My doctor had me on a low carb/high lean protein diet. That meant bacon and other fatty porks or beef 1-2 times a week only. The grams per day were determined by a calculation he used based off my height, weight, and age so I won't share those. Again, you need to consult your physician.
These are just a few of the products I use/used on a regular basis that I really like or feel are good substitutes. If you don't like artificial sweeteners, my low carb way of living is not for you. I have had a pretty processed diet my entire life and changing it all at once was difficult and so I have a few items I use to keep me on track on this list as well as other, regular items.
I'll be adding to this list as things come to mind so check back often!
- Mission Brand Carb Balance Whole Wheat Fajita size tortillas. 3g net carbs. I make mini pizzas with them or turkey wraps or put chicken salad on them.
- Healthy Life bread. I buy the high fiber white. 6g net carbs per slice. Usually I make peanut butter toast with this.
- Breyer's CarbSmart Ice Cream. It's good. Very good. They only have chocolate or vanilla. They also have bars but they are pretty high in carbs so I don't get them. 10g net carbs if you count the sugar alcohols (I have read this can mess some peoples counts up so I never count them) if you do add them it's only 5g net carbs per 1/2 cup serving. I really like to make root beer floats with Diet A & W root beer and the vanilla CarbSmart.
- Eggs. Seriously. Good ol' fashioned eggs. Eggs are high in protein, and keep you full for a long time. I eat three a day when doing low carb. Usually scrambled or in attempted omelette form, with cheese and maybe ham. I do really well when I take the time to make eggs.
- Salami. Very good with cream cheese (and pickles if you're feeling like a pickle wrap), on the low carb bread. Etc. It's salami. High in calories and sodium this is a once in a while treat.
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