http://www.carbsmith.com/carb/n29.html Low carb diet foods are better made at home, don't buy into the packaged low carb diet foods for all of your meals. en-us Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:25:51 EST Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:25:51 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 If you are on a low carb diet, then you know how difficult it can be to get used to a new way of eating. Many of the foods that you were accustomed to eating are now off-limits and you are trying your best to find tasty alternatives. Maybe you have taken all that cannot be eaten out of your kitchen so that you do not have any temptation too close at hand. But, what to fill it back up with? So, you go to the store on a mission to find only low carb diet foods that you can stock your shelves with. Now, maybe you did not read the book, or are not sure about what it is that you can have and what you cannot. So, the easiest thing to do is reach for the foods that are labeled low carb diet foods - easy button, right? Low carb diet foods can taste good You can do much better for both your diet and for your body if you stay away from the packaged low carb diet foods. Not to mention the fact that taste test after taste test has confirmed that most of the foods that are labeled as low carb diet foods do not really taste very good. Wake up! You do not have to have a label to tell you what low carb diet foods are. This is all knowable stuff, you do not have to be a nutritionist - but, you may have to do a little research. Your plan should include low carb diet foods Whichever diet you have chosen, you should also pick up the book that was written by the developer of the diet, or is endorsed by them. Read through it to get a good idea of what is expected on the diet and why it is that you are making these changes. Most of the diet books will also include some recipes to give you some ideas for meals and snacks that are acceptable. It is also convenient if they have included a carb counter in the book that will list the amount of carbs in some of the more common foods. When you have gotten a good idea of the dynamics of the diet, move on to more cookbooks, or get some off the Internet. Set yourself up with a whole host of recipes and snack ideas that will keep you on track with your diet. Here are some low carb diet foods. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:25:51 EST