| This cooking article is not to give you medical advice | | | | alone snack. To be low carb fast cooking prepared, |
| about your diet. Only your doctor can tell you what's | | | | always keep a variety of cheese handy. These would |
| right for you. The article is designed to give low carb | | | | include shredded, sliced, string and hunks of cheeses |
| cooks some tips on making quick low carbohydrate | | | | varying from cheddar to mozzarella.Snacks - The first |
| meals.Cooking low carb meals can be easier and | | | | thing that comes to mind is pork rinds. These no-carb |
| faster than going to a fast food restaurant. Not to | | | | snacks go a long way in fulfilling a lot of low carb |
| mention, healthier and tastier. The trick to this is | | | | needs. They make a great snack by themselves or |
| keeping the kitchen stocked up with some items that | | | | with a little hot sauce on them. But you can also dip |
| are 'ready to go'.One problem that some low carbers | | | | them in sour cream, plain unsweetened yogurt, put |
| have is they get hungry and need something to eat | | | | cream cheese on them, crumble them up in a salad, |
| fast. This is more normal during the early stages of | | | | or crush them for breading for fried chicken.Other |
| the diet because after being on it for awhile you | | | | good snacks would include fresh veggies; cauliflower, |
| tend to lose your hunger. Too often low carbers | | | | broccoli, celery, zucchini, green, red and yellow bell |
| choose the wrong food and blow their diet. This | | | | peppers, mushrooms and radishes. These go well |
| leads to negative feelings and doubts as to self | | | | with a nice low carb dip (or even |
| worth.If you are going to low carb, you need to learn | | | | mayonnaise).EntreesKeep plenty of quick meats on |
| how to be a low carb cook. Most fast food places | | | | hand. Ground beef can be used in so many ways |
| do not accommodate a low carb diet, so let's explore | | | | that, with a little creativity, you'll never tire of it. Just |
| some of the ways to make this diet more | | | | change it up with spices, cheese and peppers to fit |
| convenient for you.Fast and Convenient SnacksThere | | | | your mood.A really great fast meal trick is to take |
| are some staples you will need to keep on hand. For | | | | fish and steam it in a pan with a little water and onion |
| quick snacks you will want to keep these items | | | | and top it with frozen mixed vegetables. Since you |
| accessible:Hard Boiled Eggs - These are great for fast | | | | are low carbing you can even take the liberty of |
| snacks; a small breakfast for those that don't like a | | | | adding some real butter. Yummy!In fact, frozen |
| big breakfast, chop them up in vegetable salads, | | | | veggies will work with stir fry, too. Buy meat or pork |
| chicken salads, tuna salads or egg salads. Make up a | | | | prepared for stir fry, along with frozen stir fry |
| dozen or so at a time, peel them and store them in | | | | vegetables and put them in a hot skillet with a little oil |
| the refrigerator in cold water. Reach in and grab one | | | | and garlic (keep stirring - hence the name). In ten |
| when you get a little hungry.Cheese - Cheese is very | | | | minutes, you'll be eating a luxurious meal.Of course, |
| important in a low carb diet. It's not a must have, but | | | | maybe the ultimate quick meal is a juicy steak or |
| it's a tasty way to get some dairy product into your | | | | some plump pork chops on the grill with a nice |
| diet. Cheese makes a great addition to salads, a | | | | salad.Low carb cooking is quick, easy and very tasty. |
| great topping for burgers or even a great stand | | | | It really couldn't be any quicker and still be healthy. |