The Banting/LCHF Thread

Going to put these pork rinds to the test tomorrow night as a breading substitute for chicken strips.

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Was actually just looking for an excuse to use my DIY mini infinity curve(photography) I put together last night.
 
The GF and I are looking to start this. What do you guys use to replace bread and pastas at lunch and dinner? For example tonight we were going to have Spaghetti Bolognaise, but now need to find a substitute.
 
Some LCHF advocates would find substitutes for bread and pasta - I would prefer to not substitute them at all. Just don' eat bread and pasta!

Just eat veggies and fatty meat, that is it. Have a big salad or a bowl of steamed veggies. Cook yourself a steak, or a big chilli con carne over the weekend. Eat the bolognaise with cheese mixed in but no pasta.
 
BradleyKZN said:
The GF and I are looking to start this. What do you guys use to replace bread and pastas at lunch and dinner? For example tonight we were going to have Spaghetti Bolognaise, but now need to find a substitute.
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Almond flour pita - https://healthyhut.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/almond-flour-pita-bread/

or Fathead pizza - http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/04/23/fat-head-pizza/

Both go swimmingly with Bolognaise ....... my fave being fathead pizza base made into garlicy strips of goodness! :D Welcome to banting.
 
Ancalagon said:
Just don' eat bread and pasta!
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That, basically. You could use zucchini noodles which are really nice with sauce and melted cheese. Make some roast veg, serve the sauce with that.
 
Ancalagon said:
Some LCHF advocates would find substitutes for bread and pasta - I would prefer to not substitute them at all. Just don' eat bread and pasta!

Just eat veggies and fatty meat, that is it. Have a big salad or a bowl of steamed veggies. Cook yourself a steak, or a big chilli con carne over the weekend. Eat the bolognaise with cheese mixed in but no pasta.
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Agree with this. Don't look for alternatives. Now and then you can use an alternative for a nice-to-have, but not on an ongoing basis. Eating alternatives to regularly will have you craving the original. Easier to just make a big and complete change rather than tempting you with substitutes that never is as good as the original (taste wise).
 
Thanks for the replies, I will have to start from scratch with everything, instead of finding alternatives. So what do you guys take to work for lunch?
 
BradleyKZN said:
Thanks for the replies, I will have to start from scratch with everything, instead of finding alternatives. So what do you guys take to work for lunch?
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Leftovers from dinner, make sure you make enough ;)

Remember one thing, if you aren't prepare to put effort into the food making process, you are mostly screwed to start off with. In my experience, you need to have a little passion for making awesome meals.
 
BradleyKZN said:
Thanks for the replies, I will have to start from scratch with everything, instead of finding alternatives. So what do you guys take to work for lunch?
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Just a quick note, I don't eat breakfast, especially not in the week, which might be your next question.

I don't always eat lunch, but I mostly do. What I do is, on Sunday night, I cut up one large cucumber, 4 tomatoes, 3 small heads of lettuce, 2 red peppers and 2 large carrots. Every morning, I scoop some of that into a tupperware, enough for the day, and take it to work. I also pack about 50g of cheddar cheese and a tablespoon each of pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds.

What I might look into doing in future is making something similar to a Spanish omelette to bring to work, only with roast chicken added. Reason being, I'd like to eat more protein at lunch so that I don't need so many protein shakes to hit my protein target. Currently I need two protein shakes per day to get enough protein, I'd like to decrease that to 1. So I need to eat more protein during the day to make up for it.
 
Ancalagon said:
I'd like to eat more protein at lunch so that I don't need so many protein shakes to hit my protein target. Currently I need two protein shakes per day to get enough protein, I'd like to decrease that to 1. So I need to eat more protein during the day to make up for it.
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Cottage cheese has been working wonders for me.
 
APoc184 said:
Cottage cheese has been working wonders for me.
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Which cottage cheese do you use though? Most of them seem to have 10 or 11g of protein per 100g of cottage cheese, which is not all that high.
 
Ancalagon said:
Which cottage cheese do you use though? Most of them seem to have 10 or 11g of protein per 100g of cottage cheese, which is not all that high.
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I use regular low fat/no fat smooth cottage cheese.

But I mix it with the whey I would have used in the shake to make a nice mousse type snack.

Might not be super high in protein but it is low calorie and majority of the calories are from protein.
 
I know some people advocate not looking for substitutions.

I am at a stage where I am maintaining and not trying to lose any more so it leaves me some breathing space for experimenting with recipes.

Tonight I made Pork Rind Crusted Crispy Strips and for dessert was a flaxseed muffin in a mug with peanut butter frosting. (I know peanut butter is not advised on banting but half a tablespoon was not going to hurt).

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Dunno how you feel about the flax seed but I'd rather use coconut flour or almond. Flax is just too much for me.
 
Kosmik said:
Dunno how you feel about the flax seed but I'd rather use coconut flour or almond. Flax is just too much for me.
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It is fine for me.

The recipe only uses 1 tablespoon of flaxseed powder.

And I've also been adding a heaped teaspoon of flaxseed powder to my protein shakes every day for the last year. So kinda used to it.

I find with coconut flour is to difficult to get the consistency right because it sucks up so much moisture. Almond flour is nice but too damn expensive so I don't always have it on hand.
 
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