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Posted: 2/8/2014 10:22:51 PM EDT
What are you eating?  

I need ideas. My staples:
thin breakfast steaks.
Chicken breasts, seasoned different ways.
Celery with cream cheese. Sometimes the cream cheese will be mixed up with dried onion soup mix and left to sit for a few hours.
lettuce wraps. Suprisingly versatile. Chicken, lettuce, onions and/or shallots with some ceaser dressing and romano is excellent. You can also do traditional taco filling.
salsa with romas, an avocado,  some garlic and lots of cilantro. Supposedly cilantro is a hell of a toxin cleanser.
mushrooms, lots of mushrooms. Sauteed in some real butter with salt, heaven.
Sausage cut up and sauteed with sauerkraut and onions.
Eggs obviously,  we have our own laying hens. I usually eat two a day.
And Kroger carbmaster "yogurt", though im working them and other artifically sweetened stuff out of my diet.
Link Posted: 2/8/2014 10:35:58 PM EDT
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This thread has my attention
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meat, cheese, green leafy vegetables.   What else is there?????

breakfast:
typically eggs and bacon.    Lately I've been getting some chorizo and putting that in the eggs, also sometimes I'll put in a mushroom or two and fry those up in the bacon grease.  But basically eggs and bacon.

corned beef hash (use cauliflower instead of potato's), cover with eggs.

cavemanketo's breakfast muffins.  make on sunday, eat all week:   http://cavemanketo.com/bacon-breakfast-muffins/

pancakes:  http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/cream-cheese-pancakes.html   These are awesome.  They come out more like crepes and you need sugar free syrup.  I like to add coconut flour to make them more like pancakes.


lunch:
typically leftovers from dinner the night before.  I plan for this and make extra every night.  

cream cheese, pickle and ham roll ups (have to watch which ham to buy, ham can be very sugary)
bunless, ketchupless burgers.   I like to put avocado on mine.   I sometimes use that heniz low sugar ketchup, but not often.
chicken wings (hot, classic sauce, butter and Frank's)

snacks:
peanuts, almonds, macadamia nuts
deviled eggs, hard boiled eggs.
dark chocolate (just a few squares)
pork rinds (hmmmmmmmmmmmm)
sugar free jello
pickles, olives, most anything pickled (okra, pepperochini, etc)
string cheese (kraft is terrible, get the sargento)

Dinner
meat:   steaks (whatever is on sale), bunless burgers, bbq chicken, pork chops (italian:  pizza sauce and cheese, finish in the oven,  BBQ), carnitas (great sunday crock pot dinner),
this is a great pizza:  http://www.lowcarbnoms.com/pizza-to-die-for/
this one too, but it takes more work:  http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/11/cauliflower-pizza.html

this is a great site for mostly casseroles:   http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html  she's got reviews, etc.  I think it's a little bland, add more spice.  The loaded baked potato (cauliflower) is one of our favorites, i can make it by heart

Caveman Keto is clearly a 25 year old guy, but it's typically easy and pretty tasty:  http://cavemanketo.com/

i breath I'm hungry (the cream cheese pancakes above) has some pretty fancy stuff.  But some of it is very good it just takes longer and some of it is low carb but not keto low carb.   Just be aware.

But typically it just a meat and either a salad or a nuked veggie (green giant) and i make extra.




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try chicken thighs instead.  Sprouts has skinless boneless (the key!!!) chicken thighs, usually cheaper than breasts.  


mushrooms, lots of mushrooms. Sauteed in some real butter with salt, heaven.
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Cook off a few pieces of bacon, sautee the mushrooms in the bacon fat, as they get soft, add in some heavy cream and reduce down to sauce, serve over steak (or whatever).


Sausage cut up and sauteed with sauerkraut and onions.
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german, polish, andouille, linguisa,
have to watch the carbs in some of these, they can be really carby, but yeah, easy and quick.



Link Posted: 2/9/2014 10:15:38 AM EDT
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Cook everything in coconut oil.





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Oberto Bacon Jerky.
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Bacon and Brussel Sprouts
1/2lb Brussel Sprouts
Crap Load of Bacon - whatever that means to you personally...

Quarter Brussel sprouts and place them in a pyrex dish.
Season with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and crushed red pepper for taste
Drizzle Olive Oil
Cut bacon into strips along the width
crumble bacon into dish

Bake at 400 F until bacon is crispy and brussel sprouts are roasted.

Also, cauliflower with butter and cayenne pepper does make a decent mashed potato substitute.
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Mmm this isn't going to be so hard after all.
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What brand? I'm trying to eliminate as much processed foods as I can. But I loves me some cream cheese!
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What brand? I'm trying to eliminate as much processed foods as I can. But I loves me some cream cheese!
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What brand? I'm trying to eliminate as much processed foods as I can. But I loves me some cream cheese!


Philly (kraft).  The harder stuff has fewer carbs than soft stuff.  don't get the low fat, get regular plain cream cheese (goes on sale around t day and christmas, buy a lot then)
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meat, cheese, green leafy vegetables.   What else is there?????

breakfast:
typically eggs and bacon.    Lately I've been getting some chorizo and putting that in the eggs, also sometimes I'll put in a mushroom or two and fry those up in the bacon grease.  But basically eggs and bacon.

corned beef hash (use cauliflower instead of potato's), cover with eggs.

cavemanketo's breakfast muffins.  make on sunday, eat all week:   http://cavemanketo.com/bacon-breakfast-muffins/

pancakes:  http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/cream-cheese-pancakes.html   These are awesome.  They come out more like crepes and you need sugar free syrup.  I like to add coconut flour to make them more like pancakes.


lunch:
typically leftovers from dinner the night before.  I plan for this and make extra every night.  

cream cheese, pickle and ham roll ups (have to watch which ham to buy, ham can be very sugary)
bunless, ketchupless burgers.   I like to put avocado on mine.   I sometimes use that heniz low sugar ketchup, but not often.
chicken wings (hot, classic sauce, butter and Frank's)

snacks:
peanuts, almonds, macadamia nuts
deviled eggs, hard boiled eggs.
dark chocolate (just a few squares)
pork rinds (hmmmmmmmmmmmm)
sugar free jello
pickles, olives, most anything pickled (okra, pepperochini, etc)
string cheese (kraft is terrible, get the sargento)

Dinner
meat:   steaks (whatever is on sale), bunless burgers, bbq chicken, pork chops (italian:  pizza sauce and cheese, finish in the oven,  BBQ), carnitas (great sunday crock pot dinner),
this is a great pizza:  http://www.lowcarbnoms.com/pizza-to-die-for/
this one too, but it takes more work:  http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/11/cauliflower-pizza.html

this is a great site for mostly casseroles:   http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html  she's got reviews, etc.  I think it's a little bland, add more spice.  The loaded baked potato (cauliflower) is one of our favorites, i can make it by heart

Caveman Keto is clearly a 25 year old guy, but it's typically easy and pretty tasty:  http://cavemanketo.com/

i breath I'm hungry (the cream cheese pancakes above) has some pretty fancy stuff.  But some of it is very good it just takes longer and some of it is low carb but not keto low carb.   Just be aware.

But typically it just a meat and either a salad or a nuked veggie (green giant) and i make extra.




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I made the pizza for dinner, holy shit that's awesome.
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meat, cheese, green leafy vegetables.   What else is there?????

breakfast:
typically eggs and bacon.    Lately I've been getting some chorizo and putting that in the eggs, also sometimes I'll put in a mushroom or two and fry those up in the bacon grease.  But basically eggs and bacon.

corned beef hash (use cauliflower instead of potato's), cover with eggs.

cavemanketo's breakfast muffins.  make on sunday, eat all week:   http://cavemanketo.com/bacon-breakfast-muffins/

pancakes:  http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/cream-cheese-pancakes.html   These are awesome.  They come out more like crepes and you need sugar free syrup.  I like to add coconut flour to make them more like pancakes.


lunch:
typically leftovers from dinner the night before.  I plan for this and make extra every night.  

cream cheese, pickle and ham roll ups (have to watch which ham to buy, ham can be very sugary)
bunless, ketchupless burgers.   I like to put avocado on mine.   I sometimes use that heniz low sugar ketchup, but not often.
chicken wings (hot, classic sauce, butter and Frank's)

snacks:
peanuts, almonds, macadamia nuts
deviled eggs, hard boiled eggs.
dark chocolate (just a few squares)
pork rinds (hmmmmmmmmmmmm)
sugar free jello
pickles, olives, most anything pickled (okra, pepperochini, etc)
string cheese (kraft is terrible, get the sargento)

Dinner
meat:   steaks (whatever is on sale), bunless burgers, bbq chicken, pork chops (italian:  pizza sauce and cheese, finish in the oven,  BBQ), carnitas (great sunday crock pot dinner),
this is a great pizza:  http://www.lowcarbnoms.com/pizza-to-die-for/
this one too, but it takes more work:  http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/11/cauliflower-pizza.html

this is a great site for mostly casseroles:   http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html  she's got reviews, etc.  I think it's a little bland, add more spice.  The loaded baked potato (cauliflower) is one of our favorites, i can make it by heart

Caveman Keto is clearly a 25 year old guy, but it's typically easy and pretty tasty:  http://cavemanketo.com/

i breath I'm hungry (the cream cheese pancakes above) has some pretty fancy stuff.  But some of it is very good it just takes longer and some of it is low carb but not keto low carb.   Just be aware.

But typically it just a meat and either a salad or a nuked veggie (green giant) and i make extra.





I made the pizza for dinner, holy shit that's awesome.


How was the crust, Dan?
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Good, I doubled the recipe. It wasn't dough, but it was pretty damn close.
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this is a great pizza:  http://www.lowcarbnoms.com/pizza-to-die-for/
this one too, but it takes more work:  http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/11/cauliflower-pizza.html


I made the pizza for dinner, holy shit that's awesome.


which one?
the cheese crust or the cauliflower crust??

cuz i've got tricks on both.
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which one?
the cheese crust or the cauliflower crust??

cuz i've got tricks on both.
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this is a great pizza:  http://www.lowcarbnoms.com/pizza-to-die-for/
this one too, but it takes more work:  http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/11/cauliflower-pizza.html


I made the pizza for dinner, holy shit that's awesome.


which one?
the cheese crust or the cauliflower crust??

cuz i've got tricks on both.

The cheese crust.  I didn't use pepperoni, I used Prosciutto.
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this is a great pizza:  http://www.lowcarbnoms.com/pizza-to-die-for/
this one too, but it takes more work:  http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/11/cauliflower-pizza.html


I made the pizza for dinner, holy shit that's awesome.


which one?
the cheese crust or the cauliflower crust??

cuz i've got tricks on both.

The cheese crust.  I didn't use pepperoni, I used Prosciutto.


Ok
you can skip a lot of the steps and personally I like a thin crust
so
the dough:
I like to use one of those "5 cheese" Italian mixtures instead of straight mozzarella, less grease, little harder, cooks up better.  I always put some garlic powder, basil and a little salt on it

put down parchment paper on your pizza pan
put the "dough" on it, take another sheet of parchment paper and put it on top of the dough and roll it out with your pizza roller and get a nice thin crust.   remove the top parchment paper and toss
15-20 minutes at 450-475 degrees.   (depends on the oven and the cheese, straight mozzarella takes less), DON'T BURN IT.

remove from oven, put your pizza sauce on (actually the cheap stuff at the dollar store is pretty good and low in carbs, i use about 1/3 to 1/2 of the little bottle)
cover with cheese, whatever you want.  Using the little small mozzarella balls rather than the shredded is totally awesome, but you want to dry them out first.  I typically cover with mozzarella.  
I've also found if you use pepperoni, par cook it a little to get some of the grease out.  not that it doesn't taste good, but it makes the crust soggy.
whatever other toppings you want, again I like to sprinkle with a little fresh basil.
throw it back in the oven 15-18 minutes (same 450-475) til it's good and bubbly  (no reason to refrigerate it, I have no idea why the original says that, it makes ZERO difference)
take out, wait a minute or two and then cut away
if you cut too soon, the cheese just melts back together.

saves and re-warms really well.
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I had to try this, as:

1.  We had the stuff here to make them.
2.  I love waffles/pancakes, but they are just to freaking carb heavy so I don't eat them.

they are absolutely FANTASTIC.  Thanks for that link.

I might try the coconut flour as well.... do you have a mixture ratio you used?  I used the recipe exactly, and they did come out just a tad thin, but still very good.. I imagine the flour would "fluff them up" (keep in mind, I'm not Emeril Legasse... I'm actually probably not even at a high school Home Ec. student level..lol)
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I had to try this, as:

1.  We had the stuff here to make them.
2.  I love waffles/pancakes, but they are just to freaking carb heavy so I don't eat them.

they are absolutely FANTASTIC.  Thanks for that link.

I might try the coconut flour as well.... do you have a mixture ratio you used?  I used the recipe exactly, and they did come out just a tad thin, but still very good.. I imagine the flour would "fluff them up" (keep in mind, I'm not Emeril Legasse... I'm actually probably not even at a high school Home Ec. student level..lol)
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I had to try this, as:

1.  We had the stuff here to make them.
2.  I love waffles/pancakes, but they are just to freaking carb heavy so I don't eat them.

they are absolutely FANTASTIC.  Thanks for that link.

I might try the coconut flour as well.... do you have a mixture ratio you used?  I used the recipe exactly, and they did come out just a tad thin, but still very good.. I imagine the flour would "fluff them up" (keep in mind, I'm not Emeril Legasse... I'm actually probably not even at a high school Home Ec. student level..lol)


yep, the coconut flour makes them thicker, more like regular pancakes.
I typically make enough mix using 6 eggs and 6 oz of cream cheese
so for that it's about 3 heaping tablespoons of coconut flour
BUT
be careful
go slow
it goes from thin and running to solid in like 1 tiny little bit
and coconut flour continues to absorb water, so don't mix it in til you are ready to cook. (because it will continue to get thicker as it sits)

You can use almond flour too, but then well it tastes like almonds and that wasn't appealing.

This is the syrup I buy Maple grove farms sugar free syrup  you want the maple flavor, not the butter (the butter one has too many carbs)
you don't use much, it lasts a long time.  
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I had to try this, as:

1.  We had the stuff here to make them.
2.  I love waffles/pancakes, but they are just to freaking carb heavy so I don't eat them.

they are absolutely FANTASTIC.  Thanks for that link.

I might try the coconut flour as well.... do you have a mixture ratio you used?  I used the recipe exactly, and they did come out just a tad thin, but still very good.. I imagine the flour would "fluff them up" (keep in mind, I'm not Emeril Legasse... I'm actually probably not even at a high school Home Ec. student level..lol)
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I had to try this, as:

1.  We had the stuff here to make them.
2.  I love waffles/pancakes, but they are just to freaking carb heavy so I don't eat them.

they are absolutely FANTASTIC.  Thanks for that link.

I might try the coconut flour as well.... do you have a mixture ratio you used?  I used the recipe exactly, and they did come out just a tad thin, but still very good.. I imagine the flour would "fluff them up" (keep in mind, I'm not Emeril Legasse... I'm actually probably not even at a high school Home Ec. student level..lol)


BTW, i have not tried this yet, but it looks AWESOME
low carb monte cristo sandwiches and it uses those pancakes.
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Dan, I don't like brussel sprouts either, but I have found a way that makes them fucking tasty.

Cut the ends off the sprouts and pop them in a food processor and shred them up. You can shred them as big or small as you like. I like variety.

Warm up some olive oil in a skillet and toss the shredded sprouts in and mix it in real well and add whatever seasonings you like.

Saute it for about 5-10 minutes and eat it with whatever protein you want.

I've eaten it with chicken, beef and pork and it's really freaking tasty.
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The book 'Nom Nom Paleo' has some good recipes.

TRG
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Dan, I don't like brussel sprouts either, but I have found a way that makes them fucking tasty.

Cut the ends off the sprouts and pop them in a food processor and shred them up. You can shred them as big or small as you like. I like variety.

Warm up some olive oil in a skillet and toss the shredded sprouts in and mix it in real well and add whatever seasonings you like.

Saute it for about 5-10 minutes and eat it with whatever protein you want.

I've eaten it with chicken, beef and pork and it's really freaking tasty.
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my grandmother makes a warm brussels sprout slaw with shredded sprouts, craisins, almond slivers, and sauteed onions. it's awesome
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I have been using more cauliflower to replace potatoes.

Steam it in a chicken/beef broth until soft.  (5-10 mins).  Put in a food processor.  Add a spoonful of capers, a half can anchovies, tbsp ghee, garlic, salt, pepper.

Makes a delicious 'mashed potato'.

Don't let the capers and anchovies throw you off. They disappear in the final product You won't believe how much hidden flavor that they add in place of cheese, parmesan, butter. And, since there are so few calories (because you aren't adding calorie dense cheeses and butter), you get the same sized serving with a huge reduction in calorie intake.

Ghee is a rendered and filtered butter fat that you can leave out if you want to trim the calories further.  

TRG
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I made some gluten, soy and wheat free hushpuppies last week.

1 cup almond flour (you can make your own or buy pre-made).  1 tsp baking powder.  1 tsp sugar (cuts bitterness of powder).  1 whole egg.  1 tbsp minced pickled jalapeno.  Salt, pepper, BBQ spice blend to taste.  1/4 cup (or less) water or broth.  Add only enough water to make it form a ball.

Mix well.

Fry in 1/2 tbsp portions in 325-350 degree lard that is at least 1.5 inches deep (so you can roll them over and cook them submerged)

They will puff up like a 'normal' hushpuppy and give you a light, nutty, and crunchy hushpuppy with zero gluten and low carbs.  Since you are basically eating a puffy fried almond in reality.

Pairs well with salmon pan fried using almond flour for the 'breading' as well.

TRG
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try chicken thighs instead.  Sprouts has skinless boneless (the key!!!) chicken thighs, usually cheaper than breasts.  


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try chicken thighs instead.  Sprouts has skinless boneless (the key!!!) chicken thighs, usually cheaper than breasts.  




I make a mean mock-pate' using smoked chicken thighs.  Double (or triple) your normal dry rub on the thighs.  Place 4-6 boneless thighs in an aluminum foil 'boat'.  Smoke for at least 2 hours, until 'done' and heavily smoked.

Reserve juices from the 'boat'.

Place the cooked thighs (and juices) in to a blender or food processor.  Add cream.  And/or sour cream.  And/or cream cheese.  (hey, nobody said it was low-cal, did they?)

Add some fresh parsley, minced.  Add tbsp minced garlic.

Puree until creamy.  Add more cream if needed.

Put it on a cracker, or toast, or celery stick.

Get fat.

It does make a mean chicken salad spread as well.

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I made some gluten, soy and wheat free hushpuppies last week.

1 cup almond flour (you can make your own or buy pre-made).  1 tsp baking powder.  1 tsp sugar (cuts bitterness of powder).  1 whole egg.  1 tbsp minced pickled jalapeno.  Salt, pepper, BBQ spice blend to taste.  1/4 cup (or less) water or broth.  Add only enough water to make it form a ball.

Mix well.

Fry in 1/2 tbsp portions in 325-350 degree lard that is at least 1.5 inches deep (so you can roll them over and cook them submerged)

They will puff up like a 'normal' hushpuppy and give you a light, nutty, and crunchy hushpuppy with zero gluten and low carbs.  Since you are basically eating a puffy fried almond in reality.

Pairs well with salmon pan fried using almond flour for the 'breading' as well.

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That sounds amazing.
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That sounds amazing.


They really were delicious.  Paired with chicken soup it was really nice!  Made me trick my self in to thinking I was crumbling up bread in to the soup.  Gets soggy fast though, does not hold together like real bread in a soup.

Go easy on the salt though.  Almond flour does not need much, and the BBQ seasoning blend probably has enough already.  Mine were a tad salty.  Worked well with the soup though, it was under salted.

We are trying to eliminate rice and corn, along with wheat and soy (wife has an allergy issue).  Coconut milk makes her break out, so we are not trying coconut flour.

It makes it very hard to make anything 'gluten' free since most recipes call for rice flour or corn meal.  There are a lot of recipes that call for using almond flour to reduce the gluten, or replace wheat flour with rice flour.

I decided to try it with pure almond flour and just see what happened.

Worked better than I even imagined.

I priced almonds (whole) versus almond flour (pre-packaged).  There is no reason to make your own.  Grab a bag of almond flour off the shelf and give it a go.

TRG
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That's some tasty recipes so far. I need to get me some almond flour.

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That's some tasty recipes so far. I need to get me some almond flour.

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In the Nom Nom Paleo recipe book there are some very good ideas on ingredients that add flavor that you might not expect while avoiding carbs, gluten, rice and soy.

One of those is her recipe for Macadamia Nut Cheese.  It's pricey and you gotta make it yourself.  A single small container of macadamia nuts can run you 9.00, but, with some lemon juice and a food processor it can make a pretty tasty ricotta cheese-type filler.

I put a dab on a prune and wrap it in some lean lunch meat for some bite sized snacks.  It tastes pretty good and is both sweet and savory without much effort.  Stores fine too in the fridge.

TRG
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best and cheapest macadamia nuts come from nuts.com

roasted or raw, about $13/lb

lowest carb of any nut

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lowest carb of any nut

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http://www.nuts.com/search?q=macadamia

14.99 and up from what I see there.

Amazon ain't much better.  

TRG
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Spaghetti squash is a decent replacement for pasta. I've tried it with a few things and it took a little getting used to but does a good job. I actually prefer it for spaghetti now.
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We've tried it.  It was sorta 'meh' to me.

I bought a vegetable peeler that supposedly allows you to cut noodle shaped vegetables as a replacement.  Gonna give it a try.

TRG
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Dreamfields pasta is traditional pasta treated with white kidney bean extract. It can work for some people.
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I've tried that one and one other one, forget the name. They both spiked my blood sugar too much for my liking.

I just don't handle starches well at all.
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http://www.nuts.com/search?q=macadamia

14.99 and up from what I see there.

Amazon ain't much better.  

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roasted or raw, about $13/lb

lowest carb of any nut




http://www.nuts.com/search?q=macadamia

14.99 and up from what I see there.

Amazon ain't much better.  

TRG


bastards, they went up.  No inflation my a$$
Last time I ordered was November, it's definitely up a $1 or so a pound

still tasty,
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do more research
it's been well and truly debunked
it's a scam
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While this is true and I like it
It's keto: meat cheese, green leafy veggies
Think out of the box

who needs the pasta??????

take a pork chop (or chicken), put some spaghetti sauce on it (some are much lower carb than others) put some pepperoni, mushrooms, cover with cheese,
italian!!!!!!

Also, there's this one which I've done and is pretty good.  (add more spices, but the basics are there)
lasagna with "ham pasta"
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do more research
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do more research
it's been well and truly debunked
it's a scam

It used to work for me and a few other people I know. Thats why I said "some".
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While this is true and I like it
It's keto: meat cheese, green leafy veggies
Think out of the box

who needs the pasta??????

take a pork chop (or chicken), put some spaghetti sauce on it (some are much lower carb than others) put some pepperoni, mushrooms, cover with cheese,
italian!!!!!!

Also, there's this one which I've done and is pretty good.  (add more spices, but the basics are there)
lasagna with "ham pasta"
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Spaghetti squash is a decent replacement for pasta. I've tried it with a few things and it took a little getting used to but does a good job. I actually prefer it for spaghetti now.


While this is true and I like it
It's keto: meat cheese, green leafy veggies
Think out of the box

who needs the pasta??????

take a pork chop (or chicken), put some spaghetti sauce on it (some are much lower carb than others) put some pepperoni, mushrooms, cover with cheese,
italian!!!!!!

Also, there's this one which I've done and is pretty good.  (add more spices, but the basics are there)
lasagna with "ham pasta"


Pasta, bread, crackers, potatoes... All of those were delivery vehicles to me in a recipe.  They still are things that I have a hard time substituting in a recipe.

Even in your example, the lack of noodles in a meal is too obvious at times.  For instance, I made salmon and shrimp scampi.  In the past, the juices were soaked up with a nice crusty french bread.

Now?  Other than dragging a spoon through them, they get recycled in to a broth.  Not as rewarding as that soaked, crusty, toasty french bread...

I just don't make many noodle dishes nowadays.  I'll try growing some spaghetti squash this summer though and revisit them in recipes.

TRG
Link Posted: 2/13/2014 8:17:30 PM EDT
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About spaghetti.... giving credit where it is due, I tried the recipe for 'noodles' made from zuchinni.   This meant I had to go to Amazon and buy a Jullienne slicer.  I was skeptical of the ability of a zucchini to hold its shape against heat, steam, stirring.  I. Was. Wrong.  



Pan seared and cooked a cup of ground venison, half a medium onion and two mushrooms.  Added the 'noodles' at the end.  I only used half the zucchini on the first try, it was so good I added half the meat back to the pan and sliced up more noodles!



It was that damn good!  I haven't had noodles in three months, maybe four?  No pasta at all.  This was delicious.

Made a paleo scampi th other day too.  Mentioned it earlier in the thread.  It was made with salmon and shrimp.  I missed the bread with it.  I am going to make it again and serve it over zoodles.

This is just after adding the kale and red peppers for color.



You'll see bamboo shoots and water chestnuts in there too.  Added much better texture and few calories.  I did not look at the labels to see how many carbs they added.  I doubt many.

TRG

Link Posted: 2/14/2014 9:14:01 AM EDT
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While not a 'keto' food staple, here's an idea to get more mileage from a banana.  Again, not my recipe, it's in the Nom Nom Paleo book.

Ice cream.

Freeze a banana.  (I'd recommend slicing it before freezing.)

Place in a food processor.  Add a small amount of coconut or soy milk to help blend.  Add a few drops of vanilla, or other fruit extract (strawberry, coconut, etc).

The recipe also calls for a few frozen strawberries, but, unless you are making strawberry 'ice cream' the seeds are annoying in a 'vanilla' ice cream.

You don't need to add any sugar or sweeteners if your babnana is ripe.

Process until smooth.  Makes about 1 cup.

Calories in a 1 cup serving: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-banana-i69599 105 calories, 27g carbs,  

Calories in a 1 cup serving: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-ice-creams-vanilla-i19095  290 calories 34g carbs.

I just had this for breakfast.  Much more filling, and satisfying, than just a single banana.



TRG



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While not a 'keto' food staple, here's an idea to get more mileage from a banana.  Again, not my recipe, it's in the Nom Nom Paleo book.

Ice cream.

Freeze a banana.  (I'd recommend slicing it before freezing.)

Place in a food processor.  Add a small amount of coconut or soy milk to help blend.  Add a few drops of vanilla, or other fruit extract (strawberry, coconut, etc).

The recipe also calls for a few frozen strawberries, but, unless you are making strawberry 'ice cream' the seeds are annoying in a 'vanilla' ice cream.

You don't need to add any sugar or sweeteners if your babnana is ripe.

Process until smooth.  Makes about 1 cup.

Calories in a 1 cup serving: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-banana-i69599 105 calories, 27g carbs,  

Calories in a 1 cup serving: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-ice-creams-vanilla-i19095  290 calories 34g carbs.

I just had this for breakfast.  Much more filling, and satisfying, than just a single banana.

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I <3 banana "ice cream". The variety is endless.

You can also make pancakes using a ripe banana and 2 eggs. Toss in a little cinnamon for flavor and cook them up. Make them small or they're hard to turn over.
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Bananas are instant trips out of Ketosis.
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27g of carbs will do that.

TRG
Link Posted: 2/14/2014 1:25:16 PM EDT
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yeah, bananas don't work in keto, neither do crackers, neither do most fruits

let's keep this a keto thread, if you want to do a general low carb or a paleo thread, start one up.

Link Posted: 2/14/2014 3:51:40 PM EDT
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just made little liverwurst sammiches using two slices of american cheese as the bread, with some spicy german mustard. so good.


also bought a mix n match case of quest bars. highest net carb was 7, on the apple pie flavor. i won't buy that one again.
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I <3 banana "ice cream". The variety is endless.

You can also make pancakes using a ripe banana and 2 eggs. Toss in a little cinnamon for flavor and cook them up. Make them small or they're hard to turn over.
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Had some leftover "ice cream" so I tried your idea

1.5 cups leftover banana ice cream
two eggs.
1/2 cup of almond flour to thicken.  
1 tspn baking powder.  
three 3 babnana extract

They browned, but never got fluffy and crispy.  But, if you do the math it's an interesting base to begin with for a replacement for flour.

Carbs from babnanas (27g x 1.5) = 40
Carbs from almond flour  (6g per 1/4 cup) =12

Fiber from babnana = (3g x 1.5) = 4.5
Fiber from almond flour (3g x 2) = 6
Protein from almond (2 x 6g) = 12g

Calories from babnana (105x 1.5) = 152
Almonds flour (160x2) = 320

Two eggs = 140 cals,
Protein = 12g

That brings a single serving waffle, with no flour, no wheat, no rice, no soy, no processed ingredients : 20g net carbs ((52 - 12)/2 servings), 12g protein, 305 cals.

It's interesting, but, it brings too many carbs and fruit sugars to the daily count.

I'm going to try it again, but, with cauliflower for as a replacement for the babnana.  I'm 99% sure that with the addition of vanilla extract and banana extract the cauliflower will work just as well and leave the sugar/carbs down to boot. From working with almond flour, I think I can probably drop it if I use cauliflower.  At 160 cals per 1/4 cup it's a thickener in more ways than one.

Thanks for the suggestion/tip.  I'll let you know how the caulifower works.

TRG
Link Posted: 2/15/2014 10:15:13 AM EDT
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Just tried the pancakes from the first page, they're not bad.  I like the pizza better though.
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I re-read Boze's instructions.  In your opinion, and his, do you think it would still hold together without the cheese in the crust?

Cheese and coconut flour are both out here.  Cheese for paleo, and coconut flour because of allergy.

TRG
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I re-read Boze's instructions.  In your opinion, and his, do you think it would still hold together without the cheese in the crust?

Cheese and coconut flour are both out here.  Cheese for paleo, and coconut flour because of allergy.

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Just tried the pancakes from the first page, they're not bad.  I like the pizza better though.



I re-read Boze's instructions.  In your opinion, and his, do you think it would still hold together without the cheese in the crust?

Cheese and coconut flour are both out here.  Cheese for paleo, and coconut flour because of allergy.

TRG

I have my doubts. The cheese is a heck of a binder.
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