If you’re a reformed carb lover like me, it’s easy to mourn the foods you should not eat. What’s the point in being miserable, though? Instead, focus on the foods you CAN eat, and enjoy them fully. There are many delicious ones on the list…
A. 25 Hunger-busting Basic Foods
- Water – don’t laugh. We often confuse hunger with thirst, and many of us don’t drink enough. Hungry? Drink!
- Eggs fill one up as few foods do. The shell (hard-boiled) provides a neat little case for work or travelling. Add cream to omelettes for better consistency and butter always.
- Tomato – make lasagna without the pasta, reduce with oil and chilli for a spicy sauce, put fresh on salads or burgers.
- Chocolate – a small square (85% or more) can banish any lingering hunger or dissatisfaction after a meal.
- Cream, along with butter, makes many things more filling and satisfying. Add to coffee, omelettes, sauces, chia, and to anything else of which you can think.
- Chia – this magical seed can be eaten freely and thickens into a pudding. Add to cream or coconut milk for a daily dessert. Grind seeds for better consistency.
- Avocado – delicious when ripe. Add to salad, low carb sandwiches, or eat simply with mustard/mayonnaise.
- Lettuce – instead of eating as a side dish, fill a big plate with greens, oil, vinegar, seeds, avocado, and tomato.
- Chicken – don’t be afraid of brown meat, skin, and drippings. Roast with asparagus or courgette and enjoy every last bit!
- Butter makes most foods taste better. Use generously. It’s healthier than margarine.
- Broccoli – a healthy, filling vegetable. Soy sauce or melted cheese makes it decadent.
- Olive oil is healthy and tasty. Find the one that tastes best and use on everything.
- Coconut milk or cream makes everything more filling. Use in puddings, curries, and sauces. Toast shredded coconut for flavour.
- Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable. Yummy topped with cheese, blitzed to make ‘rice,’ or pureed with lots of butter and cream to make a hearty cauliflower mash.
- Beef – cook any way you like. Very filling.
- Garlic – a clove makes most dishes taste better and more satisfying.
- Lettuce – instead of eating as a side dish, fill a big plate with greens, oil, vinegar, seeds, avocado, and tomato.
- Chicken – don’t be afraid of brown meat, skin, and drippings. Roast with asparagus or courgette and enjoy every last bit!
- Butter makes most foods taste better. Use generously. It’s healthier than margarine.
- Broccoli – a healthy, filling vegetable. Soy sauce or melted cheese makes it decadent.
- Olive oil is healthy and tasty. Find the one that tastes best and use on everything.
- Coconut milk or cream makes everything more filling. Use in puddings, curries, and sauces. Toast shredded coconut for flavour.
- Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable. Yummy topped with cheese, blitzed to make ‘rice,’ or pureed with lots of butter and cream to make a hearty cauliflower mash.
- Beef – cook any way you like. Very filling.
- Garlic – a clove makes most dishes taste better and more satisfying.
B. 125 Low Carb Foods to Eat for Remission
- Almond : nuts, flour, oil, butter
- Anchovies
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Aubergine
- Avocado
- Bacon (no added sugar)
- Basil
- Beans (green)
- Beef
- Blackberries (moderation)
- Blue cheese
- Bone broth (no starch)
- Brazil nuts
- Brie cheese
- Broccoli
- Butter
- Cabbage (in moderation)
- Cardamom
- Cauliflower
- Caviar
- Celery
- Cheddar Cheese
- Chia seeds
- Chicory
- Chicken
- Chilli pepper
- Chocolate (dark)
- Cinnamon
- Coconut : fruit, oil, flour
- Cod
- Coffee (unsweetened)
- Coriander
- Cottage cheese
- Courgette
- Crab
- Cream
- Cream cheese
- Cucumber
- Cumin
- Curry
- Duck & duck fat
- Egg
- Emmental cheese
- Flax seeds
- Garlic (in moderation)
- Ginger (in moderation)
- Goat cheese
- Gruyere cheese
- Haddock
- Hake
- Ham (no added sugar)
- Hazelnuts (in moderation)
- Herbal tea
- Kale
- Lamb
- Lard
- Leeks
- Lemon
- Lettuce
- Lime
- Lobster
- Macadamia nuts
- Mackerel
- Mangetout
- Mascarpone
- Mayonnaise (sugar-free)
- Miso (in moderation)
- Mozzarella
- Mushrooms
- Mustard (no added sugar)
- Nutmeg
- Nut milks (unsweetened)
- Olives & olive oil
- Onions (go easy)
- Oregano
- Parmesan
- Peanuts (a treat)
- Pak choi
- Peppers
- Pepper & Paprika
- Pickles (no added sugar)
- Pistachio (a treat)
- Poppy seeds
- Pork chops
- Portobello mushrooms
- Prawns
- Psyllium
- Radish
- Raspberries (a treat)
- Ricotta
- Rocket
- Saffron
- Sage
- Salmon
- Salt
- Sardines
- Sausages (low carb)
- Sea vegetables
- Sesame: seeds & oil
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Sour cream
- Soy sauce (moderation)
- Soy milk (unsweetened)
- Spinach
- Spring onions
- Sprouts
- Squid
- Strawberries (a treat)
- Sunflower: seeds & oil
- Tea (unsweetened)
- Tofu
- Tomato
- Truffles
- Tuna
- Turmeric
- Turkey
- Vanilla
- Vinegar (wine or apple)
- Walnuts
- Wasabi
- Water
- Whiskey (a treat)
- Wine (occasional glass)
- Yoghurt (full fat, unsweetened)
B. 125 Low Carb Foods By Category
VEGETABLES
Artichoke, Asparagus, Aubergine, Avocado, Beans (green), Broccoli, Cabbage (in moderation), Cauliflower, Celery, Chicory, Chilli pepper, Courgette, Cucumber, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mangetout, Mushrooms,Olives, Onions (go easy), Pak choi, Peppers, Portobello mushrooms, Radish, Rocket, Sea vegetables, Shiitake mushrooms, Spinach, Spring onions, sprouts, Tomato, Truffles
MEAT, EGG, & TOFU
Bacon, Beef, Bone broth (no starch), Chicken, Duck & duck fat, Egg, Ham (no added sugar), Lamb, Lard, Pork, Sausages, (low carb), Tofu, Turkey
FISH
Anchovies, Caviar, Cod, Crab, Haddock, Hake, Lobster , Mackerel, Prawns, Salmon, Sardines, Squid, Tuna
DAIRY
Butter , Blue cheese, Brie cheese, Cheddar cheese, Cottage cheese, Cream , Cream cheese, Emmental cheese, Goat cheese, Gruyere cheese, Mascarpone, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Ricotta, Sour cream, Yoghurt (full fat, unsweetened)
NUTS & SEEDS
Almond, Brazil nuts, Chia seeds, Flax seeds, Hazelnuts (in moderation), Macadamia nuts, Peanuts (a treat), Pistachio (a treat), Poppy seeds, Psyllium, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds, Walnuts
FRUIT
Blackberries (moderation), Coconut , Lemon, Lime, Raspberries (a treat),
Strawberries (a treat)
CONDIMENTS & OILS
Avocado oil, Mayonnaise (check that it’s sugar-free), Miso (in moderation), Mustard (check that it’s sugar-free), Olive oil, Pickles (no added sugar), Sesame oil, Sunflower oil, Soy sauce (moderation), Vinegar (wine or apple)
HERBS & SPICES
Basil, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Coriander, Cumin, Curry powder, Garlic (in moderation), Ginger (in moderation), Nutmeg, Oregano, Pepper & paprika, Saffron, Sage, Salt, Turmeric, Vanilla, Wasabi
DRINKS
Coffee (unsweetened), Herbal tea, Nut milks (unsweetened, low carb), Soy milk (unsweetened), Tea (unsweetened), Water, Whiskey (a treat), Wine (occasional glass)
OTHER
Baking powder, Chocolate (dark)
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