http://www.sugarsensitive.com/carb/low-carb-food.html Low carb food is harder to find than you might think. Do you know what kind of food is considered low carb food? en-us Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:56:08 EDT Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:56:08 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 have you ever gone grocery shopping with someone on a low carb diet? It's interesting. You might think you know what counts as low carb food, but chances are you don't, which you'll quickly find out when you're shopping with a low carber. A Wider Variety of Low Carb Food Quick! You have 30 seconds to come up with a list of low carb food, starting...NOW! So what did you come up with? Probably mostly different kinds of meats, eggs and cheeses, right? Well, that's good. But try to imagine "a day in the life of" a low carb dieter--and be realistic. You're working 40 hours a week, and mornings are probably a bit rushed. You can either get up 20 minutes earlier so you can make yourself a breakfast of turkey bacon or sausage and scrambled eggs, or you can sleep in and grab a low carb meal replacement bar or shake (yuck!). No more quick cereals. If you were ambitious the night before, you might have made a crustless breakfast quiche that can be reheated all week. Now that's a great idea. Next, you have to think about lunch. What kinds of low carb foods are there for lunch? Sure, Subway and many other restaurants spout their offerings of low carb food, but if you're in the induction phase of your diet, that will be most of what you can have for the day. Some of these menu items even exceed that. However, the tuna salad at Subway only has 12 grams of carbs. During induction, that leaves you with 8 grams to work with the rest of the day. Remember, there are carbs in cheese (granted, not a lot, but they still count) and you probably had cheese in your breakfast quiche if you had that. And low carb foods like low carb bars or shakes still have some carbs, even if it's not many. That leaves you no carbs for dinner or a snack. You could eat some deli turkey or a can of tuna. Not very tasty, but it's an option. Speaking of snacking, you could snack on deli turkey, string cheese or sugar free gelatin. Some low carbers snack on nuts or beef jerky, and Kraft now makes pre-cooked chicken strips that aren't breaded or fried. They're part of Kraft's South Beach diet line of low carb food, and they're meant to go on salads or wraps. However, the southwest flavor also makes a tasty snack! Now for dinner. You can have a big steak. Or a big grilled chicken breast. And maybe a dark green leafy salad with it--nothing on it except maybe cheese, and maybe some kind of fat-free Italian or vinegar and oil dressing. If you're past the induction phase, you might be able to try other kinds of low carb foods that are now available. Food producers are jumping on the low carb food bandwagon because they see that there's a market for it. In addition, bread companies have seen their sales drop off due to low carb diets, so they've come out with their own versions of low carb breads. This certainly helps, but don't be fooled into thinking a low carb diet is easy. Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:56:08 EDT