Lower Carb Food... help me with shopping list please?

RonneyKay

Hello Everyone!

I went to the doc today and he wants me to do a lower carb diet as nothing seems to be working. I am already eating pretty clean, he just wants me to go to limit my sugar (even with fruit) and eat mainly lean proteins and low starch veggies.

So please help me compile a shopping list and websites where I can find some good recipes for a lower carb diet. Mainly a shopping list, I have NO CLUE what I am doing.

Thanks peeps! I look forward to getting my shopping list ready and trying it out.
Any easy recipes would be great too. I am not a fancy schmancy cooker.

2Bgoddess

Brb. Had to mark this thread

Cindy68164

I am working with Physician's Weight Loss Center and I am on the FAST 800. That's 800 calories a day. 80grams of protein. Try and get your protein up and it will keep you fuller and burn fat and then you won't even miss the carbs! Feel the need to eat something crunchy? Try the Quaker Oats rice cake chips...watch the fat, some are better than others. I enjoy the Chocolate ones!

2Bgoddess

hey. I am following a low Carb, low sugar, low sodium, higher protein diet. Feel free to add me so you can see my diary, please ignore the treats these last few days, lol.

Also, I can send u an invite to a low Carb group.

I copied and pasted my most recent shopping list.

Chicken breasts
Cucumber
Allegro cheese, all of them
Asperagus Lettuce, many types
Broccoli
Celery
Green onions
White mushrooms
Green pepper
Flax bread
Tilapia fillets
Shrimp
Low Carb flat bread
flax z granola
Splenda
Fat free sour cream
Sugar free (or low) protein shake mix
Just egg whites
Dill weed
Frozen strawberries
Low Carb pancake mix
Bean sprouts
Sugar free biscotti Coffee
10% cream

Cristy_AZ

I have this list on my computer desktop... not sure where I got it or I'd give her the credit.. the file is marked "Linda's Low Carb List" so... thanks to Linda wherever she may be and here you go:

LOW CARB SHOPPING LIST

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The following list contains foods, seasonings and cooking supplies that I find indispensible for my low carb way of life. I've marked the items that are better suited to the later stages of the diet. The rest can safely be used at any stage, including induction. This is not meant to be a complete list of acceptable foods, it's just a list of my favorites.
PROTEIN FOODS
bacon
beef roast
boneless chicken breasts
chicken thighs or drumsticks
eggs
fish fillets
ground beef
ham
pepperoni
pork sausage
pork chops
pork roast
split chicken breasts, with bone
steak
tuna, canned
whole roasting chickens
SPICES & HERBS
allspice
basil
black pepper
cayenne
chili powder
cinnamon
cloves
cumin
dill
garlic powder
ginger
Italian seasoning
nutmeg
Old Bay seasoning
onion powder
oregano
paprika
parsley, fresh
salt

DAIRY FOODS
cheddar cheese
cream cheese
Deluxe American slices
heavy cream
Monterey jack cheese
mozzarella cheese
parmesan cheese
sour cream
Swiss cheese
CONDIMENTS/BAKING
almond flour *
almonds *
butter
Caesar salad dressing
cocoa *
cooking spray
dill pickle relish
flax meal *
freeze-dried chives
garlic, fresh
granular Splenda
green Mexican salsa
liquid smoke
liquid Splenda
low carb bake mix *
macadamia nuts *
mayonnaise
mustard, yellow and Dijon
natural peanut butter *
olive oil
pecans *
pizza sauce *
ranch salad dressing
salsa
sesame oil
soy sauce *
sugar free syrups (Da Vinci, etc.)
sugar free sweet pickles
sunflower kernels *
tomato paste *
tomato sauce
unflavored gelatin
unsweetened coconut *
vanilla
vinegar
walnuts *
xanthan gum
VEGETABLES
avocados
bean sprouts
broccoli
cabbage
cauliflower
celery
cucumbers
green onions
green chiles, canned
green peppers
green beans
iceberg lettuce
leaf lettuce
mushrooms, fresh and canned
onions
pumpkin, canned *
radishes
romaine lettuce
spaghetti squash *
spinach, frozen and fresh
tomatoes
yellow squash
zucchini

USEFUL TOOLS
9 1/2-10" glass pie plate(s)
Brita water pitcher
Crock Pot
cutting boards
food processor
good, sharp knives
Grab-its (dishes with lids)
hand grater
heavy duty aluminum foil
indoor contact grill (George Foreman, GE, etc.)
iSi cream whipper
jelly roll pans
large wire whisk
large nonstick skillet
parchment paper
pint canning jars
plastic screw-on caps for canning jars
salad spinner
stick blender
vegetable peeler



* best suited for later stages of the diet

wftiger

Veggies (no potato, corn or peas and watch the type of squash), cottage cheese, cheese (string cheese, laughing cow, babybel), greek yogurt, hummus, salsa (watch sugar content), nuts, seeds. I know a lot of people like pork rinds for snacking but I can't recommend as I don't eat them. If you are going to get veggies, go for berries.

And be careful with condiments. The Heinz low sugar (or One Carb) is pretty good. Almost no BBQ is safe.

Best advice is always look at the nutrition. Some yogurts are good for you but most with fruit are high in sugars. Many salad dressings are high carb especially if you get the light or no fat. When they take the fat out they replace it with carbs.

RonneyKay

YOU GUYS ARE SOOOOOO AWESOME:) thanks, please add me (if we aren't already friends)

is cottage cheese okay? I bought some fat free cottage cheese tonight at the store. I figured it would be a good pick... is it?

calliope_music

my doctor just put me on the same, but adjusted a bit because i'm a vegetarian. here are my go-to lower carb foods:

protein shakes
cottage cheese
greek yogurt
cheese
low carb tortillas
beans (limited to how much i can have a day)
tofu/meatless products
veggies!

RonneyKay

bumping so I can use this in a couple of days, I'm starting my list. I hope you all don't mind I bumped it.