Low carb for Filipino kitchens

Eat low carb without giving up the food you grew up with.

Free, research-backed guides from Coach Den, plus a low carb pantry of organic, pesticide-free products for Filipino homes.

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7-day low carb Filipino meal plan with palengke ingredients

7-dayFilipino meal plan + palengke list

₱349Cauliflower rice, your sinangag swap

The low carb pantry

Swaps that make low carb easy

Coach Den picks every item to replace a high-carb staple in a Filipino kitchen. Our store opens soon; tap "Notify me" to get first access.

Rice swapComing soon Cauliflower rice

Cauliflower Rice

Instead of: white rice

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Snack swapComing soon Chicharon pork rinds

Chicharon Pork Rinds

Instead of: chips and crackers

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Baking swapComing soon Almond flour

Almond Flour

Instead of: all-purpose flour

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Cooking oilComing soon Avocado oil

Avocado Oil

Instead of: palm and seed oils

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Want to know what to stock first? Read our Filipino low carb food list.

New to low carb?

Start here, in this order

What is a low carb diet?

What it is, why insulin matters more than calories, and how Coach Den went from 95kg to 68kg.

Read step 1 →

The Filipino low carb food list

Bangus, malunggay, kangkong, itlog. What to eat and what to skip, with local prices in mind.

Read step 2 →

Your 7-day meal plan

A full week of meals with a palengke grocery list, so day one isn't a guessing game.

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Filipino swaps

Keep the ulam. Change what's beside it.

1 cup white rice

Cauliflower rice sinangag

Net carbs: about 45g → about 3g

Can't let go of rice yet? Read this →

2 pandesal for breakfast

Malunggay omelet with tomatoes

Net carbs: about 30g → under 5g

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A bag of chips

Chicharon with sukang Iloko

Net carbs: about 15g → 0g

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