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Why not kick off my first post with a potential obvious and stupid question - I take it we're not allowed fruit juices even from concentrate? If no, are these allowed in later weeks?
Perhaps a less silly one and apologies if I've missed it in all the information. Are we allowed gravy, homemade or bisto? (Other brands are available)
No absolutely you are not allowed fruit juice, whether concentrated or not! In fact, even after Bootcamp is over, if you're serious about low carbing, fruit juice is a no-no anyway.
Gravy is OK if it's not thickened - Bisto gravy granules aren't ideal, even though they're only 2g carbs per 50ml serving, because they're highly, highly processed. This is a list of the ingredients:
Potato Starch, Maltodextrin, Palm Fat, Salt, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Colour (Ammonia Caramel), Sugar, Flavourings, Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Black Pepper Extract, Rosemary Extract, Onion Oil
And please note - this is the list of ingredients in what's supposed to be their beef gravy. Where is the beef?! (Very cleverly they don't actually say beef gravy anywhere on the packaging, but they use the red colour for it because everyone will associate that colour with beef).
When I'm roasting a joint or a chicken, I make a trivet out of onion, sometimes also a carrot, and then add lots of water (occasionally a splash of wine) to the roasting tray, and that makes a lovely 'jus'. If you like it a bit thicker, you can blend it up with the onion/carrot - although it's fewer carbs if you leave those out.