LOW CARB DIET

What exactly is a low carb diet? And how does it work? These are some common questions that are probably running through your mind and would like to have more information on before starting the diet.

A low carb diet is basically a diet that allows for the majority intake of food in the form of protein (such as meat and soy) and good fats (such as cheese and nuts). It, on the other hand, limits your intake of starchy and sugar carbohydrates. The operative word here is “limits”. You are still allowed carbohydrates from certain sources and it is important to be able to differentiate between good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates.

Most low carb diet plans include some carbs but restrict the amount that you can eat. There are numerous types of low carb diets including Atkins, South Beach , GI Diet, Dr. Poon Diet, Kimkins Diet and more. At The Low Carb Grocery, you'll find products support all forms of low carb diet plans.

Most low carb diets define various phases, and the phase determines the amount, and the source of carbs you can eat. For example, in the induction (first) phase of popular low carb diets like the south beach and the Atkins diet, you are asked to cut carbs from fruits and starchy vegetables (such as potatoes and carrots) from your low carb meal plan.

As weight loss progresses and you move from one phase to the next, the amount of carbs in your low carb diet plan menu are allowed to increase. Your choices of food from which to obtain carbohydrates from also widened as you progress. Eventually, your low carb diet plan includes moderate amounts of carbs from a variety of sources. The key to a low carb diet is then to discover the amount of carbohydrates that you may freely enjoy everyday while keeping your weight constant.

The low carb grocery store does not endorse any specific low carb diet plan. All the products we carry support low carb diets of any form.

One needs to remember that low carb does not mean no carbs. A Low carb diet does not mean that you are forgoing all the vegetables in your diet plan . This approach is absolutely wrong.

As a general rule, a low carb diet means that your diet plan includes less than 50 % of your calorific intake in the form of carbs. If your calorie intake in the form of carbs is 50% or less than you are eating a low carb diet.

Many people find that low carb diets can be strenuous to follow. The key to making low carb diets easy is to seek variety. In addition to whole foods that naturally low in carbs and high in protein (i.e meats, fish, poultry, eggs, etc), a low carb diet menu needs special low carb products and low carb meals that you would be hard pressed to find in regular stores. At the low carb grocery, we bring variety to your low carb diet by providing Canada 's best selection of low carb products.

Visit the low carb grocery store for all your low carb product needs. We can help you put together a low carb diet plan , design a low carb menu for you and also provide all the low carb products that you will need to make the diet a success.