Hot drink for induction phase?

[Zarabelle]

Re: Hot drink for induction phase?

For something savory, rather than sweet, try chicken broth with a dash of hot pepper sauce.

Aww - in all my tiime low carbing, I have never thought of having this. Thank you Megs

[thefemalegreenday]

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honestly, vegetable soup is great =] you don't even need that many veges..
Some pumpkin, celery.. Pretty much any introduction vege you can chuck in.
You don't really need cream or cheese.. If you want more flavour you could add chicken stock.

[warmsummerfall]

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Im going to try the warm broth idea it sounds great

[Desertthorn]

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cocoa powder is considered a spice by the Atkins books written while Dr Atkins was alive and actually bakers chocolate is just as induction friendly a food as mayo is it is made from a fat and a spice both legal.

[Suzanne_H]

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I suggest warm broth. There are low-sodium varieties that don't lead to water retention. I usually drink broth or hot coffee.

Hot chocolate is tricky for me whether "legal" or "jailbait food" LOL

When I went through induction I had to restart over and over because of the sugar-free sweets. I like to say my favorite sweet treat is "MORE". I'd wind up using up my daily carbs and then some on whatever sugar-free, low-carb, yadda-yadda-ain't-in-the-book-on-the-accepted-foods-list-so-called-TREAT and oh mercy... I really needed to use that induction time to get free of my addiction to sweet. I've been doing Atkins for about three months now and still have to be very cautious with sugar-free low-carb you-know. Just sayin'...

I'd enjoy some of that broth, soup, coffee, tea... ahhhh I feel cozy already.

[dmat28]

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There are lots of differents kinds of herbal teas out there. I drink coffee and tea without a problem, but everyone is different.

[Desertthorn]

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Speaking of herbal tea, my new favorite is Liptons Peach and Mango. OMG, delicious

[warmsummerfall]

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I also love the different teas, very relaxing after dinner while winding down.

[not2late]

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What I love about broth is that it "hits the spot" because it is filling and satisfying. Plus if you make your own broth it's nutritious.

[Desertthorn]

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Do you have a recipe Megs?
Soup bones, and any wilted veggies. Great way to clean out the refrigerator.

[not2late]

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I make chicken broth threeways.

1. Quick way

Take about a pound of chicken wings (the plain raw kind.) Put into a pot with a quartered onion, a stalk of celery, fresh herbs (if you have them, like parsley, thyme, etc.). Add water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil. Then turn down to a simmer. Simmer until the chicken is cooked.

2. Save the bones way

Save the back bones and carcasses from raw or cooked chickens. I frequently buy those rotissiere chickens in the supermarket, so after carving the meat from the carcass, I put the carcass in a bag in the freezer. When I have enough of them, I follow the same procedure for the Quick way of chicken broth. I do the same thing if I'm roasting a chicken myself: I cut out the backbone and save it in a bag in the freezer.

3. Two for the price of 1

Put a whole raw chicken in a pot. Add a quartered onion, some celery ribs, herbs, whole peppercorns, a bit of salt. Cover with water. Bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and allow to simmer until the chicken is cooked. Eat the chicken as is or use it in other chicken dishes like chicken salad. Save the broth. Or use the chicken and the broth and veg together as a chicken soup.

I freeze my chicken broth in small servings. I pour the broth into a muffin tin. Freeze it, pop out the frozen broth cubes and store it in a plastic bag in the freezer.

[Gungadin]

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The broth sounds great!

I'm slightly confused by how you calculate the carbs, i'm thinking you add together all the carbs from each of the veggies, then divide that by how many servings the broth makes, is that correct?

[atkinsgal08]

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>>i'm thinking you add together all the carbs from each of the veggies, then divide that by how many servings the broth makes, is that correct?>>

Yes.

Of course, if you're just having broth, and discarding the whole vegetables, there's no real way to calculate how much of the vegetable leached in to the broth.

[Gungadin]

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Of course, if you're just having broth, and discarding the whole vegetables, there's no real way to calculate how much of the vegetable leached in to the broth.

Thanks.

[not2late]

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The broth sounds great!

I'm slightly confused by how you calculate the carbs, i'm thinking you add together all the carbs from each of the veggies, then divide that by how many servings the broth makes, is that correct?

I don't eat the veggies or herbs I put in the broth...unless I'm using the veggies as a part of the soup.

there is an amount of carbs that leach into the broth, but they are probably neglible amounts. For example, if you look in DANDR 2002's recipe chapter, there is a recipe for "Homemade Chicken Soup". It has 1 gram of carb per serving---and that serving includes the carrots, parsnips and onions used in the recipe.