Low carb high fat
You may have already come across the "low carb high fat" diet, or LCHF for short. I have the feeling that everyone is talking about it at the moment. Because, among other things, it's about rehabilitating fat and making the excessive amount of carbohydrates we normally eat today responsible for our - generally speaking - miserable state of health.
And this "eat more fat" theme naturally hits the bull's eye in the media, because many people still almost apologize to me when they "admit" that they like to eat fatty foods. The brainwashing about "fat makes you fat" is still active.
And when reports appear in the media that fat is healthy after all, it has a sensational feel to it and that's why it's selling so well. Fortunately, I say! Because it really is true: we are not made for the amount of carbohydrates we put our metabolism through.
Never again carbohydrates?
And this is where the alarm bell goes off for many people: without carbohydrates? What about bread and pasta? Can I never eat that again?
"Never again" is an extreme that, in my opinion, only causes anxiety. And I don't really know where this "never again" actually comes from when it comes to nutrition. If I tell someone to save money, they don't ask me: "Yes, but will I never be allowed to go on vacation again?" Or if a hairdresser suggests that a customer cut her hair short to try out a different look, does she also ask "Can I never wear my hair long again?"
As I said, I don't know where this "never again" comes from, but anyone in their right mind knows that "never again" is at most a choice, not a compulsion. If you have a peanut allergy, you will never voluntarily eat peanuts again because you know that it will be bad for you if you do it anyway. If you give up carbohydrates because you want to lose weight, you won't drop dead because of spaghetti once you've lost weight. But if he goes back to eating pasta every day, he will inevitably gain weight again.
Is that what he wants? He has a choice!
I also highly recommend reading Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt's fascinating interview with Dr. Peter Brukner on this topic.
Quote:
I eat low-carb, but not to an extreme. If someone serves me rice or a dessert, I don't say no. Normally, I don't eat starchy foods like bread, pasta, rice or potatoes. I don't treat it like a diet, but like a lifestyle.
Dr. Peter Brukner
Make your own low carb rolls, cloudbread, oopsie or cloudbread
Changing your diet always takes courage and the will to try new things. Motivation, curiosity and support are also helpful. And that's why I want to give you an alternative to conventional bread today: Oopsies! Also known as cloudbread because it is so fluffy, light and airy. This refers to low carb bread rolls
Ingredients (for 4 rolls):
Low carb rolls are quick and easy to make. You only need 3 (to 4) ingredients:
tablespoons of cream cheese (room temperature)
eggs, separately
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
optional: spice for sprinkling, for example sesame or rosemary
Preparation
:- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Whisk the egg yolks and mix with the cream cheese and baking powder.
- Beat the egg whites until very stiff, adding a pinch of salt if necessary, and carefully fold the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk mixture.
- Pour the mixture onto the baking tray in round blobs to give it a flatbread-like appearance ;-) I made 4 rolls from the above quantity. Then I sprinkled them with sesame seeds.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until lightly browned.
Do the rolls taste like bread? No! I think they taste more like an airy omelette.
But can I use the rolls as a substitute for bread? Absolutely! They are perfect for making a burger, for example, or you can certainly just eat them as a snack, for example with some vegetables.
Our book tip on the topic of low carb high fat
If you want to quickly read up on the topic and get some interesting tips for everyday life (for example, how you can eat low-carb with children) and are interested in good recipes, then we can recommend the book Low Carb High Fat: Slim & Happy Without Counting Calories by Jane Faerber*.
What do you think, will you try the oopsie rolls? Or do you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about LCHF? Write us a comment, we look forward to hearing from you.
