Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Use These Tips To Help You On Your Low Carb Diet

By Wilson Resturbee


More people are carb conscious due to the popularity of the Atkins diet and South Beach. Many people blame their weight problems on carbohydrates. There are various kinds of carbohydrates and not all of them are bad. There are good carbs, as well. There is a reason athletes often eat carbohydrate rich foods before they have to perform. The good kind of carbohydrates give you energy. Cutting out all carbs is not healthy, regardless of what the Atkins books tell you. The key to eating healthy is to eat a low amount of good carbs. Here is how to do that.

Salads are a great way to eat low carb. Salads are especially easy to make and enjoy during the summer months. There is nothing like eating a big salad for lunch or dinner when it is too hot out to cook. And even when the weather cools off, don't discount having a big salad for lunch or dinner. The various ways of preparing a salad mean you could eat salad for weeks without having the same one twice if you wanted to.

Many people think that eating lots of meat is the best part of following a low carb diet. While this is partly true-meat is, after all, carb free (for the most part)-it is also true that you can't eat just any old cut of meat. There are unhealthy elements to meat, such as fat. This is why you need to choose lean cuts of meat when you are making your dinner. Lean beef, lean chicken and even lean cuts of fish. Limiting your fat in your meat dishes will help you feel better.

Instead of using tortillas, use a bowl! You may have to do more dishes but it's worth it to cut down on carbs. Your favorite dishes, like fajitas and breakfast burritos, will still be as delicious when served from a bowl or plate. Prepare everything the same way you always have but instead of wrapping it up in a tortilla, serve it in bowls.

This will work for almost anything except for quesadillas and similar dishes. Nobody would consider a bowl of melted cheese an appetizing meal.

Pretty much the only thing that this won't work for is the quesadilla. A bowl full of melted cheese is nobody's idea of a tasty meal. There are all sorts of ways to lead a healthy and low carb lifestyle. It's not somethign to do all at once. Carbs offer energy that you need to balance out your diet. Just find natural ways to eat low carb. You don't have to feel like you are on a "diet" this way. This way you get to eat healthy tasty food instead of heavy carbs.




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