Need Low*er* carb food ideas

Avocados! They have lots of good fat and fiber- fiber doesn't count towards "net carbs". I use it to make tuna salad ( in lieu if mayo)- with tuna, hot sauce, and diced bell pepper.

I eat lots of veggies, raw and cooked. Nuts are great- especially almonds and macadamias.
Cheese sticks and hard boiled eggs are also great snacks.
If you really are craving pasta (or have a fiance who always wants to eat pasta), Dreamfields brand tastes the same as regular and only has like 5 net carbs.

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Hello! I recently watched the "big fat fiasco" video done by the same guy and then watched fathead. I totally agree with everthing he said and since have changed my eating habits. I have lowered my carbs to under 100, protein up to 100 and have my cals set at 1200. I had to really look for recipes to replace what I eliminated, I didn't want to feel like I was deprived. I now substitute spaghetti sqaush for pasta, and mashed cauliflower for potatoes. I will try to add some links to the sites I found recipes.

http://thisprimallife.com/ <

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great recipes like the primal sandwich (alternative to bread), and an eggplant pizza crust!

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/ <---- this site, go to freebies and get the user created cookbook-full of awesome recipes!

Not sure why but I also stalled when I went to lower carb but noticed today I was down 2.5 pounds so hopefully it starts coming off again! Good luck!!

Lots of veggies, especially the dark green ones, are low in carbs: cucumbers, celery, bell peppers, romaine lettuce, cabbage and of course, avocado. Also try flax meal. It has almost zero net carbs, lots of fiber and Omega-3s. I make a muffin from flax meal almost every morning and it leaves me satisfied for hours so I don't need to snack before lunch. I can't wait to get my cholesterol tested again this summer because I know that alone is helping a lot.

For lunch I'll often have tuna, chicken or egg salad (just the item plus mayo) and eat it with celery sticks (instead of bread or crackers) and a big romaine or spring mix salad with cucumbers and blue cheese crumbles and Newman's oil & vinegar dressing.

Dinner is usually some sort of protein and veggies on the side. You can bread the chicken, pork or fish in almond flour instead of bread crumbs for only a few carbs. I spread spicy brown mustard on the meat with a basting brush and then dredge it in the flour. It has a lot of flavor. You can also add (this will sound weird!) crushed up pork rinds to the flour if you like a bit more crunch.

For snacks, veggies, of course, but there are also a lot of good sugar free sweets out there with few net carbs. Sugar alcohols don't count toward net carbs.

In addition to the other websites posted, you can check out the Atkins site for some great low carb recipes: http://www.atkins.com/Recipes.aspx

Good luck!

*Edited to add the Atkins link.

You are on the right track. Check out marksdailyapple.com for more good food ideas for eating lower carb. I've been keeping my carbs <100 g for almost 2 months. The weight is coming off easily, I'm enjoying what I'm eating, and not feeling deprived at all.

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