Re: NMR Ideas for staying low carb...

[Guest guest]

Great post, RH! You certainly know how to make the best of the

low/no-carb diet. I don't know about a South Beach web-site. The main

way that South Beach is different from the original Atkins is in the

fats it recommends. South Beach says ease up on the saturated fats,

stay away from hydrogenated fats, and use more of the better fats like

wallnut and olive an canola.

Regards

Sunny

Sunny

>

> Breakfast:  Got to be eggs, cheese, and sausage, and/or bacon, with

> onions, peppers, mushrooms,etc..  If you're avoiding processed foods,

> scratch the bacon, and note that some sausages (Brown n Serve, for

> example) don't have nitrites.  I use Egg Beaters almost exclusively,

> they're actually 99% egg whites.  You could probably avoid the meat

> completely.

>

> Alternative is strawberries and cream, with Splenda or your favorite

> non-sugar sweetener if you wish.  Strawberries and other berries are

> REALLY low in carbs (but not " free " )

>

> Lunch:  Cold:  Tuna salad, with celery sticks (no carrots though)

>         Hot:   Burger (beef or whatever) with cheese and onions

>

> Dinner: Salmon with cucumber salad

>         Creamed chicken - no flour, use cream and some cheese to

> thicken

>

> Snacks:  There are some snacks that " aren't recommended for Phase I "

> of the Atkins diet, but we've managed to sneak in a few:

> 1)  Low carb oreos and chips ahoy - 6 g of carbs for two cookies,

> keep to two a day for Phase I.  I swear, the oreos taste like the

> real thing!

> 2)  Low carb ice cream - 3 g for a 1/2 cup serving - Turkey Hill is

> GREAT, they have a low carb peanut butter cup ice cream.

> 3)  Celery - this is unlimited, IMHO - 1g net carbs for a stalk.  I

> buy tons of cream cheese and other soft cheeses and dip away.

> 4)  If you can take it, cold cuts, burgers, chicken - eat as much as

> you want!*

> 5)  Well, it's not a snack, but:  BEANS.  But beans are high carb! 

> Yes, unless you are black soy beans (by Eden)!  They are very low

> carb, and full of fiber.  If all that cheese is backing you up, throw

> some beans in your burger or stir fry, and increase your fiber.  They

> are somewhat " chewier " than regular beans, so your black soy bean

> soup has a bit of grit to it.

>

> * What happens is that you manage to stay on the less than 20 g of

> carb diet for at least 2 days, your body goes into ketosis. 

> Therefore, you eat like a P I G for two days, and suddenly your

> appetite decreases.  This is noticed when you go from 6 eggs, 5

> sausage, 10 bacon, and a half of pound of cheese for breakfast, to 1

> egg and 2 sausages and a slice of cheese.

>

> All the numbers given are for products I use, be careful because some

> things say " low carb " and mean " 20 g carb vs. 60 g carb for the

> original " .

>

> What helped me the most is to use the Internet to look up various

> foods.  I found out kohlrabi is relatively okay, and cauliflower is

> much better than potatoes, and strawberries are good.

>

> Just my experience, hope this might help someone.  BTW, I never

> bought the Atkins book, used their website and other websites.  Does

> the South Beach diet have an informative website, or do people buy

> the book?

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Tx, although I think that Atkins said to " try to avoid " unhealthy

foods, like processed foods and saturated fats, but didn't say " you

have to avoid them to lose weight and be healthy " .

We LOVE going to " real " barbeque joints. Even though we are near

NYC, there are a few " real " smoke house barbeque places around (as

in, guys from Tennesee who " import " real smoke houses), and you can

get the meat " naked " and use a vinegar-based (no tomatoes or sugar)

sauce.

Take care,

RH

> Great post, RH! You certainly know how to make the best of the

> low/no-carb diet. I don't know about a South Beach web-site. The

main

> way that South Beach is different from the original Atkins is in

the

> fats it recommends. South Beach says ease up on the saturated

fats,

> stay away from hydrogenated fats, and use more of the better fats

like

> wallnut and olive an canola.

>

> Regards

>

> Sunny

>

> Sunny

> >

> > Breakfast:  Got to be eggs, cheese, and sausage, and/or bacon,

with

> > onions, peppers, mushrooms,etc..  If you're avoiding processed

foods,

> > scratch the bacon, and note that some sausages (Brown n Serve,

for

> > example) don't have nitrites.  I use Egg Beaters almost

exclusively,

> > they're actually 99% egg whites.  You could probably avoid the

meat

> > completely.

> >

> > Alternative is strawberries and cream, with Splenda or your

favorite

> > non-sugar sweetener if you wish.  Strawberries and other berries

are

> > REALLY low in carbs (but not " free " )

> >

> > Lunch:  Cold:  Tuna salad, with celery sticks (no carrots though)

> >         Hot:   Burger (beef or whatever) with cheese and onions

> >

> > Dinner: Salmon with cucumber salad

> >         Creamed chicken - no flour, use cream and some cheese to

> > thicken

> >

> > Snacks:  There are some snacks that " aren't recommended for

Phase I "

> > of the Atkins diet, but we've managed to sneak in a few:

> > 1)  Low carb oreos and chips ahoy - 6 g of carbs for two cookies,

> > keep to two a day for Phase I.  I swear, the oreos taste like the

> > real thing!

> > 2)  Low carb ice cream - 3 g for a 1/2 cup serving - Turkey Hill

is

> > GREAT, they have a low carb peanut butter cup ice cream.

> > 3)  Celery - this is unlimited, IMHO - 1g net carbs for a

stalk.  I

> > buy tons of cream cheese and other soft cheeses and dip away.

> > 4)  If you can take it, cold cuts, burgers, chicken - eat as

much as

> > you want!*

> > 5)  Well, it's not a snack, but:  BEANS.  But beans are high

carb! 

> > Yes, unless you are black soy beans (by Eden)!  They are very low

> > carb, and full of fiber.  If all that cheese is backing you up,

throw

> > some beans in your burger or stir fry, and increase your fiber. 

They

> > are somewhat " chewier " than regular beans, so your black soy bean

> > soup has a bit of grit to it.

> >

> > * What happens is that you manage to stay on the less than 20 g

of

> > carb diet for at least 2 days, your body goes into ketosis. 

> > Therefore, you eat like a P I G for two days, and suddenly your

> > appetite decreases.  This is noticed when you go from 6 eggs, 5

> > sausage, 10 bacon, and a half of pound of cheese for breakfast,

to 1

> > egg and 2 sausages and a slice of cheese.

> >

> > All the numbers given are for products I use, be careful because

some

> > things say " low carb " and mean " 20 g carb vs. 60 g carb for the

> > original " .

> >

> > What helped me the most is to use the Internet to look up various

> > foods.  I found out kohlrabi is relatively okay, and cauliflower

is

> > much better than potatoes, and strawberries are good.

> >

> > Just my experience, hope this might help someone.  BTW, I never

> > bought the Atkins book, used their website and other websites. 

Does

> > the South Beach diet have an informative website, or do people

buy

> > the book?

> >

> > Take care,

> > RH

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements

contained

> > herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The

author of

> > this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members

are

> > reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the

> > postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in

their

> > own treatment.

> >

> > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who

sends

> > one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the

severity of

> > the attack.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >