Low Carb English muffins?

Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
gram flour tortillas.

Charlie

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:53:10 -0600, Charlie Leo wrote:

> Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
> luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
> gram flour tortillas.
>
> Charlie

No.
No.

Charlie,

Go to www.netrition.com. They have a low carb flour called Carbalose. My
wife uses it...usually blends it with regular flour. It has 19g of carbs
compared to around 100 in flour. They also have a low carb biscuit mix
(similar to Bisquick) called Carbquick. She can eat 1/2 of a large pizza
and her BG is still good.

Larry


"Charlie Leo" <cfred@hal-pc.org> wrote in message
news:i7l5r21knhs5p1u55trblu5c5cl3viugqa@4ax.com...
> Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
> luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
> gram flour tortillas.
>
> Charlie

In article <QM2dnRLbPuaMby_YnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@adelphia.com>,
"Larry Dow" <larrydow"nospam"@adelphia.net> wrote:

> Charlie,
>
> Go to www.netrition.com. They have a low carb flour called Carbalose. My
> wife uses it...usually blends it with regular flour. It has 19g of carbs
> compared to around 100 in flour. They also have a low carb biscuit mix
> (similar to Bisquick) called Carbquick. She can eat 1/2 of a large pizza
> and her BG is still good.

A typical english muffin only as around 24g of carbs, so for most
diabetics, an english muffin with some meat on it would make a good
sandwich.

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:53:10 -0600, Charlie Leo <cfred@hal-pc.org>
wrote:

>Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
>luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
>gram flour tortillas.

I've never figured out what you guys call English muffins - I eat low
carb American ones regularly, using a ground almond base : ) I expect
you could make those bagel-without-a-hole shaped things (that I never
see in the shops over here!) with a low carb mix if required.

I've spent a bit of time recently researching low carb homemade
tortillas - the best recipe I've found is Dana Carpender's in 500 Low
Carb Recipes. It's a mildly complicated dry mix containing nut flour,
whey protein and gluten, that mixes up to a flour that's easy to roll
out to give fine tortillas that actually stay flexible. OTOH, if I
could source a 5g shop-bought one locally I wouldn't bother...

Nicky.
T2 DX 05/2004
A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
100ug Thyroxine

ray wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:53:10 -0600, Charlie Leo wrote:
>
>
>>Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
>>luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
>>gram flour tortillas.
>>
>>Charlie
>
>
> No.
> No.
>
I haven't seen the English Muffins, but I do use La Tortilleria and
Toufayan wraps for sandwiches..........and a slice of the frozen New
York brand low-carb (6gms) Texas Garlic Toast is great for hubby when he
has an Italian-style dinner over spaghetti squash. A little treat does
wonders!! You can find that in SuperWalmart.

Gillian

Charlie, I have a package of Thomas' light low cartb english muffins and
they are delicious. I have half a muffin and sometimes even the whole
one. They have about 15 carbs. The ones I have are whole wheat I
believe.

Loretta

--
In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

Charlie Leo wrote:
> Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
> luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
> gram flour tortillas.
>
> Charlie

I can't find the low carb, sugar free, fat free chocolate cake.

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:31:51 GMT, "Snap Whipcrack.............."
<snapw@aol.com> wrote:

>I can't find the low carb, sugar free, fat free chocolate cake.

I can point you at a low carb, sugar free one that's totally
delicious. Who cares about fat-free on special occasions?

Nicky.
T2 DX 05/2004
A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
100ug Thyroxine

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:53:33 +0000, Gill Murray wrote:

>
>
> ray wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:53:10 -0600, Charlie Leo wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
>>>luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
>>>gram flour tortillas.
>>>
>>>Charlie
>>
>>
>> No.
>> No.
>>
> I haven't seen the English Muffins, but I do use La Tortilleria and
> Toufayan wraps for sandwiches..........and a slice of the frozen New
> York brand low-carb (6gms) Texas Garlic Toast is great for hubby when he
> has an Italian-style dinner over spaghetti squash. A little treat does
> wonders!! You can find that in SuperWalmart.
>
> Gillian

1) most (though certainly not all) 'low carb' breads are lower in carbs
because they make the slices smaller.

2) I avoid WM whenever possible.

Nicky wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:31:51 GMT, "Snap Whipcrack.............."
> <snapw@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I can't find the low carb, sugar free, fat free chocolate cake.
>
> I can point you at a low carb, sugar free one that's totally
> delicious. Who cares about fat-free on special occasions?
>
> Nicky.
> T2 DX 05/2004
> A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
> 100ug Thyroxine

Point away.

In article <f9c6r21cv1952sf46vsi36kd57mes4v5on@4ax.com>,
Nicky <ukc802466929@btconnect.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:53:10 -0600, Charlie Leo <cfred@hal-pc.org>
> wrote:
>
> >Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
> >luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
> >gram flour tortillas.
>
> I've never figured out what you guys call English muffins -

The closest British thing to an English muffin that I know of is a
crumpet, but it's not exactly the same. It's circular and the same on
both sides. You can split it with a fork, and the breaded interior is
kind of "holey", so butter and other goodies soak in easily. The batter
is typically not at all sweetened. It's the stereotypical base for
poached eggs and other goodies in Eggs Benedict.

--
AF
"Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team."
--artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball

"Larry Dow" <larrydow"nospam"@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:QM2dnRLbPuaMby_YnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@adelphia.com ...
> Charlie,
>
> Go to www.netrition.com. They have a low carb flour called Carbalose. My
> wife uses it...usually blends it with regular flour. It has 19g of carbs
> compared to around 100 in flour. They also have a low carb biscuit mix
> (similar to Bisquick) called Carbquick. She can eat 1/2 of a large pizza
> and her BG is still good.
>

I always wonder what is actually in things like that. Sometimes I can find
out the ingredients with enough drilling around web sites, but not always.
Do you have a label handy & you could just tell me what's in them?
bj

Charlie Leo <cfred@hal-pc.org> wrote:
: Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
: luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
: gram flour tortillas.

: Charlie

Here in the US Thomas's was making low carb English muffins. I have not
seen them lately, so don't know if they are still beign made now that the
low carb diet fad seems to have passed. Makes it tough on us diabetics.

Wendy

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W. Baker wrote:
> Charlie Leo <cfred@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> : Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
> : luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
> : gram flour tortillas.
>
> : Charlie
>
> Here in the US Thomas's was making low carb English muffins. I have not
> seen them lately, so don't know if they are still beign made now that the
> low carb diet fad seems to have passed. Makes it tough on us diabetics.
>
> Wendy

They're called Lite Multi Grain and I notice that they recently changed
the nutritional labeling to show they're higher carb and lower fiber
than it used to state. I believe a whole muffin is now labeled as 16
net carbs.

Susan

Wendy, I bought them in Key Food last week.

Loretta

--
In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

snap, go to qvc.com. they have many sugar free desserts which are low
carb. My favorite is Juniors low carb cheesecake. It doesnt affect my
numbers and it is delicious

Lorettta

ps low carb, sugar free, but high in calories unless you half or one
third the portions

--
In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:20:49 GMT, "Snap Whipcrack.............."
<snapw@aol.com> wrote:

>Nicky wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:31:51 GMT, "Snap Whipcrack.............."
>> <snapw@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I can't find the low carb, sugar free, fat free chocolate cake.
>>
>> I can point you at a low carb, sugar free one that's totally
>> delicious. Who cares about fat-free on special occasions?

>Point away.

This one's my favourite - works fine with Splenda. Note the picture -
it will sink, this is not a problem, add whipped cream and berries

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in674519.shtml

Nicky.
T2 DX 05/2004
A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
100ug Thyroxine

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:54:16 -0500, Susan <nevermind@nomail.com>
wrote:

>x-no-archive: yes
>
>Charlie Leo wrote:
>> Has anyone ever seen a low carb English muffin? I keep looking with no
>> luck. Also, does anyone know of low carb 'flour'? I have found some 5
>> gram flour tortillas.
>>
>> Charlie
>
>They're not low carb, but Thomas Lite Multi Grain are moderate carb if
>you eat just half, anyway. They have a lot of fiber, too.
>
>Susan

They work pretty well for me and I think they taste good HOWEVER they
just changed the product. They are now two carbs more and in new
packaging. I have not tried the new ones yet.

Hey Guys! Thanks very much for all the info. I haven't seen the Thomas
muffins, but now I know what to look for. I try to keep ny total carbs
down to under 25 - 30 per meal. I do snack on peanuts an awful lot,
though.

Charlie

jtees4 wrote:
ie
>>
>>They're not low carb, but Thomas Lite Multi Grain are moderate carb if
>>you eat just half, anyway. They have a lot of fiber, too.
>>
>>Susan
>
>
> They work pretty well for me and I think they taste good HOWEVER they
> just changed the product. They are now two carbs more and in new
> packaging. I have not tried the new ones yet.

I found them for the first time in the grocery today (after I read the
group). I bought a package, but have not opened them yet. They feel
"fluffy" through the packaging. I shall try one tomorrow, as a taste
test for DH of course. I never saw an English Muffin in the 25-30 years
I lived in UK. Guess it is REALLY an American thing. Crumpets may look
like them, but they are really different.

Gillian