How to Eat Low Carb – Food List

I 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!