Low Carb Diet Tips

By James Steele


More people are carb conscious due to the popularity of the Atkins diet and South Beach. Many people blame their weight problems on carbohydrates. However, it's important to realize that not all carbs are bad. Good carbs do exist. There is a reason athletes often eat carbohydrate rich foods before they have to perform. Good carbs are an excellent source of energy. It is not healthy to cut all carbohydrates out of your diet, despite what the Atkins books say. The key to eating healthy is to eat a low amount of good carbs. These tips can help you learn how to do that.

Salads are a great way to eat low carb. During the warm months, salads are especially easy to make and enjoy. For those days when it's too hot to cook, there is nothing quite like a big salad. This meal option can be great even in the cooler months. You can even eat salad for several weeks without having the same one twice because there are so many ways to prepare them.

Salads can be loaded with fruits vegetables and in some cases, meat. These are all foods that are low in carbs and quite tasty. Bon appetit! Continue your persuit of a natural food diet. Those who have the roughest time handling a low carb diet are typically people who try the "pre-packaged" alternatives. Although they claim to be good, Splenda, and those low carb bars are not good. These should never be used as an alternative to a healthy low carb solution. These often only make your cravings worse. Natural foods are the only way to cure those carb cravings. Low carb bars try to trick your mind but they do very little for your body. Peanuts, the way to go for curbing the candy bar craving. It's like having a Payday bar without the goo.

Instead of using tortillas, use a bowl! While you may have to do more dishes, it's worth it to limit your carb intake, right? Dishes from fajitas to breakfast burritos can be served in bowls or on a plate and they will still taste delicious. Prepare everything the same way you always have but instead of wrapping it up in a tortilla, serve it in bowls.

Quesadilla or similar dishes are the only ones that this won't work for. Nobody would consider a bowl of melted cheese an appetizing meal.

Somehow, boring food has come to be associated with a low carb diet. Many also believe they will have to give up their favorite foods and snacks. But honestly, a low carb diet isn't that different from eating a well balanced diet. There are a variety of low carb alternatives to the high carb foods that you love. Eating a low carb diet won't affect your life much at all, as many people have happily found out. Use these tips to help you make the transition to low carb even easier.




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