Slow-Carb Diet

Cottage cheese has over 11 g of protein and only 4 g of carbohydrates per 100 g serving, and is the only dairy product allowed on the Slow-Carb Diet

The Slow-Carb Diet was popularised in The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss, and first mentioned by him in a 2007 blog post titled "How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise". Ferriss claims to have lost about 25 lbs of body fat in six weeks on the diet.

A slow-carb diet is a diet the limits the amount of carbohydrates that you consume. These limits on carbohydrates include foods that are high in sugar, high in carbohydrates and high in fats. Eating foods with a low glycemic index is what the slow carb diet is based around. By having low-glycemic index foods it raises the blood sugar slower provides for a healthier diet as carbohydrates are slowly been processed. The low-glycemic index foods include most whole grains and non starchy vegetables, contrasting to the high-glycemic index foods which are food such as white bread, potatoes and sugary foods.

A Slow Carb Diet It can be summarized as the elimination of starches and anything sweet (including fruit and all artificial sweeteners) and a strong preference for lean protein, legumes and vegetables. The main foods are eggs, fish, grass-fed beef, lentils, beans, vegetables (like spinach, broccoli, cabbage, radish), mushrooms, fermented foods and drinks (natto, kimchi, sauerkraut), unsweetened tea or coffee and water. Calorie-dense nuts and legumes such as pecans, chickpeas, hummus, and peanuts are allowed under careful portion control. Plain coffee is allowed, but all milk products are to be avoided except cottage cheese. A core element to the regime is the inclusion of a full "cheat" day each week in which the participant is encouraged to eat up to 4 times their necessary calorific intake without any restrictions apart from starting the day with a compliant breakfast.

Foods

Mexican cuisine dishes like huachinango a la veracruzana are compatible with the Slow-Carb Diet

There are five main food groups that are consumed on a slow carb diet. These five main food groups are protein, vegetables, legumes, spices and fats/oils/nuts. Some examples of foods that are related with these 5 groups which can be consumed in the low carb diet are chicken, eggs, lamb, pork, fish and beef for protein, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, peas for vegetables, black beans, chickpeas, kidney beans and lentils for legumes, basil, garlic, ginger and salt for spices, coconut oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Olive Oil, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews for fats/oils/nuts.

Foods to Avoid

There are 7 main groups of food that should be avoiding while been on a slow carb diet. These foods include sugar (Soft drinks, fruit juices, candy, ice cream), gluten grains (wheat, barley, rye and includes bread and pastas), trans fat , High Omega 6 Seed- and Vegetable Oils (soybean oil, sunflower oils and canola oil), Artificial Sweeteners(Saccharin, Sucralose and equal), Dairy products ( Chocolate, cheese and yogurt) and highly processed foods (food in cans, tins, and bottles).

Slow Carb Recipes

Proteins

• Chicken Korma with Mixed Vegetables
• Egg Foo Yung
• Garlic Broiled Salmon
• Indian Butter Chicken (minus the butter)
• Ña Ever’s Flippin’ Awesome Meat Loaf
• One Pot Asian Chicken
• Orange Chicken
• Paraguayan Milanesa (fried chicken breast)
• Portobello Mushrooms w/ Lemon Pepper Chicken, Beans, Spinach & Peppers
• Rosemary & Spinach Chicken
• Southwest Chicken & Beans
• The Perfect Turkey
• Turkey Meatball Curry

Vegetables

• Asian-Inspired Cole Slaw
• Courgette Pappardelle – Zucchini Noodles In a Garlic Almond Sauce
• Creamy Tomato Soup
• Curried Roasted Cauliflower
• Fortified Bean Chili
• Garlic Roasted Asparagus
• Kimchi – A super healthy food

Legumes

• 5 Bean Salad
• Feijoada (Brazilian Black Beans)
• Standard Lentil Recipe

Snacks

• Green Olive and Almond Tapenade

Soups

• White Bean, Collards, Sausage, and Chicken Soup

Breakfast

• Breakfast Burrito
• Eggs Benedict
• Ham and Kale Fritata
• the Perfect Scrambled Egg
• Spring Veggie Microwave Frittata
• Slow-Carbish Pumpkin Pancakes

See also

• Atkins diet
• Low-carbohydrate diet
• Low-glycemic diet
• Paleolithic diet

External links

• The 4-Hour Body and Slow-Carb Diet iPhone and Android Apps for Rapid Weight Loss and Muscle Gain
• Low-carb diet burns the most calories in small study Nanci Hellmich, USA Today, 6/26/2012
• - slow carb diet adapted to danish standards - in danish (including approach to rye bread)