One of the big advantages of being on a low carb diet is that I pay more attention to the nutritional content of the foods I eat. My main meals of the day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner consist of protein and green leafy veggies such as salad greens, broccoli, asparagus, and green beans. Things become a bit more challenging when choosing snack and dessert items. In the past, and I hate to admit it, these choices usually consisted of cookies, cake, candy, and ice cream. I blame my wife for putting these temptations in front of me.
That’s all changed now, and I’ve added more fruit to my meal plans. More hardcore low carb diet plans such as Atkins severely limit fruit because of it’s supposedly high sugar content. True, there are high-glycemic fruits, but these are really limited to water melon and bananas. Berries and surprisingly, grapefruit are low-glycemic fruits. I’ve been enjoying straw berries, which are now in season as well as apples and grapefruit. I will also enjoy the occasional banana and sometimes I will split it.
I eat fruit by itself as a snack because I sometimes experience stomach upset if I have it with a larger protein meal. I not a big proponent of food-combining, but this aspect makes sense to me.
Now that I’ve weened myself off refined sugar, these natural sources are a pure delight. So far, I’ve limited myself to just one fruit serving per day, but will add another since I’m still on track with my weight loss goal.