low carb options - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

samizzle79 · 02-24-2007, 10:34 PM

hey! i'm going to try this low carb thing because i find that i eat a lot of carbs. i have carbs at almost every meal. An example:

Breakfast: granola bar or cereal
Snack: granola bar
Lunch: sandwich
Dinner: varies

does anyone have low carb meal ideas?? sometimes i get salads for lunch but those get boring after a while. thank you

Lenin · 02-25-2007, 05:52 AM

Meat, eggs, cheese and heavy cream.
For dessert, Diet Jello with whippped heavy cream.
Vegetables with butter and cheese sauce.

No pasta, potatoes, rice, or bread.

samizzle79 · 02-25-2007, 09:41 AM

that sounds good. i can have eggs for breakfast and meat for dinner but what about lunch optioins? chicken salads?

Islandgirl1970 · 02-26-2007, 02:53 AM

Yes chicken salads are awesome, just make sure the dressing is low carb (1-2 carbs per tbsp or lower). For lunch on the run I fill a tupperware with (some kinds of) deli meat, pickles, cheese, feta stuffed jalapenos, olives and a few crackers for the cheese. Tuna salad in a romaine/lettuce leaf is also portable if you pack 4-5 in there so it doesn't bounce around.

I have to share my fav low carb salad...

3 cups +/- baby spinach washed and dried
2 tbsp pine nuts
1/2 an avocado in cubes
3-5 strips of broken up cooked bacon.
Oil and vinegar dressing.

This has about 5-6 net carbs.

For variety I add in some or all of these...

Smoked salmon to taste
Prawns
Cubed cheese
1 tsp Balsamic vinegar for some zing
1-2 tbsp of roasted nuts like pecans or walnuts.
Leftover chicken, beef or pork sliced up
1/4 cup berries (I've tried strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries they are all awesome with spinach.)

Low carb can be quite normal with some imagination!

KittyLove · 02-26-2007, 10:02 AM

I've been doing low carb for about a year and here are some things that I usually eat:

Turkey burgers
Chicken strips (Mexican seasoning) with onions, green and red
peppers with sour cream
Scrambled eggs
Omelets with cheese
Broccoli
Green beans
Spinach
Quiche: (scrambled eggs, cream, cheese, ham or bacon, bake in
casserole dish)
Turkey meatballs: (ground turkey, egg, parm cheese, Italian
seasoning)
Boar's head chicken or turkey rolled up with a roasted red pepper
and mayo....Boar's head has NO fillers.
Natural peanut butter
Mock French toast (3 scrambled eggs with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
cook
like an omelet, cut into quarters, use butter, and drizzle with sugar-
free maple syrup)
Tuna fish
LOTS of salads with chicken and either blue cheese or oil and
vinegar
Salmon
Cauliflower
Roasted chicken
Celery
Deviled eggs
Homemade chicken soup (for veggies, I use celery, onion, spinach,
cut green beans)
Egg salad
Mock mashed potatoes (cooked cauliflower, cream and
butter, whipped)
Squash
Chicken burgers
Occasional sauerkraut (salt!

, I try to drain and rinse it well)
Almonds
Ocassional whey protein shake when I'm in a hurry or it's too
hot to cook
Chicken wings
Chicken Salad

About a month ago, I stopped eating low carb bars, SF jello, and regular peanut butter (some sugar), and I have found that now I have absolutely no craving for anything sweet, and I am also trying to keep processed foods to a minimum. I'm not suggesting that you do that, I believe those things probably really helped me to transition over to a low-carb lifestyle.

It has been a gradual process with some setbacks, a lot of perserverance (some people and situations will test your determination), a lot of reading to fully understand what your body's going through, a lot of de-brainwashing (I was brought up on low fat/low calories), and a lot of trial and error. I am finally in a comfortable, happy place now...I LOVE this way of eating, and I don't miss a thing about the way I used to eat ( YUCK!!!) I also NEVER thought I'd ever see 118 lbs again, and here I am! Life is good!