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Hmmmn. I was just advised by a wise woman that soy milk is not induction-friendly. (i had said in a post that I used a couple of tbsp. in my protein shake, yesterday.) For that matter, GNC protein shakes, at 1g/scoop aren't on the induction list either, but I've been substituting them (with water and that 2tbsp. trick) for Atkins-in-a-can.

So, are these improvisations "cheating" or true-to-induction / creative?

I know we are "by the book," here, and that's a big reason I belong to the ADBB board. But is "common sense" truly dangerous? In this case, two tbsps of "cream" is permitted, per the book, and the soy milk I use only has 1gm/cup! (It's not Silk.) That's less than cream at 6g/cup.

This is a very serious question for me. I do want to follow the guidelines and I do want to succeed. I do NOT want to "cheat."

If I'm being very carb-count conscious, drinking water and doing my minimum 12g of veggies... does it really matter what the other 8 carbs are?

For instance, this morning I had two eggs and cream cheese, but instead of adding onions/bacon/and maybe avocado, I did the mock danish recipe and added two tsp vanilla extract (.5g each) and two Splenda and nutmeg/cinnamon. It was like breakfast flan. And I didn't have carb cravings after. It was hours ago, and I'm still full. Sweet rather than salt made me happy.

I don't think vanilla extract is on the induction list. I have just thought to myself that it's OK to rigorously follow the spirit of this thing.