Monday, 7 April 2014

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From Laura Dolson, your Guide to Low Carb Diets

 Sure, we all know we should eat our vegetables (and by and large low-carbers eat lots of them), but just how "plant-based" should our diets be?  It seems to be becoming generally taken for granted that vegetarian and vegan diets are the best for our health.  True or false?  As a former vegetarian, I have thoughts about this!  Have a healthy week - Laura

Should we Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

 "Plant-based diet" seems to be the new term for a vegan diet (no meat, eggs, or dairy), and there are plenty of people with videos about how bad it is to eat animal foods.  Here's my response to a couple that I've been sent recently, and what I think about vegan diets.


Tips for Low-Carb Vegetarians

What to consider when going low-carb as a vegetarian, or going vegetarian when low-carb, with links to recipes and lots of help.

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What to Eat on the Atkins Diet

This is a list of what to eat on the first two weeks of the Atkins diet, which is probably the least plant-based.  

See also:

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What to Eat on the South Beach Diet

The South Beach Diet is similar to Atkins, but with a little more plant foods in the early phases, and is low in saturated fats (lots of experts are now questioning the need to worry about sat fats, BTW).  See also:



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