Comments for Low carb day http://www.lowcarbday.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:14:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Cheese bread by Lena http://www.lowcarbday.com/low-carb-recipes/low-carb-bread/cheese-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Lena Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:14:57 +0000 http://www.lowcarbday.com/?p=131#comment-663 Hi Linda. Thanks for your reply. I am from Norway myself, so I am not that familiar with how things work out in the American homes. Maybe I should consider getting some cups since most of the traffic is from the US. Though I haven't posted any updates here in a long time as I got busy with other online projects. Actually I have been wondering if the original of this recipe came from Poland. Are you familiar with the polish Dr Kwasniewski? Hi Linda.

Thanks for your reply. I am from Norway myself, so I am not that familiar with how things work out in the American homes. Maybe I should consider getting some cups since most of the traffic is from the US. Though I haven’t posted any updates here in a long time as I got busy with other online projects.

Actually I have been wondering if the original of this recipe came from Poland. Are you familiar with the polish Dr Kwasniewski?

]]> Comment on Cheese bread by Linda http://www.lowcarbday.com/low-carb-recipes/low-carb-bread/cheese-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Linda Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:29:17 +0000 http://www.lowcarbday.com/?p=131#comment-662 Lena - Most people in the States don't weigh their ingredients, but rather use the cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. It's not your fault - besides, any good cook can figure it out. Also, most people just call it cream cheese (I never use Philadelphia brand because they don't offer an organic version). Thanks for the recipe! I can't wait to try it, as I don't eat gluten. I'm also Polish, so I can imagine this might be right up my alley! Lena – Most people in the States don’t weigh their ingredients, but rather use the cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. It’s not your fault – besides, any good cook can figure it out. Also, most people just call it cream cheese (I never use Philadelphia brand because they don’t offer an organic version).

Thanks for the recipe! I can’t wait to try it, as I don’t eat gluten. I’m also Polish, so I can imagine this might be right up my alley!

]]> Comment on Cheese bread by Lena http://www.lowcarbday.com/low-carb-recipes/low-carb-bread/cheese-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Lena Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:57:19 +0000 http://www.lowcarbday.com/?p=131#comment-661 You use either cottage cheese or philadelphia in the recipe. I tend to use cottage cheese, but I have heard others say they get better results with Philadelphia cream cheese. Spices is on a new line. Maybe I should have called it herbs. I add some herbs as well to give it a better taste. I am not from the states, so I thought you used ounces (oz) when you weigh your ingredients. That is why I used the google calculator to convert it from grams to ounces. Since these ingredients are measured with a kitchen scale, they cannot be converted to cups without measuring them again. That is because cup is a volume measurement while grams is a weight measurement. So 1/4 cup of cottage cheese is about 60 grams, while 1/4 cup of something else may be 100 grams. Please let me know if it helps as I've tried to convert the ingredients to a measurement that is familiar for US people. If not I can measure them again in dl which can be converted to cups. You use either cottage cheese or philadelphia in the recipe. I tend to use cottage cheese, but I have heard others say they get better results with Philadelphia cream cheese.
Spices is on a new line. Maybe I should have called it herbs. I add some herbs as well to give it a better taste.

I am not from the states, so I thought you used ounces (oz) when you weigh your ingredients. That is why I used the google calculator to convert it from grams to ounces. Since these ingredients are measured with a kitchen scale, they cannot be converted to cups without measuring them again. That is because cup is a volume measurement while grams is a weight measurement. So 1/4 cup of cottage cheese is about 60 grams, while 1/4 cup of something else may be 100 grams.

Please let me know if it helps as I’ve tried to convert the ingredients to a measurement that is familiar for US people. If not I can measure them again in dl which can be converted to cups.

]]> Comment on Cheese bread by JoySee http://www.lowcarbday.com/low-carb-recipes/low-carb-bread/cheese-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-660 JoySee Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:29:24 +0000 http://www.lowcarbday.com/?p=131#comment-660 Don't get this recipe. Cottage cheese OR philadelphia spices (????). In other words you can either use cottage cheese or a combo of spices? Doesn't sound right. Also, isn't it possible to list the amount needed in measurements we all are acquainted with in the states, like cups? 5.3 ounces is what? 2/3 of a cup? Or is that by weight? I guess translating grams and centigrade into American-eze isn't that simple so I can understand that. Too bad the USA is not on the same page as the rest of the world -- I much prefer grams. Easier to measure. Don’t get this recipe. Cottage cheese OR philadelphia spices (????). In other words you can either use cottage cheese or a combo of spices? Doesn’t sound right.
Also, isn’t it possible to list the amount needed in measurements we all are acquainted with in the states, like cups? 5.3 ounces is what? 2/3 of a cup? Or is that by weight? I guess translating grams and centigrade into American-eze isn’t that simple so I can understand that. Too bad the USA is not on the same page as the rest of the world — I much prefer grams. Easier to measure.

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]]> Comment on Low glycemic diet by Lena http://www.lowcarbday.com/low-carb-diets/low-glycemic-diet/low-glycemic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Lena Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:53:46 +0000 http://www.lowcarbday.com/?p=173#comment-47 Hi John, Thanks for a great comment. It has been a while since I posted any updates to my blog as I have been on vacation for 3 weeks. Also have been a bit lazy during summer and made very simple food, a lot of oven baked chicken and vegetables with sour cream. I do know of some good bread recipes. At least I think they are good as I like grainy breads. I will try to post one soon. You can make a mashed potato substitute using cauliflower. I like to add butter and creme fraiche. Herbs, spices and feta cheese are some other ingredients I sometimes add. Personally I don't count the carbs either. When I started changing my diet back in 2005 I ate a lot of carbs compared to a lot of other people. I followed a low glycemic diet and avoided the quick carbohydrates. I feel I am still on a journey to find my own "optimal" diet. I think the acceptable number of carbohydrates one should eat in a day is different from person to person and depends on your goal. For instance if you want to loose weight you may have to be more careful with your carbohydrate intake than if you are going to maintain your weight, and different people also have a different carbohydrate tolerance. I think another important factor is concidering what is ideal for you and what is possible for you to maintain long term. After all we are social beings and have a lot of other things to spend time on than just eating the proper foods. Generally on a low carb diet people eat somewhere between 20-80 grams of carbohydrate pr day (on a low glycemic diet this number can be even higher, as the main focus here is just to avoid the high glycemic carbs). Hi John,

Thanks for a great comment.
It has been a while since I posted any updates to my blog as I have been on vacation for 3 weeks. Also have been a bit lazy during summer and made very simple food, a lot of oven baked chicken and vegetables with sour cream.

I do know of some good bread recipes. At least I think they are good as I like grainy breads. I will try to post one soon. You can make a mashed potato substitute using cauliflower. I like to add butter and creme fraiche. Herbs, spices and feta cheese are some other ingredients I sometimes add.

Personally I don’t count the carbs either. When I started changing my diet back in 2005 I ate a lot of carbs compared to a lot of other people. I followed a low glycemic diet and avoided the quick carbohydrates. I feel I am still on a journey to find my own “optimal” diet.

I think the acceptable number of carbohydrates one should eat in a day is different from person to person and depends on your goal. For instance if you want to loose weight you may have to be more careful with your carbohydrate intake than if you are going to maintain your weight, and different people also have a different carbohydrate tolerance. I think another important factor is concidering what is ideal for you and what is possible for you to maintain long term. After all we are social beings and have a lot of other things to spend time on than just eating the proper foods.
Generally on a low carb diet people eat somewhere between 20-80 grams of carbohydrate pr day (on a low glycemic diet this number can be even higher, as the main focus here is just to avoid the high glycemic carbs).

]]> Comment on Low glycemic diet by John Hillegass http://www.lowcarbday.com/low-carb-diets/low-glycemic-diet/low-glycemic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-46 John Hillegass Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:06:39 +0000 http://www.lowcarbday.com/?p=173#comment-46 I would love to see a little concentration applied to finding substitutes for some of the basic easy to prepare comfort foods. The list would include a good tasting bread, mashed potato substitute, and a better breakfast cereal. I have seen items listed as "substitutes" elsewhere on the web but the recipe usually starts something like: First rent a hyperbaric chamber and obtain a supply of breathing air sufficient for several hours. Send the kids to the nearest relative and crush the dust from the wings of newts...... ...... blah blah blah.....................BYW: If we recognize that carbs are not good, is there a specific number that might be acceptable for a meal, or day? I can remember trying to limit each meal to 15 carbs when I started and that was hell..............Now I just do the best I can without regard to numbers.. I would love to see a little concentration applied to finding substitutes for some of the basic easy to prepare comfort foods. The list would include a good tasting bread, mashed potato substitute, and a better breakfast cereal. I have seen items listed as “substitutes” elsewhere on the web but the recipe usually starts something like: First rent a hyperbaric chamber and obtain a supply of breathing air sufficient for several hours. Send the kids to the nearest relative and crush the dust from the wings of newts…… …… blah blah blah…………………BYW: If we recognize that carbs are not good, is there a specific number that might be acceptable for a meal, or day? I can remember trying to limit each meal to 15 carbs when I started and that was hell…………..Now I just do the best I can without regard to numbers..

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