Atkins and Quorn

I have just started the Atkins diet (first day!), I am vegetarian but I eat
eggs and cheese. I have read various messages on here and I'm not sure if I
can eat Quorn sausages instead of meat ones. If so, can I eat them
liberally (like meat ones) or do I have to count carbs? If I do count
carbs, do I need to loose some of my cheese, salad or vegetables allowances?
If I am on induction, do I have to stick rigidly to the fee
foods/cheese/salad/vegetables thing, or can i add in something that is low
carb? I am very nervous that I am eating too many eggs since they are the
only free food I eat.

Also, does anyone know anywhere in the UK where I can buy Atkins food?

Thank you!

Maggie

"Maggie Fox" wrote in message
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I have just started the Atkins diet (first day!), I am vegetarian but I
eat
eggs and cheese. I have read various messages on here and I'm not sure if
I
can eat Quorn sausages instead of meat ones. If so, can I eat them
liberally (like meat ones) or do I have to count carbs? If I do count
carbs, do I need to loose some of my cheese, salad or vegetables
allowances?
If I am on induction, do I have to stick rigidly to the fee
foods/cheese/salad/vegetables thing, or can i add in something that is low
carb? I am very nervous that I am eating too many eggs since they are the
only free food I eat.


The government gives you eggs for free in the UK?

Subject: Atkins and Quorn
From: "Maggie Fox"
Date: 1/19/2004 3:46 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

I have just started the Atkins diet (first day!), I am vegetarian but I eat
eggs and cheese. I have read various messages on here and I'm not sure if I
can eat Quorn sausages instead of meat ones. If so, can I eat them
liberally (like meat ones) or do I have to count carbs?

You have to count carbs. You always have to count carbs. Even with the meat
ones.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/237/140
& hubby- 310/264.5/180

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says...
I have just started the Atkins diet (first day!), I am vegetarian but I eat
eggs and cheese. I have read various messages on here and I'm not sure if I
can eat Quorn sausages instead of meat ones. If so, can I eat them
liberally (like meat ones) or do I have to count carbs?

I don't know what Quorn sausages are, but if they come in a package they
should have the amount of carbs listed on them. (At least, they would
if you bought them in the US.) You would have to find out the carb
content from the manufacturer, and count it.

FYI, many meat sausages have carbs, so you would not be eating them
liberally if you ate them at all.

If I do count
carbs, do I need to loose some of my cheese, salad or vegetables allowances?

From what I understand of Atkins induction, you are limited to 4 oz. of
cheese per day, and should get most of your 20g of carbs from salad
greens and vegetables. Whatever carbs those Quorn things have can be
added to the cheese and veggies, but you have to stop when you get to
20g carbs total for the day. However, if the Quorns have bread or nuts
as an ingredient, you should not eat them on induction.

If I am on induction, do I have to stick rigidly to the fee
foods/cheese/salad/vegetables thing, or can i add in something that is low
carb? I am very nervous that I am eating too many eggs since they are the
only free food I eat.

Is "fee" a typo -- do you mean "free"? Do you mean that these foods are
"free" from carbs? Because, they're not. Eggs have .6 carbs per each,
so you do have to be careful that you don't eat too many.

--
************************************
Linda Harms
New York, NY

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:46:59 +0000 (UTC), "Maggie Fox"
wrote:
I have just started the Atkins diet (first day!), I am vegetarian but I eat
eggs and cheese. I have read various messages on here and I'm not sure if I
can eat Quorn sausages instead of meat ones. If so, can I eat them
liberally (like meat ones) or do I have to count carbs?

You can eat them, but you have to count the carbs. I haven't seen the
Quorn sausages in the US, but I've seen several other formulations, and the
carb counts tend to vary pretty widely. The lowest is the "Grounds" (I
think it's called "Mince" in the UK) at 1 net g per serving. The
chicken-like "Tenders" ("Pieces" in the UK) are significantly higher -- 5
net grams per serving. The breaded varieties are obviously out of the
question. I don't know where the sausages fit in -- check the labels.

If I do count
carbs, do I need to loose some of my cheese, salad or vegetables allowances?
If I am on induction, do I have to stick rigidly to the fee
foods/cheese/salad/vegetables thing, or can i add in something that is low
carb?

My husband (a vegetarian) never stuck to the two-cups-of-vegetables rule,
and he still managed to lose a lot of weight. He basically ate as many
vegetables as he wanted, as long as they were low carb. And he ate a lot
of Quorn, and tofu.

I am very nervous that I am eating too many eggs since they are the
only free food I eat.

They aren't "free"; they have about 0.6 g carbs each.

Em

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:10:42 -0500, Linda Harms
wrote:

I don't know what Quorn sausages are, but if they come in a package they

Quorn is a...fungus. They tried to market it here as "mushroom" but
it's mold (or mould if you're in the UK I guess), plain and simple.
Mold processed and formed into alien entity shapes. Now why anyone
would eat that when there is enough real vegetation to choose from, I
just don't know. It pains me to think about it, so I don't. I saw it
in the freezer case at Stop & Shop right beside Linda McCartney's
oversalted tasteless frozen entrees. Diabolical, is all I can say.
Kalish

"Maggie Fox" wrote in message
...
I have just started the Atkins diet (first day!), I am vegetarian but I
eat
eggs and cheese. I have read various messages on here and I'm not sure if
I
can eat Quorn sausages instead of meat ones. If so, can I eat them
liberally (like meat ones) or do I have to count carbs? If I do count
carbs, do I need to loose some of my cheese, salad or vegetables
allowances?
If I am on induction, do I have to stick rigidly to the fee
foods/cheese/salad/vegetables thing, or can i add in something that is low
carb? I am very nervous that I am eating too many eggs since they are the
only free food I eat.

Also, does anyone know anywhere in the UK where I can buy Atkins food?

Thank you!

Maggie


Might be the Quorn

per 100g:
Energy 1520KJ/367Kcal, Protein 10.6g Carbohydrate 9.5g, Fat 32.1g, Fibre
0.5g, Sodium 0.8g

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-...il/328740.html

In article ,
says...
On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:10:42 -0500, Linda Harms
wrote:

I don't know what Quorn sausages are, but if they come in a package they

Quorn is a...fungus. They tried to market it here as "mushroom" but
it's mold (or mould if you're in the UK I guess), plain and simple.
Mold processed and formed into alien entity shapes. Now why anyone
would eat that when there is enough real vegetation to choose from, I
just don't know. It pains me to think about it, so I don't. I saw it
in the freezer case at Stop & Shop right beside Linda McCartney's
oversalted tasteless frozen entrees. Diabolical, is all I can say.
Kalish

Good grief. Thanks for the info. I won't touch 'em if they appear in
my local grocery store.

--
************************************
Linda Harms
New York, NY

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5

Maggie,

I'm afraid Quorn does have carbs!! I don't know what you exclude from your
vegitarian diet. (I have various "types of veggie friends.) If you eat
fish/seafood, then you have an option there. If not, it becomes more
difficult. I have one friend who tried Atkins and is complete meat/fish
free, I'll ask him for tips.

Regarding where you can buy Atkins. There are a couple of sites. But you
can also check Boots, they are about to sell it. Also, checking out the UK
version of the Atkins site, they are about to open a store selling directly
to the public. I'm not sure how good the products are. I've read many
opinions in this NG. May have to test a few and see.

Hope this helps!

JD

Thanks JD for your help. I've been so confused on how to calculate net
carbs. Do I simply subtract the fibre content from the total carbs? If so,
that would mean that 100g of Quorn sausages are 0.8 net carbs (4.5 - 3.7).
This seems too good to be true to me! I'm just so nervous of eating so many
eggs.

Maggie

"jcd" wrote in message
...
Maggie,

I'm afraid Quorn does have carbs!! I don't know what you exclude from
your
vegitarian diet. (I have various "types of veggie friends.) If you eat
fish/seafood, then you have an option there. If not, it becomes more
difficult. I have one friend who tried Atkins and is complete meat/fish
free, I'll ask him for tips.

Regarding where you can buy Atkins. There are a couple of sites. But you
can also check Boots, they are about to sell it. Also, checking out the
UK
version of the Atkins site, they are about to open a store selling
directly
to the public. I'm not sure how good the products are. I've read many
opinions in this NG. May have to test a few and see.

Hope this helps!

JD