VERY limited amount of foods I can eat in Atkins Induction, and am running out of ideas (as I wait EVER so impatiently for the 3 low-carb cookbooks I ordered to arrive!!!)

Think steaks, chicken (bone in or boneless/skinless), bacon; veggies like green beans, brocolli, cauliflower, celery, salad lettuces, cucumbers, summer and zucchini squash.

That's about it. OH! And eggs (which I'm not too fond of!).

No breads, cereals, pastas, rice, junk food or sweets, no potatoes, corn or carrots.

So, can you please post your LOW CARB recipes for all to see? Breakfast, lunch or supper....doesn't matter!

TIA!

Hey Stacy,
We're not doing Atkins, but rather "Somercizing" (I really hate having to explain that yes, we're on a nutritionally sound food plan promoted by Suzanne Somers of all people). DH is in weight loss, while DS and I are technically on "maintainence" (ours is a far looser interpretation, and frankly off the program most days).

For dinner this week we are having/have had (I'm having a hard time with sides):

Chicken picatta and salad wanted sp. squashed but it had lived too long in the pantry...)

Taco Salad, or Dan has tacos in "egg crepes" and Daniel and I have whole wheat tortillas. Egg crepes are just really thin omelettes (whisk 6 eggs, pour small amounts into a frying pan, and then cook -- they cook quickly, and we can get 13 or so out of the 6 eggs, especially if we use the smaller pan). She uses them for tacos, for breakfast burritos, and even to make lasagna and "macaroni" and cheese (thinly sliced egg crepes are the "macaroni")

Steaks and steamed/sauteed broccoli (steamed a bit first, then sauteed with oil, garlic, spices).

Hamburgers (no bun, or lettuce leaf "buns") and cut up veggie sticks

Breaded chicken tenders (Suzanne has a recipe for no carb breading that really does a good job) with onion rings and something else more veggie like

Fish and "chips" (breaded fish with zuchini strips or slices)

Tex-Mex pork chops (the sauce is a mix of salsa and heavy cream), with ??

Meatloaf with mashed celery root (steam it and then mash it with butter and heavy cream.... oooooooo quite close to mashed potatoes, and an allowed veggie!)

Wings (Friday night :) ) and celery root chips (sliced really thin with the mandolin and then deep fried -- Pizza for the boy and I as well

Ribs with coleslaw

Suzanne's books actually have some really good recipes, and the latest one is a quick cooking one that is a great help. I DO think it would help if we liked more vegetables (like spinach, artichokes, etc).

her program allows carbs, but not in combination with protein or fat. You also CAN have fruit, but not with carbs OR pro/fat.

You can email or PM me if you want some more information. I feel like I"m an amway salesperson talking about it some times, but it's SO NICE that DH has finally found a "program" that A. Works, and B. actually wants you eating whole grains (he's done Jenny Craig and WW before), and C. prefers nothing artificial! SO refreshing to not have to buy 2 kinds of groceries -- stuff for "us" and stuff for DH.

She has a website, but I don't think it really spells out the program. The discussion boards have some good recipes, tho. We have made a "pumpkin" bread (made wth spaghetti squash), that is very tasty, and an acceptable carb!

~Amey :)

You've given me a few ideas.
:)

My parents did this. I can tell you a few of the things I know they ate, but I don't have recipes. . .

They took the veggies they could eat, mariniated them in balsamic vinegar and roasted them in the oven - I think at 400 for almost an hour. they were very strongly flavored after roasting, and they would toss chicken or pork strips with the veggies.

Mom also found since there was limit on the kinds of foods that you could eat, and since mostly meat dishes can have a heavy appearance and feel, that varying temperatures helped, if that makes any sense. she would make cold salads for lunches, with fresh herbs, and that helpes her. for example, she would make a bed of lettuce, chop up veggies, and lay ICE COLD shrimp or chicken that had been tossed with a bit of olive oil and vinegar and FRESH herbs like cilantro or basil or dill over the top.

big mushroom caps with bulk sausage (read the labels, some have carbs) stuffed inside and broiled until cooked

Oh, also, they found it depressing to adapt the same meals they had always eaten. . . meatloaf without the cauliflower and potatoes next to it was too hard for the to look at. as well as after 30 years, my mom just automatically put certain things together, yk? so instead of spending time being stupmed as to what to put with the meatloaf, she just didn't make it, yk? They went to a library and got a stack of cookbooks from other cultures to look for inspiration. . . one thins that stands out is that in Vietnamese cuisine there is a spring roll dish that is wrapped in lettuce leaves. mom adapted it to be beef strips marinated in rice wine vinegar and mint leaves with julianned celery. these were surprisingly good.

I think there is a mexican chicken soup that used egg too, but I don't remember the specifics. . . they just left out the corn.

My dad was not big on eggs either, so for breakfast he would brown some ground beef and then make a hole in the middle and scramble an egg in there. sort of equal quantities, yk? he would go with heavy mexican spices for this dish.

I can't really think of anything else right now, but I hope this helps a bit. . . good luck!

Amey, it's nice to see another somersizer :D

I have a huge binder filled with wonderful recipes somewhere, but I can't find it. I have to look harder I guess, lol.

Something we had this morning was really yummy and even Ethan devoured it. I like to just chop up what ever veggies I have on hand to sautee and then break an egg into it. This morning instead, I mixed a tablespoon or so of cream cheese into it and it was wonderful! (I had red and green peppers, onion and mushrooms this morning for veggies).

I dont' know if you make cauliflower "rice" but that's nice too with just about any meat. Good when you want chinese:
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Faux Fried Rice
1/2 head of raw cauliflower, grated (had about 3.5 cups of grated, loosely packed
cauliflower)
3 green onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 - 3 Tbsp. of low-sodium soy sauce (can be omitted)
1/2 to 1 tsp. of garlic salt
3 eggs, beaten
Oil
Pork, chicken, or shrimp, cooked (optional)

In a wok or large pan, heat enough oil to cover bottom of pan. Fry minced garlic and white part of onions for approx. 1 min. Add grated cauliflower and fry for approximately 5 min, stirring constantly. Add soy sauce, garlic salt, green onion tops, and meat (optional) and stir until mixed. Push mixture to side of pan. Add more oil if necessary, and scramble eggs in empty side of pan until done but still moist. Stir eggs into "rice" and remove from heat. Serve!
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I used to make these in muffin tins to freeze and have on hand for meals:
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Spinach Meatloaf

1-lb lean ground beef
1/2 lb. ground turkey or pork (I usually just use all ground beef)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shreddes swiss cheese or (your fav.)
1-1/2 cup drained-chopped spinach
2 Tbps. prepared mustard
salt and pepper/ with garlic to taste
2 med. eggs
preheat oven 375
mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Mold meatloaf in a large bread pan or meatloaf pan that has been sprayed or oiled a little. Bake 50 minutes. let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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I used to make eggplant or zuchini lasagna a lot. I would make it like regular lasagna but use thin slices of eggplant or zuchini in place of the noodles. Oh and thin slices of zuchini sauteed in olive oil is a good side dish.

I'm trying to think of more. I just started somersizing on Monday (I've already lost nearly 5lbs!!! Yay!!!) after a long break and I've been trying to find all the recipes I used to love. I'll post more when I find them.

Carla V.