Excess carbohydrates are known to lead to weight gain. But not all carbohydrates are harmful - the so-called slow carbohydrates, which break down slowly and create a feeling of satiety for a longer time, are much less harmful than fast carbohydrates.
A low-carbohydrate diet helps to lose weight quickly. Carbohydrates should be present in our menu, but not in excess amounts. A low-carb diet is very effective.
When following a low-carbohydrate diet a person feels full after eating. Following such a diet does not result in a sudden rise in insulin and blood sugar levels. As a result, there is no sudden surge of energy, which is replaced by sudden fatigue and cravings for pasta and sweets.
A low-carbohydrate diet, which implies a limited consumption of carbohydrates, helps the body to use its own fat as a source of energy.
If you choose to follow a low-carb diet, focus on lean beef, veal liver, chicken and quail, turkey, ham, lamb and buffalo, rabbit and ostrich.
From fish, it is recommended to eat mackerel, herring, salmon, cod, trout, tuna and sardines, as well as shark meat. The consumption of lobsters, clams, oysters, calamari, shrimp and other crustaceans is also recommended.
Low-fat cheese and cottage cheese are consumed. The consumption of alfalfa sprouts is also recommended, as well as dill, celery, radishes, asparagus, parsley, garlic, spring onions and sweet onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, olives, bamboo, green beans, cabbage, boiled red beets, eggplants, zucchini, brussels sprouts, sauerkraut, turnips and peas.
It takes several weeks for the body to switch from burning carbohydrates for energy to processing fat deposits.
Forbidden foods on a low-carb diet
The consumption of food products with a high sugar content and from white flour is strictly prohibited.
Among the prohibited products are also canned fruit juices.
While following a low-carbohydrate diet, you must drink a lot of water. This helps to burn fat from the body.
See more healthy recipes for:
- keto cakes;
- keto pancakes;
- keto bread.
