Atkins Diet - What can
you eat?
To follow the Atkins diet
you must eat very few carbohydrates and it must be kept to
twenty grams a day a lists below will give you some guidance.
Since you can eat as much proteins and fats as you like I
will start with what you can eat
Eat as much as
you want from
|
Type
|
example
|
Meat |
beef, pork |
Fish |
salmon, plaice |
Shellfish |
lobster, crab |
Cheese |
cheddar, cottage |
Eggs |
all |
Fowl |
chicken, turkey |
Next is the list of foods you should avoid as they are very
high in carbohydrates.
What not to eat
- Cereals (and all its types)
- Rice
- Maize
- wheat
- All thing containing made with Cereals
- Breakfast cereals
- Bread
- Flour
- Things high in sugar
- Candy
- Juice
- Fruit
- Potatoes
- Chips
- Fries
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Whisky
Now is a list of vegetables split into two sections the first
is those with higher carbohydrate levels where you can have
1 cup per day
High levels 1 cup
- Asparagus
- Beans
- Cabbage
- Beet Greens
- Cauliflower
- Chard
- Eggplant (aubergine)
- Kale
- Tomato
- Onion
- Rhubarb
- Leeks
- Spinach
- Summer Squash
- Zucchini (courgette)
- Okra
- Pumpkin
- Turnips
- Avocado
- Bamboo Shoots
- Bean Sprouts
- Water Chestnuts
- Pea Pods
- Collard Greens
- Broccoli
- Celery Root
- Brussel Sprouts
- Artichoke Hearts
Lower levels 3 cups
- Cucumber
- Parsley
- Radishes
- Fennel
- Peppers
- Celery
- Alfalfa Sprouts
- Mushrooms
- Olives
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Endive
- Radicchio
- Chicory
- Mache
- Chives
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