Adding fibre
 

Just a quick question, what is the current thinking regarding adding fibre
to a low carb diet? I'm currently trying to keep my carbs under 20gms a day.
Is there a suitable food or product I can add that I can work into my diet
without adding too many carbs? Apart from this everything is going really
well!
Regards,
Denise





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Adding fibre
 

In general, if you're eating your veggies as prescribed by whichever
diet you're on, you're likely getting enough fiber. My general rule is
"all the low-carb veggies I can eat" - which adds up to more than 20 g
carb/day, which is OK by me. YMMV.

As far as those periods of time during which you may be not eating as
many veggies as you should, if your diet is high in fat, you're
unlikely to have any digestive problems. In fact, you may even have
diarhhea as the fat over-lubricates everything, even with no fiber in
your diet.

The standard answer to adding fiber to your diet is psyllium husk. But
the pure stuff isn't very edible, IMO. More for an "emergency" than as
part of a diet. And the doctored-up versions are full of sugar and
still not very edible, so...

A better addition to your diet is flax meal. It has sort of a
nutty-taste, kinda like hazelnuts. All the carbs are from fiber. Plus
if you keep it refrigerated, you are also getting good omega-3 fats in
flax meal.

A good breakfast is to nuke 3 TB flax meal and 3 TB unflavored,
unsweetened milk-based protein powder in 2/3 cup water, then doctor the
hot "cereal" with a bit of cinnamon or vanilla, sweetener and cream.
This is especially nice in winter.

You can also use flax meal most anywhere you'd use eggs as it sort of
thickens up when added to water.

Adding fibre
 

IMHO: If fat is high enough, by percentage, there is no need for
supplemental fiber.

"Denise" wrote in message
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Just a quick question, what is the current thinking regarding adding fibre
to a low carb diet? I'm currently trying to keep my carbs under 20gms a
day.
Is there a suitable food or product I can add that I can work into my diet
without adding too many carbs? Apart from this everything is going really
well!
Regards,
Denise





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Adding fibre
 

Denise,
As far as I know, in the Atkins regimens, fiber carbs are not counted.
Fermentable fiber supplements are metabolized to generate short chain
fatty acids. You can use Methocel if you want a non-fermentable
supplement, but now we're talking chemicals and not natural products.

In my own diet, I use guar gum (Benefiber), which is a fermentable
fiber supplement. It has only 20 cal per 6 g, and you only need about
8-12 g/day to have a good effect.

Atkins was worried about the effect of quickly metabolized carbs on
insulin release and triglycerides, among other issues. Fiber
supplements don't have these problems, or work in a helpful way.

See this link (maybe more than you want to know!)
http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/...ms20001598.pdf

JT

Adding fibre
 

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says...
A good breakfast is to nuke 3 TB flax meal and 3 TB unflavored,
unsweetened milk-based protein powder in 2/3 cup water, then doctor the
hot "cereal" with a bit of cinnamon or vanilla, sweetener and cream.
This is especially nice in winter.

I agree! I usually flavor mine with either 1 tsp of cocoa powder or a
1/2 tsp of Frontier maple flavoring and always add butter to the end
result. I don't like the usual vanilla, maple, whatever extracts that
are common in the baking section of most grocery stores because I can
REALLY taste the alcohol in them, hence the Fronteir brand which I can
get at Whole Foods or on-line. With the maple flavoring, it's a lot
like Maypo in flavor and texture. It keeps me "regular" and I suspect
the fatty oil in them is what makes said regularity comfortable.

My recipe mixes flax meal, hazelnut meal and protein powder (I don't
care for the almond meal for cereal, but it's okay for cookies). The
flax meal can have a somewhat slimy texture, hence the protein powder.
Considering the benefits of the flax, protein and fiber all in one dish,
it's a very nutritious and beneficial meal.

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Saffire
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Atkins since 6/14/03
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Adding fibre
 

On 3 Jan 2006 10:33:06 -0800, "JT" wrote:

Denise,
As far as I know, in the Atkins regimens, fiber carbs are not counted.
Fermentable fiber supplements are metabolized to generate short chain
fatty acids. You can use Methocel if you want a non-fermentable
supplement, but now we're talking chemicals and not natural products.

In my own diet, I use guar gum (Benefiber), which is a fermentable
fiber supplement. It has only 20 cal per 6 g, and you only need about
8-12 g/day to have a good effect.

Atkins was worried about the effect of quickly metabolized carbs on
insulin release and triglycerides, among other issues. Fiber
supplements don't have these problems, or work in a helpful way.

See this link (maybe more than you want to know!)
http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/...ms20001598.pdf

JT


I use Benefiber also. Works great for me. I am on day two of
induction and feeling fine except for feeling warm. I'm starting a
new blood pressure medication which I'm taking at bedtime. Waiting
for it to kick in now. It's supposed to give you a headache. Maybe
it works differently on low carb.

Ray Wesley Kinserlow Jr.
Lubbock, Texas
rkinserlow at cox dot net
homepage: www.members.cox.net/rkinserlow