Can I have an OXO cube in water?

[bunnycd]

Day 26 and I am hungry. All shakes gone by 4pm so I was wondering if I could have a half or whole OXO cube in water here is the nutritional information:

Per cube:

17 calories
0.3g fat
0.1g saturates

Dam it I will get my boy who is an accountant to work out carbs

They seem to think it is a bad idea on here: Oxo Cubes : U.K. : Active Low-Carber Forums

What do you think?

 

[CW Consultant]

Haven't got any here but I am sure they have lots of salt.

Check the pack.

Linda

 

[bunnycd]

Ok my boyfriend worked it out per cube as follows:

Per cube:
15.4 calories
2.2 carbohydrate
0.3g fat
0.1g saturates
0.6 sodium

It does not say about salt on the packet so I am going to do some research.

 

[Happe]

sodium is salt.

 

[MadamDotty]

Not a good idea because of the salt. Have you tried the savoury vegetable drink flavouring, which you can get from your CDC?

 

[bunnycd]

No, I dont think I will bother it seems to have passed I think it is because I only have 2 days until I have my AAM week.

 

[icemoose]

To work out the amount of salt you need to multiply sodium by 2.5.

Therefore it would have 1.5 grams of salt in each cube.

When you think a Cambridge bar only has a 1/3rd of this (0.5 grams) then you will see how high it is.

On a normal diet you are aiming at 6 grams a day so 1.5 grams in one little cube is very high

Mike

 

[bunnycd]

Thanks. Sorry to be a pain but why do we have to avoid salt? I know water retention but could you not drink more water? Sorry if that is a dumb question.

 

[CDavies]

One a day would be ok. Plus oxo stock cubes are rich in iron in which is hard to get into your diet when cutting fat and carbs.

 

[spangles]

This thread is years old! How odd.

Welcome, CDavies, but don't worry about iron. On the Cambridge diet, all your vitamins and minerals are completely covered by the packs.

 

[FeeneyFooFoo]

I've got some reduced salt oxo cubes, lovely occasional savoury warm drink

 

[SurreySuperTrooper]

I've never tried savoury drinks. Which one are we allowed to drink? Also, I do not really have a CWPC, so I can't buy it from her.