Low carb eating.

Thanks Sparklefizz I shall look up complex carbs. ?

Carbs used to be called "simple carbs" and "complex carbs", the complex ones being the slow-release carbs like brown rice. (White rice is a simple carb.)

Low carbs means not many carbs.
Carbs are pasta, potatoes, rice, anything made from flour, starchy fruits and veg.

Thanks Wildswan I am separating out low carb from slow release carb, so that when I see the specialist I can prove that I understand about the diet. I had never realised until starting this thread they were two different things.

As the OP has asked for advice for "slow-release carbs" this is very different to a low carb diet.

Slow release carbs are things like brown rice, porridge, sweet potatoes, firm pasta, lentils and some fruits.

A very easy sweet, no sugar, vegetarian treat is Simply Delish Jelly.
I get mine from Amazon but I think Sainsbury stock it too

Note there are ways to make this vegan by using egg substitute such as banana or chia seeds but you would need to check out how to do this

ayse

Grannyjacq1

Can you share the recipe for brownies made with sweet potato and ground almonds please, ayse? Thank you.

Yes, I’ll search it out later today

From The Sugar Free Kitchen: Sweet Potato Brownies
150 mls/5fl oz olive oil
175g/6oz sweet potato coarsely grated
100g/3 1/2oz stevia or sugar substitute
50g/1 3/4oz cocoa/cacao powder
1/2 tspn bicarbonate of soda
50g/1 3/4oz ground almonds
2 eggs beaten
20g/3/4oz walnuts roughly chopped.

I’ve also used ground mixed nuts and other chopped nuts. Just depends what is in the cupboard.

Pre-heat oven 180C/gas 4. Oil shallow tin and line with baking paper.
Put all ingredients in bowl and stir well. Bake for 20 mins or well risen and centre just set.
Cool in tin for 15 mins. Cut into 12 or more if preferred

Enjoy

Seacliff like you being a strict vegetarian (dairy but no eggs) find this diet hard to follow, yet I should for weight and blood sugar control.

Grannyjacq1

Can you share the recipe for brownies made with sweet potato and ground almonds please, ayse? Thank you.

Yes, I’ll search it out later today

Chaitriona The truth is I was eating too much. To cope with boredom, pain, anxiety -whatever. But it doesn’t work really. You are only distracted while the food is in your mouth. It can become habitual. Especially with sugar. Which is addictive.

This is very true for me, I am an emotional eater. The most effective way for me is low carb, higher fat, like the Blood Sugar Diet. But being vegetarian, it is hard to do long term, as the choices are more limited. I am just having anther try, as I feel so bloated and unhealthy.

There are some good recipes on this forum if you want to try healthy low carb. thebloodsugardiet.com/latest-forum-posts/

Just saw the post about brownies, they are lovely made with avocado pears. Gives them a lovely fudge like texture and full of healthy fats. I also cook with goose fat.

I don’t eat carbs or sugar. I follow the Ketogenic way of eating and feel so much better for it. I never had a sweet tooth anyway so changing was not too difficult. I don’t eat potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, grains and pulses or milk. I do eat leafy greens, cream, butter, cheese, eggs, nuts, fatty meats and I season my food well. Meals are so tasty. I have lost some weight (I didn’t have a lot to lose), my aches and pains have all but disappeared, I have no indigestion. Fat doesn’t make us fat, it is the sugars and carbohydrates that cause a lot of health issues and weight gain.

Oooh same as Grannyjacq1. Recipe for the brownies please! ?

Can you share the recipe for brownies made with sweet potato and ground almonds please, ayse? Thank you.

I’ve been Keto for about five minutes this and lost a stone and a bit. lol got Ginger keto in the uk on fb and you tube she is. Wry informative. You can buy low carb bread in Sainsbury’s. Mostly you follow high fat low carb 20f per day and medium protein. You can find a macro counter in line. Just google keto and you’ll find load of stuff. Watch fat fiction in prime or utube and then fasting as it goes in nicely with keto. Any questions just ask

I am currently trying to follow a low card diet, due to Type 2 Diabetes. Sadly, I love potatoes and really miss them. I eat eggs, sausage or fish fingers with Tinned plum tomatoes for breakfast (previously it was Crumpets or Bagels), and a lunch with meat and vegetables. My hubby and I eat our main meal in the middle of the day, and would normally have a sandwich for Supper. Since bread is "out" for me, I have the fillings on their own! I don't enjoy ANY meals, as I've also been told to cut out salt. Everything tastes horrible! I guess I am eating less, simply because I no longer enjoy my food. Weight loss if any, is not yet noticeable!

Thank you, Lizziepopbottle. Sandelf suggests we look at “how really well people live”. Sadly, it is not possible for all of us to be really well and it can be painful to compare our lives with others. I know this is not what you meant, Sandelf. Not a criticism, just a reflection.

I would recommend The Diabetes Weight-Loss Cookbook, Katie &Giancarlo Caldesi with a Foreword by Dr David Unwin which gives a good insight to low Carb.eating.
Also Carbs&Cals Counter,in association with Diabetes Uk.
I have cut out bread,pasta,potatoes and all obvious sugary things from my daily diet.I haven't counted calories.I don't think of it as a weight loss diet but as my new way of eating and that is the important thing to keep in mind.
I have been on many weight loss diets throughout my life which worked when I was on them, all except Slimming World, and I gained weight with them! Looking back at Slimming World I was told I could eat as much Pasta as I wanted which is exactly what I should be avoiding.I hope they no longer give that advice.Perhaps they just underestimated how much Pasta I could eat! The big difference on how I lost weight with Low Carb is that I lost inches off my waist very quickly which hadn't happened on previous diets.I was on daily Omeprazole for Digestion problems before I changed my diet and now only use it occasionally.
I am Hypothyroid and was very tired and low after my Thyroxine doseage was reduced but cutting down on Carbs has given me more energy and improved my mood slightly.
If you have managed to read all of my post well done! I hope it helps and doesn't sound too "preachy".My pre Diabetic diagnosis really shocked me into doing something about it especially when I read that Alzheimers is sometimes know as Diabetes 3.

I'm sure you're right growstuff. I used to teach infants and many a child with a sugar/ white carb heavy packed lunch would run out and dash around like a maniac after lunch then nod off on the carpet once back in the classroom. That's why literacy and maths are morning subjects. Mind you, many children came to school having had no breakfast which meant no food from their last meal of the previous day...

Last year I'd been suffering from something similar and saw a nutritionist, she recommended slow releasing carbs like brown rice, quinoa etc but plenty or protein in a meal as well.

lizzypopbottle

Lots of advice about low carb eating but it's slow release carbs the OP wants advice about. Search google for high and low glycemic index (GI). This ranks foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels. High GI foods release glucose quickly and low GI foods release it more slowly.

I agree. There's a lot of confusion about the difference.

BTW Measuring glycaemic load is possibly more useful than the GI of individual foods. One of the simplest ways to reduce the glycaemic load is to eat something fatty with a carb-dense food, eg. butter on toast, cheese on pasta. A small sweet dessert following a meat/veg meal has a lower glycaemic load than a piece of sugary cake on its own.

Neither reducing carbs nor GI is necessarily a weight reducing diet, which depends on calorie intake. That's why eating loads of double cream, which is low carb, won't help anybody lose weight.

I don't need to lose weight, but I am diabetic and don't want glucose spikes because my pancreas can't deal with them and I feel fatigued. Therefore, I try to space out my carb consumption throughout the day and avoid sugary snacks. My guess is that many people can't cope with sudden glucose spikes.

Chaitriona well done for cutting out the sweet stuff! I did it too and dropped a stone in weight effortlessly and without going hungry. I haven't given up carbs or a glass of red wine. I still eat bread, pasta and potatoes but I just don't eat sweets, chocolate, cake, biscuits or sweet pastries. I will never go back. I'd feel like I'd failed but I can be a tiny bit obsessive! ?

ayse

Growstuff, when I say eliminated carbs, I don’t include potatoes, pasta or rice and keep away from root vegetables although I do have fruits such as peppers and tomatoes plus brassicas. I have onions, garlic, beans, nuts etc as well. So not totally carb free but very reduced. Protein in the form of eggs and fish and sometimes meat but rarely.

Dairy is a bit of a problem as I love tea and coffee with milk and cheese but I’ve just cut down on the cheese, difficult for me.

I hope that answers your question

Yes, it did. So you didn't eliminate carbs; you reduced them - that's why I asked.

NanKate In her 50s, my mother was overweight and would get up, have breakfast and half an hour later would be asleep on the settee. A thyroid test showed her level to be "within the normal range" (according to her GP) so thyroxine was not prescribed. Consulting another GP in the same practice, she described her condition again. That GP told her that although her thyroxine level was in the normal range, it might not be normal for her! Thyroxine was prescribed and she was a changed woman. She lost weight and her energy levels improved.