Diet and Health FAQ

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Question:
What foods are on the Atkins Diet list? I know about meat and cheeses, but what else is there? Breads, out. Vegetables, out, fruits, out... I can see the diet becoming old VERY fast.

Answer:
Here is what i know about food list of atkins diet Veggies are allowed on the Induction phase - up to 20g carb a day, which equates to about (if I remember correctly) about 3 cups of salad greens, or 2 cups salad greens and 2/3 c. cooked leafy green veggie (broccoli, spinach). Fruit is not allowed on induction phase but you can have diet jello. Frankly his induction phase was a too strict for me. The first pre-requisite of a diet is that it be something I can live with. I knew I could not live on the Atkins Induction diet even for two weeks, because I love fruit and I would be bored out of my skull with just meat and veggies, even if I did have eggs and cheese too. Ugh! Instead I chose to follow the Eades' Protein Power plan which is similar to Atkins but not quite so stringent. In their first phase you are allowed up to 30g of carb a day and nothing is specifically forbidden as long as you stay under that number, although they steer you to leafy veg etc. However I wouldn't have made it without my strawberries, raspberries and melons. My dad and my son are also on the diet. So far, in 3 1/2 weeks, my son and I have each lost 13 lbs. and my dad has lost 15 lbs.