Reddit reviews The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet

I can help with the crunch! Here's the recipe for almond crackers from Rose Elliot's The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet (which I've found fairly useful):


>100g/3 1/2 oz) finely ground almonds
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>1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
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>1/2 teaspoon "Italian" herb mix
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>1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
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>Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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>4-6 teaspoons water
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>(Makes about 24 crackers, 8.5g carbs and 21g protein for the entire quantity)
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>1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
>2. Cut a piece of non-stick paper to line a large baking sheet and then cut another piece the same size. Set paper aside while placing baking sheet in the oven to heat up.
>3. Put the ground almonds into a bowl with the salt, herbs, chilli powder and ground pepper, and mix. Add 4 teaspoons of cold water and mix to a dough - add more water if necessary, but be careful not to make it too wet.
>4. Form the dough into a rectangular shape and place in the centre of one of the sheets of paper. Put the second piece of paper on top and roll the dough through the paper. Make it as thin as you can, and keep the edges even as possible.
>5. Remove the top piece of paper and score the dough with a knife to make about 24 crackers. Put the paper of scored crackers onto the preheated baking sheet and bake for 7-9 minutes, untiol they are golden-brown and crisp. Look at them after 5-7 minutes. If the crackers at the edges are browning, lift them off with a spatula and transfer to a wire rack. Put the rest back in the oven for a few more minutes, but watch them carefully, as they burn easily.
>6. You can cool them on the tray or lift them off onto a wire rack. When they are completely cool, store them in an airtight container to keep crisp.

Rose Elliot wrote a vegetarian low carb cookbook. I have a copy but I don't cook from it much because it's really aimed at a more extreme low carb diet than I want to follow.

You could also ask for advice at /r/veganketo.

Most fresh and plain frozen vegetables are low in sodium. Avoid canned vegetables and ready-to-eat products that have sauces and seasonings.

Omg definitely! But I recommend getting these books. They were easily available at my local library, so try checking the library first before buying, as after a few weeks you will know what foods are low carb and you will have no problem coming up with your own recipes!

The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet by Rose Elliot & Low Carb Vegetarian by Celia Brooks Brown. The latter offers more fancier recipes, something you'd have to plan out before as you may not have all ingredients available!

I also put a recipe on Carb genie, do check it out. Tofu Scramble

I don't fuss a lot about calories but I think I do around 1500 a day. Sometimes I only have 2 meals as I don't get hungry a lot anymore. What I think I am lacking is protein. I am just starting to get into protein shakes, which I kinda hate the taste of!

Ask me anything, I am all for helping others :)