If you are following (or thinking of starting) Atkins, Dukan, Keto, South Beach or any other low-carb diet, browse this website for tips and advice on choosing suitable low-carb foods, low-carb recipes (including baking/desserts) and low-carb diet vitamins and supplements. There are also sections on exercising and staying motivated on your weight-loss journey.
Atkins Induction means waving goodbye to carb-rich side dishes such as rice or potatoes. Instead, you will be eating vegetables – up to 20g of net carbs a day.
As vegetables are the main source of permitted carbs, many people find that they actually start to eat more of them on Atkins. If you are one of these people who never used to eat anything green, this post lists tips on cooking Atkins Induction permitted vegetables. » Read more..
Many people (myself included) are obsessed with constantly tracking their progress. For some of us, social media turned this attitude into a borderline personality disorder.
When it comes to working hard to lose weight, the temptation is to weigh yourself every couple of hours. What if you somehow lost several pounds while watching a film? Wouldn’t that be a boost to morale? » Read more..
This recipe was inspired by the tiffin cake in today’s Sunday Telegraph. I thought it looked very tempting so I created a version suitable for low-carb diets.
A tiffin cake base is usually made from biscuits mixed with butter and cocoa powder. My low-carb, gluten-free tiffin cake version uses toasted nuts and seeds to achieve the required crunchy factor. » Read more..
Brownies are generally quite easy to recreate without any flour or sugar. There are hundreds of low-carb brownie recipes out there, and here’s my recipe for sugar-free, gluten-free brownies.My inspiration for these was Pret-A-Manger brownies, which I used to love back in the day before going low-carb. If you never tried them, they are very dense, fudgy and moist. I use a lot of chocolate and cocoa powder in this recipe, so the taste is very rich. » Read more..
Critics of Atkins and other low-carb diets often claim that it is impossible to get the full spectrum of vitamins when you go low-carb. This is mostly a misconception.
It is true that you would consume less of certain vitamin-rich foods such as fruit and grains. However, low-carb vegetables and animal proteins also contain plenty of vitamins, and you could get everything you need from those foods alone.
Shrove Tuesday is here – time for some pancake action! If you haven’t tried making low-carb, gluten-free pancakes before, this recipe is super-simple and produces very genuine tasting pancakes.
The main substitution we need to make is to use almond flour instead of wheat flour. You might need to experiment a little with the amount of added moisture to get just the right texture (as not all almond flours are exactly the same). I use water but you can also try milk instead. » Read more..
Calorie Counter by FatSecret has a deceptively simple name. It does what it says on the tin, plus about a dozen of other things – including counting of net carbs. This is a very impressive app and a good tool to support a low-carb diet.
One major advantage of this app is the tailored regional versions – almost 30 countries in total, including the UK. In addition to filtering out foods not commonly available in your country, this helps to solve the net carbs dilemma. » Read more..
