Not craving carbs, but sick of meat and eggs

[moniegail]

i think just about everyone at one point of time hits the "egg wall " as slapshot called it. i know i definately hit it often, but i like the mock danish for breakfast, the cream cheese and cinnamon helps hide the taste of the eggs- Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

i think chinadoll makes a good point about moving up another rung. it definately opens up your food choices.

best wishes
moniegail

[ldyj]

Find a low carb pizza recipe and give up the beef for one night! I know what you're saying - I just can't do beef more than 1 or 2 times a week myself. But usually when I don't think I can eat yet another protein meal, it's because I just want comfort food, thus the pizza suggestion. If you climb to the rung where you can have whey protein, you can make pancakes or dutch baby for breakfast. And, remember, you don't HAVE to have eggs for breakfast, you can have pizza then, too!

[theredhead]

If you haven't checked out Linda Sue's wonderful recipe site, you can find it here: Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home. I'm sure you'll find some things that look good.

[LageNomAi]

Originally Posted by ldyj

Find a low carb pizza recipe and give up the beef for one night! I know what you're saying - I just can't do beef more than 1 or 2 times a week myself. But usually when I don't think I can eat yet another protein meal, it's because I just want comfort food, thus the pizza suggestion. If you climb to the rung where you can have whey protein, you can make pancakes or dutch baby for breakfast. And, remember, you don't HAVE to have eggs for breakfast, you can have pizza then, too!

This post resonated with me as I've always assumed that when I hit the egg wall (or meat wall, for that matter), it's comfort food I'm seeking.

Can you please post the pizza recipe? I'd love to see it! Thank you!

[Sherikie]

I dif know how u feel!! eating the same foods gets tiring....linda low carb site has lots of recipes to try

[Lurch]

It sounds to me like you need some serious vitamins.

You body is craving something like iron etc

[JulieB]

I agree with everyone saying to try different recipes - I love beef, but I couldn't do steak every night (no saying you are). I make a different quiche every week for breakfasts, have bacon/eggs or mock danish or omellette on week-ends to change it up a bit. I make soup, have tuna, salmon, cod, beef, pork, sausage (found a great local butcher who doesn't put crap in them), etc. I also try to mix up the spices - I've made curry, italian, greek, mexican, etc.

Linda's site is awesome.

[ldyj]

There are a lot of low carb recipes out there (I have, I'm sure thousands). Here's a recipe from the Somersizing board that I've enjoyed:

>>Here is the original pizza crust that I posted that really does taste and feel more like a regular pizza crust. (Like a Boboli crust) KDC modified it for her focaccia and Mexican cornbread.

8 oz softened cream cheese
4 eggs
1 cup pork rind flour (1 3oz bag of pork rinds crushed into a flour-like substance)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup whey protein powder
1 tsp baking powder**I changed this to 1 tsp because it rises the dough better***
2 cups Italian Cheeses (Sargento is what I use, this is found in the cold section of the grocery store with the other cheeses)
Oregano, or Italian spices (I use them to taste)
Garlic powder (I use this to taste also)

Directions (Follow as closely as possible)
PREHEAT oven to 425. MIX cream cheese and eggs, ONE EGG at a time, until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps. (Scrape sides of bowl with a spatula so that all cheese is incorporated) Add baking powder and mix until well incorporated. Add pork rind flour, whey protein powder, seasonings and Parmesan cheese and mix well. Add Italian cheese and mix well. This is a very thick mixture.

Now I SPREAD this onto a pizza stone. I recommend this; however if you don’t have one, use a greased pizza pan instead. This recipe makes one thicker crust or two thinner crusts.

BAKE the crust for 15 minutes and then BROIL it for 2 minutes. (approximate...use your best judgment...you don’t want the crust to burn when you cook it again with the toppings) WATCH this carefully so it doesn’t burn on top!

Remove the crust and let stand for 10 minutes then top with sugar free pizza sauce, toppings and cheese and BAKE for 10 minutes, and then BROIL for 2 minutes so that meats on the pizza cook up nice and brown. WATCH this carefully so that it doesn’t burn!
Allow to stand 10 minutes before eating.

I think you will find that this is really close to the real thing. Also, it reheats really well and tastes great the next day!!

Note about pork rinds: Different brands taste differently...I have found there is a dramatic difference in the tastes and this can affect the recipes...shop around and find one you like (I like RB's)
Another Note: I make two pizza crusts with this one recipe and they are thin crusts...you can also make one thicker crust.<<

When I make this, if I use peppers I blanch them before putting them on the pizza as they take longer to cook. In fact, I've gotten to where I warm all my veggies, seems to come out better. Hope you try this and enjoy!

[not2late]

I eat the same food types, but I try not to prepare them the same way, day after day after day after day. Let's face it, even if you loved steak, after a few days, steak will become tedious and boring.

So I prepare the food differently: instead of grilling, I'll roast or stew or stirfry. Instead of using parsley and thyme for everything, I'll use lemon grass or five spice powder or chipotle peppers, etc.

[Redmen62]

So I've gone up a rung, as some have suggested. I was also able to hit my local farmer's market yesterday and bought some REALLY tasty veggies which has made everything a little better. I bought some duck eggs, which should be interesting to try in some quiches and oopsie rolls (which I haven't tried yet) I've also cut down my dairy and salt intake, on a hunch that those might be the culprits.

To the person who suggested a micronutrient deficiency might be the problem: That's what I suspected too, but according to Fitday I'm getting 100%+ of all but four or five nutrients just from food, and the multivitamin makes up the difference for those.

In any case, I feel much better today and yesterday, and I'm wondering if the pork steak I had the other day was slightly "off", leading to the feeling I described in my original post.