Pulses / legumes on a low carb woe, and other questions...

[lisbapalea]

I have embarked on a lchf diet this week after my friend's amazing success story, but I am a bit nervous that I am going in a little uninformed and might cock things up through ignorance!

Are lentils, beans, edamame allowed? I bought a low carb salad today (Pod's chicken detox salad) which included edamame beans which I did eat but am now worried.

I also had some greek yogurt as my pudding which did come with a small amount of blackcurrant puree (prob about 1 tbsp, unsweetened). I ate it all but now feel like I have committed a crime.

Lastly, how bad is milk? Should I drink my coffee black or is milk in coffee allowed (I wouldn't have a latte, so am not talking about toooo much milk).

I want to get this right - help!

cream is better than milk. The lower fat the milk the higher the carb count.

I eat green runner beans but not the other beans you mentioned.

Blackcurrant puree probably won't derail you but I don't eat any fruit apart from the odd berry.

(I drink coffee black and add a very little to tea. I do sometimes have a full fat latte if I haven't had lunch. Decaf is better on both counts)

Thank you for replying! Good to know I have hopefully not cocked up too much.

I don't actually think I needed the greek yogurt and blackcurrant thing anyway, but I am just conditioned to have a pudding so bought one even though I didn't really feel hungry for one. That's the kind of thing I need to learn not to do.

I eat full fat greek yoghurt (FAGE) for pudding after lunch and I have a sugar free jelly for pudding after tea

Have you tried Co-Yo? It is purely coconut yoghurt so is low carb. It is expensive, but I have been having just a little bit after meals when I feel the need for a 'pudding'.

Aren't edamame beans from soya which is pretty l/c anyway?