Low carb diets limit the amount of starchy foods, sweets, cereals, grains, breads and pastas you can eat daily to between 50 and 150 grams, explains MayoClinic.com. When following a low carb diet, it is easy to tire of the same bacon and eggs for breakfast, salad with grilled chicken for lunch and grilled steak with broccoli for dinner. If you become bored with your meal routine, your ability to adhere to your plan and resist temptation may waver. Creative preparation techniques can help you enjoy your meals, even while on a low carb diet.
Breakfasts
You can enjoy pancakes and even hashbrowns while on a low carb diet. Make pancakes by stirring together a cup of almond flour, 2 tablespoons of oil, a dash of salt, 2 eggs, ¼ cup water and a packet of no-calorie sweetener. Cook as you would regular pancakes and eat with low-carb maple syrup; or, use fresh raspberries as a topping--they're just seven carbs for a half cup. For hash browns, shred zucchini or cauliflower and mix with egg and chopped onion. Saute in a hot pan until cooked through. Serve with egg whites and homemade lean sausage made by mixing lean ground turkey with fennel seeds, chopped garlic and Italian seasoning. Form into patties and cook alongside the hash browns.
Lunches
Make a low-carb tuna salad by stirring together water packed tuna, a dash of low-fat mayo, capers and lemon juice. Eat with diced tomato in cups of butter lettuce. Use a low-carb tortilla and roll deli turkey up spread with cream cheese and a slice of avocado. Instead of the ubiquitous chicken Caesar, toss together baby spinach, red onion, blue cheese, bacon bits and chopped hard-boiled egg. Top with a balsamic vinaigrette.
Dinners
Dip thin fillets of chicken breast in an egg wash and crushed pork rinds for a low-carb crispy chicken. Pork rinds contain just a trace of carbs, as they are simply fried pork skin, notes the "L.A. Times." Serve with an arugula salad with lemon dressing and shaved Parmesan cheese. For another dinner thought, lay out fillets of sole and spread a mixture of cooked spinach, diced onion and paprika on top. Roll them up and bake with lemon until cooked through. Enjoy a side of steamed green beans accented with slivered almonds for an elegant, low-carb entrée. If you are craving mashed potatoes to go along with your grilled steak, boil cauliflower, drain off excess water, and mash with butter and seasoning for a low-carb substitute.
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