Food Products I Eat

I was talking with a friend yesterday who is starting a ketogenic diet.  I realized that over the last 8 weeks I have made several adaptations that make this diet easier.  Today it really feels like a way of life.

First, we go through a ton of perishables.  Every week the Sam's Club shopping list includes heavy and light cream, baby spinach, cream cheese, sour cream, deli sliced ham and cheese, block cheddar, avocados (we eat at least 5 per week), bell peppers, and any other produce that looks good.  Every few weeks we pick up nuts, frozen berries, olive oil, vinegar, ranch dip mix, and other stuff.

For many people, the desire to snack goes away entirely.  That hasn't been the case for me.  I still enjoy a little something after dinner.  We keep lots of veggies on hand along with sour cream and ranch dip.  When I need something sweet, I reach for the Lindt 90% Dark Chocolate bar.  A recent addition has been flaked raw coconut.  All very yummy.

Several weeks ago we turned a major corner when I discovered the low-carb section of the netrition.com website.  They have a great selection of low-carb products.  I started with oat fiber (a bulking agent for baking), Bob's Red Mill Low-Carb Bread Mix and Baking Mix, and an assortment of pitas and tortillas.  A couple of the items have really stood out.  A couple of times per week we go to Chipotle and bring our own Mama Lupe's Low-Carb Tortillas.  They are almost as good as standard tortillas at only 3g of carbs each.  We have also found that Toufayan Low-Carb Pitas make a great general bread replacement.  I will try to get Genny to post her recipe for "Funeral Sandwiches."  Another delicious recipe.

Anyway, netrition.com gets business from us about every other week.  They are a great company to deal with.  They stand behind their products and take care of their customers.  As a note, I haven't tried any of the Dixie Diner products.  The value for what you get just doesn't seem all that high when so much can be made from scratch.