Ketogenic Foods

[pandorasinbox]

Hi all!

This week I'm doing SS+ simply because I've been ill, so been having my small meal in the evenings.

What I'm wondering is why there are a couple of low fat, ketogenic (trace to no carb) foods and flavourings that aren't mentioned in the handbook? For example:

• Olive oil
• Salmon
• Mustard
• Soy Sauce
• Tabasco Sauce

I was wondering about duck too, but I'm guessing it's because a lot of British duck can be quite fatty.

Anyone shed any light on this, or has asked their CDC about any of them? If it's not in the book I won't be having it, but couldn't really understand why they weren't listed.

 

[spangles]

salmon and olive oil will be because of the fat content (CD doesn't allow even healthy fats), and soy sauce will be because salt/sodium makes you retain water.

can't help on the other two.

 

[pandorasinbox]

Tabasco especially confuses me having come from LL where it was one of only four additions allowed - salt, pepper, tabasco and tablet sweeteners!

Vis-a-vis olive oil: is it really that fatty in small quantities? I wouldn't have thought it was much worse than balsamic vinegar, which is on the allowed list, but I'm certainly no expert!

 

[spangles]

we aren't allowed salt either!

olive oil is pure fat. balsamic vinegar has zero fat, but some carbs. obv all these things depend on quantity.

 

[pandorasinbox]

I did wonder when I didn't see salt mentioned in the ingredients. I'd only ever use salt in soups anyway and CD's soups are salty enough!