Low Carbohydrate Foods

Caution: carbohydrates are addictive.  By selecting appropriate foods and always eating a protein serve in every meal you can stop your cravings and lose weight quickly and easily.

Moderating carbohydrate intake and sticking with low carbohydrate foods can also help you increase your fat burning potential and tap into an efficient source of almost unlimited energy.

Unless you are on a carb detox diet, we recommend you stick with a low carb, low fat, low intensity physique goal approach to your weight loss.

This could include:

Breakfast    1 protein serving* + fruit or 1 starch (complex carb like multigrain bread)

Snack        1 protein serving

Lunch        1 protein serving + unlimited salad/vegetables

Snack        1 protein serving

Dinner        1 protein serving + unlimited salad/vegetables

*restrict each protein serve to a maximum of 150 grams for meals and 100 grams for snacks.

Simple carbs like fruit should be limited to 1 serve at breakfast while you focus on your weight loss phase. 

Meanwhile, enjoy unlimited serving sizes of these low carbohydrate foods at lunch and dinner.

alfalfa sprouts        

celery            

onions            

artichoke        

cauliflower        

peppers

asparagus        

cucumbers        

salad vegetables

beans            

eggplant        

spinach

broccoli            

leek            

squash

brussel sprouts        

lettuce            

tomato

cabbage        

mushrooms        

zucchini

Restrict the following vegetables to 2-3 times a week:

Carrots

Corn

Peas

When you reach your goal weight you can start to reintroduce starchy carbohydrates at lunch like multigrain bread, brown or basmati rice, potato, pumpkin, sweet potato, parsnip and pasta.  

Something to look forward to, right?