Schwarzbein variety

[Shellstuff]

I was wondering if anyone else feels like it's difficult to get a lot of variety out of Schwarzbein meals? I have the cookbook, it's just that sometimes I think that all the recipes are very similar. :confused:

[Sugarwood1]

I'm loving Schwarzbein. You can use virtually ANY Atkins-type recipe and add your allotted carbs. Go to http://photopics.com/lowcarb.html for example. The no-bean no-tomato chili is wonderful, and you can add beans or oyster crackers or whatever to get your fiber allotment. www.lowcarbluxury.com has wonderful recipes too. Let me know if you need more sites. (sugarwood1~hotmail.com)

[Shellstuff]

Thanks sugarwood... that lowcarb luxury site is really good. I think the reason I don't use much variety is because I am paranoid about hidden carbs in foods so I stick to what I know. I definitely want to start exploring more though, or I know I will get bored with Schwarzbein! Thanks again...

[Sugarwood1]

The only hidden carbs I am aware of are those from glycerine and non-sugars, like Maltitol. You should only find those in things like nutrition bars and sugarfree candies.

Occasionally a nutritional breakdown will separate out the fiber from the useable carbs (it should be all right to do that with Schwarzbein, too since fiber is not absorbed by the body) because at the moment fiber grams are combined with carbs and also noted separately even though fiber is not carbs and is not turned into glucose by the body. If Schwarzbein does NOT separate out the fiber, the diet is much lower in carbs than the book says.