I need my CARBS!!!!! But low carb will do

I've have become a Cyborg.  I now have robotic parts.  Okay, one robotic part and don't be dirty.  I have an insulin pump.  It is my external pancreas.  With this, I need to count my carbohydrates aka carbs.  Since I know the body still needs carbs in small amounts, I need lower carb ideas.  So I will be testing some low carb recipes and products.  Feel free to let me know your ideas or finds.

I love pasta, pizza and bread.  Three pretty high carb foods.  So I decided to find alternatives   Let me tell you, ordering pizza sucks.  One slice of a large pepperoni pizza is 29 carbs, thanks to Pizza Hut's nutritional information on their website.

So I will start off with my low carb thin crust pizza.

I made 2 versions, Turkey Pepperoni Pizza and Greek Style Pizza.

 I found these at the store.  They are made by La Tortilla Factory and only 10g of carbs per tortilla.  And with 7g of fiber!

 In the carb calculations that I use, I can subtract and then they are only 3 carbs each!(something about fiber carbs don't get absorbed into the body).  So these made a great lunch for anything and hope to make a great thin crust for my pizza.

On the left, Tortilla shell, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus as the sauce, four slices of Budding Beef, and feta cheese.  I would also recommend added Kalamata olives, but I was out. On the right is a basic Turkey Pepperoni pizza.  I would also recommend onions and bell peppers for that one.  But again, I was out.

After about 15 minutes on 375, they are done

I know I should have used a different plate, but it was easy to grab. I of course ate both pizzas since they were low in just about everything.  

For the bread portion of my hunt, I looked online and found tons of low carb breads.  But I actually found one at Whole Foods and I liked it.  It is a pretty dense bread, but makes a yummy grilled cheese.  The bread is from Natural Ovens Bakery.  I got the Original Carb Conscious Bread.  80 calories, 1.5g of fat, and 10g of carbohydrates.  But only 4g of fiber.  If you are watching your carbs, I would recommend this.  It is a filling bread and as a PB&J, OMG I was stuffed.  It is a little pricey for bread, but with the low carb I can deal.


Now for the pasta, this is going to be hard.  I did find a pasta, but I haven't tried it yet.  It is from Food for Life Baking Company.  It is the Ezekiel 4:9.  I bough the Sprouted Whole Grain Penne Pasta.  For 2 oz of pasta, it is 210 calories, 2g of fat and 39g of carbs, but has 7g of fiber, so really only 32g of carbs for me.  Which is low for pasta.  I have not had a chance to try it yet, but when I do, I will pass it a long.  It is supposed to be Diabetic friendly, so here's hoping.

Some good low carb/no carb snacking ideas:
Hummus and carrot chips
Beef sticks
Cheese sticks/string cheese
Lunch meat
Lunch meat around cheese sticks


Again, PLEASE send me your low carb snack ideas!  And recipes!  I plan on making my own hummus soon.

Until next time...