Low carb/high protein

You can google online ow carb diet and they will give you different food choices, but the staples are fresh veggies like the green ones, chicken breast, fish, or turkey. Some fruits, like blueberrie, rasberries, apples, peaches, plums, cranberries cause they are low in sugar, but do the research on google, youtube or go to one of the groups, they have a low carb group that has plenty of info.

Nuts, seeds, salad with yummy extras like fish, chicken, turkey, duck, pate, cheese, beans and lentils. Tomato and feta salad, I have a bean salad recipe if you want it. I do curries of all sorts served with cauli rice instead of rice to avoid the carbs. An oatmeal is high carb so she would be best avoiding that anyway. And more nuts, yummy

Why are they wanting to put a kid on a low carb/high protein diet? How old is your child? I think a moderate carb diet (b/c you need carbs to function and to think) and a higher protein/higher fiber diet would be good. Look at my menu if you want. I eat about 250 g of carbs a day, 130 to 150 g of protein a day, I got in 50 g of fiber in today.....what is their defintion of a low carb diet? It isn't healthy and something you cannot stick too if you do under 100 g of carbs a day....nothing you can live with, you know? Just my 2 cents!!

She may be carb-sensitive. Did they evaluate for gluten intolerance?

Also juice is "sugar water" IMO. Eliminate the juice if possible and do the actual fruit with peel when possible. My daughter used to drink alot of her calories because of juice. When she went to water only as a beverage, she lost weight without any other significant changes to her diet.

You can give her some vegan sources of protein like quinoa, tofu, ect...

Also, jw but why does the doc want her on this type of diet? Health issue?

Greek yogurt, scrambled eggs, protein smoothies, grilled chicken, grilled salmon, walnuts and lots of non starchy veggies

^ this plus cottage cheese (I like mine with fruit), hummus, cheese, PB2, raw protein powder (I don't use it much, I like chicken, fish and turkey). I love greek yogurt mixed with vanilla stevia and sometime PB2 (peanut powder without the oil removed).

She may be carb-sensitive. Did they evaluate for gluten intolerance?

carbs=/=gluten

Moving on, she drinks a soda/pop every day?? That is really bad, cut that out. Also, 100cal snacks are crappy, she should eat nuts or fruit/veggies. Try hummus with carrots and celery, it's great!

I wasn't saying that carbs = gluten. Those were two separate thoughts. Proceed.

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For a reasonably no nonsense explanation of the whole thing, I would recommend Mark's Daily Apple (marksdailyapple.com) - just ignore the links to buy the books and supplements. *chuckle*

Atkins is a good explanation of a fairly drastic low carbohydrate diet. MDA' suggested guidelines based on his Primal Blueprint book are a little more moderate - most folks will initiate fat burning anywhere between 100-150g net a day if they're staying away from processed food and grains, which may be a more reasonable expectation. I rather like the expression "replace grains with greens", which is stolen from the Precision Nutrition site. *lol*

Most "empty" carbohydrates are grain based (i.e. flours) or sugars (sucrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup), so if you eliminate pasta, bread, candy and soda from the diet, that will make a large difference in carbs, and probably add more much needed fiber if you're replacing them with salads, fruits, and vegetables.

Going with a higher level also prevents the induction of dietary ketosis, which may be a benefit if you're concerned about things like ketone breath and the "low carb flu" - they tend to be reduced on a higher level of carbs (although "low carb flu" usually a symptom of sodium or potassium depletion and can be resolved by drinking a cup of some sort of broth soup daily for a few weeks).

Doctors have been proscribing a 30% net carb non-ketogenic diet to epileptic kids for years for symptom management. This is the first time I've ever heard someone suggest it for weight reduction in a youth though.

Also worth reading, although a fair bit more technical, is the book "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. Unlike Atkins, or for that matter, Mark's Daily Apple, it's an exploration of the science of macronutrient processing, especially the carbs versus fat mythos.

I'm not a huge red meat eater either, and I'm allergic to seafood, so my staple is generally chicken or pork. I make salads and toss in cubed chicken for protein, I carry almonds and sunflower seeds with me all the time. I make whey protein isolate smoothies with fresh fruit and yogurt, and I eat a fair bit of egg related things. Seeds and nuts can be a huge help here, as can cheese if she's tolerant of dairy.

Hope that helps.

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I love egg white omelets...with veggies, or meat. I love yogurt....but it's hard to find one low in sugar. I only use Stevia to sweeten things. Lunch I eat lean meat and veggies. For my snacks I usually eat apples, raw almonds, string cheese & grapes. Dinner I eat meat & veggies. Rarely do I eat bread, pasta, potatoes. I have lost my weight using this.

Good luck

Okay peeps, I need some advice. My 17 year old daughter went to the doctor today and they want her on a low carb high protein diet, and I need ideas. She doesn't like oatmeal, and is not a big red meat eater. So please give me your suggestions...

Oatmeal is NOT carb friendly. You should look at http://yourlighterside.com for recipes that are carb friendl!

If she has high triglycerides and LDL cholesterol -- it sounds like a dietary issue. She's a teenage girl, so she's under some type of social pressure. You may want to ask if she's closet eating. Is she stressed out with classes, colleges, friends etc...? As evidenced by these boards, (over)eating is usually a response to something deeper going on in one's life.

Drop the 100 calorie packs, sodas, and juices-- they're junk and will detract from her athletic performance. Think of calories as gasoline for a car-- you can't put the cheap, unleaded stuff in a Ferrari. Tell her to look at fruits and veggies (sweet potatoes and bananas both have plenty of potassium to keep the muscles from cramping).

FWIW, I have a family history of high cholesterol and I dropped it from 258 to 163 in six months by switching my diet.

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