10/16/2005
Prepration for Cooking low carb
I am planning the first podcast as we speak, but a thought crossed my mind that many people are not prepared for low carb cooking. This is not your normal american cooking such as open the bag or box, mix according to the instructions and then cook it. No being a Low-carb cook requires you to find the lost art of "from scratch" that frightens many. sorry that is the way it is, corperate america is abandoning you fast. corperate america does not want you as their customer, because fi they did they would not have stopped making the low carb delights that were just starting to taste good and actually be decent. I still remember the horrible crud passed off to us lowcarbers back 3 years ago.. some of the atkins brand items were downright horrible (atkins low carb baking mix for example) that were so bad tasting that you would prefer to starve than eat it. Here in 2005 they started to get better (I was so turned off by the horrid taste of the atkins brand that I avoided them for two years straight and only recently started testing them once again... they are better now.) Everything I cook had better taste good, I will not eat it and be tempted to stray back to the carb land of evil goodness... (sweet potato french fries sprinkled with sugar and salt... Mmmm heavenly!) But return to that land means ballooning back up to the 300+ pound point that that path leads to. Carbs = bad no matter what the health nuts tell you, it's is true... our grandparents ate at least 1/5th to 1/6th the carbs we do today, and they were healthier.
Items you will need to have around for low carb cooking.
Soy flour. Yes it's nasty but a necessary evil.
soy protien powder. the stuff above with the nasty flavor removed.
Almond flour. Blanched almonds ground into a powdery flour like substance. good low carb filler.
heavy whipping cream. you need this in your house 24/7 you can make pudding from a sugar free box with this stuff that is downright great and extremely low carb.. and there is the best ice-cream you have ever tasted inside that whipping cream container waiting to be created.
Almonds, these are the #1 nut you need to love, 1/2 cup is only 2 carbs and gobs of fiber. eat at least 1/2 a cup daily for good health.
soy milk, or better yet a low carb milk, 2% type white. some recipies ask for milk and this is what we will use. cutting whipping cream with water just is not the same.
sugar free choclate syrup. if you can get it, walmart is my source.
sugar free baking dark choclate. Yes we will be making candy.
Splenda. get a big bag of it and a box of the packets. packets = 0 carbs the big bag has fillers but is the only way to get it bulk legally. (more on splenda later.)
That is a good start, I am looking at starting with some good easy recipies with you to start. (one meat based, one no meat soup) and then progress depending on my whims from savory hearty meals to breakfast, to candy and endulgence.
Oh, some breakfast tips... go out and buy sugar free tang. It's a decent substitute to your morning Orange Juice. no it's not as good as fresh squeezed valencia, but it's better than nothing and only 2 carbs per serving. (big 16 oz glass) coupled with a nice omlet it makes breakfast less dreary and you not hate eggs as much.. I know that first few weeks makes you despise eggs and meat.
Well that is the start. if you have any questions please feel free to ask! ¶ 5:54 PM
Items you will need to have around for low carb cooking.
Soy flour. Yes it's nasty but a necessary evil.
soy protien powder. the stuff above with the nasty flavor removed.
Almond flour. Blanched almonds ground into a powdery flour like substance. good low carb filler.
heavy whipping cream. you need this in your house 24/7 you can make pudding from a sugar free box with this stuff that is downright great and extremely low carb.. and there is the best ice-cream you have ever tasted inside that whipping cream container waiting to be created.
Almonds, these are the #1 nut you need to love, 1/2 cup is only 2 carbs and gobs of fiber. eat at least 1/2 a cup daily for good health.
soy milk, or better yet a low carb milk, 2% type white. some recipies ask for milk and this is what we will use. cutting whipping cream with water just is not the same.
sugar free choclate syrup. if you can get it, walmart is my source.
sugar free baking dark choclate. Yes we will be making candy.
Splenda. get a big bag of it and a box of the packets. packets = 0 carbs the big bag has fillers but is the only way to get it bulk legally. (more on splenda later.)
That is a good start, I am looking at starting with some good easy recipies with you to start. (one meat based, one no meat soup) and then progress depending on my whims from savory hearty meals to breakfast, to candy and endulgence.
Oh, some breakfast tips... go out and buy sugar free tang. It's a decent substitute to your morning Orange Juice. no it's not as good as fresh squeezed valencia, but it's better than nothing and only 2 carbs per serving. (big 16 oz glass) coupled with a nice omlet it makes breakfast less dreary and you not hate eggs as much.. I know that first few weeks makes you despise eggs and meat.
Well that is the start. if you have any questions please feel free to ask! ¶ 5:54 PM
