Isn't Atkins all bacon and pork rinds?
Posted by Andrea Richards on Sunday, February 28, 2010
Every time I mention that I'm on Atkins, someone flips out and acts like my liver is going to explode. It drives me crazy, because they usually think I live on processed meats and never eat a vegetable. They couldn't be more wrong. What do you think is replacing all the starches? Meat with a side of meat? That would get boring almost immediately.
1. I eat vegetables at almost every meal - even breakfast. Eggs and spinach are a really yummy combination. Not a spinach fan ? Poor you! Here's an alternative. In Israel, most breakfasts I saw included a salad of tomatoes,cucumber and cilantro. It's amazing and pretty habit-forming. Plus it's easy to make ahead of time and take along to work or eat when you're in a rush.
-UPDATE : Jamie Oliver has a video of asparagus roasted with bacon wrapped around it. A couple of runny-yolked eggs that,over and it's INCREDIBLE!
2. Most potato dishes you're used to? For me it's cauliflower. Same goes with macaroni and cheese. Pasta usually gets swapped out for broccoli. Since I I've heard you can grate up cauliflower and use it for rice too.Never done that, because it seems like a lot of work -I'd rather just roast it or blend it for "cream" soups
3. I still eat some starchy things that are worth the carbs/ calories. I love pumpkin and use it in a dozen different things- even protein shakes.
4.I even eat some fruits. During the summer, I eat an entire basket of amazing locally grown strawberries almost every day. The whole thing is 90 calories- Sure beats a sad little 100 cal pack of crappy cookies. Winter time I settle for frozen, but they're great thawed out just a little.
Ok with that said, this means I'm replacing carbs with vegetables. Sooooo.... the logic is I'm eating more vegetables - I thought that was supposed to be a good thing?
-update- Since I started this round of Atkins, Iearned how amazing swiss chard can be. I sautee 2 bunches of with italian sausage, and when it cooks down I throw a jar of Sugar free pasta sauce on it, the spicier the better.Top that with some good parmesean, and it blows Olive Garden out of the water!
1. I eat vegetables at almost every meal - even breakfast. Eggs and spinach are a really yummy combination. Not a spinach fan ? Poor you! Here's an alternative. In Israel, most breakfasts I saw included a salad of tomatoes,cucumber and cilantro. It's amazing and pretty habit-forming. Plus it's easy to make ahead of time and take along to work or eat when you're in a rush.
-UPDATE : Jamie Oliver has a video of asparagus roasted with bacon wrapped around it. A couple of runny-yolked eggs that,over and it's INCREDIBLE!
2. Most potato dishes you're used to? For me it's cauliflower. Same goes with macaroni and cheese. Pasta usually gets swapped out for broccoli. Since I I've heard you can grate up cauliflower and use it for rice too.Never done that, because it seems like a lot of work -I'd rather just roast it or blend it for "cream" soups
3. I still eat some starchy things that are worth the carbs/ calories. I love pumpkin and use it in a dozen different things- even protein shakes.
4.I even eat some fruits. During the summer, I eat an entire basket of amazing locally grown strawberries almost every day. The whole thing is 90 calories- Sure beats a sad little 100 cal pack of crappy cookies. Winter time I settle for frozen, but they're great thawed out just a little.
Ok with that said, this means I'm replacing carbs with vegetables. Sooooo.... the logic is I'm eating more vegetables - I thought that was supposed to be a good thing?
-update- Since I started this round of Atkins, Iearned how amazing swiss chard can be. I sautee 2 bunches of with italian sausage, and when it cooks down I throw a jar of Sugar free pasta sauce on it, the spicier the better.Top that with some good parmesean, and it blows Olive Garden out of the water!