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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / April 2006Don't Forget The Artichokes!
It's artichoke Season! 10/$10 at Safeway I bought a couple. They are low in cals and you can deduct about half the carbs in fiber. I have loved them since I was a kid. I dip mine in a bit of diet Miracle Whip and then fill the heart after II scrape the meaty stuff off ( one at a time) off the leaves with my teeth. My Dad taught me to eat them upside down and scrape the meat off the leave with a pulling motion over your bottom front teeth. The farther in you get the more flesh and the more tender the meat becomes. I steam mine about 1/2 hour with the lid on after cutting the stem and trimming off the small tough outer bottom leaves. When you get to the middle and the leaves are not longer firm and meatybut rather transparent and limp, pull the excess off, scoop out the stuff that will "choke ya"( furry looking stuff) and eat!! They are delish cold too. You can dip them in lemon butter, garlic butter, mayo, or a dressing of choice. They are laborous eating but FUN! Laureen > It's artichoke Season! 10/$10 at Safeway > I bought a couple. They are low in cals and you can deduct about half > the carbs in fiber. I have loved them since I was a kid. I dip mine in > a bit of diet Miracle Whip You do realize that diet Miracle Whip is reduced in fat and contains added sugars, don't you? In other words it is significantly higher in carbs than regular. TC I just picked up a fantastic artichoke tapanade from Peru at Costco. It's a spread made of artichokes and it's absolutely fantastic as well as low carb. One of those things that you see there once in awhile, but usually doesn't last long! I used to buy one at Costco here. It is a dip and you can heat it and comes in a deep tub like cottage cheese. Its Parmesan cheese, artichoke hearts, and spinach. It was wonderful and LC but too fatty for me now but I used to brown chicken tenderloins in olive oil and garlic, lay them on a bed of italian seasoned chopped tomatoes that had been drained well, top each tenderloin with a dollup of the cold dip and put in the oven until the dip had melted, browned and got all bubbly. It was one of my soon to be 8 year old favorite food. Laureen > I just picked up a fantastic artichoke tapanade from Peru at Costco. > It's a spread made of artichokes and it's absolutely fantastic as well > as low carb. One of those things that you see there once in awhile, > but usually doesn't last long! > I used to buy one at Costco here. It is a dip and you can heat it and > comes in a deep tub like cottage cheese. Its Parmesan cheese, artichoke [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > as low carb. One of those things that you see there once in awhile, > > but usually doesn't last long! I know the one you mean. It's a dip type thing in the refrigerated section at Costco that they have had for some time. The new tapanade is in the pickels, olives, etc section and comes in a jar. Its just ground artichokes, some oil, vinegar, spices, etc, no cheese, so it should be much lower fat and calories. It also tastes better! Yep and when I have to weigh fat against sugars in a situation like this so I choose less fat. I don't use but more than 2 Tablespoons if that so its neglible in my book. I dont process fat or sugar like I used to and I tolerate fats miserably. Its weird. I dont tolerate eggs of anykind even the egg beaters, no butter, oil, mayo etc. Makes me sick as in remember when you were a kid and you ate too much candy and your belly felt bloated and sloshy?? Maybe nauseous? Fat and sugar makes me feel icky. Its a good thing really though. I can look at donuts and think " Oh gawd they look good but getting sick just wouldnt be worth it and I couldnt eat the whole thing anyway so WHY BOTHER!!!!2 little oreo cookies would tip me over the edge. Yes I have tested myself to see what my boundries are but I have the wonderful constant reminder I signed up for. Truly is a wonderful thing LOL!!!! I have a hard time with dressing too. The low cal dressings are higher in carbs because of the sugars and they are low in fat but the low in sugar dressings are high in fat. I have settled on a couple flavors of Wish Bone "Just 2 Good" low cal dressing especially Italian as it is low in cals and 4 carbs a serving and tastes great. While it is higher in carbs it isnt in fat, has good flavor so I do take a few extra carbs rather than the fat. Laureen > It's artichoke Season! 10/$10 at Safeway > I bought a couple. They are low in cals and you can deduct about half [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Laureen >It's artichoke Season! 10/$10 at Safeway >I bought a couple. They are low in cals and you can deduct about half >the carbs in fiber. Artichokes are also very high in soluble fiber. IIRC, they have the highest amount of soluble fiber of any food. Just a little info for people who keep track of such things. Jo Anne > Artichokes are also very high in soluble fiber. IIRC, they have the > highest amount of soluble fiber of any food. > > Just a little info for people who keep track of such things. > > Jo Anne Even more fiber than Fiber 1 cereal? Impressive. Pat in TX >> Artichokes are also very high in soluble fiber. IIRC, they have the >> highest amount of soluble fiber of any food. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Even more fiber than Fiber 1 cereal? Impressive. Please look here (there's a chart): http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutrition/factsheets/fiber.html The foods that are highest in soluble fiber are artichokes and apples. There are a few others that are quite high, but artichokes win. (Is Fiber 1 a "food"? Or is it a manufactured product?) Jo Anne I buy them every time they're on sale. For me, an artichoke is a meal in itself. I nuke them with a couple TB of water for 8 minutes and then eat them dipped in melted butter. Mmmm... |
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