to reduce my liver enzymes quickly. Eventually I will be having non-negligible amounts of carbs.

[shocklocks]

Meat + eggs + nuts + avos + protein powder + olive oil + butter + selective veges(Stuff like lettuce, spinach, brocoli etc is all carb but it's not very dense) + multi vitamin + fish oil.

[folkhero]

Leafy greens are good for micro-nutrients for low carbs and you can saute them in olive oil, or the oil of your choice for yummy effect. Avocado is a fruit that is rich in fat and therefore relatively low in carbs per calorie.

[You, sir, name?]

http://www.reddit.com/r/keto

is full of low carb recipes. I'm trying out their diet (I try to get ~20g carbs a day). Shit's insane. It's been three days and I have the energy of a 10 year old. The best part is that unlike traditional low-fat diets, you don't have to starve yourself or restrain yourself from eating too much (that comes naturally), which makes it far less of a battle to sustain it.

You are right that cutting carbs out altogether is a bad idea, for several reasons. Most importantly, fruits and vegetables are mostly carbs, and eliminating them completely will result in you dying of scurvy, which I'm told is not fun. So if you're counting carbs, it makes sense to spend your carb allowance on macronutrient-rich foliage.

Generally, about half of them are in the form of dietary fibers though. And they traditionally aren't counted, as they're digested so slowly.

[Nath]

You are right that cutting carbs out altogether is a bad idea, for several reasons. Most importantly, fruits and vegetables are mostly carbs, and eliminating them completely will result in you dying of scurvy, which I'm told is not fun. So if you're counting carbs, it makes sense to spend your carb allowance on macronutrient-rich foliage.

Generally, about half of them are in the form of dietary fibers though. And they traditionally aren't counted, as they're digested so slowly.

Are they not counted at all? As in, when you say you get 20g of carbs, does that exclude non-starchy vegetables?

[You, sir, name?]

You are right that cutting carbs out altogether is a bad idea, for several reasons. Most importantly, fruits and vegetables are mostly carbs, and eliminating them completely will result in you dying of scurvy, which I'm told is not fun. So if you're counting carbs, it makes sense to spend your carb allowance on macronutrient-rich foliage.

Generally, about half of them are in the form of dietary fibers though. And they traditionally aren't counted, as they're digested so slowly.

Are they not counted at all? As in, when you say you get 20g of carbs, does that exclude non-starchy vegetables?

No, but you only count net carbohydrates. That is total carbohydrates - fibers. In Europe, that's what's listed as "carbohydrates" on food nutrient information sheets. In the US, you need to do this manually.

Take tomatoes: They have 3.9g carbs per 100 g. But 1.2g of that is fibers. So the net carbs (what you count) is 2.7 g. Lettuce has 1.1g net carbs per 100 g. Spinach has 1.4 g net carbs per 100 g. This makes this this type of food (leafy greens) very friendly to people who try to cut carbohydrates.

(I grabbed all of these figures from wkipedia)