High Protein/Lo Carbers...Recipes and info

[*Anya*]

I have been doing a high protein, low carb eating plan for the last couple of months and I like it a lot.

Sometimes, I do crave sweets and am too lazy to make a low-carb desert, so I will have some of this great ice cream that I read about on a keto website.

It is not easy to find but I did find it at a local health food store. You can also order it online if desperate!


Halo Top ice cream

(per 1/2 cup serving)

60 calories
Total fat 2 grams
Saturated fat 1g
Trans fat 0g
Cholesterol 14g
Sodium 109g
Dietary fiber 5g
Sugars 4g
Sugar alcohol 5g
Protein 6g

4 grams net carbs after deducting erythritol and fiber, per 1/2 cup serving.


INGREDIENTS:

Milk and cream, eggs, erythritol, prebiotic fiber, milk protein concentrate, organic cane sugar, high fat cocoa, vegetable glycerin, sea salt, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, organic stevia.

http://www.halotop.com/flavors/

[Jesse]

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and Happy Sunday to those who don't!

[*Anya*]

I went a little crazy on the Julian Bakery and AMAZON websites last nights.

I have been craving, craving, some bread and a bowl of cereal!

I know there are tons of Paleo and low carb recipes for bread but I just don't always feel like baking or cooking.

I just want to slap my ham on a piece of bread and have a sandwich again!

Anyway, even though the Julian Paleo bread had only two stars I figure I would toast it and how bad can it be, right? I guess I will find out.

I also bought a box of Paleo coconut flakes cereal (7 net carbs), it got about 4 stars. It won't be an every day thing as that is kind of a lot of net carbs but once in a blue moon, maybe it will cure my craving. I used to be the Special K, bowl every morning, girl. Haven't had that in about 4 months now. Threw the box away and it was family size, too.

Sorry about this, I know it is not the listening to each other thread but sometimes, I really miss some high carb foods.

*End of rant*

[PaPa]

I am having such a difficult time staying on the low carb diet....every time I turn around I break down and start back on carbs and feel worse for it. Have others struggled with this too and what do you do to keep yourself on track??

[*Anya*]

Originally Posted by PaPa

I am having such a difficult time staying on the low carb diet....every time I turn around I break down and start back on carbs and feel worse for it. Have others struggled with this too and what do you do to keep yourself on track??

My post right below yours today talks about my missing bread and cereal.

Other than that, I look for low carb/high protein foods that I can eat and get filled up, so I am not hungry.

In a recent post, I posted about Halo Top ice cream. Delicious, high protein and low carb. I like to sprinkle some almonds on the chocolate ice cream and don't feel deprived at all. You have to let it soften before you eat it!

I always have Atkins frozen meals on hand. I love the beef merlot and crustless chicken pot pie. I add a tiny bit more broccoli to both. I also keep Atkins protein shakes on hand. They are delicious and fill me up if I am in a hurry. I just found them at WalMart for a 6-pack (they usually are only sold in 4-packs) for $5.98.

I love egg salad so always keep hard-boiled eggs on hand. I also always keep ham, Swiss cheese, cheddar and mozzarella cheese sticks. I do roll-ups or make omelettes. I always have canned tuna and make tuna salad (and egg salad) with Dukes Mayo. I love Best foods mayo. Dukes is just as good-maybe better. I got it on Amazon.

I just try to stay prepared. Having nothing to grab is really bad for me. Preparing from scratch is the very best way to do it but I just can't cook all of the time. I do low carb, keto-ish eating, the lazy woman's way. The thing I am not doing is being religious about counting net carbs each day. Some weeks I lose a pound, other weeks I don't. I don't gain any more so it is working my way, for me.

Jesse and other folks here have been doing low carb way longer than I and have a lot of great posts about foods and recipes. I can honestly say I never feel hungry on high protein/low carb. It has been hard to get used to the fact that it is ok to eat fats like coconut oils or even butter. I lived on low fat diets for years and always felt hungry.


Best of luck PaPa.

[Jesse]

Personally, I found that on a strictly Paleo eating plan I had the same struggles as you stated, PaPa. I decided that what works best for me right now, is a Paleo-Mediterranean eating plan. That said, in talking with and/or reading what about other's Paleo struggles I have noticed that a key denominator to success is in getting the correct ratio of healthy fats, purine proteins and low complex carbs into your body with every meal for your personal self. It may be that you need to increase the healthy fats and for the time being allow yourself a little higher limit on the carbs and then work downwards in time?

Many are not increasing the healthy fats to a high enough ratio to stay full. We have been taught for so long that fats are bad, I think it is difficult to get past that. Another factor is in keeping the fridge stocked with foods that you either have cooked ahead, or they prepare quickly. That was my biggest struggle. Lastly, there is the fact that the old sugar habit is a ***ch to break!

I wish you success with your challenges and hope that you will share them here so that we can all support one another as we learn.

Originally Posted by PaPa

I am having such a difficult time staying on the low carb diet....every time I turn around I break down and start back on carbs and feel worse for it. Have others struggled with this too and what do you do to keep yourself on track??

[Jesse]

Raw Brownie Bites -(Vegan, Paleo)
Makes about one dozen

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups raw walnut halves
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (alcohol free, if
you prefer)
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup soft dates, pitted (about 10 Medjool
dates)
1 tablespoon water
Additional cocoa powder, for coating (optional)
(I prefer to roll mine in shredded coconut)

Directions:
In a large food processor fitted with an “S”
blade, grind the walnuts into a fine meal.
Add in the rest of the ingredients and
process again until a sticky, uniform dough
is formed. Scoop the batter by heaping
tablespoons onto a plate or baking sheet
lined with parchment paper, to prevent
sticking. Roll the balls between your
hands, and roll them in cocoa powder, if
desired.

Recipe by Detoxinista

[Sweet Bliss]

LoL, great minds think alike Jesse, I was just coming to your thread to ask if there was a way to make peanut butter cookies that were not filled with sugar and half way decent tasting.

Chocolate in my opinion is NOT Paleo, and peanut butter is totally not Paleo, lol.

My Son is jonesing for pb cookies that won't completely ruin his Paleo plan. Now I skip all that and eat Cajun boiled peanuts by the giant can. Yes, they are addictive.

I need to get online and search. Maybe PB and coconut?? yummy.

for you Jesse.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by PaPa

I am having such a difficult time staying on the low carb diet....every time I turn around I break down and start back on carbs and feel worse for it. Have others struggled with this too and what do you do to keep yourself on track??

For me i don't buy it at all, if its in the house, i can't help myself.

When i go out, i don't let them bring bread to me at all.

Thats all i got.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by PaPa

I am having such a difficult time staying on the low carb diet....every time I turn around I break down and start back on carbs and feel worse for it. Have others struggled with this too and what do you do to keep yourself on track??

Sometimes it like that for me too, PaPa. Today I'm returning 42 single-serving bags (yep, 42) of Famous Amos cookies to Costco. I thought (pretended) I could eat a bag a day. I can't, and like girl_dee wrote, the best way to stay on the wagon is not to have high carbs in the house.

I know better, but still did it. So, here I am starting all over again this weekend.

Just keep trying, PaPa. And remember it helps when high-carb foods aren't easy to access.

Good luck!

[*Anya*]

Since I have been missing cereal so much, I ordered Paleo Coconut flakes from Julian bakery on Amazon.

I got them today. They are just delicious! They have 7 net carbs, 7 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein ( yes, low) and they are the only grain-free cold cereal available. They look like wheat flakes but are made from Coconut meat. I certainly won't be able to eat it every day but it is so nice to have another option.

I went back to work this past Monday and had a really hard time with breakfast.

What do readers of this thread do for a quick breakfast when you don't have much time?

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

Since I have been missing cereal so much, I ordered Paleo Coconut flakes from Julian bakery on Amazon.

I got them today. They are just delicious! They have 7 net carbs, 7 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein ( yes, low) and they are the only grain-free cold cereal available. They look like wheat flakes but are made from Coconut meat. I certainly won't be able to eat it every day but it is so nice to have another option.

I went back to work this past Monday and had a really hard time with breakfast.

What do readers of this thread do for a quick breakfast when you don't have much time?

I cook a whole pack of breakfast sausage or bacon and boil a dozen eggs on Sunday for the week.

If I don't have time to fix anything i have something already cooked.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

Since I have been missing cereal so much, I ordered Paleo Coconut flakes from Julian bakery on Amazon.

I got them today. They are just delicious! They have 7 net carbs, 7 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein ( yes, low) and they are the only grain-free cold cereal available. They look like wheat flakes but are made from Coconut meat. I certainly won't be able to eat it every day but it is so nice to have another option.

I went back to work this past Monday and had a really hard time with breakfast.

What do readers of this thread do for a quick breakfast when you don't have much time?

For a quick breakfast when I don't have anything available and no time to cook ... I go to a fast food restaurant and get a side order of scrambled eggs and one or two side orders of sausage.

[*Anya*]

*Bumping this great thread? Started by Jesse*

Terrific low carb and paleo recipes.

[*Anya*]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

*Bumping this great thread! Started by Jesse*

Terrific low carb and paleo recipes.

Whoops, added question mark instead of exclamation mark!

Changing it...

[Gayandgray]

Where is Jesse??

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Gayandgray

Where is Jesse??

I'on't know, but I'll be glad when him and Sadie return.

[Gayandgray]

I got a recipe off Pinterest awhile ago for Crack Slaw and I'm going to make some tonight. I love it but my spouse does not, so she can have leftovers!

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Gayandgray

I got a recipe off Pinterest awhile ago for Crack Slaw and I'm going to make some tonight. I love it but my spouse does not, so she can have leftovers!

How'd this come out?

[Jesse]

***Peeking in to say hello and to let you all know it makes my heart happy that you all are posting in this thread!**

I have a few new recipes, some of which are my own that I will share when I get a moment to type them up. They are all Ketogenic recipes though because I am totally Keto (under 20 carbs daily) now. That said, I still have a few Paleo/lo carb recipes tucked away I can share if anyone follows that way of instead.

Later-