Thousands of people have experienced amazing quick weight loss with a diet based on the No Carb Foods List. Foods with no carbs help with losing weight because they allow your body to burn the fat stored in the belly, hips and other places instead of the sugars that are found in carbohydrates. The one problem with this type of diet is you can very quickly get tired of eating only one are two types of high protein foods. Luckily, there are some great no carb recipes that are available to you for changing your meals and snacks.
No carbs foods diets have been around since the beginning of time because our ancestors were mostly meat eaters. Almost all meats are no carbohydrate foods and thus they were naturally eating the kind of diet that we are trying to utilize today. Almost all low or no carb foods are found in the meat category of the government’s food triangle. There are a few vegetables that are zero carb foods but the majority will be something from the beef, chicken, turkey, pork, or fish categories. The reason for this is that meat does not store carbohydrates within the flesh. Therefore, most meats are almost all high protein low carb foods. A few shellfish store some carbhohydrates and you have to be careful of meat products that have fillers added. This could include meatloaf, sausages, and hot dogs. You can always look on the package and see how many grams are in a serving. If it shows some grams of carbohydrates then you know the food is not a truly no carb food and instead if it has just a few grams it is a low carb food.
Another great food is eggs. You can eat all the eggs you want without adding carbs to your diet but you do have to be aware of cholesterol. The cholesterol in eggs is stored in the yolk so if you are watching the amount of cholesterol you ingest you can just eat the egg whites. Egg whites are one of the best no carb foods available. You can also buy what I call “fake eggs.” These are the egg mixtures you buy in the box at the refrigerated section of your grocery store. They aren’t really fake, they are made with egg whites colored yellow to make them appear to be scrambled up eggs.
One thing people notice when they are looking at a list of no carb foods is that there are not any no carb fruits. The reason for this is the fruits naturally store carbohydrates. That is why they are sweet. You are tasting the fructose, which is also called fruit sugar, and this fructose or sugar is converted into carbohydrates in the body during the digestion process. Because of this no carb weight loss diets can not include high carb fruits. This is too bad because when we are looking for a no carb snack or no carb snacks we may think about an apple or an orange or a banana but these would be no no’s.
The only fruit I have been able to find is olives. They grow and trees and they have the seed inside the flesh or covering so they are considered fruits but they are not what most people think of as delicious sweet fruit. The fact that they are not sweet is why they fit into this type of diet. The olives are not loaded with sugar like other fruits so they do not contain carbohydrates.
Writing a simple no carb shopping list can be pretty easy. You mostly are looking for meats and animal products. For example, you can have butter and cheddar cheese but milk surprisingly enough has some carbohydrates in it so it is not a no carb food. You no carb grocery list can also contain oils. You can have peanut oil for flavor but you can not have peanuts because they contain carbohydrates. You can also have butter which is good for the flavor and also the butter and oils make it much easier to fry the foods you can eat. A taste change tip would be to fry your meats in different oils. Fore example, one day you could use peanut oil, the next day olive oil, the day after that try butter, and then sunflower oil. Each of these add a different taste to meat and it helps to vary the monotony of eating the same thing over and over.
Don’t forget spices either. Prepared yellow mustard is another one of the zero carb foods and it can really good at helping you with your no carb weight loss. Real mayonnaise is another condiment that can be used. Mixing mustard and mayonnaise together creates a tasty topping for beef and turkey. I don’t really care for it so much on pork or fish. Ketchup on the other hand contains sugar so it can not be eaten when you are striving to create no carb meals.
When planning your no carb menu don’t forget to include more exotic meats. If you or someone you know is an outdoorsman or outdoorswoman and hunts game this a great way to change the items on you diet. Venison and duck are very good meats to eat because they are lean along with being very high in protein. The Indians ate pemmican because the protein in the lean meats gave them long term energy supplies along with the fats added from the animals. Unfortunately, pemmican is not a good for us because it usually contained high sugar content berries. The sugar in berries would break down into carbohydrates in out bodies and that is what we are tying to get away from when trying to diet on no carb no sugar foods.
No Carb Food
There are generally two types of bad carb foods. The first is fruits because of the fructose and other sugars in the pulp. The second is grains. This is why we really don’t have a true no carb bread. Some breads made with grains can be considered low carb bread but if there are any grains at all it will not be no carb food. There are some recipes that claim to be no carb recipes for bread but they aren’t really a bread like you and I would think of them. Through out history breads have been made from grains and as I said grains are not on our allowed food list.
Not eating any type of bread product is one of the hardest aspects of this type of diet. Breads, cakes, cookies, and pies have become a real staple in the United States and other western countries. Wait a minute. These are the countries with the highest obesity rates and the fastest rising obesity rates in the world. Do you think there could be some kind of correlation there? This is what modern science is starting to realize. These foods that are high in carbohydrates may not be good for our bodies at all. A no carb menu is easy to develop and appears to be something our bodies are more in tune to use effectively.
Along with obesity another health problem of gigantic portions is diabetes. In particular, type II diabetes which is also called late onset diabetes. This term meant that in the past people started to be affected by diabetes late in life after they had spent years eating foods that over taxed their pancreas. Eating a high carb diet puts a lot of extra sugars into your blood stream. The pancreas manufactures insulin and this insulin is what converts the sugars into fuel for the body. You can think of the pancreas as a pump that pumps the insulin into the blood stream to convert the fuel. When we eat no carb foods and no carb snacks we are not forcing the pancreas to make insulin and thus we are not wearing it out.
When we eat a diet high in sugars and carbohydrates we are forcing the insulin pump to work overtime and eventually it can not create the insulin effectively. This is why people with diabetes need to take synthetic insulin. Their pancreas can no longer make what the body needs to function properly.
The really scary thing now is we are starting to see a dramatic increase in the cases of teenage and young adult type 2 diabetes. By getting away from a diet based on foods with no carbs and instead consuming foods loaded with carbs we are changing when this disease is affecting people. The list of no carbohydrate foods do not wear out the mechanism for converting sugars because insulin is not required to digest protein. It seems too many that we are forcing the disease of diabetes onto our young people by the diets they are following. It is not only a matter of weight loss and dieting, it is also a matter of life and death or the removal of a limb.
In our history, it has only been recently that we have eaten a lot of grains because we have not been farming that long. Most wild grains are not that palatable before they are manipulated by man with cross breeding programs and other techniques. Take corn for example. In its wild form the ears are only the size of your little finger and are almost inedible. It took hundreds and thousands of years of cross breeding programs to get the varieties we enjoy today. Corn is definitely not a low carb food so the term enjoy may not be the correct one to use. One of the major culprits in our increased rates of obesity and diabetes is high fructose corn syrup. This is made from the natural fructose sugars removed from the corn kernels. The big problem is that these natural sugars are then concentrated thus the term high fructose. This concentrated food is then consumed and the pancreas has to do not only double duty but triple duty in order to deal with it. You can learn more about this at No Carb Food on this blog.
The question many people are asking is what are we doing to ourselves and our children by not eating a diet of no carb foods and low carb foods? It appears as though our bodies are not designed to live off all these carbohydrates we consume today. Our society is getting warning signals in the form of increased obesity and diabetes rates throughout all age groups but primarily our children and young adults. If we would throw out the fast food and start eating no carb snacks we may make headway on solving this problem. No carb fast food is something that people look for all the time. The problem is most fast food is loaded with sugar and grains because they are cheap. Thus, if you are going to eat fast food you are going to be required to eat unhealthy levels of carbohydrates.
Focusing on no carb foods and no carb snacks may take some fore thought but that never killed anybody. On the weekend buy a turkey and cook it up while you are out doing something else. You can have heathy snacks from it for several days. Or precook a cheap roast. Even low cost roasts can be made succulent by slow cooking in a crock pot or in the oven on low. I take a low quality cut of beef and put it in a pan with a couple of cups of water. Cover and cook at 300 degrees for several hours. The water helps to get rid of the toughness of the low quality meat and it also helps to transfer the meat juices back to the roast for more flavor. Cook one of these on Sunday and you can snack on roast strips for several days. The thing is a no carb food list and no carb recipes are not that hard to construct. It really gets down to whether you want to spend the time to lose weight and be healthy or if your life is not worth giving a little extra effort.
Our current western diet would be much better if we included more no carb foods and low carb foods. Our bodies were not made to operate on these high levels of carbohydrates. You can stop the madness now by committing to eating more no carb foods and limiting carbs.
what kind of snacks can we eat while we are at work and get hungry and can we drink diet Soda??
Hi Rita,
A great no carb snack I have been eating is fried pork skins. They are crunchy and there are now hot ones which work great. It seems like anytime I eat something spicy it tends to curb my appetite.
You can drink diet soda for the carb content but you will feel better if you start getting used to drinking a lot of water.
I’m new to this & am 54 w/sooo much belly & arm fat. My 19yo son plays football & needs to lose as well. We want to try low carb but the more I read, the more unsure I am. No cereal for breakfast??? Fried eggs in butter ok? What about bacon, just not toast? No sandwiches for lunch – but what about tortillas? Peanut butter? No crackers, right? Chicken salad? No salad pickles thought, right? Dinner – hamburger steak, baked pot & what about salad? Baked fish? Please help.
Our ancestors were not mostly meat eaters, they were omnivores — they had to eat whatever they could. Meat was a desirable food for its high calorie content, but without carbs, they would have lost weight just like us. I think you’d better include low-carb vegetables or you’ll have a very unbalanced meal. Fortunately, there are a lot of low carb veggies for salads (not potatoes, tho).
breakfast
eggs and bacon is great
grilled chicken on salad or mix up some tuna with mayo and steam some veggies
peanut butter 1 tbs snack try with celery
pickles unlimited
all the meats are fine no carbs loads of protein
no potatoes!!!
I just wanted to comment on the diet soda question. You can certainly have diet soda on a low/no carb diet, but it can only be decaf. That goes for coffee too. Caffinated beverages can cause an insulin response in your body, thus defeating the purpose of eating no carbs. I’d hate to see someone eat a perfect no carb meal, and the totally ruin it by having a caffinated beverage with it.
My husband does the no carb diet — and it works great for him. He drinks diet mountain dew and eats all the meat, cheese, and eggs he wants… he even has grilled onions with some of it. its amazing how much weight he loses in a short time.
This may be a silly question but what about Alcohol. what can you drink & what can you mix it with.
can u eat fruit on a NO carb diet????
If you were stricktly eating a diet with absolutely no carbs the answer would be no because the fruit is going to have fructose which is a form of sugar. Sugars add carbs to your diet. In fact, sugars digest quickly in your system. With that said, many people feel a small amount of fruit is good because of the nutrition it adds.
Thanks for sharing that Elizabeth. It does seem to work well.
Alcohol has sugars in it which are carbohydrates. Sweet alcoholic beverages would be the highest in carb count.
i have been on a no carb diet for almost 3 weeks and i have lost 15 lbs, i walk every day and eat only meats, turkey,chicken,ham and cheese loaf i did have to eat a few bananas because i was getting cramps in my legs.
Great. Carbs foods are one for which we should be extra careful. They contain a lot of fat. Your sharing is great.
Carbonation in all sodas make it hard to process proteins.
and Mountain Dew has more caffeine than coke…
Just my 2 cents!
im new to no carb diet so i can basically eat all meats and cheese and stuuf like that? i always thought those foods made us fat lately ive been avoiding mayo and butter and stuff like that. can you give me recipies on how to make diffrent meats to eat?
Congratulations Angie,
Keep up the good work.
Arturo,
You want to be careful of cheeses as they can actually contains carbs also.
hi, im also new to the low – no carb diet..can i have a list of no carb foods to buy? also is oil low or high in carb? how exactly is bacon going to help lose weight?..thanks in advance..
I am new to the no carb diet I am joining the vermont national guard and I have to lose 2 inches from my belly and 4 inches from my hips or lose 14lbs I walk 6 miles a day as well as pushup and situps and stuff like that i am just having a hard time thinking of differnt thing to eat if anyone could help i would appreciate it thank you
Come on people.. What diet can you cut carbs out and eat all the fat you want and expect to lost weight effectively? Your body will just use the fat youre eating and not the fat you have in your body… Cut the fat and the carbs and you’ll see results… Make sure to eat omega-3 and 6′s like from nuts and fish and natural peanut butter
Hi Shelby,
I find I have the best results with lean meats like chicken and turkey or lean cuts of beef. Just because it is meat based doesn’t mean it will be good for your diet. For example, a Big Mac has meat in it but it also is packed full of calories and carbs. I also like to have fish regularly but this can get more expensive. A good combination of exercising everyday and eating lean meats and vegetables makes a big difference for me.
I have done adkins stage 1 for a long time on and off to lose weight but found switching to a zero carb or maybe max of four carbs I lose weight much quicker I just had my secound child (father simpothy weight) and I am 22 in march, after my secound son was born i weighed 255 pounds and 3 weeks later i weigh 230 and for me its all about what u can make to eat with zero carb like bacon and eggs or for a snack sugar free jello (o carbs) with a touch of carb free Land o lakes sugar free whipped cream mmmmmm or if you can have a few carbs get some light green leaf lettuce 3 carbs a good size salad add bacon pepperjack chesse chopped up egg and 0 carb salad dressing its ceaser but hey big meal only 3 carbs add a steak and your in heaven.
I am on a non carb diet and I am surprise you could have mayo and also drink coffee (decalf).
All of the above information is great.
Aaron…if you’re going to chastise at least do your research. You want omega-3s but omega-6s are bad fats. Reduce those as best you can. The best way to do this is to eat LEAN meats and get grass fed meat. I know it’s more expensive but this is a diet that can get dangerous quickly if done wrong so spend the money to do it right or don’t bother.
I am a student and I would like to know some good no carb foods that I can either easily prepare on my own or buy on the go? I am new to the no carb diet because I tired cutting calories before and it didn’t work that well. I want to lose 10 pounds
Are you allowed to have cold cuts ?
Hi Alexis,
Of course if you are going to limit carbs you will want to cut out sugars and starches as much as possible. This means sweets and bread or pastries are a no no. This isn’t bad anyway because they usually give a tired feeling after a few hours because of the spike and then crash in blood sugar. I eat a lot of crunchy vegetables. They may have a few carbs but it is very little. Also, meat products as long as there have not been fillers added.
Hi Marie,
With cold cuts you need to be careful about fillers from grain products and sweeteners. The best bet is to check out the nutritional placard on the package to determine how carb intense the particular cold cut is.
I will not try to write a book but I am a Type 2 Diabetic who no longer is on “ANY” medication. I had to remove them due to they were destroying my liver. Anyway I met with a gastroenterologist who told me that I should be on a high protein no carb diet. While I found that totally impossible due to the massive headaches I was getting, I was able to adjust it to around 30-45 carbs all day, which got rid of the headaches. The carbs that i do eat come from fruit high glycemic foods(snack protein bar or half of a piece of fruit). Try to stay away from cheeses and high fatty foods the fat can also mess with your blood sugar and cause other health issues( high tri-glycerides). Well I have lost 30 lbs from doing this as well removing the diabetes meds and my blood sugars are normalizing finally!!! Oh yeah one other thing is that I do work out 1 hr a day whether it is a treadmill or wii fitness you have to do it atleast 6x/wk. the weight will drop like rocks and you will start to feel great. I did have an issue with finding variety in my diet but just keep searching for quick recipes. i found that cooking all my chicken breasts on sunday and them packaging them for the week really made life easy. I hope this may have inspired some to try this……
Hey,
I was wondering if people have tried carb blocker or starch blocker pills?
I have never tried them Brian but maybe some other people could chime in.
Those are great tips Jon and I am so glad to hear about your successes. Keep up the good work.
Hello,
I am so used to eating a meat with rice or breads.. This is really hard for me to just eat meat and be satisfied.. What is good for a side dish with the meat? Unfortunetaly I don’t like asparagus and I’m used to eating a meat with mashed potatoes and corn.. Please help! I need a good healthy side dish.. Is it ok to eat a meat with brocolli?
Hello Jasmine, giving up the starches like rice and beans can be hard but I have found it to be the key to my success. I substitute steamed vegetables. Sure they may have a few carbs, but I have found eating only meat leads to falling off the wagon. Instead, I just limit grains, rice, and beans and the vegetables don’t seem to make a difference.