what crab are you eating????sounds funny dont it....

[jamie66861]

I have a question I am seeing several posts about crab i went to the super market and was looking at packaged crab and the carbs are outragous on them so i wanted to know what kind of crab are you eating???? I love crab meat -- i can t seem to find any with a lower carb rating.. please help!!!!!!!

[not2late]

Imitation crab meat isn't allowed on Induction for the reason you mentioned (see the meat footnote in the Induction Acceptable Foods list). It's fascinating how that stuff is made. Basically it's a white fish that is ground up. A bunch of stabilizers and flavorings (like sugar!) are added to it to give it a crab-like taste. The stuff is then molded to look like crab, some red food coloring is added, then it's sliced and packaged. If there's any food out there that's processed, imitation crab fits the bill.

If you can get real crab meat, either the lump/backfin or the claw meat. It's a bit more expensive than the imitation stuff, but the flavor is better and you don't have to worry about the additives and stabilizers. Canned crabmeat is suitable too, but the flavor and texture aren't the same to the fresh stuff. (Better yet, if you can get whole crabs and steam them yourself, go for it!)

I, personally, cannot eat crabs anymore. I used to be able to eat them, but during my teenaged years, they started giving me really bad stomach cramps. So feel free to enjoy the share of crabs I can't eat anymore.

[Starmaker]

Oh we went crazy at Red Lobster lobster days recently! I live for those moments! YUM!

[pluorvee]

fake crab is a no no. I was eating REAL crab that i bought from walmart. they even steamed it for me! it was really good

[jamie66861]

thank you.. i love crab meat but like i mentioned everywhere I look was the fake crab...... and I knew i couldnt have that..... so i was just wondering what everyone else was doing.. thanks so much and I didnt know walmart would steam crab for you.. thank you for the info. they have lobster at walmart as well i wonder if they will cook that as well.... oh well i will find out. have a great day!!!!!

[pluorvee]

the steam lobster, crab, and shrimp and dont charge extra