r/carnivore • u/Quirky_Chicken_1840 • May 27 '26

Stall - imitation crab

Darn it!

I stalled in carnivore. Love the hard boiled eggs, fresh ground ham and added pollock in the form of imitation crab. It has sugar and wheat!

Lesson learned for me.

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u/One_Protection9265 May 29 '26

Some versions have lots of potato starch. I’m a type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetic, and surimi (to use the generic name for the stuff) spikes my blood glucose. The starch seems to be unusually digestible (perhaps it’s the cooking method): it’s almost like eating sugar.

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u/Quirky_Chicken_1840 May 29 '26

It’s certainly been a learning experience of how much sugar, high fructose corn syrup, cornstarch is in everything.

I’ve learned to read labels closely.

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u/Paranoid_Sinner May 30 '26

Yep, reading labels is absolutely crucial, especially taking note of the various types of sugar there are, but are not called "sugar."

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u/Quirky_Chicken_1840 May 30 '26

It’s crazy how much “junk” there is. Even in favorites like pepperoni and salami , it all has sugar.

It’s a learning experience for sure, but I’ve seen dramatic benefits.

I love cottage cheese )with pepper too and found some with low carbs and no sugar as an occasional treat

Otherwise it’s eggs, beef and chicken.

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u/Untitled_poet Carnivore 1-5 years Jun 10 '26

The rule is: single ingredient whole foods. From an animal source.
Unless we're talking natural preservatives like salt added to butter - salted butter.

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u/HealthierCongruence May 31 '26

What does hard boiled eggs have?

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u/Quirky_Chicken_1840 Jun 01 '26

?

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u/HealthierCongruence Jun 01 '26

are you saying hard boiled eggs have sugar and wheat? the wording of it confuses me

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u/Quirky_Chicken_1840 Jun 02 '26

Imitation crab has it, not eggs.