Low Carb Eating

Many people are confused about how low carb diets work. It doesn't make sense to them that you can eat more fat and protein than is traditionally called for and still lose weight.

A low carb diet plan greatly restricts the amount of carbohydrates you consume, as compared with a traditional North American diet, or even compared with a low fat diet. While our bodies would usually burn stored carbohydrates for energy, low carb eating forces the body to burn more stored fat instead. When this happens, your body produces chemicals called "ketones". Ketones result when your kidneys convert fat to soluble waste. Getting your body to reach this point is one of the goals of a low carbohydrate diet.

There is a scientific reason behind the development of this diet. Dr. Robert Atkins first introduced the concept of eating a low carbohydrate diet in the 1970s. He noticed that primitive people consumed a diet of mostly meat, vegetables and some fruit.

Because this diet was in existence for thousands of years before the development of agriculture, Atkins concluded that the reason most people had difficulty losing weight and keeping it off is that we are eating contrary to the way our digestive system is set up. In other words, our bodies do not support eating wheat, barley and other grains and sugars.

In the 1990s the diet seemed to be rediscovered and became known as the Atkins New Diet Revolution. Since the reemergence of the Atkins diet, other low carb diets have been developed that are variations of it. The Zone Diet, the Stillman Diet, the Hollywood Diet, the Ketogenic Diet and the South Beach Diet are all based on the idea of eating fewer carbohydrates. They all advise eating more protein and limited carbs and inducing the body to burn its own fat.

Low carb diet plans differ somewhat in the amount of carbohydrates they allow, but all advise cutting out all white or starchy foods. The most strict is the 20 gram per day carb limit of the initial stage of Atkins, plus some of the other diet plans. The 20 grams is generally derived from salads and non-starchy vegetables, plus the trace amounts of carbs in sauces, dressings and cheeses.

In the first stages of a low carbohydrate diet, dieters are not allowed to have any milk, fruits, grains, cereals, pasta, breads or "high glycemic index" vegetables such as potatoes, peas, corn and carrots. The missing carbs are replaced with ample amounts of protein.

This is a very low amount of carbohydrate when compared with the large amounts of pasta and grains advised by traditional low fat diet recommendations, so this diet has become quite controversial. Butter is also included, which is another reason for the controversy over low carbohydrate eating plans. The butter is recommended because fat slows down the absorption of carbohydrates into the body and helps to maintain an even blood sugar level.

The whole idea behind Dr. Atkins original principal is that it we gain weight in our Western world because our blood sugar levels are allowed to go too high by eating too much high starch food. Control the carbohydrate levels and you control weight much more easily. Much research has shown this to be true. Of course opposing research has been done too, so the controversy continues to some extent, although it is generally acknowledged by all now that the high carb recommendations of the past were incorrect.

The great difficulty of any severely restricted diet is that most people can end up regaining much of their lost weight because of difficulty adhering to the restrictions over the long-term. This can ultimately result in rebound weight gain and is the reason that the modified versions of Atkins diet have evolved.

The Atkins diet itself though, does gradually increase the amount of carbohydrates you consume as you complete your weight loss, to avoid the extremes of losing then regaining weight. Is it right for you?

About the Author:

Karen Ciancio is a fan of all things cooking related. Her website Cookingnook.com contains recipes, cooking tips, plus diet and nutritional information. Visit the site for more information on losing weight, and recipes for every occasion.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - How Low Carb Diets Work

Everyday Low Carb Cooking
$11.86
Low-carb eating continues to gain adherents as people discover that they can lose weight and help manage chronic disease such as diabetes and high cholesterol by eating more low-carb foods. Here are 225 recipes from two dozen cuisines that provide a variety of low-carb options. The recipes are designed for the entire family to enjoy and cover salads, soups, and a wide variety of seafood, chicken, beef, pork and vegetable choices. Low-carb versions of such foods as salad dressings, chicken wings, crab cakes, and coleslaws appear, along with macronutrient counts for each ingredient. An accessible, proven book of low carbohydrate recipes for everyone who wants or needs to be on a low-carb diet.

Living Low-Carb
$10.46
From the author of the bestselling Low-Carb Cookbook, this is the ultimate companion for the low-carb lifestyle, including everything dieters need to know to achieve long-term success on a low-carb diet--with 165 new recipes. Here are tips, tricks, and practical advice for dealing with issues that dieters face every day: how to eat to maintain weight loss, the best way to deal with eating binges, what to do when dining out, and the safest time of the day to eat high-carb foods.

Living Low-Carb
$18.17
From the author of the bestselling Low-Carb Cookbook, this is the ultimate companion for the low-carb lifestyle, including everything dieters need to know to achieve long-term success on a low-carb diet–with 165 new recipes. Here are tips, tricks, and practical advice for dealing with issues that dieters face every day: how to eat to maintain weight loss, the best way to deal with eating binges, what to do when dining out, and the safest time of the day to eat high-carb foods.

Low-Carb for Diabetes: Results by Eating Low-Carb for Diabetes
$6.26
One in three North-Americans born in 2000 and one in two minority individuals will develop diabetes. Yet, diabetes is largely avoidable. Low-Carb for Diabetes, one of the DIABETES-Series Little Books, provides insights into the carbohydrate mechanism and its effect on blood sugar. It shows how to choose the right foods and avoid diabetes-naturally.

Low-Carb, Quick & Easy
$12.56
Studies have shown that a low-carb lifestyle is one of the surest, safest ways to lose weight. But dieters often feel like their options are limited-even just plain dull. Here are 150 delicious, low-carb recipes that will change all that-and spice up the low-carb life... In addition to 150 quick and easy recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts, this book features practical advice for low-carb eating. Plus tips on: Stocking a low-carb pantry Reducing fat Understanding good and bad carbs, the glycemic index, and other nutritional issues Complete with nutritional information--carbs, fiber, protein, fat, and diabetic exchanges--Low-Carb, Quick & Easy will become the everyday cookbook for thousands of health conscious home cooks.

Secrets of Good-Carb/Low-Carb Living
$13.99
From the top-selling author of The Good Carb Cookbook comes a comprehensive and motivating guide to the good-carb lifestyle. Lately, low-carb diets have been all the rage, but until recently little scientific research has been available regarding their effectiveness and potential health consequences. Now, studies are proving that low-carb diets do work and, contrary to popular belief, they don't pose health risks-if they are done right. But with so many diets to choose from, it is hard for many people to find a program that is realistic for their lifestyle and to which they can adhere. Nationally recognized nutritionist Sandra Woodruff demystifies the process and explains how anyone can tailor a low-carb plan to their individual needs to achieve long-term weight loss. She provides hundreds of delicious recipes, innovative menu plans, instructive cooking tips, and helpful advice for eating out. The healthy eating plan in Secrets of Good-Carb/Low-Carb Living includes lean proteins, healthy fats, and good carbs to not only lose weight but also to lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels and help correct metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Now anyone can get better results from their low-carb diet or formulate a new eating plan specifically for their needs. With Sandra Woodruff, low-carb living never tasted so good!.

Smart-Carb Guide To Eating Out
$4.89
A fast-food diet? It may seem like an oxymoron, but for the millions of Americans living a low-carb lifestyle--many of whom still end up eating on the run at fast-food joints and sitting down with their families at chain restaurants--The Smart-Carb Guide to Eating Out shows how to stick to a low-carb diet when eating on the go. Rather than simply listing the nutritional content and requiring us to do the math ourselves to figure out what to eat, Tracy Jones, M.S., provides a shortcut by listing which menu items (or combination of menu items) compose a smart-carb meal that is compatible with The Zone, South Beach, or any 40-30-30 diet. The book also provides calorie and carb content so that readers can easily customize meals to meet their own nutritional needs. And with the help of the 7-Day Quick Start Program, readers can quickly implement their favorite fast-food meals--like the Classic Single hamburger and Junior Frosty at Wendy's--to jump-start their weight loss.

Living Low Carb
$9.1
Living low carb just gets better and better! This thorough revision of Jonny Bowden''s comprehensive guide includes all the newest data that support the long-term health benefits of a contemporary low-carbohydrate eating plan. Bowden explains how low-carb diets work, and helps readers choose and customize the program that''s best for their own long-term weight-loss and optimal well-being. With customary frankness, he reveals the secrets to sticking with a controlled-carb plan and sums up everything he''s learned about how to make the lifestyle work. Best of all, Bowden gives the lowdown on all the low-carb programs, including the All-New Atkins Advantages, the Low GI Diet, and the Ultimate New York Diet, with recommendations and caveats.Bowden''s candor, lively style, and grasp of the subject make this consumer''s guide to low-carb diets the best on the planet.

Low Carb 1-2-3
$11.86
Low-carb cooking has never been this easy-or delicious! Now 1-2-3 cooking goes low-carb, and the results are simply fabulous! Here readers learn how to create dishes that are not only low-carb but low in calories and saturated fat-from Pan-Seared Tuna Niçoise, Baked Eggs Splendido, and Wasabi-Stuffed Shrimp to Fresh Cherry Compote with Chocolate Drizzle-each using only three ingredients! In Low Carb 1-2-3 readers will discover: Recipes that fit effortlessly into any low-carb or good-carb diet, including South Beach, Atkins, and Sugar Busters 225 great-tasting dishes created by an award-winning chef A focus on healthy eating with recipes that promote good fats and carbs; shun trans-fats; use whole, unprocessed, fresh ingredients; and eliminate white flour and sugar An accurate carb count for each recipe, lists of low-glycemic index foods, and 100 menu plans Perfect for today's busy lifestyles, these recipes make it easy for anyone to eat more healthfully every day.

Secrets Of Good-Carb, Low-Carb Living
$11.86
Lately, low-carb diets have been all the rage, but until recently little scientific research has been available regarding their effectiveness and potential health consequences. Now, studies are proving that low-carb diets do work and, contrary to popular belief, they don't pose health risks--if they are done right. But with so many diets to choose from, it is hard for many people to find a program that is realistic for their lifestyle and to which they can adhere. Nationally recognized nutritionist Sandra Woodruff demystifies the process and explains how anyone can tailor a low-carb plan to their individual needs to achieve long-term weight loss. She provides hundreds of delicious recipes, innovative menu plans, instructive cooking tips, and helpful advice for eating out. The healthy eating plan in Secrets of Good-Carb/Low-Carb Living includes lean proteins, healthy fats, and good carbs to not only lose weight but also to lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels and help correct metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Now anyone can get better results from their low-carb diet or formulate a new eating plan specifically for their needs. With Sandra Woodruff, low-carb living never tasted so good!

Low-Carb Gourmet
$17.46
From Hollywood to South Beach, the latest craze in the diet world is low-carbohydrate, high-protein meals. However, until now, low-carb cookbooks have been decidedly lowbrow, more concerned with prepared ingredients and overly simplistic recipes than with flavor or presentation. In The Low-Carb Gourmet, Brigit Binns proves that it’s possible to follow a low-carb regime and still eat well—in fact, exceedingly well. With 70 recipes for sophisticated yet approachable dishes like Gratin-Style Spinach and Aged-White Cheddar Soufflé, Hazelnut-Crusted Freshwater Trout with Preserved Lemon Relish, and Star Anise Flan with Blackberries, The Low-Carb Gourmet takes low-carb eating beyond the hamburger sans bun and explains how to maintain a healthy, gourmet lifestyle that will leave you looking and feeling great. Complex enough to impress foodies and discerning guests yet simple enough for everyday family meals at home, The Low-Carb Gourmet raises the concept of diet food to new culinary heights.

Big Book Of Low-Carb Recipes
$13.96
Low-carb diets are hugely popular, but many mistakenly include any kind of food so long as it's carb free. The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes provides over 350 recipes that avoid common pitfalls of low-carb diets. These recipes include healthy fats, like those found in fish oils and avocados, which have been proven to reduce cholesterol and improve the heart. The book also demystifies the glycemic index, showing how this potent tool is key to eating the right carbs necessary to lose weight. The latest entry in the popular Big Book series, The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes provides perfect recipes for a low-carb lifestyle.

Living Low-Carb
$9.99
Living Low-Carb is a complete handbook for beginning dieters and those who have successfully lost weight on the low-carb lifestyle and are now on the diet for the long haul. Here are tips, tricks, and practical advice for dealing with issues that these dieters face every day: How to eat to maintain weight loss, the best way to deal with eating binges, what to do when dining out or facing temptations during the holidays, the safest times of day to eat high-carb foods, McCullough also provides information on new low-carb products, "secret weapons", mail-order sources, vitamin supplements, the use of "healthy fats" in cooking, and effective bounceback programs from periods of indulgence -- as well as 165 delicious recipes that never seem like a sacrifice.

Living Low-Carb: The Complete Guide to Long-Term Low-Carb Dieting
$17.01
With foolproof strategies for controlling binges and cravings, invaluable tips on eating in restaurants, guidelines for dealing with sudden weight gain, and more than 175 delicious new recipes, Living Low-Carb is a godsend for the millions of American dieters now dedicated to the low-carb lifestyle.

The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution
$19.95
From the authors of the phenomenal bestseller Protein Power comes a quick, easy-to-follow low-carb diet plan designed to get you on the fastest possible track to losing weight, feeling fantastic, and improving your health. If you've heard all the recent publicity about how low-carb eating can turn your health around - by keeping your insulin levels down and getting your excess weight off - but don't want to wade through hundreds of pages of explanation or complicated formulas before you get started, The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution is for you. Unlike any other low-carb diet book in the market, this book gives you low-carb 101: the basics of low-carb eating without all the fuss.

Secrets of Good-Carb/Low-Carb Living
$11.24
Nationally recognized nutritionist Woodruff explains how anyone can tailor their own low-carb plan to achieve long-term weight loss. She also provides hundreds of delicious recipes, innovative menu plans, cooking tips, and helpful advice for eating out.

1,001 Low-Carb Recipes For Life
$13.96
Dieters are increasingly embracing the concept that too much carb consumption hinders weight loss and general good health, but low-carb cookbooks have been few and far between until lately. In 1,001 Low-Carb Recipes for Life, food pro Sue Spitler and dietitian Linda Yoakam unravel the mysteries of this approach and show readers how to maximize its benefits by eating for good health — without sacrificing good taste. In clear terms, they explain how to eat healthily during the maintenance phase of a low-carb diet, why the low-carb diet works, what to eat or avoid eating, and how to keep the pounds off. They also discuss weight loss expectations and safety concerns, and provide complete nutritional data for each recipe. Also low in fat and cholesterol, the dishes include Caribbean Potato Salad, Sesame Shrimp Stir-Fry, and some surprises like Black Bottom Pie and Soft Molasses Cookies.

Ultimate Low-Carb Diet Cookbook
$15.16
Low-carb dieting is all the rage. But after the novelty of eating all the beef and butter you want loses its appeal, low-carb dieters wonder: Can I really eat low carb and be healthy? And what about variety and great taste? This book has the answers, with more than 200 great-tasting and healthful recipes with carb counts and nutritional analysis for each. Best of all, each recipe fits in with the bestselling dieting plans, including Atkins, Carbohydrate Addicts, Protein Power, and Sugar Busters. Readers will find delicious, satisfying, and healthful dishes for every meal or occasion, including: main dishes; appetizers and snacks; meatless dishes; and more. This book puts the pleasure back in the low-carb diet, providing tasty and healthful low-carb alternatives.

Low-Carb Meals In Minutes
$15.16
The Zone, The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, Protein Power—today's hottest diets depend on one thing: cutting carbohydrates. But it's tough to cut carbohydrates when you're eating on the go. This book gives people a practical way to make low carbohydrate eating part of their busy lives. Linda Gassenheimer has developed six weeks worth of low-carb meals. Her daily and weekly eating plans provide mix-and-match recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks that fit within the guidelines of a variety of low carbohydrate diets. For extra-busy days, she includes quick-assembly meals that can be made in ten to fifteen minutes. All her recipes, such as Walnut Crusted Chicken with Vegetable Creole, Portobello Mushroom and Ham Omelet and Greek Salad, emphasize the use of low-fat proteins, mono-unsaturated oils and low glycemic carbohydrates. And Gassenheimer's easy-to-follow instructions include cooking tips, ready-made shopping lists, convenient guides for eating out, and time-saving suggestions for streamlining the cooking process.

George Stella's Livin' Low Carb
$12.2
George lost weight with Stella Style: eating fresh foods, using low-carb ingredients to reinvent your old favorites, developing better eating habits, and, most of all -- eating food you love! And he wasn't the only one: The entire Stella family shed more than 560 pounds. In Livin' Low Carb, George has brought together more than 125 of the Stella family's favorite recipes. For breakfast there are Blueberry Pancakes or George's Gorgeous Macadamia Banana Muffins. For lunch or dinner try Low-Carb Pizza, Tequila Chicken Quesadillas, Spaghetti Squash Alfredo, Lasagna, Anaheim Shrimp Scampi, and Southern Fried Chicken. And don't forget soups, salads, and vegetables! You'll find recipes here for Key West Caesar Salad, Turkey Vegetable Soup, and Garlic Mock Mashed Potatoes. If it's sweets you crave, try Chocolate Pecan Brownies or New York Ricotta Cheesecake. There are also party recipes (Nutty Muddy Trail Mix, Teriyaki Sesame Tuna Skewers), tasty drink concoctions (Strawberry Milkshakes, Lemon-Lime Slushees), and a wide array of condiments and dressings (including Quick and Easy Ketchup and Thousand Island Dressing). These recipes feature easy-to-find, low-carb ingredients that will fit any budget. More than just a cookbook, Livin' Low Carb is a practical guide to a sustainable low-carb lifestyle.

George Stella's Livin' Low Carb
$13.99
George lost weight with Stella Style: "eating fresh foods, using low-carb ingredients to reinvent your old favorites, developing better eating habits, and, most of all -- eating food you love!" And he wasn't the only one: The entire Stella family shed more than 560 pounds. In Livin' Low Carb, George has brought together more than 125 of the Stella family's favorite recipes. For breakfast there are Blueberry Pancakes or George's Gorgeous Macadamia Banana Muffins. For lunch or dinner try Low-Carb Pizza, Tequila Chicken Quesadillas, Spaghetti Squash Alfredo, Lasagna, Anaheim Shrimp Scampi, and Southern Fried Chicken. And don't forget soups, salads, and vegetables! You'll find recipes here for Key West Caesar Salad, Turkey Vegetable Soup, and Garlic Mock Mashed Potatoes. If it's sweets you crave, try Chocolate Pecan Brownies or New York Ricotta Cheesecake. There are also party recipes (Nutty Muddy Trail Mix, Teriyaki Sesame Tuna Skewers), tasty drink concoctions (Strawberry Milkshakes, Lemon-Lime Slushees), and a wide array of condiments and dressings (including Quick and Easy Ketchup and Thousand Island Dressing). These recipes feature easy-to-find, low-carb ingredients that will fit any budget. More than just a cookbook, Livin' Low Carb is a practical guide to a sustainable low-carb lifestyle.

The Low-Carb Baking and Dessert Cookbook
$17.63
Scrumptious, easy-to-make low-carb breads, pastries, and confections from a chef who is revolutionizing low-carb cooking and eating " Ursula has worked tirelessly to develop scores of recipes for breads, biscuits, pastries, cookies, pies, cakes, candy, and confections that are not merely low-carb, they re delicious to boot! Her culinary alchemy gives us all a leg up on the learning curve to make luscious low-carb treats that, if we use them wisely, will make it that much easier to stick to the low-carb plan for life."  From the Foreword by Dr. Mary Dan Eades, M.D. coauthor of The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook In The Low-Carb Baking and Dessert Cookbook, low-carb chef par excellence Ursula Solom the ingenious chef who is revolutionizing the way the low-carb world cooks proves that you don t have to sacrifice the delights of your favorite high-carb treats to live a low-carb lifestyle. From Basic White Bread, Date Bread, Peanut Butter Chocolate Muffins, Honey Spice Cookies, and Macadamia Nut Biscotti to Strawberry Soufflé, Tiramisu, and Praline Truffles, The Low-Carb Baking and Dessert Cookbook is packed with more than 200 easy-to-prepare recipes for savory treats and scrumptious sweets that will satisfy your high-carb cravings while helping you slim down, shape up, and realize all the benefits of low-carb living.

Smart-Carb Guide To Eating Out
$4.89
Smart-Carb Guide To Eating Out

Betty Crocker Low-Carb Lifestyle Cookbook
$13.96
Great taste meets sound nutrition in a fresh, healthy take on low-carb eating from America’s Most Trusted Kitchens Almost 15 million Americans are on low-carb diets today, and 69 million others have made cuts in sugar and carb intake as part of a healthier lifestyle. Betty Crocker Low-Carb Lifestyle Cookbook takes a sensible and delicious approach to low-carb eating in 150 appealing dishes that everyone will love. With irresistible choices like Summer Garden Chicken Stir-Fry and Family-Favorite Cheese Pizza, learning how to eat good, not bad, carbs has never been easier or tastier. The book includes a complete seven-day menu plan, low-carb flavor-boosting tips (such as marinades and rubs), a handy swap list of low-carb substitutes for high-carb foods, a helpful chart of good and bad carbs, super low-carb dessert ideas, and fifty full-page color photographs. All recipes are low in carbs, fat, sodium, and calories and include complete nutrition information to take the guesswork out of eating well. For anyone who wants to go low-carb without cutting corners on good nutrition and great flavor, Betty Crocker Low-Carb Lifestyle Cookbook is the answer.

George Stella's Livin' Low Carb
$11.71
The Stella family began a whole new way of eating and together shed more than 550 pounds. With George's background as a chef at some of Florida's finest restaurants, the Stella family was able to create their own recipes for delicious low-carb meals.

The Low-Carb Baking And Dessert Cookbook
$11.05
Scrumptious, easy-to-make breads, pastries, and confections from a chef who is revolutionizing carb-smart cooking and eating Ursula has worked tirelessly to develop scores of recipes for breads, biscuits, pastries, cookies, pies, cakes, candy, and confections that are not merely low-carb, they're delicious to boot! Her culinary alchemy gives us all a leg up on the learning curve to make luscious . . . treats that, if we use them wisely, will make it that much easier to stick to the . . . plan for life.  From the Foreword by Dr. Mary Dan Eades, M.D. coauthor of The Low-Carb CookwoRx Cookbook and Staying Power Do you dream of the warm, satisfying taste of hearty brown bread or the flaky goodness of hot buttermilk biscuits? Do you long for fresh-baked muffins, the sweet chilled delights of peach ice cream, or the yumminess of blueberry pie? Now, thanks to extraordinary chef Ursula Solom, you can once again experience the full, rich flavor and satisfaction of these and all your favorite high-carb treats without compromising on your commitment to carb-conscious eating. From Sourdough Bread, Cheese Bread Sticks, Banana Coconut Muffins, and Vanilla Cookies to Devil's Food Cake, Butterscotch Cream Pie, Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream, and White Walnut Fudge, The Low-Carb Baking and Dessert Cookbook is filled with more than 200 all-new, easy-to-prepare recipes for savory treats and scrumptious sweets that will satisfy your cravings while helping you slim down, shape up, and realize all the benefits of carb-controlled living including keeping the pounds off. Each recipe features step-by-step instructions and complete nutrition information. Your whole family will love theserecipes and you'll enjoy eating all the delicious baked goods, desserts, and confections you thought you had to sacrifice for a healthy lifestyle.

5 Square Low-Carb Meals
$13.96
Monica Lynn, founder of 5 Squares, has run a successful delivery service for the past several years using a low-carb, low-fat approach to dieting. The company's philosophy is that by eating 5 healthful meals a day, the metabolism runs smoothly and continuously, rather than receiving a load of calories to process at larger meals. 5 squares eliminates empty calorie foods' that contain wheat and sugar, in favor of foods that help build lean muscle mass. In 5 Square Low-Carb Meals, Lynn shares six weeks' worth of meals and snacks, lays out the principles of healthy eating on the plan, and helps readers make the switch to a feel-good lifestyle with such tools as shopping lists and food and exercise journal pages. 5 Square Low-Carb Meals appeals to anyone who wants to eat clean but not go hungry, and brings healthy lifestyle into homes. Recipes include: Wheat-free waffles with turkey sausage; Vermont omelet with spinach, Roman apples, and bacon; Chilean sea bass with mint and lemon zest; Roast capon with eggplant caponata; and more!

Low-Carb Meals In Minutes Deck
$10.46
Today's hottest diets depend on one thing: cutting carbohydrates. But that's often tough to do in today's busy world, where fast or convenience foods are the easiest choice. The Low-Carb Meals in Minutes Diet Deck does all the planning for the dieter, saving valuable time. The 52-card deck includes nutritionally balanced recipes from the three sections of the author's low-carbohydrate diet books: Quick Start, for the introductory period when carbohydrates are reduced to jump-start weight loss and eliminate food cravings; Which Carbs for the transition period, when carbohydrates are reintroduced; and Right Carbs for an ongoing regimen. Perfect for taking to the grocery store, each card provides a complete recipe on one side and a list of ingredients on the other side. In addition, categorized guideline cards provide tips and hints for Smart Shopping the Low-Carb Way, Eating Out, Off the List/On the List Foods, and much more.