heavy cream question???

[lisajones22]

Why are we only suppose to have a few TBSP of heavy cream if we can keep our carb count below 20 with the foods we eat?

[gbidruglord]

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My assumption to this is that we're supposed to get more of our carbs from the veggies

[lisajones22]

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I wonder if its ok if we use more cream but stay with in our carb range

[gbidruglord]

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I've been doing extended induction for 5 weeks now, and I actually rarely use cream that much. I will use it sometimes when I have a pumpkin treat or whip it up for topping on some sugar free jello, but it's maybe a few times a week if that.

[Elizellen]

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Dr Atkins limited the amount of cream allowed on induction to those few spoonfuls plus an occasional extra amount as described in the 'special category' list because many people have problems losing weight if they eat more cream daily and he wanted us to maximise our chances of losing.

And he told us to drop the extra 'special category' foods if they disrupt our losses.

As Adam said, we are supposed to get 'most' of our carbs from our vegetables on induction.

[lisajones22]

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Thank you for that explination.

[London_chick]

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What exactly is Heavy cream to us Brits? Single, double, clotted, whipped??

[Greeneggs&ham]

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I'm not from your side of the ocean, but some stores in the US sell "heavy cream" as "whipping cream." A Tbsp has <1 carb and about 50 calories if that helps you choose.

As to the maximum allowance, I would also guess it has to do with the fact that heavy cream is a calorie dense item. While we don't necessarily need to be counting calories on this WOE, there can still be too much of a good thing...

[Dotultimate]

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it's not whipped for brits... it's single or double. Thick, cream in a tub.

[Elizellen]

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Dot is right - also clotted cream is allowed!

[charene]

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i'm using whipping cream in my decaf coffee :yum:

[SunnySmile501]

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I just got brave and paid $4.99 for a pint of heavy cream that is from organic, grass-fed cows and only single pasteurized. It is so much better tasting and smooth, I will hate going back to industrial farm, grain fed ultra-pasteurized stuff. Ultra-pasteurization destroys what little enzymes are left in the cream and makes it not very healthy.

[IrishSarahHB]

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I use heavy cream as a treat, i whip some up and add a little splenda and maybe a teaspoon of coco powder .. its really yummy .. but i try to limit that to once a week or every other week ..

i also use it in my coffee in the morning.

[SugarFreeSheila]

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Hi, London Chick! Below is a (rather lengthy!) blurb from my site's FAQ, but I'm hoping it will help:

I'm in the UK, and don't really know what to look for in terms of the "heavy cream"
you talk about.
One of the very first things I always do in foreign countries is head straight to the largest
local supermarket to see what all is there. Every time, it is redundantly reconfirmed that
one may follow Atkins there - and I hope it is of some comfort to my visitors from around
the world that I've yet to see an exception. After all, this is pretty basic eating! So, in
reference to the heavy cream I am such a big fan of, which I like to stock up on and keep
in the mini-fridge for later: I looked for this recently at Tesco in southern England, and
when I did not spot it straight off, I stopped a few shoppers and described exactly what
I was looking for: full-fat cream appropriate for whipping and/or coffee. Not half-and-
half, not "lite" cream, not non-dairy creamer, and not anything that has been sweetened
with sugar - and they kindly pointed me in the right direction. (This is a bit more
challenging when in a country where English is not the official spoken language, but I
manage!!) I saw the Tesco-brand Double Cream, Single Cream, and Whipping Cream. I
already am a regular buyer of Double Cream at home and love it (it's sort of similar to
Mexican Table Cream but not coffee-appropriate, as it curdles, however is great for dips
and desserts), and since the very low-carbohydrate content of the Tesco's Single Cream
and Whipping Cream matched, and I did not know what to make of the "Single Cream," I
just purchased both. While the Single Cream tasted good and fared just fine in coffee in
a pinch, it remained milky-thin even after beating. Thus the verdict was obvious and as I
expected given the latter's name: the Tesco Whipping Cream was the one to really
thicken up beautifully. How beautifully? Well, if you beat it long enough, you can turn it
upside-down over someone's head and feel confident about nothing coming out - yet it
doesn't curdle in coffee like Double Cream or Mexican Table Cream. As far as coffee-
appropriate cream goes, I think that's pretty fabulous. For further reference on the
various types of cream, click here!

[London_chick]

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Thank you SO much!!

I have been using Extra thick double (marks and spencer) and the whipping cream. Fabulous, will stick to the whipping cream