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What can you eat on a low carb diet?

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The things to eat on a low carb diet are quality proteins and low carb vegetables and some fruits such as berries. Stay away from starches such as breads, cereals, rice and potatoes, etc.

However, not all fruits and vegetables are low carbohydrate. Green leafy veggies are fine but for a low carb diet not such things as potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, yams and sweet potatoes, etc., are not appropriate. Meats, fish and chicken are a good source of protein with little to no carbs when prepared in their natural state (no breading, batter, or sauces). Butter has little carbs but high fat. Mustard, mayo and hot sauce have little to no carbs but refrain from ketchup. Peanut butter and nuts make a good low carb snack.

Avoid refined processed carbohydrates if you are following a low carb diet. They are a major cause of weight gain, obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and many diet related diseases. The human body was not designed to cope with this concentrated form of carbohydrate. Our ancestors did not evolve eating these foods. For more information, there is a list of refined processed carbohydrates further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

In addition, use beneficial fats and oils, they are essentially for health, and eat adequate amounts of the so-called 'fat burning' foods to avoid hunger and carbohydrate cravings. For a list of fat burning foods and more information about the thermic effect of fat burning foods, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

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