Carb-Free Diet Plan

A carb-free diet plan involves eliminating all carbohydrate-containing foods, which constitute a predominant place in the standard American diet. If you used to have breakfast cereals or oatmeal for breakfast, a sandwich or sub for lunch, a granola bar for your snack and pasta for dinner, you will have to significantly change your dietary habits to prepare meals that are suitable for your no-carb diet. Your no-carb diet should be based on protein- and fat-rich foods, while including some salad vegetables and non-starchy vegetables according to the amount of carbohydrates you are aiming for.

Breakfast

Eggs usually constitute an easy option for a no-carb diet. Whether you have scrambled eggs with mushrooms, spinach and cheese or fried eggs with sausage or bacon and a roasted tomato, these breakfast options contain less than 5 g of carbohydrates. You could also eat leftovers from a no-carb meal you had earlier in the week. For example, some leftover chicken, fish or meat with a few cubes of cheese and some leafy greens make a delicious and satiating breakfast for less than 2 g of carbs.

Lunch

If you usually eat out for lunch, you can find good no-carb options by asking for a few simple changes. For example, ask for a double burger but omit the bun and replace the fries with a salad. Exchange the soft drink for water, or opt for a diet soft drink. You can also prepare your own carb-free burger or sandwiches by replacing the bun or bread with lettuce leaves. Wrap your meat, chicken or fish with mayonnaise, mustard, grated cheese, slices of avocado or salsa in a lettuce leaf and roll. This no-carb wrap contains less than 1 g of carbs.

Dinner

For dinner, you can replace your usual bowl of pasta for no-carb pasta. Finely slice zucchini, stir-fry them in olive oil until cooked and serve your favorite pasta sauce, whether it is a tomato and meatball sauce or no-carb alfredo sauce, over the cooked zucchini. You can also make pizzas on slices of grilled eggplant or portobello caps or serve any source of protein, such as fish, meat or poultry, cooked in olive oil with some non-starchy vegetables with a dollop of butter or some cream.

Snacks

For a no-carb snack, have 1 to 2 oz. of cheese. You can choose between cheddar cheese, blue cheese, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese or any of your favorite cheese. Half a cup of cottage cheese mixed with 1 tbsp. of peanut butter also makes a satisfying low-carb snack with less than 7 g of carbohydrates. You can also roll slices of smoked salmon spread with cream cheese and avocado slices, have a few pieces of leftover chicken or roast beef or a handful of sugar-free nuts or seeds, such as almonds, walnuts or sunflower seeds.