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How to Eat Low Carb – Food List

reneezellwegger.JPGI have a feeling at least one of you readers will benefit from this low carb food list. If you are on a low carbohydrate diet you know it certainly is hard to stick to. Perhaps you will discover a new low carb treat on this list! Most of the celebrity diets are based around eating a low amount of carbs (e.g. Atkins)

Some celebrity followers are Jennifer Aniston, Renée Zellwegger, Robbie Williams.

The following vegetables are arranged in order from lowest carb count to highest.

  • Sprouts (bean, alfalfa, etc.)
  • Greens – lettuces, spinach, chard, etc.
  • Hearty Greens – collards, mustard greens, kale, etc.
  • Radicchio and endive count as greens
  • Herbs – parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.
  • Bok Choy
  • Celery
  • Radishes
  • Sea Vegetables (Nori, etc)
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Cabbage (or sauerkraut)
  • Mushrooms
  • Jicama
  • Avocado
  • Cucumber (or pickles without added sugars)
  • Peppers (all kinds)
  • Summer Squash (including zuchinni)
  • Scallions or green onions
  • Asparagus
  • Bamboo Shoots
  • Leeks
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Snow Peas (pods)
  • Green Beans and Wax Beans
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant
  • Artichoke Hearts
  • Fennel
  • Onions
  • Okra
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Celery Root (Celeriac)
  • Carrots
  • Turnip
  • Water Chestnuts
  • Pumpkin

Meat is also very low in carbs which makes this diet almost impossible for vegetarians/vegans. The following meat is to be eaten on low carb diets.

__ EGGS!! Eggs can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks :)
__ Steak
__ Hamburger
__ Chicken
__ Chicken Wings (deserves special mention, these are PERRFECT snacks)
__ Pork
__ Salmon
__ Tuna
__ Swordfish
__ Cans of Tunafish (get the chunk lite, NOT the white/albacore)
__ Whitefish (cod, haddock) great for broiling!

The following is also acceptable! ‘

Cheese
__ Cheddar Cheese (great for sprinkling over salads)
__ Swiss
__ Mozzarella (make an eggplant pizza)
__ Gouda

Other Food Items
__ Olive Oil
__ Vinegar
__ Butter
__ Splenda sweetener
__ Sour Cream
__ Chicken broth (get a low salt version)
__ Diet soda (with Splenda), bottled water, low carb iced teas
__ Olives

There you have it, a big list of low carb foods!

Lauren Conrad’s 1500 Calorie Diet

 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Coffee+Skim Milk
Whole Grain Waffle
2tsp Peanut Butter

Coffee+Skim Milk
Oatmeal
Skim Milk

Coffee+Skim Milk
Whole Grain Waffle
2tsp Peanut Butter

Coffee+Skim Milk
Kashi Cereal
Skim Milk

Coffee+Skim Milk
Whole Grain Waffle
2tsp Peanut Butter
Coffee+Skim Milk
Oatmeal
Skim Milk
Cobb Salad

Tuna+Fetta Cheese
on a Bed of Lettuce

Grilled Chicken Salad Tuna+Fetta Cheese
on a Bed of Lettuce
Grilled Chicken Salad Cobb Salad
Low Fat Yogurt
7 Walnuts

Noshing
1/2 Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
10 Raw Almonds

Noshing
1/2 Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
10 Raw Almonds
Low Fat Yogurt
7 Walnuts
Noshing
1/2 Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
10 Raw Almonds
Low Fat Yogurt
7 Walnuts

Chicken Breast
Roasted Vegetables

Lean Fish
Vegetables

Chicken
Salad

Chicken Breast with Salad

Lean Fish
Salad
Lean Fish
Vegetables

On Sunday you can eat whatever you want. This is your Cheat Day. Some advice is to not go overboard. You can have a piece of cake out with friends and pasta for dinner, whatever you like really. Just don’t spend all day eating junk food and you’ll still see results. To read more about the theory of cheat day click here.

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