These Are Your Food Options If You Want To Have Low-Carbs!

Many fitness conscious people and some of us who are trying to be, are taking to low card diet or are trying to switch to low carb food. There are many things that you can wat. Yes they are available in India easily as well. Here are some tips and foods that you could try.

Low-carb Foods Include

Fish, eggsm chicken breast, pork, leafy green veges, broccoli, nust and seeds, caluflower, oils like coconut oil, olive oil, fruits like apples, blueberries, strawberries, greek yogurt, whole milk plain.

Foods Under 15 g Of Carbs

• A cup of berries
• Tennis ball size apple
• A cup of melon cubes
• ½ medium banana
• 2 tbsp of raisins
• ½ cup corn
• ½ cup peas
• ½ cup beans or legumes
• A small baked potato
• Just a slice of bread
• 1/3 cup of cooked rice

While the foods listed above have the equal amount of carbohydrates, the nutritional value varies for sure. The fruit and vegetables also contain essential vitamins and minerals. If you opt for bread and rice then you will get more nutrients than white varieties.

Organising Meals Before Hand

Save time and make your meals before hand for the entire week. Here are some popular low-carb meals to prepare in advance include:

• Egg muffins
• Greek yogurt bowls
• Protein pancakes
• Chicken lettuce wraps
• Vegetable stir fry

Low-carb Snacks

Low-carb snack options for between meals include:

• Hard boiled eggs
• Baby carrots
• Few nuts
• Unsweetened yogurt
• Cheese

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Know Your Alternatives

Have lettuce leaf tacos for a low-carb diet. You can have high-carb foods for low-carb or no-carb foods which will help in reducing carb intake. Some of the low-carb substitutions include:

• Lettuce leaves instead of taco shells
• Portobello mushroom caps instead of buns
• Have eggplant lasagna
• In Your pizza, make a cauliflower pizza crust
• Have zucchini ribbons instead of pasta.

Know The Risks

If you are following or want to follow this diet, then it is important that you know the health risks it can have. It can lead to cramps, constipation, palpitations, your cholestrol can shoot up, you may have a lot of headaches, lack energy, you may have nausea and oh yes you may have bad breath as well. You can have a lot of rashes as well. The long run risks are major. So you are losing weight but the risks are major. It can include nutritional deficiencies, gastrointestinal problems and there is a loss in bone density as well.

What we at HerZindagi are saying is that you sure go for this diet but then consult your doctor before you do.

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