Low Carb Diet Anyone?

[Miss Scarlett]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Really? Like people really sit around and compare vices and condem each other? Wow... everybody I know is too worried about all the ways they are failing at giving up bad habits, losing wieght, getting more fit, being better parents, making income stretch to meet bills, etc. to spend any time at all worrying about who is making more or worse mistakes than them... Guess I really am blessed!

You truly are blessed Titus 2 Woman. But this truly does happen in my neck of the woods. And it does sound foolish.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Plant based is great, have you tried the Nurti-bullet? I can put two carrots and ton of spinich and kale, a celery stick, some blueberries and almonds... or whatever... whirl... and drink in 2 minutes. Talk about increasing your produce consumption without having to eat till you pop.

I've been hearing a lot about these juicers. May need to invest in one. Do these shakes actually taste good?

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

I like stevia, it's made from a plant leaf. I use succanat when I bake but it's still sugar and not conducive to 'low-carb'... great for nutrient dense eating which is where low-carbers should land once they've achieved weight loss and sounds like what you are doing... perfect for those growing teens!

Yes, I like stevia too, and def go easy on all other forms of sugar and try especially to stay away from chemically produced sweeteners too.

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Dr. Adkins didn't have it all wrong... but he seriously screwed up some things. All the nitrates in bacon and lunch meat- bad, all the artificial sweetners- bad, limiting green veggies- bad!. The having meat thing... not so bad. Meat and eggs tend to be self limiting. Nobody just gorges on them. Fats have a very high saity rate... you feel full because you are full... If one does not eat commercial beef, pork, chicken but instead buys (or raises) natural pasture fed animals then IMO, beef can be just as good a venison health wise and gives a little variety. Personally if I had to eat commercially raised meat I'd be vegan for health and ethical reasons... Fortunately it has not come to that and I am still enjoying a good steak a couple times a week and some nice ribs on weekends.

Things I avoid- REALLY avoid- as in never eat... GMO corn, soy, or anything raised on GMOs. Artificial anything... flavors, colors, sugars, additives, preseritives- NO CHEMS... Anything that comes in a shiney package... so chips, dips, sodas, cookies... you name it... if it's in the center asiles of the store I never even see it becasue I don't walk up them except to buy tea, coffee, spices, canned veggies and dried beans.

Bread... sprouted grains only. Beans- soaked in whey or vinegar/water overnight before cooking.

Ever read Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions? Great book.

Haven't soaked beans overnight. May try that! Never heard of Sally Fallon's noursing traditions. Will hunt for it at local library.

We are reading labels very carefully now too, avoiding anything with GMO or soy as well. It is scary what they are doing to the food supply with all this genetic modification. I too mostly stay on the outside walls of the grocery store.

Been eating organic breads such as Killer Dave's bread, which I really like. Haven't tried sprouted bread yet, although I've heard good things about it.

A friend of mine told me about a store called Trader Joe's located about an hour from here, and all of their goods/produce are organic yet priced more in the range of a big box store. I think we are going to make a trip there soon to check it out. Have you ever been to one?

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

I've been hearing a lot about these juicers. May need to invest in one. Do these shakes actually taste good?

Yes, very!

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Haven't soaked beans overnight. May try that! Never heard of Sally Fallon's noursing traditions. Will hunt for it at local library.

It's the next logical step for you. You are already doing so much right, now you need nutrient dense.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Been eating organic breads such as Killer Dave's bread, which I really like. Haven't tried sprouted bread yet, although I've heard good things about it.

Genesis and Ezekiel sprouted breads are available almost everywhere frozen.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

A friend of mine told me about a store called Trader Joe's located about an hour from here, and all of their goods/produce are organic yet priced more in the range of a big box store. I think we are going to make a trip there soon to check it out. Have you ever been to one?

Naww... our produce mostly goes from this:


To this:


To this:

[KeptByTheWord]

LOL Ms. T2W - I love your style! Of course you don't need a Trader Joe's ... you ARE Trader Joe!! Wish I lived closer to you Thanks for all your helpful tips on organic foods and eating. I'm going to look for that book this week.

[Titus2woman]

That rack in the kitchen is a couple weeks supply brought in from the food storage. We are really sticklers about rotation so we 'shop' from the storage and then we 'shop' at the market FOR the storage... we date all the homemade stuff. I just cut a cheddar I made last Sept. for my sons wedding at the farm yesterday. Yummy!

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

That rack in the kitchen is a couple weeks supply brought in from the food storage. We are really sticklers about rotation so we 'shop' from the storage and then we 'shop' at the market FOR the storage... we date all the homemade stuff. I just cut a cheddar I made last Sept. for my sons wedding at the farm yesterday. Yummy!

I am curious. Do you have any buckets of nasty (ok, some of it is actually pretty good) freeze dried/dehydrated stuff anywhere for that real emergency that may occur where you could run out of fresh stuff?

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I am curious. Do you have any buckets of nasty (ok, some of it is actually pretty good) freeze dried/dehydrated stuff anywhere for that real emergency that may occur where you could run out of fresh stuff?

I dehydrate a lot of stuff in the Excalibur. Tomatoes, squash, onions, etc. I toss them in soups and stews and just eat them when I'm hungry. Favorite dehydrated thing ever? Fruit leathers


So yes I keep dehydrated stuff... Also have about 10 cases of MREs from one of the kids.

[Roagiesgal]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

I dehydrate a lot of stuff in the Excalibur. Tomatoes, squash, onions, etc. I toss them in soups and stews and just eat them when I'm hungry. Favorite dehydrated thing ever? Fruit leathers


So yes I keep dehydrated stuff... Also have about 10 cases of MREs from one of the kids.

Have you done Lemons or Limes, I have an Excalibur also, but have not used it yet except to dry nuts...I want to do citrus because it seems so hard to preserve. If you did how did it turn out?

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Roagiesgal

Have you done Lemons or Limes, I have an Excalibur also, but have not used it yet except to dry nuts...I want to do citrus because it seems so hard to preserve. If you did how did it turn out?

No citrus yet. I freeze citrus juices. I am experimenting with concentrating them first. So far it works great to just simmer them down... not sure how much vit. C is destroyed in the process though. To freeze I put juice in quart zip-locks and stack them flat.

I'll pop a few things in the dehydrator and let you know how they come out.

[Roagiesgal]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

No citrus yet. I freeze citrus juices. I am experimenting with concentrating them first. So far it works great to just simmer them down... not sure how much vit. C is destroyed in the process though. To freeze I put juice in quart zip-locks and stack them flat.

I'll pop a few things in the dehydrator and let you know how they come out.

I looked up last night and so far it says citrus is the easiest to do...when you use the finished product...you remove the rind and grind the fruit...I was thinking that if you put it in water it might plump up again...or added to ice tea? Worth a try I think...