hi there ! where to find low carb in uk?

[s8ndr]

hello everyone :wave: just found this uk forum doesnt look like many people use it though,why dont we all use it a little more its nice to know there are people just around the corner :D am i the only one struggling to find low carb products in the uk :q: .i have used the uk low carb megastore but would love the convenience of being able to buy things on the spur of the moment.

[Elizellen]

What sort of lowcarb products are you looking for?

[amergin]

Hi S8ndr.
If you're looking for specially manufactured "low carb" branded food which is an imitation of non low carb food such as bread, cake, chocolate bars, etc, then the best place to look is in the larger chain chemists and health food stores, or on the internet.
However you will pay a fortune for what is often very little food and which can also be full of artificial chemicals and "sweeteners" and flavorings.
Much easier to find, much cheaper, and much more nutritious, is the food that is sold as it has been for the last hundred years in butchers, groceries and vegetable stands. Pork, Chicken, Eggs, Beef, cheese, butter, mackerel, cod, haddock, herring, full fat yogurt, cabbage, onions, leeks, hazelnuts, walnuts, tomatoes, dessicated coconut, olive oil, celery...etc.
If you're following a less restrictive low carb plan then you can include some fruits with such as apples, oranges etc and medium starch veggies like carrots and turnips, provided you don't overdo the volumes.
Eating food as low-processed and "close to the field" as possible means you are reducing the amount of processing, added chemicals, and costs. By the time most processed food gets to the supermarket shelf it has often been sterilised, heat treated, had anti-oxidants, emulsifiers and stabilizers added , been bleached and/or re-colored to standardize it's appearance and taste, and extend it's shelf life.
If you do have to buy convenience foods then the deep-frozen stuff is the next best to fresh. Often quite reasonably priced too.
Best of luck with the food hunt and bon appetit

[s8ndr]

hello again i paticularly want to find low carb sauces ie ketchup, brown sauce,pasta sauce,low carb gravy anything to stop my food being so dry,i have made my own curry and it was great but wouldnt have a clue how to make brown sauce which is somthing i really miss,a pepper sauce would also be nice on my steak :yum: any ideas or recipies will be appreciated thanks regards sandra

[Elizellen]

I am not much of a one for using sauces but there are seveeral recipes in our recipes forum here http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=214626

Also Linda's low carb recipe site has lots of sauces -the induciton-legal ones are marked with *
http://genaw.com/lowcarb/misc_recipes.html

I did a google for the ingredients of HP brown sauce to see if it could be adapted for lowcarb
Ingredients: Malt Vinegar (from barley), Tomatoes, Molasses, Spirit Vinegar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Dates, Sugar, Salt, Modified Maize Starch, Rye Flour, Tamarind Extract, Spices, Onion Extract.Hmmmmm?!? Maybe mixing some malt vinegar, tomato paste, splenda or other 'legal' sweetener, onion salt and spices would result in a similar taste?

[s8ndr]

thank you elizellen you have been most helpful look forward to trying out a few recipies :yum:

[Elizellen]

Happy to help S8ndr :agree:

Do post any good tasting results here so others needing them can benefit from your hard work!