Low Carb & Atkins Diet

scoobystu321 · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: wat about mayo?

hi i have just started the atkins diet again, and i was just wondering if you are aloud mayo cus i noticed it has suger init. i did the atkins diet a few years ago and lost 4 stone but i was still eatin loads of mayo but wen i tried the diet again a few months ago it just didnt work, i lost no weight at all. so i am tring again and i am determined to make it work again lol. yh so wat kinda stuff do i have to really avoid on the induction?? atm im just eatin steaks chicken brocli and cauliflower and salad eggs cheese and bacon is that ok????

bluehex · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

Mayo is OK, but you have to find a brand which doesn't have sugar.

Please read the book or at least teh Atkins website, so you get to know all the rules - this diet is not as simple as media make it look! You say you are determined, certainly your determination is worth a few hours of reading?

Also, please remember to drink at least 2 litres of water a day - it is very important for weightloss.

Good luck!

KetoStickQueen · New Member Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

FISCHLINE · Established Member Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 78

Um...KetoStickQueen isn’t Hellmann’s, real Mayonnaise? I think it is, and one of the ingredients is sugar!

I'm not sure why you are confused by scoobystu321's question due to the fact that the

KetoStickQueen · New Member Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

As I stated....TRUE mayo..that is NOT FROM A JAR doesn't have sugar in it. If you know where your eggs come from, and have some Olive Oil and a lemon in the house and are healthy, you should try homemade. It' beats the pants off jarred and you know what's actually in it as you're the one preparing it. I've heard Hellman's has changed their recipe and has added sugar. I read the label on the current brand of A&P mayo (most probably Hellman's/Best foods) and the ingredients list sugar but I read the nutritional information on both. Per serving: 0 sugar, 0 carbs. So it's OK for me for use it. Your mileage may vary. I am so used to seeing mayo on Atkins lists I must have halucinated it was on the pinned list. Mayo IS allowed. Maybe the post needs editing.

happyginny · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: answering questions

I know it must get tiring having the same questions asked over again. This is supposed to be a siter for SUPPORT and sometimes it seems people answer others with way too much rudeness. If it bothers you so much to have to answer the question again, why bother wasting your time to do it rudley? Just dont answer. It makes us afraid to post anything, in fear of beating pissed at.

KHOLOBAR · Senior Member Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 965

As I stated....TRUE mayo..that is NOT FROM A JAR

KITOSTICKQUEEN thats a great ideal but not everyone has time to make homemade but if that works for you thats a wonderful thing. HELLMANS makes a carb free mayo that doesnt have sugar or carbs in it and its a true mayo . I pulled this off the hellmans web site
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1Tbsp (13g)
Servings per container ** see below

Amount Per Serving

Calories 90

Calories from fat 90

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 1.5g8%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 5mg2%

Sodium 90mg4%

Total Carbohydrates 0g0%

Protein 0g

Not a significant source of Dietary Fiber, Sugars, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron.

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Rusty Red · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject:

Hi

In the uk supermarkets im not sure of they have this kind of mayo. If they have i have not seen it.
Supermarkets own brands of mayo usualy cost cheaper and have less sugar them, then the helmans.
However the ingrediants they do indicate that their is some sugar.

Just try not to eat the moyo with every meal, i think thats the key.

Its the same for the cream also i have found that most contain sugar
I tend to have these two things in modoration ***

nickkiwick · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:32 am Post subject:

Interesting post here. Just to put in my '2 cents' I think real mayo is (Hellman's) and salad dressing (Miracle Whip). I just know that cause I grew up eating both. Miracle Whip is more sweet. I love both but with the Miracle Whip you have to watch the sugar if your doing induction:( Hellman's here in AZ is called 'Best Foods' brand. When I first moved here I tripped out over that:) ha ha Rolling Eyes

BTW it's nice to have a chef on the site, we can gain a lot of good info from her knowledge of foods and cooking! Of course many here even if not professional by trade chef's do have a lot of cooking experience with this diet so I'm sure we all have a lot to learn from each other Very Happy

merlot · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:27 am Post subject:

Sometimes it is fun to make mayo from scratch

in the blender. It is MUCH tangier than the jar kind. BUT Hellman's in the East and Best Foods in the West is generally considered the best in a jar.

My late brother loved Miracle Whip...it is NOT the same as mayo. You are right-"salad dressing" is not mayo. And it is NOT exchangeable...it has carbs.

Have fun!

Toni