Diabetes Talking

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aww nuts – so from those ingredients, New Zealand / Australian Marmite and Vegemite still has carbs … I’ve found a heaped teaspoon of Vegemite, while not the most palatable thing in the world, does wonders for my chronic crampy lower legs.  Marmite works too, but being stronger it’s a bit hard to take on its own in that quantity! cheers Rachel

I think vegemite has 1g carbs per serving. — Tara 264.5/164.5/159 – next minigoal Atkins since 10 July 2001 – New Zealand www.dazzled.com/lowcarb – my homepage

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Ohhhhhhhh stop….spotted dick and roly poly and treacle sponge and and and.. oh I can’t go on (wahhhhhh) Ophelia Dreaming of all the wonderful, delicious, fabbie childhood puddings

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was always intrigued by Spotted Dick…. — Karen 197/121 Maintaining since 4/02 <snip Tried marmite while on my trip to England… whew!  What exactly IS it? It must be something that you only like if you’ve been brought up on it! LOL! <snip again

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I’ve found a heaped teaspoon of Vegemite, while not the most palatable thing in the world, does wonders for my chronic crampy lower legs.  Marmite works too, but being stronger it’s a bit hard to take on its own in that quantity! I think vegemite has 1g carbs per serving.

Thanks for that – how much is a serving?  1 teaspoon? cheers Rachel (New Zealand)

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The soy bread is great toasted with butter on it, haven’t tried the low carb jam but you have a great idea there. The bread I bought is not hard and is 3 grams per slice. I only have one slice a day with breakfast and keep the rest frozen.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ~ Since this is my 2nd time on Atkins (did the first diet 1972) things have ~ changed a bit but not much. Glad there are some products available that I ~ don’t have to cook:) As you can see, I do NOT suffer on Atkins Diet. My old ~ doc put me on a diabetic diet where I gained a lot of weight but I’m back on ~ track again. THIS plan works for me! ~ ~ Breakfast: ~ 4 slices bacon ~ 2 eggs fried in bacon grease ~ 1 slice of toast (health food soy bread 3 grams a slice) Soy bread?  Is that nice?  Is it rock hard like other health food breads (that I’ve tried)? It would be nice to have toast and marmite occasionally. — Clare 178/172/140 To reply use [locarb at clarebear dot co dot uk]

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But there are a couple of brands of extra-thin sliced whole wheat breads here (about 1cm or 3/16" thick) that are only 6 or 7 grams carb per slice, suitable for an occasional piece of toast as a treat without blowing your carb limit out the window. I would expect that there are comparable extra-thin sliced breads available in the UK.  If not, you might be able to have a market slice a whole loaf very thin for you. I used to keep a loaf in the freezer, so it wouldn’t get moldy on me between uses.

Yeah, I’ve been eating the same loaf of Pepperidge Farm light styles wheat bread since some time in May.  Heh. Also, for those of you in the northeastern US, I noticed at Stop & Shop yesterday that their store-brand light rye bread is 10 grams of carb with 3 grams of fiber.  Seems like a good carb bargain.  I’m gonna buy a loaf when I finally run out of frozen bread.  In September. Andrea too damn fat/124/123 or maybe I’ll keep going

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Well.  Now I know more about Marmite than I ever wanted to know! LOL! Thanks Edwin.  Oh – did you actually like the stuff?? — Cheers! Nicole 263/169/150 May 1, 2002

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Clare, Tried marmite while on my trip to England… whew!  What exactly IS it? It must be something that you only like if you’ve been brought up on it! LOL! Haa haa, Well, Marmite is some sort of yeast extract. Here’s an FAQ which might answer all your doubts FAQ : http://www.gty.org/~phil/marmite.htm Official Website : http://www.worldhealthcare.net/marmite/marmite.html Ingredient Table : http://www.worldhealthcare.net/marmite/ingred.html It’s been a real long time since I last had it. It was usually marmite and porridge for me. Now that rice is out of the picture… Edwin

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FAQ : http://www.gty.org/~phil/marmite.htm Official Website : http://www.worldhealthcare.net/marmite/marmite.html Ingredient Table : http://www.worldhealthcare.net/marmite/ingred.html

aww nuts – so from those ingredients, New Zealand / Australian Marmite and Vegemite still has carbs … I’ve found a heaped teaspoon of Vegemite, while not the most palatable thing in the world, does wonders for my chronic crampy lower legs.  Marmite works too, but being stronger it’s a bit hard to take on its own in that quantity! cheers Rachel

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I was always intrigued by Spotted Dick…. — Karen 197/121 Maintaining since 4/02

<snip Tried marmite while on my trip to England… whew!  What exactly IS it? It must be something that you only like if you’ve been brought up on it! LOL!

<snip again

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Also, for those of you in the northeastern US, I noticed at Stop & Shop yesterday that their store-brand light rye bread is 10 grams of carb with 3 grams of fiber.  Seems like a good carb bargain.  I’m gonna buy a loaf when I finally run out of frozen bread.  In September.

This stuff is excellent, and the numbers add up. It has enough oat bran in it that it tastes a little different from rye bread, but it tastes great and the slices are normal rye bread sized (and weight–it has the same number of slices/pound as the regular rye bread). At least in my Stop & Shop, it seems to fly off the shelves! AF — "it’s good to know that this country hasn’t lost touch with its founding values and principles:  freedom for all, a government of the people, for the people and by the people and a personal relationship with Loki." — sam h shares his vision of the American Dream

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~ Since this is my 2nd time on Atkins (did the first diet 1972) things have ~ changed a bit but not much. Glad there are some products available that I ~ don’t have to cook:) As you can see, I do NOT suffer on Atkins Diet. My old ~ doc put me on a diabetic diet where I gained a lot of weight but I’m back on ~ track again. THIS plan works for me! ~ ~ Breakfast: ~ 4 slices bacon ~ 2 eggs fried in bacon grease ~ 1 slice of toast (health food soy bread 3 grams a slice) Soy bread?  Is that nice?  Is it rock hard like other health food breads (that I’ve tried)? It would be nice to have toast and marmite occasionally. — Clare 178/172/140 To reply use [locarb at clarebear dot co dot uk]

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Hi Clare, Tried marmite while on my trip to England… whew!  What exactly IS it? It must be something that you only like if you’ve been brought up on it! LOL!

Haa haa, Well, Marmite is some sort of yeast extract. Here’s an FAQ which might answer all your doubts FAQ : http://www.gty.org/~phil/marmite.htm Official Website : http://www.worldhealthcare.net/marmite/marmite.html Ingredient Table : http://www.worldhealthcare.net/marmite/ingred.html It’s been a real long time since I last had it. It was usually marmite and porridge for me. Now that rice is out of the picture… Edwin

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Soy bread?  Is that nice?  Is it rock hard like other health food breads (that I’ve tried)? It would be nice to have toast and marmite occasionally.

I’ve never tried a soy bread, nor some of the expensive LC breads sold from LC sites.  But there are a couple of brands of extra-thin sliced whole wheat breads here (about 1cm or 3/16" thick) that are only 6 or 7 grams carb per slice, suitable for an occasional piece of toast as a treat without blowing your carb limit out the window. I would expect that there are comparable extra-thin sliced breads available in the UK.  If not, you might be able to have a market slice a whole loaf very thin for you. I used to keep a loaf in the freezer, so it wouldn’t get moldy on me between uses. —                 "There’s a seeker born every minute."

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It would be nice to have toast and marmite occasionally. — Clare 178/172/140 To reply use [locarb at clarebear dot co dot uk]

Hi Clare, Tried marmite while on my trip to England… whew!  What exactly IS it? It must be something that you only like if you’ve been brought up on it! LOL! That was one of the very few foods I didn’t like while there (and I found a place to buy imported double cream – yippee!!).  No, make that the only food, since I didn’t try any of the black pudding… figured I’d let DH have it all. Otherwise GREATLY enjoyed our trip! — Cheers! Nicole 263/169/150 Low carb since May 1, 2000

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Your diet sounds balanced, creative, and yummy. I doubt I coud eat all the dessert group items on a daily basis and continue to lose at a reasonable rate. However, if it’s working for you, no sense changing until your rate of weight loss slows appreciably.  <snip After week one on Atkins, 9 pounds lost!

Congratulations!   Higher than average! My former docs had me convinced that low fat starvation works, I’m proof as many of you are that it does NOT work! GO Atkins!

Ditto! Wildflower

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Since this is my 2nd time on Atkins (did the first diet 1972) things have changed a bit but not much. Glad there are some products available that I don’t have to cook:) As you can see, I do NOT suffer on Atkins Diet. My old doc put me on a diabetic diet where I gained a lot of weight but I’m back on track again. THIS plan works for me! Breakfast: 4 slices bacon 2 eggs fried in bacon grease 1 slice of toast (health food soy bread 3 grams a slice) decaf coffee with Splenda & 1 T heavy cream 1 8 oz glass of water 1 multivitamin Lunch: 1 cup salad stuff (lettuce, tomato, cucumber) 3 Italian olives (the wrinkled kind in olive oil & spices) 1 egg cubes ham (or turkey, chicken) olive oil and wine vinegar with Italian spices (dressing) 2 8 oz glasses of Kool Aid with Splenda (I like pink lemonade) snack: barbeque pork rinds, diet rite cola with a dash of vanilla (my own vanilla Coke:) 1 8 oz glass of water Dinner: small (2 or 3 of each) appetizer plate (ham & cream cheese balls, buffalo wings, cheese cubes) Italian hot sausage with 1/3 cup saut