I have been following the Atkins diet successfully for about 4 weeks now, however I am having problems trying to source some basic ingredients in Australia which pop up in your recipes.The most important of these is Soy Protein Isolate. All I keep getting offered are protein drinks which are way too expensive to use for cooking by the cupful, (especially since our dollar is so low compared to yours). Are protein drinks the only form that this ingredient can be purchased in? Is there something I can substitute for Soy protein isolate when cooking - (eg baking) that will give similar results? As we do not have manufactured low carb foods available, I basically have to make my own. Please help.

Hi Jo, welcome aboard. Soy protein isolate is not known as a low-carb product, even though it's very low in carbs. Try to look for it at nutrition shops like bodybuilding type of stores, or at any supermarkets with a focus on vegetarian/organic products and you might find them. So protein products have unflavoured poder, which can be used on recipes.

There a good chance you'll be able to find it locally, and once you do, please let me know where you found it. I'm trying to build a database that will list such information and make available so people can do search by city/country etc.

Wa'il

Hi there i copied this thread sor ppl from your area quite a few from the Sydney area too!!! Maybe you can find some ideas of places to purchace it...
Ive visiting Sydney next month
Good luck
Monica

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