Low carbers....
8 years ago
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Have any of you seen or tried the "Real Good" brand frozen pizzas and enchiladas? I ran across a cash back offer for the pizza on ibotta,and decided to try it. I can't find the enchiladas locally. I decided to try it because the crust is made out of chicken and cheese,rather than a million chemicals and weird ingredients found in "low carb" bread and pasta products, which I avoid totally.
I tried both the pepperoni and the supreme and it was actually really good as far as taste. It tasted,well, like chicken topped with pizza toppings. :) The "crust" was not like pizza crust though. I ate it with a knife and fork. There was no way I could have picked it up and eaten it like a normal pizza.
Anyway,just throwing it out there for low carbers wanting to try something new. They are in the frozen section at publix. A whole pizza (5 or 6 inch)has 8 carbs,50 grams of protein and around 500 calories. I got two meals out of one.I will certainly buy it again.
ETA: Upon rereading my post, i realize i sound like a commercial. So I feel compelled to add that i am in no way connected to the company. I am just a usually strict, but sometimes desperate-for-flavor-of -carby-foods low carber who was happy to find this, and wanted to share.
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Comments (27)Candy, My inner since of logic speaks the same language yours does. While eating low-carb does work for some people, when you crunch the numbers it is no mystery how it works. Whether you take WW Points, Atkins, South Beach or Food Exchanges...the bottom line is if you were to take a recommemded day's intake of food and look up the calories you consumed it all they all would add up to 1200-1400 calories a day. A person could presumably under eat or over eat on points if you make the wrong food choices within the program. White bread averages 70 to 80 calories a slice while some whole grains can be as high as 150. Eat five sandwiches a week and you have added 700 calories to your diet. Are whole grain breads healthier? Probably. But I can have 4 servings of ice cream if I eat white bread and still end up the same. Or I can not eat the ice cream and maybe lose almost an extra lb. that month. Fruits and veggies are 1 point? Not if the only fruits you like are bananas and nectarines as opposed to berries and apples. So the programs work so that if you eat a variety of foods it "averages" out to lower calories. Few of us want to eat the same food day after day. All that being said I do think that although some people do OK eating a lot of carbs, I think a higher protein in take helps. I know that I try to get some protein at every meal because if I don't I feel sluggish. Everyone needs to find the plan that works for them and whatever works for you is a good thing. Being overweight is unhealthy and if eating a certain way helps you take some of those lbs off doesn't matter how as long as basic nutrition needs are met. Followed to the letter, every plan used by those on this forum are on meets those requirements. Its just hard to "follow to the letter" because we are social animals and should be able to have our cake and lose it too. So now that I'm off my soapbox let's all continue on and end up being the losers we want to be....See MoreLow - Carb Eating . . .
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