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Ok, Let's make the MANS Low Carb section as easy as possible to follow.

What we want to do here is create a BIG list of food options, so let's brainstorm.

Later, you can print off this page and stick it on your fridge door, so any time you go into the kitchen you can look down that huge list and be spoiled for choice!
I'll put some initial ideas up here, you add below and then later I can add them to the list.

Meals

Any meat with any non-starchy vegetable e.g. broccoli/cauliflower/cabbage/celery root
Taco Salad
Low Carb Tortillas with meat and any low-carb sauce (mayo, ranch, blue cheese)
Scrambled eggs/Boiled Eggs (with bacon if you like)
Mashed Cauliflower (mashed with butter)
Bratwurst & Sauerkraut
Low-Carb Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Goujons / Breaded Chicken
Chicken Curry
faux rice - fried grated cauliflower. Can be enjoyed with the chicken curry or any meat.
Beef Kebabs (recipe coming soon)
Mock Burger King Whopper
Homemade Low-Carb Pizza
Salad (spinach, mushrooms, chicken, grated cheese, red peppers, green peppers, any high-fat, low carb dressing e.g. Caesar)
Beef Chilli
Beef Stew

Snacks

Handful of nuts e.g. almonds, walnuts
Homemade Protein Bar
Sugar-free Jell-O with Squirty Cream on top
Progurt - Natural Yogurt and Whey Mix
Cheese cubes
Peperami Bar (or any salami snack)
Beef Jerky
Go-Lower Bar
Homemade Low Carb Ice Cream
Cream and Whey - Just pour some cream and stir in some Whey Protein
Corned Beef (love this with pickled onion cut up through it)
Tuna Burgers/Patties
Beef Paste/Spread
McManus 1 Carb Mock Porridge (see total six pack abs)
McManus Protein Pancakes (see total six pack abs)
McManus Chocolate Muffin (see total six pack abs)
Cheese Crackers

Fruits

Rhubarb
Strawberries
Cranberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Grapefruit
Melon (all types)

Beverages

Tea
Coffee with cream
Hot Cocoa with cream (buy unsweetened cocoa)
Diet Soda (sweetened with sucralose)
Green Tea
Water

Ok, that gets us started. Go ahead and add more - I'll check back and add to the list as necessary.

Mark

Melons? even watermelon? i read some time ago that has the highest GI Index of all fruits

Right now I'm big the following salad as a meal:

spinach
mushrooms
chicken
grated cheese
red peppers
green peppers

cacouno wrote:Melons? even watermelon? i read some time ago that has the highest GI Index of all fruits

Yes, Melon is fine. You have to weigh up the GI rating with the actual amount of carbs, which for melon is low. You do have to eat small portions of fruit on the low carb section. I personally don't eat any until the weekend.

Stacey - I'll add that salad, sounds great!

what does a carb-up day look like for a women that is 125 pnds. i would like an approximation, perhaps foods and calories. anyone have any ideas. i am new to this diet. i want to keep adding muscle but not retain the fat. most of the info is for men, so if you have any info for women, i would appreciate it.

Great list! Always useful to get the mind freshed up with some new things.
I guess I'll be posting some food recipes once I find some time, but first to angela's question.

@angela
The carb-up period is no different for women than it is for men. The main goal of carbing-up is to get your body energy levels up again (insulin spike). So keep the fat intake low, protein intake moderate and eat lots of carbs. I suggest going with fruits you can't eat during the low-carb periods (apples, oranges, bananas, etc.) and eating whole grain products.I try to stay at 2 junk food meals at max. Eat until you're full and drink lots of water (I seem to drink less water in my carb-up periods, that's why I mention it here )
I mainly use the carb-up period to get in my vitamins I miss during the low-carb period. Here an example of a carb-up day:
Breakfast: Cereal with milk and sliced banana / Oatmeal / Whole grain bread with any spread
Snack: orange / apple / banana until enough
Lunch: Whole grain pasta with tomato sauce and garlic bread / brown rice with sauce
Snack: Candy (yeah I love candy, but try to keep it low)
Dinner: Pizza / Burger King / Taco Bell (generally i like eating mexican food on my carb-up period)
That should add up to around 2.500kcal. I usually eat much more though and only have one carb-up day per week
I also try to drink lots of fruit juices throughout the day. Helps getting in the vitamins and antioxidants.
Basically on your carb-up period you want to eat what high-carb/low-fat dieters eat. That should give you a good start.
I always enjoy my carb-up periods and eat without thinking about what I'm eating. Just relax and eat when you're hungry.

Following article seems pretty interesting:
http://www.figureathlete.com/readTopicMwa.do?id=1644317

Hope I could help you. Have fun carbing-up!
Later!
Dorian

thank-you so much. i appreciate the detail. sometimes i get overwhelmed at the idea of carbing-up. thanks so much.

@ Dorian, thanks for that link. Great article! Hope you ladies find Jen Heath, the author, an inspiration.

What exactly is a chicken tika and how do you make it lol??

Textured Vegetable Protein; you just boil some water and pour a cup of the TVP flakes in. One serving has 12 grams of protein and 3 grams of net carbohydrates at 80 calories. It works good as a filler, you can add spices and vegetables to it for a quick meal.

http://www26.netrition.com/brm_tvp.html