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Getting Started With The Low Carb Diet

As the name suggests, following a low carb diet involves eating meals with reduced carbohydrates. People who follow this diet instead focus on consuming healthy fats, vegetables, some fruits and lots of protein-rich foods.

Low carb is not as restrictive as other diets like the ketogenic diet or the banting diet. Yet, despite being easier to following, eating low carb by removing carbohydrates and highly processed foods is a healthy way to support weight loss. If you're interested in diving into the the science, around carbohydrate restriction and weight loss, you can read more here.

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What Is A Low Carb Meal Plan?

Because the low carb diet envolves restricting carbohydrate rich foods, creating a low carb meal plan can feel overwhelming for some people. While there is some flexibilty, the vast majority of people who follow low-carb avoid foods like: bread and pasta, pastries and foods with added sugars.

Hands down, the main reason most people follow a low carb meal plan is to help with weight loss. However, many people use low carb meal planning to help with other chronic health issues such as type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. While the science is far from settled, many reputable scientific studies report promising results managing type-2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome using a low carb diet protocol.

What Foods Can You Eat On A Low Carb Diet?

Eating low carb isn't as scary as it seems at first glance, trust us. The main thing to focus on is changing refined, processed carbohydrates for healthy unprocessed options.

By doing this alone, you're already eating a vastly different diet from the typical 'Western' or Amercian diet which is largely composed of processed, prepackaged foods. Below is some guidance about what to eat and what to avoid with low carb.

Foods Allowed on the Low Carb Diet

High-quality protein
Seafood
Fish
Eggs
Full-fat dairy
Low sugar fruit
Vegetables
Nuts and seeds
Healthy oils and fats

Foods to Avoid on the Low Carb Diet

Sugar
Grains
Starchy vegetables
Low fat foods
Processed foods
Alcohol
High Carbohydrate Foods

It's tempting to take a black and white approach with low carb (as with any diet). We're not aiming for zero carbohydrates here, the aim of the game is to significantly reduce overall carbohydrate intake. When you do consume carbohydrates make sure they're inside protein rich foods which aren't highly processed.

How Can A Low Carb Meal Planner Help You?

Because of it's restrictive nature, following a low carb meal plan to start with can be very helpful for many people.

A good low carb meal plan will give you all the recipes you need (low carb compatible ones, of course), as well a full shopping list.

Ultimate Meal Plans gives you a fully customizable low carb meal plan to suit your needs. You can choose the number of people you're cooking for, exclude ingredients to suit taste or dietary requirements and we'll give you a fully customized set of recipes and shopping list to match.

By the way, don't worry if you find that low carb isn't right for you, you can always chose another meal plan like keto, paleo, AIP or banting once you're inside our meal planner app.