Are these good foods for a low carb diet? thanks! [ are these foods ok]?
Friday, April 8th, 2011generally… this is what i eat [ im 14 and workout] if you imagine these eatin moderatly will the diet work? becouse thats pretty mutch how i eat them.. sometimes i combine them [like eggs and ham/cheese ECT.]
Egg’s
Low carb shredded cheese
Low carb ham lunchmeat
low carb roastbeef lunch meat
1 slice of wheat wonderbread [ never more than one slice a day if that]
green olives
spinish
Salads with chicken and low carb dressing
esparagus
celery
jello
Hamburger patties with no bun
cheese sticks
bacon bits[on some things]
Lean chicken breasts
Fish
sometimes sunflower seeds in small portions
4 carb protien shake
Witch foods should i cut out? witch should i add? and all i drink is water
Just try to keep your sugar/net-carbohydrate intake to less than 125g daily. For those 125g (or less), focus on the following as your priority:
- Eat a variety of different colored veggies daily (preferably raw or lightly steamed/sauteed w/some healthy fat butter/oil of some kind and various seasonings added if desired). The healthiest oils for lightly sauteed veggies is either extra-virgin olive oil or pure all-natural coconut oil, or a mixture of both even. For lightly steaming, a little bit of healthy, natural fat buttery spread is good to use after they are already heated and ready to eat. Be sure to eat some veggies raw though, as they will be the most nutritionally complete overall (heat hasn’t weakened the nutritional value). On a side note, it has been shown that frozen veggies are as nutritionally sound as freshly cooked ones, though the freezing process may change their taste and texture a bit. When I do use frozen, I thaw them in the refrigerator first, so they require less heat-time to cook (maintaining more of their nutritional value in the process). DO NOT SKIMP ON YOUR VEGGIE INTAKE.
- Nuts or all-natural nut butters (like almond, peanut, cashew, etc.). Focus on the ones that have less/no sodium where possible, and those that DO NOT contain added low-quality refined oils used in the processing of them (like cottonseed, soybean, canola/rapeseed etc.). If they do have added oils, look for the ones that use quality palm fruit, flax-seed oil and such as that. All natural Almond butter is sinfully good, just eaten out of the jar with a spoon and it’s GREAT FOR YOU in every way.
- Beans, such as black, white, navy, kidney, garbanzo, etc. If you use canned ones, pay the little extra for the organic ones that use far less sodium (or none). Some frozen veggie blends (such as Fiesta mix at Kroger/Fry’s) has a great mix of veggies and beans in one convenient package and is great for making your own soups with low-sodium V8/Vegetable juice, etc.
- Whole fruit, but in moderation, as they tend to have pretty high sugar content. I personally limit them to one or two servings per day maximum, depending upon items and size.
- Whole grain items like brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, oatmeal and such. Like fruit, eat them in moderation (one normal serving per day, two in some rare instances for greater meal variety).
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Hey guys. This was my post workout meal. It was about 500 calories because I made my protein shake with fat free skim milk. If I would have added water like I usually do, then it would have been about 300 calories. 
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