Diet and Eating Right

[TheGrey]

You're welcome!

Another thing: you can save a good deal of money by shopping around a little. Costco and Sam's Club both carry almond flour and coconut flours, they carry coconut oil and large boxes of packets of Stevia for far less money than you would find at the grocery store. The big box stores also carry great cuts of meat that may be parceled out and frozen; a large pork loin will provide you with two pork roasts and anywhere from 8-12 boneless chops, (depending on how thick you cut them) for approximately $18-20.00. Amazon is another good place to purchase sweeteners. The sweetener called 'Swerve' is a combination of Stevia and Erythritol; you can find a comparable product at Walmart called 'Pyure' but Swerve is actually a bit less expensive. The various sweeteners do have drawbacks; stevia and erythritol tend to have a "cooling" aftertaste with certain foods. Erythritol freezes HARD, so if you're making ice cream with it (did I mention you can make ice cream for Keto and/or low carb diets?) you'll have to pull it from the freezer about 15 minutes before tryig to scop it out, or put it in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it.

Supermarkets are catching on, and put crap on their shelves that make you think that you're buying one thing, but if you look at the ingredients, you'll see they've added fillers or sugar. Be wary. Anything ending with " -ose" or "-ol" (with the exception of Xylitol) will mess you up and throw you out of ketosis.

Xylitol is actually made from birch trees. It's also deadly poisonous to dogs and cats. You can get it at Sprouts.

Genuine Monkfruit extract can be found on Amazon or at Thrive markets, sold under the name Lakanto. It is hideously expensive, but is quite amazing. "Monkfruit in the Raw" contains dextrose as a filler. There is another brand called Pure Monk, but I have not tried it so can't personally vouch for it.

[Grant H.]

When you plateu, drop the cottage cheese. Whole milk products, such as cottage cheese, are high in carbs.
Do you like summer squash and zucchini? You can enjoy those without worry of carbs.

So, the 4% milkfat cottage cheese I am eating is 8g of Carbs from sugars for a 1 pound container. Considering I eat less than 1/3 of a pound when I have it, that is only 3-4g, which is well under the aggressive cut off of 20g per day, and actually there are many sources that state that 30-50g/day is fine for staying in ketosis.

[Grant H.]

I present you with the most amazing waffle/pancake recipe you'll ever want. Keep in mind that because they use a combination of almond flour and coconut flour, the waffles will not be as sturdy as regular flour waffles are when you pull them from the waffle maker.

These are amazing, and filling.

http://www.tryketowith.me/2015/08/01...recipe-i-need/

I appreciate the recipe! I'm not a big pancake guy, but I enjoy a waffle or 2 now and then.

[TheGrey]

So, the 4% milkfat cottage cheese I am eating is 8g of Carbs from sugars for a 1 pound container. Considering I eat less than 1/3 of a pound when I have it, that is only 3-4g, which is well under the aggressive cut off of 20g per day, and actually there are many sources that state that 30-50g/day is fine for staying in ketosis.

Are you sure that's 8 grams of carbs per POUND, or 8 carbs per serving, which is a 1/2 cup? Most cottage cheese containers I've dealt with list the serving size as a 1/2 cup.

[TheGrey]

I appreciate the recipe! I'm not a big pancake guy, but I enjoy a waffle or 2 now and then.

You can also make the waffle savory and use it for a sandwich....which is all kinds of awesome!

[TheGrey]

So, the 4% milkfat cottage cheese I am eating is 8g of Carbs from sugars for a 1 pound container. Considering I eat less than 1/3 of a pound when I have it, that is only 3-4g, which is well under the aggressive cut off of 20g per day, and actually there are many sources that state that 30-50g/day is fine for staying in ketosis.

This is true- it really depends on the individual, doesn't it? Some people can have 50g of carbs per day and have no trouble, while others are thrown out at the mere whiff of sweet stuff. It's weird!

[hurley842002]

Are you sure that's 8 grams of carbs per POUND, or 8 carbs per serving, which is a 1/2 cup? Most cottage cheese containers I've dealt with list the serving size as a 1/2 cup.

This is accurate, I was just checking out cottage cheese today.

[Grant H.]

Are you sure that's 8 grams of carbs per POUND, or 8 carbs per serving, which is a 1/2 cup? Most cottage cheese containers I've dealt with list the serving size as a 1/2 cup.

This is accurate, I was just checking out cottage cheese today.

Unless I am reading this wrong. I suppose the case could be made that it has 12g/pound, but the sugars is the one I pay attention to.

0724170824 by ARNEWB, on Flickr

For reference if people want to buy some:
0724170823 by ARNEWB, on Flickr

[Graves]

Don't forget about paying attention to fiber to get your net carb count.

[Grant H.]

Don't forget about paying attention to fiber to get your net carb count.

Fair point, I do pay attention, but usually I look at the sugars first. On a dairy product, there isn't much in the way of fiber, so it's pretty easy.