Mayonaise

[moomoo13]

I am having my first WS day tomorrow and was going to have a chicken salad for dinner. Only problem is I just cannot eat sald dry, I have to put some kind of dressing on it.
Can I have mayonaise or salad cream or with these affect ketosis?
If not then what salad dressings are allowed?
Thanks x

 

[time2go]

Unfortunately no, it has citric acid in it. And I believe most salad dressings have sugar in them. Only thing I can suggest is, if u have soups why not use a tiny amount of one to make a dressing ? X

 

[moomoo13]

Thanks for replying time2go. I only have the shakes so looks like I'll just have to get used to dry salad.
I was worried that might be the answer.
Boooooo!!

 

[dolly_daydream]

You'll probably be better with a vinaigrette. Just check the ingredients, Hellmans Balsamic Vinaigrette seems to be low in carbs and sugars. I'm not 100% sure but basically you use what a table spoon or two table spoons on your salad, so I'd be very surprised if 0.5g - 1g of sugar would affect you. As I say not sure but seems unlikely, maybe someone more in the know could confirm?xx

 

[dolly_daydream]

Also if you'd rather not why not add some herbs to normal vinegar, I often do that with my salad. You can add a bit of water to it of you want to make more out of it, at least it gives the salad a bit of taste but doesnt add to the texture thats the only downside xx

 

[Niennor]

What about making your own mayo so you know there isn't any citric acid in it, google a recipe, I made it once but it was a bit of a disaster :/

 

[Starlight]

You need to watch though, its not only citric acid thatll affect ketosis.

 

[dolly_daydream]

I found this on the Exante website and its a ketosis recipe so it must b ok??xx

Egg Mayonnaise Bowl | Meal Replacement Diets

 

[dolly_daydream]

Hellmans extra light doesnt contain citric acid either but does have "citrus fibres". Also read the small print on the exante web page and says recipe is intended on keep individual in ketosis but we are all different so to monitor your levels.xx

 

[moomoo13]

Thank you dolly for some really helpful ideas there that I will check out and thank you for the link, the mayo in my fridge is low fat like the recipe says so looks like I will be ok to use it. If Exante says its ok then thats ok by me.

That egg mayo bowl actually looks pretty good so I think I may have that with a chicken breast instead of the salad

Good job really as I am not the most talented in the kitchen and I think attempting my own would also end in disaster!

 

[dolly_daydream]

Thats ok no worries, I know when its my turn for a break I'll be having that too lol!!xx