No Carb Diet

No carb diet

Perhaps the most famous no carb diet is the Atkins diet. We tend to remember everything about that diet that was in the news, including the fact that many began to think that a no carb diet was the way to go. The trouble is, when you discuss a no carb diet you may find it is not getting rid of all the carbs.

It is actually a misnomer of sorts. It should be considered a low carb diet menu. Most food has carbohydrates in it even if it is less than a half a carb per serving. The Atkins diet as a no carb diet was simply cutting out most of the carbs found in certain foods.

Most of the carbohydrates that we eat are found in the "white" foods we eat like white bread. Even yogurt, which is supposedly good for you, has 21 or more carbs even on the low fat or less calorie packs. The no carb diet is to get you to think about the majority of carbs you eat and change your perception. One example breakfast is whole-wheat cereal with frozen blueberries, water, and eggs. The whole-wheat cereal will not have a ton of carbs, but it will still have a few.

Even if you have a salad it can have carbs in it unless you cut out the croutons, salad dressings with carbs, and certain other trimmings a salad might have. Almonds, eggs, veggies, and certain meats will all have little to no carbs making it a no carb diet of sorts.

Did you know most of the fresh fruit you eat will have from .5 to 20 carbohydrates? If you eat an apple you are eating more carbohydrates than you might realize. Our point that is being made is that a no carb diet will either cut out a lot of healthy and nutritious foods or you go with a low carb diet menu that offers you a way to cut back on the 200 or more carbs you tend to consume each day.

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