http://www.carveoutcarbs.com/food-low-in-carbs.html Food low in carbs isn't hard to find. You just have to do research to learn about food low in carbs before you go to the store. en-us Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:57:47 EST Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:57:47 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 Before you start a low carb diet, the smart thing to do is to figure out which food is food low in carbs. You also have to evaluate the diet itself and see if you can handle not having certain foods anymore. It may surprise you what you can and can't have. Finding Foods with Low Carbs The best way to find food low in carbs is to buy a carb counter and the book that goes along with whatever low carb diet plan you choose. Then sit down and list your favorite foods and look them up in the carb counter to see how many carbs they have. You might be surprised that even foods you thought would be food low in carbs really aren't. (Specifically, fruits and vegetables.) And you might not think that low fat milk is too bad at 11 grams a cup, but during the first two weeks of your low carb diet, you're only allowed to have 20 grams of carbs a day. And since women are supposed to have at least three 8-oz. servings of milk each day, that's 33 grams of carbs. You're already over. So what do you do? Well, there is a new low carb milk on the market, and since most low carb versions of certain foods don't really taste different from their full carb counterparts, that's a good alternative. This is the kind of thing you'll have to learn how to do when you're looking for food low in carbs. Another thing to remember--food low in carbs sometimes has as many calories and fat (sometimes more) than regular versions of the same food. And low fat foods don't necessarily have fewer carbs. Remember the low fat diet craze in the 80s? It's similar to that. To compensate for the lack of taste that low fat foods had, food manufacturers added more sugar (in most cases). Now it's just the opposite. Being on a low carb diet doesn't mean you can eat as many calories as you want. It doesn't matter what kind of food you eat--if you're eating 5,000 calories a day, you're not going to lose weight. If you really want to be successful on your low carb diet, stick with lean cuts of meat, romaine lettuce, low carb milk, cheese and eggs. Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:57:47 EST