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Low Carb Diet Recipes - Easy to make, fast and appetising diet recipes to help you lose weight
Low Carbohydrate Diet Recipes
Some suggestions of low carbohydrate meals you might like to try.
As ever, If you need more details on a particular dish, there are plenty of great cooks out there who can give you cooking times to the second and amounts to the gram and you'll find tons of great recipes on sites from our links page.
The secret to a successful low carb diet is to eat food that appeals in a reasonable quantity - you already know how much this is!
Think smaller portions of foods that you enjoy eating and changeing the way you prepare and cook your food.
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Protein,
Fat and Carbohydrate content of Food |
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Food
type |
Water % |
Protein % |
Fat % |
Carbohydrate
% |
Calories per lb |
Cheese |
34.2 |
25.2 |
31.7 |
2.4 |
1,950 |
Eggs |
73.7 |
13.4 |
10.5 |
0 |
720 |
Milk |
87 |
3.3 |
4 |
5 |
310 |
Beef |
54.8 |
23.5 |
20.4 |
0 |
1,300 |
Cod |
58.5 |
11.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
209 |
Salmon |
64 |
22 |
12.8 |
0 |
923 |
Peas |
85.3 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
9.8 |
252 |
Baked Beans |
68.9 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
19.6 |
583 |
Lentils |
15.9 |
25.1 |
1 |
56.1 |
1,620 |
Peanuts |
9.2 |
25.8 |
38.6 |
24.4 |
2,490 |
String Beans |
93.7 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
92 |
Walnuts |
2.5 |
18.4 |
64.4 |
13 |
3,182 |
Almonds |
4.8 |
21 |
54.9 |
17.3 |
2,940 |
Grilled Peppers and Mushrooms
A nice low carb vegetarian option. Chop up a couple of large peppers and a few mushrooms and put into a large bowl with a splash of olive oil. Stir so that the mushrooms and peppers are coated with oil then add chopped onion, garlic, thyme, pepper to taste.
Grill until tender.
Cooking Time and preparation time - quick!
Seafood
Special
This makes a nice evening meal or a special weekend lunch. All the ingredients can be bought ready frozen and kept in the freezer.
Use medium to large prawns (shrimps) and baby squid.
If you are using fresh ingredients, clean out the squid before you start. Chop into small pieces and if you have time, add the prawns and marinade in a garlic/olive oil dressing for a couple of hours in the fridge. You can make a quick dressing with a squeeze of garlic paste mixed with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. If you're using frozen ingredients ensure everything is defrosted before you start cooking.
Next fry the squid and prawns for a couple of minutes in some olive oil and garlic until cooked. Don't over do it as squid can go rubbery if it's overcooked. There's a large element of truth in the old saying that you should cook squid for two or twenty minutes!
An option add this point is to chuck a chopped pepper or onion in the pan and fry it up too.
Serve with a salad or skewered with the peppers and a cold glass of Chablis. Those of you who aren't dieting might like some rice too.
Cooking Time and preparation time - 30 minutes!
more about preparing squid and other seafood from the BBC Food Team (opens in new window)
Emma's
Daily Diet Tip 
Keep carrot sticks in the fridge for a healthy snack.