well its official my doc is putting me on a low carb diet

[Tarrenae]

Hey fellow low carbers my doc is going to have me meet with her dietician about being put on a low carb diet excluding my food allergies,the reason I've been sitting on the fence so long is I am used to eating a high carb anti-allergy diet based on rice and gluten free starchy foods,so I am not really thrilled about having to get even more restricted,so I am going to need a ton of encouragement.I haven't gone through the rules of my new plan yet so I dont know what it will be like just yet,but I do not know what im going to eat and thats driving me crazy.I am in love with carbs,but I know how terrible they are making me feel also and I need to get serious about it.Maybe some of you can give me some low carb meal ideas that exclude the following
1.)eggs
2.)all dairy products
3.)yeast
4.)soy
5.)peanuts,cashews,almonds,pistachios,walnuts
6.)pinto,kidney and lima beans
7.)gluten
I am going to be talking to her and straightening a few things out during the past couple days,and will give more details when I get them.Any tips?? :help:

[Newbirth]

Wow. I don't know what to say. That's really restricted. Off hand I can say that salads can be a good friend but your dressing will have to be homemade because most store brands contain soybean oil.

Berries are also fairly low in carbs, as are cooked and raw veggies such as cauliflower and broccoli (these are my two best friends). Of course meat is 0 carbs. :)

I eat a lot of meat and veggies. I also eat dairy, but I see that's out for you.

[Tarrenae]

:cry: Wow. I don't know what to say. That's really restricted. Off hand I can say that salads can be a good friend but your dressing will have to be homemade because most store brands contain soybean oil.

Berries are also fairly low in carbs, as are cooked and raw veggies such as cauliflower and broccoli (these are my two best friends). Of course meat is 0 carbs. :)

I eat a lot of meat and veggies. I also eat dairy, but I see that's out for you.

I know its restrictive booohooooooooooooooooo :-( sniffle sniffle,well thanks for trying ;-)......

[pennink]

Well, you can have a lot of meat, I guess and veggies. I'd made oil and vinegar dressings, I guess.
Molly McButter allowed? for your cooked veggies?

You could make pot roasts in slow cookers, or maybe a yummy pork roast with a can of diced tomatoes (this makes a sauce for the veggies)
I guess you can eat fruit (which most low carbers can't have) can you?

I see a lot of cooking in your future. (((( hugs )))) let us know how you work it out. Good luck!

[Newbirth]

In another thread it worked out to around 105-125 carbs a day for her, so yeah, you could have a lot of fruit for that number of grams.

[Bat Spit]

That's a long list of exclusions, so it won't be fun, but it is definitely doable.

Try reading over in the Paleo forum. Everyone over there already excludes soy, gluten (all grain), legumes, and most dairy and yeast. The almonds are a real loss, but we do what we need to do to be healthy. Is the no nuts an allergy, or part of a candida recovery diet?

It looks like you can eat veggies without restriction. That gives you a lot of options. You'll definitely want to invest in a crock pot. I love my crock pot. I do a lot of very large batches of seasoned meat/stew that helps me always have food around when I'm hungry. Tomatos will be your friend, along with onion, which is higher carb for some of us, but I think you'll need the flavoring option!

Don't forget to make coconut a part of your diet. Coconut milk makes a good cream replacement, coconut oil makes an adequate butter replacement.

Flax makes a nice hot cereal.

[fallsgal]

Wow, I'm surprised at the responses you got that seemed IMHP to be sort of negative. My first reaction was "hey, that's Atkins!" I don't eat any of those things on your list and I eat plenty of wonderful things. There are almost endless varieties of veggies (fresh, and frozen) that you can have, and almost endless varieties of spices and herbs you can have, and think of the variety of meats you can have!!! And seafood!!!! And fruit!!! And all the varieties of mushrooms!!! And coconut shredded, oil, and milk!!! And the curries you can make!!! And the stews, and the BBQ and the soups!!!! Hey, girl, you'll learn to cook, and have a ball...

Try to look at this as a huge experiment of one - eat something different every day, and take pride in the variety you can eat of your "restrictions." Turn the tables and think positively and you'll soon be happy with your new way of eating.

[LisaAC]

Whew, talk about learning creativity 101. :D

I've a friend who has a lot of the same allergies as you do and I'm also gluten intolerant. Best tip I can give you is learn to use herbs for taste. She can't have pepper, so she uses the herb margerum (excuse the spelling) as a replacement.

Oh yeah, the crockpot IS your friend. Why? Because you can cook tomorrow's meals while you sleep and wake up to good hot meal. You can also freeze what's left for later quick use. Roast beef cooked slow and I like to add cabbage. I've also cooked chicken and I freeze the broth for chicken stock for later. I take garlic and put it in the chicken broth. Add celery or whatever veggies ya want and you've got yourself a good hot soup. And soups usually freeze well for later.

Don't forget spaghetti squash. Add a little homemade spaghetti sauce and you've got a good meal. I like it because it also reminded me of the shredded potatos, but that's me.

Cauliflower, I liked them mashed with cream,butter,salt and pepper, BUT you could make them using water (to make them creamy) and herbs to taste.

On my chicken I love to put lots Mrs. Dash. I coat it well. It makes a kind of crust that way and tastes good. Just read the lable before getting. When all else fails, buy or grow your own herbs. That way you know what's in them. I can tell you how to quick start an indoor herb garden, in flower pots, if you're interested. Or if you perfer store bought herbs, cheepest I've found is at the Big Lots store. Not sure if they have one in your area, but they were like 40-50 cents if I remember right, a bottle. FAR cheeper than any store.

Another idea is to write a list of all the foods your body can handle on a low carb diet. From that list see what foods would go good together and maybe start working on your own recipes. Also, take the foods you have and look them up at a lowcarb recipe site and do what everyone else does...edit the recipe to your own needs. :D Takes a little work, but once you have recipes you can work with it will be easier.

Freeze things. Make up whole meals and freeze some. That way all you have to do is pop them in the micro.

Eggs will send her to the hospital, BUT when eggs are needed in cooking she uses a product called "egg replacers" It can be found in the diet food section sometimes of local stores, but she gets it at her local healthfood store. Just read the ingrediants to make sure it's something you can have, but considering her allergies..I'm guessing you can.

Don't forget though, that when you get to the second phase you can start adding other foods, not just veggies. Some people here can tolerate a serving of brown rice, but not sure on which phase that's allowed. Been a while since I've read the book.

It all depends on your body. Read the Atkin's book, if you've not already done so, and you'll know what you can start readding. Not too much more different that trying to find what your allergy is via diet. :D And brown rice goes into the body slower than regular white rice. Also, remember, some rice does have gluten.

Don't forget the other kinds of flours allowed once you get into another phase. Oat flour, you can make your own by putting oatmeal into a blender or food processor and grinding. Some use almonds that way, but I think you said you had a nut allergy. Flax seed flour. Look at your local oriental markets also for other foods, as well as Krogers diet area that has many other types of flours.

Ok, sorry for the novelette. I suppose I'm a little hyper this morning. :lol: :D

[KvonM]

Maybe some of you can give me some low carb meal ideas that exclude the following
1.)eggs
2.)all dairy products
hmmm... there are definetely replacements out there, like LisaAC's friend uses egg replacements (are those the egg beaters?), and yes dairy is a big hit to take, but it can be done.


3.)yeast
4.)soy

not really an issue on low-carb... soy's used sparingly, yeast is almost nonexistant, so getting rid of it entirely isn't a big deal.


5.)peanuts,cashews,almonds,pistachios,walnuts
ok... OUCH. most of us use nuts as a snack or to make our own nut butters and as a good source of vitamins and good fats and fiber... but again, it's doable.


6.)pinto,kidney and lima beans
7.)gluten

again, not so much an issue with low-carb, they're not on the list of approved foods anyway.

it definetely sounds like paleo might be the way for you to go... meats, veggies, fruits, natural oils like olive or safflower or canola. my future sister-in-law has to eat the same way for medical reasons (she reacts to gluten), and basically her diet consists of meat, meat, veggies, and meat. and yeah, spices will be your best friend.

take a look through the recipes section here too... talk to the creator of the recipe if you have questions about substituting or omitting eggs and dairy. i think you'll do fine :).

[LisaAC]

No, the egg replace isn't egg beaters. It actually comes in a box and is a powder. No eggs at all.

Heres the addy http://www.ener-g.com/store/detail.aspx?sn=MilkAndEggSubstitutes&id=97&cat=8

Egg Replacer - kosher-parve

Mimics what eggs do in recipes, Greatly simplifies baking for people who cannot use eggs. It replaces egg whites as well as egg yolks in baking. Pack equal to approximately 100 eggs. Recipes provided on pack.


Ingredients
Potato Starch, tapioca starch flour, leavening (calcium lactate [not derived from dairy], calcium carbonate, citric acid [corn derived]), sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose

[marty12550]

Whew, talk about learning creativity 101. :D

Don't forget the other kinds of flours allowed once you get into another phase. Oat flour, you can make your own by putting oatmeal into a blender or food processor and grinding.

Oatmeal is not to be eaten on a GF diet unless it is special ordered. The reason is that oats are typically grown along with wheat and there is cross contamination. I hate that! I LOVE oatmeal in the morning! It is believed that only 5% of celiacs actually have a probelm with oats- only because of the cross contamination it is a problem.

There are a few (maybe two) farms that grow oats striclty and you can order it online but it is expensive. Also this info is US based. I belive it may be different in Europe as they seems to be more aware of celiac

[LisaAC]

Oatmeal is not to be eaten on a GF diet unless it is special ordered. The reason is that oats are typically grown along with wheat and there is cross contamination. I hate that! I LOVE oatmeal in the morning! It is believed that only 5% of celiacs actually have a probelm with oats- only because of the cross contamination it is a problem.

There are a few (maybe two) farms that grow oats striclty and you can order it online but it is expensive. Also this info is US based. I belive it may be different in Europe as they seems to be more aware of celiac

Thanks for the heads-up. I never knew that. Thankfully, I never eat oats.

[Newbirth]

Wow, I'm surprised at the responses you got that seemed IMHP to be sort of negative. My first reaction was "hey, that's Atkins!"How is no eggs, nuts, dairy, or soy "Atkins"? I eat all four, and now that I can't get the Calorie Countdown milk I have to use soy milk. And I have at least one egg every day, and I love peanuts so I endulge once a week (ok, so they are technically a legume). Sometimes I eat other nuts, too.

[lausie]

I appreciate it might be difficult but try to turn it around so instead of what you CAN'T eat, think about what you CAN eat.

I've been following the Atkins diet for 4 weeks and previously followed it for a year. The only things I ate from your exclude list were eggs and nuts - I didn't touch any of the others so it is completely doable!

Find/create some recipes that you really like and make them part of a routine so that you haven't got to constantly worry what you'll eat for the day.

I got myself a low carb cook book and picked out a number of really yummy dishes that I make throughout the week so dieting doesn't become a burden!

[black57]

You do not have to eat eggs, soy or nuts and still do Atkins. Heck, vegetarians do Atkins without a drop of steak. Atkins gives you a list of foods that you can eat. It isn't law. You aren't breaking any rules by not eating eggs.If there is anything that you don't like or are allergic to then don't eat it. This lifestyle can be molded to any taste.