What Foods To Eat on a Low Carb Diet

Low Carb Foods - lists, menus, carb counters, articles about low carb nutrition, and lots of helpful links.

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Low Carb Snacks - Easy Ways to Satisfy the Munchies
A variety of easy to prepare low carb snacks.

A Low Carb Food Pyramid
Illustration of a low carb food pyramid, with advice on how to decide how much of which foods to eat for a nutritionally complete low carb diet.

Low Carb Fruit List
Fruits on low carb diets - information on which ones are best.

Low Carb Meats, Seafood, Eggs
What to eat and what not to eat on a low carb diet regarding protein foods.

Low Carb Vegetable List
Lists of acceptable vegetables on low carb diets, as well as ones to avoid.

Carbohydrate Counts of Milk, Cream, Coconut Milk, Soy Milk
Amount of carbohydrate in liquid dairy products and alternatives such as soy milk.

South Beach Diet Food Lists
Lists of foods that are allowed and not allowed on the South Beach Diet.

Stocking Your Low Carb Pantry - Food to Have on Hand
Foods to have on hand for low carb eating, cooking and baking.

Alcoholic Beverages on a Low Carb Diet
Carbohydrate counts of various alcoholic beverages - wine, beer, spirits, and liqueurs.

Eating Yogurt on a Low Carb Diet
How to count the carbs in yogurt - there's probably more to it than you think.

List of High Protein Foods and Amount of Protein in Each
List of various high protein foods - meats, eggs, dairy, seeds, nuts, legumes, and the amount of protein in each food.

Hey, How Many Carbs in this Latte?
How many carbs are in that latte grande? You'd better find out before you drink another one!

Carbohydrate Counts of Root Vegetables
Carbohydrate counts of root vegetables - potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, turnips, beets, rutabagas, celery root (celariac), carrots, and parsnips.

Soy Milk on a Low Carb Diet
A reader who loves soy milk asks about fitting it into a low carb eating plan.

Condiments in the Low Carb Pantry
What condiments to keep, toss, or buy for your low carb pantry.

Packaged Foods in the Low Carb Pantry
What packaged foods to keep, toss, or buy for your low carb pantry.

Canned Goods in the Low Carb Pantry
What canned goods to keep, toss, or buy for your low carb pantry.

How Much of Which Foods?
A quick guide to approximately what to eat for a balanced, healthy low carb diet.

The Low Carb Refrigerator and Freezer
What perishable foods to keep, toss, or buy for your low carb pantry.

Are "Craisins" (Dried Cranberries) a good diet food?
A reader asks about whether eating dried cranberries will help her lose weight.

South Beach Diet Food Lists: Meat
Meats, poulty, seafood, etc, acceptable on the South Beach diet. Includes a long list of beef cuts.

Carb Counts
From the Atkins Web site, carb counts of a wide variety of foods.

Glycemic Index Food List
Lists of foods with their glycemic index values, including ranges, with information about interpreting glycemic index numbers.

Sugar Alcohols and Net Carbs
David Mendosa presents this detailed analysis of the "net carbs" concept and discusses some of the "special" ingredients such as sugar alcohols and how they affect our bodies. Of special interest is the bright yellow chart about half way down the page.