Want to eat products with fewer carbohydrates? We all want it. But you also just want to continue enjoying good food. Let's see what you can actually eat during a low-carb diet. What are the low-carb products? In this article we give you a nice low-carb products list.
Low-carb products
Yes! From today on, no more doubts. This is how the low-carb products list works:
- The low-carb products are divided into product groups
- For example, would you like a fresh yoghurt breakfast with fruit? Scroll through to the dairy and fruit category.
- Choose your favorite and voilà, your low-carb breakfast is ready.
Enjoy!
Meat during a low carb diet
- Duck
- Veal
- Turkey
- Chicken
- Lamb
- Beef
- Pork
Which fish at your shopping list ?
- Trout
- Herring
- Codfish
- Sardines
- Shellfish
- Crustaceans
- Plaice
- Tuna
- salmon
This is a list of examples of meat and fish that are low in carbohydrates. The types mentioned above are the most common, but almost all meat and fish types are low in carbohydrates.
Ma's Tip: this concerns meat and fish without breadcrumbs, spice mix or marinade. Processed and pre-packaged varieties, such as schnitzel, may contain carbohydrates. So always look carefully at the ingredients list on the packaging!
Preferred Vegetables
- asparagus
- Broccoli
- Celery
- Leafy vegetables
- Mushrooms
- Zucchini
- Ginger
- Cabbage varieties
- Cucumber
- Bell pepper
- Radish
- Salad
- Onion
- Fennel
- chicory
Almost all vegetables contain carbohydrates. The above list contains types of vegetables with few or slow carbohydrates and with little starch. So you can safely take this in a low-carb diet. (Have you found the low-carb recipes on our website yet?)
In general, I always recommend that you can eat vegetables without limits. But there are a few exceptions to this rule. Vegetables high in carbohydrates that you should not eat too much of:
- (Sweet) potatoes
- parsnips
- beets
- legumes (peas, capuchins, garden and other beans)
- pumpkins
- corn
What about fruit ?
- Avocado
- Jackfruit
- Forest fruit
- Coconut
- Strawberries
- Mandarins
Fruit, like vegetables, contains carbohydrates. And fruit often contains a lot of carbohydrates. Fruit is super healthy, but eat a maximum of 1 piece of fruit per day if you eat on your low-carb diet. So be careful with too much fruit, but half a banana or a handful of blueberries in your smoothie is absolutely recommended. Also check out this low-carb fruit list!
Dairy and Milk Products
We are not a big fan of too much dairy. But dairy does fit into a low-carb diet. Some people cannot tolerate dairy very well. They suffer from, for example, lactose intolerance. How do you find this out? If you suffer from bloating, poor bowel movements, abdominal pain or other complaints. Then this may be due to your dairy intake. Then try not to eat dairy at all for two weeks and see how you feel afterward.
- Creme fraiche
- Cottage cheese
- Cheese (all types)
- Cottage cheese (without sugar)
- Mascarpone
- Unsweetened cream
- Cream cheese (all types)
- (Greek) yoghurt
Almost all types of cheese fall under the list of low-carb products and are delicious to eat. But beware: cheese also contains a lot of fats. Now of course you need fats, so that's no problem either. As long as you eat cheese in moderation.
Nuts & seeds
- Almonds
- Hazelnuts
- Macadamia nuts
- Brazil nuts
- Pecans
- Pine nuts
- Walnuts
- Flax seed
- Poppy seeds
- Sesame seed
The above list is an example of nuts and seeds you can take, but this list is actually much longer. You can take almost all nuts and seeds, except cashews and too many chia seeds.
MA's Tip: If you know what you are allowed to do, it is also useful to have a blacklist of what you are not allowed to do. That's why this cheat sheet is also super useful. >>> List of products that have too many carbohydrates. Stick it on your pantry, so they won't get in!
Fat & oils
Fats and oils are definitely low-carbohydrate products and are actually unfairly put in a bad light. Ok, they are high in calories, that's right. But they do contribute to a healthy diet, so they are actually indispensable. Fats and oils provide very important nutrients such as vitamins A, D and E and essential fatty acids that our body cannot produce itself (source).
- Use mainly olive oil and coconut oil (organic and extra virgin).
- Use real butter (butter). Butter contains bad trans fats, which is not recommended for heavy frying, provided it is organic.
- It is really necessary to eat unsaturated fatty acids every day. These must be the cold-pressed oils.
- Take 2 tablespoons of linseed oil for women (or crushed linseed) daily
- 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil every day is also very healthy. Contains omega 9.
Seasonings & sauces
As a rule of thumb I always say that sauces should not contain more than 6 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams of sauce. If it contains more than 6 grams of carbohydrates, choose something else.
- Mustard Sauce
- Creme fraiche
- Vinegar (except balsamic vinegar)
- Gherkins (preferably sour)
- Lemon juice
- Capers
- Ketjap
- Spices
- Garlic sauce
- Lime juice
- Mustard
- Olives
- Tabasco
Sweeteners
- All sweeteners without carbohydrates. So read the packaging carefully!
- Sukrin
- Stevia
Low-carb drinks
- Water, drink about 2 liters per day.
- Coffee without sugar or milk. Drink a maximum of 3 cups per day
- You can drink unlimited amounts of tea, herbal tea and green tea
- Red or dry white wine. Maximum 5 glasses per week. Preferably organic.
- No soft drinks, fruit juices or diet drinks.
Low-carb snacks
- Vegetable snacks
- Edamame beans
- Handful of nuts
- Olives
- Cup of Greek yogurt
- Block of dark chocolate
- Candy tomatoes
- Cucumber pieces
- Boiled egg
From low-carb products to divine food
You see, there are quite a few low-carb products that you can eat! Plenty of choice, so let that low carb lifestyle begin. You are not alone 😉 Take a look at the Low Carb 28 Day Program.
The intention is of course to eat healthier and lose weight, but the opposite often happens. Many people find it difficult to come up with balanced low-carb recipes. They are afraid that they will consume too many fats or suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Justifiably! Of course you would prefer to prevent that. Click here so that you have a big stick behind the door.
