The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution

THE 30-DAY
LOW-CARB
DIET SOLUTION
Michael R. Eades, M.D.

Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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We dedicate this book to our grandsons,
Thomas Michael Eades
and William Alexander Eades,
Who make life worthwhile.
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Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1 Why Low-Carb Works 3
CHAPTER 2 Getting Ready to Go Low-Carb 24
CHAPTER 3 So . . . What Do I Eat? 33
CHAPTER 4 The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution

Meal Plans 44
CHAPTER 5 Recipes 71
APPENDIX A Carbohydrate Content of Combination Foods

(Dairy, Nuts, Soy) 169
Resources 171
Meal Planner Worksheet 172
APPENDIX B Recommended Multivitamin
and Mineral Profile 173
APPENDIX C Visualizing Meat Portion Sizes 174
APPENDIX D Protein Requirements 176
Index 178
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Acknowledgments
Although this book, like our previous ones, is an outgrowth of our

nearly twenty years of experience in using low-carb nutrition to help
patients and readers control their weight and weight-related health
problems, it’s a great departure in its simplicity. For that we owe a debt
of gratitude to Gary Taubes for his New York Times Sunday Magazine
cover story that vindicated low-carb dieting in the minds of almost all
its critics. Thanks to that piece, we were able to do something we had
wanted to do since 1995—write a low-carb book devoid of heavy sci-
entific explanations and complex formulae, one that would just tell
folks what to eat.
Of course, the book would never have found its congenial home
without the tireless efforts of our ever-faithful agents, Channa Taub
and Carol Mann.
And a big thanks to our editor Tom Miller and the many people at
John Wiley & Sons, who not only enthusiastically embraced the notion
of our writing a really simple low-carb primer, but collectively exerted
Herculean effort to bring it out in record time.
A special thanks to our partners at Advanced Metabolics, Larry
McCleary, MD, Christine McCleary, and Brett Astor, who struggled to
work around the havoc that this expedited project caused as well as for
listening to us whine about it.
To Rose Crane, many thanks for developing many of the recipes;
it made the job infinitely easier.
No project we undertake would ever come to pass without the help
of our loyal and friendly staff. A big thanks to our nurse Debbie Judd
v
vi AC KNOWLE D G M E NTS
and our executive assistant Kristi McAfee who toil away on our behalf
at all hours of the night and day. We really do notice, guys, and appre-
ciate it more than you know.
And finally, thanks and love to our wonderful family—sons Ted,
Dan, and Scott, daughters-in-law, Jamye and Katherine, and the joys
of our life, our grandsons, Thomas and William—for whom we always
do everything we do.
Introduction
We’ve been powering the low-carbohydrate movement since the mid-

1980s, when we first began using carb restriction to effectively treat
our patients who suffered from high blood pressure, heart disease,
diabetes, overweight, and a host of other medical ills related to disor-
dered metabolism. In 1989, in Thin So Fast, we described, for the first
time for the layman, the theory of a connection between all these dis-
eases and the hormone insulin. (At the time, the connection was spec-
ulative; now it’s all been borne out in the research lab.)
Five or six years later, having dug out and assembled a wealth of
medical research supporting this theory, we were able to lay out all the
science behind why a protein-rich low-carbohydrate diet accomplishes
what a low-fat diet can’t in our 1996 book, Protein Power. The inter-
national scientific research continued apace, and in 2000 we stream-
lined and updated the nutritional information and expanded the
program into a comprehensive lifestyle for good health in The Protein
Power LifePlan, again laying out all the scientific underpinnings in
support of our program.
We felt that taking a position that ran counter to the prevailing
medical “wisdom” demanded a full display of the scientific rationale
behind it, not only to give our readers added comfort in adopting this
diet and lifestyle, but to silence the critics—a job that proved to be a
tough uphill battle against the entrenched forces of the high-carb/low-
fat devoted. But what reams of scientific papers had been unable to do,
a journalist’s pen accomplished. Now, the protein-rich, low-carb diet
has arrived, finally having been vindicated on the July 7, 2002 cover
of the Sunday Magazine of the venerable New York Times Magazine,
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in Gary Taubes’ insightful article, What if Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat?
Suddenly the tide has turned.
Now, legions of overweight people who have struggled (and often
failed) to keep their cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar under
control following the standard low-fat dietary prescription are stand-
ing on the platform, eager to board the low-carb train—all they want
to know is how to do it. And so, we came to write The 30-Day Low-
Carb Diet Solution.
Unlike any of our previous books on the subject—or, for that mat-
ter, any of the familiar books on low-carbing, such as Enter the Zone,
Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution, Sugar Busters!, The Carbohydrate
Addict’s Diet, or The Paleo Diet—in this book you’ll find little or no
science. There are no complicated charts or tables to use, no complex
system of food combining, only the briefest of sketches of what a low-
carb diet is and why it works; the balance of the book is simply how-
to—how to easily determine how much protein and how much carb
are right for you and how to go about eating it. If you do want to know
all the science behind low-carb—every why, what, and how—pick up
a copy of Protein Power and The Protein Power LifePlan, where you’ll
find the full story.
If you’re now convinced of the merits of cutting carbs, don’t give a
flip about the science, and just want somebody to tell you what to eat,
this is the book for you. In The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution, you’ll
find ultra-simple guidelines that will let you get started on your low-
carb journey today, plus dozens of easy and quick low-carb recipes, and
even 30 days of low-carb meal plans to take all the guesswork out of
eating. Once you’re hooked on the low-carb way, you’ll also want to
pick up a copy of our new Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook, where
you’ll find hundreds of ways to indulge your passions for foods you
never thought could be low-carb: fried chicken, breads and muffins
warm from the oven, pizza, pasta, pies, cakes, and many more. Keeping
your commitment to low-carb eating will be easier than ever before. So
enjoy great eating—and lose weight while you’re doing it.
CHAPTER 1
Why Low-Carb
Works
I f you’re among the millions of people who have cut dietary fat to the
bone in an attempt to lose weight, reduce cholesterol or triglycerides, or
lower blood pressure only to have your efforts rewarded with frustration
and failure, you’re not alone. If you’ve done everything you were told
to do by carefully following a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, strug-
gling to try to reclaim your health and fitness, and failed—stop blaming
yourself! You didn’t fail at your diet—your diet failed you.
Victims of the Low-Fat Lie

As a society, North Americans responded to the constant urging of the
media—television, newspapers, magazines, and talk shows—to
reduce dietary fat, cutting our fat intake by almost 30 percent over the
past two decades or so, and yet more of us are fatter today than ever
before. If dietary fat had been the culprit behind the many diseases
blamed on it, we’d be a nation of thin, healthy people by now. But, of
course, we aren’t.
In the fifteen to twenty years we’ve been trimming the fat, type II
diabetes has tripled and in the last decade alone, obesity has increased
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by 30 percent. And now deaths from stroke and heart disease are on
the rise. Far from solving the health problems that bedevil North
Americans, eating more carbs and less fat made them substantially
worse. And now the truth has finally come out: fat was never the prob-
lem. Elevated insulin, caused by the force-feeding of low-fat and no-
fat carbs, has been responsible for causing so many of us to become
overweight and develop high blood pressure as well as elevated blood
sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides.
Have you been on the wrong diet? Take this quiz and see.
Yes No
1. Have you gained weight on a low-fat diet? 䡺䡺
2. While following a low-fat diet did your
cholesterol rise? 䡺䡺
3. While following a low-fat diet did your
triglycerides rise? 䡺䡺
4. Did you develop fluid retention or high blood
pressure? 䡺䡺
5. If female, during pregnancy did you develop
gestational diabetes or toxemia? 䡺䡺
6. Do you suffer an energy slump in the middle
of the morning following a low-fat, high-
carbohydrate breakfast or in mid-afternoon
after a carb-rich lunch? 䡺䡺
7. Do you tend to gain weight around your
mid-section? 䡺䡺
8. Do you suffer from acid reflux? 䡺䡺
9. Do you suffer from gout? 䡺䡺
10. Do you snore loudly and thrash the bedcovers
when you sleep? 䡺䡺
If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, the low-fat diet
has been the wrong diet for you; you’ll reclaim your health and lose
W H Y L O W- C A R B W O R K S 5
excess weight much more easily by switching to the low-carbohydrate

diet. Let’s take a quick look at why. (If you’re already convinced and
ready to go low-carb and want to skip even this brief explanatory
background material, turn to Chapter 2.)
Before you read the following information, test your current nutri-
tional knowledge.
Are the following statements true or false?
True False
1. Humans can survive and thrive without
eating any carbohydrates whatsoever. 䡺䡺
2. Eating a potato is like eating a quarter of a
cup of pure sugar. 䡺䡺
3. Good sources of protein are meat, fish,
poultry, and eggs. 䡺䡺
4. Anything made of wheat or corn—including
pasta, bread, crackers, bagels, and chips—
causes a rise in blood sugar and insulin. 䡺䡺
5. The total carbohydrate of a food is the sum
of the sugars, starches, and fiber it contains. 䡺䡺
6. Eating protein causes a modest balanced rise
in both insulin and glucagon. 䡺䡺
7. The diet the USDA recommends—as shown
in the USDA Food Pyramid—is almost
identical to the balance of nutrients farmers
use to fatten cattle and hogs on the feed lot. 䡺䡺
8. Fat has virtually no effect on blood sugar,
insulin, or glucagon. 䡺䡺
9. As many as three out of four North
Americans have a tendency to overproduce
insulin when they eat starch or sugar. 䡺䡺
True False
10. Three out of four North Americans are
overweight to some degree. 䡺䡺
(Answers on page 23.)
The Metabolic Balance Scale

The body likes to keep its blood sugar within a fairly narrow “com-
fort” zone, neither too high nor too low. Throughout the day, blood
sugar rises and falls outside this zone many times, but when it does the
body normally marshals the hormonal forces necessary to restore it to
a comfortable balance right away. For instance, when your blood sugar
rises after a starchy meal or a sugary beverage, insulin—as the hor-
mone chiefly responsible for regulating carbohydrate metabolism—
acts quickly to bring it back down, by driving the sugar from the blood
and into the cells where it can be burned for energy or stored for later
use. When blood sugar dips too low, as it may overnight or if you go
too long without eating, the body releases glucagon—insulin’s partner
hormone—to bring it back up into balance.
Tipping the Scale

Unfortunately, as medical studies have shown, about three out of four
North Americans produce too much insulin when they eat a diet high
in carbohydrates (grains, starchy vegetables, and sugars)—the very
prescription laid out as dietary gospel in the low-fat, high-carb food
pyramid. And when they do, their metabolic balance tips to the side of
hyperinsulinemia (too much insulin in the blood), which is very likely
the reason that a recent Harris poll indicates that three out of four
North Americans are overweight to some degree.
You can think of insulin (and all hormones) as chemical messen-
gers capable of “talking” to various tissues throughout the body that
have built-in receivers to pick up the message. The receivers for

insulin’s message (called insulin receptors) lie on the surfaces of the
muscle, liver, and fat cells, as well as certain cells in the kidney and in
the appetite control centers of the brain. If the system is working nor-
mally, a rise in blood sugar signals the body to release insulin, which
sends its message throughout the body to activate the insulin receptors,
which in turn cause the sugar to leave the blood and move into the
cells, returning the blood sugar to the comfort zone.
In many people, however, this system doesn’t work normally.
These people experience an exaggerated release of insulin when their
blood sugar rises, and this excess begins to dull the response of the
insulin receptors—over time, a condition called insulin resistance
results. Once this occurs, insulin’s message becomes so muted that the
receivers can’t hear it anymore and respond. Despite an excess of
insulin in the blood, the blood sugar remains elevated. To overcome the
resistance, the body then must shout louder by releasing even more
insulin for its blood-sugar-lowering message to be heard. And a vicious
cycle ensues of requiring ever-higher amounts of insulin to get the
blood sugar back into balance; for many, diabetes ultimately results.
Unfortunately, regulating blood sugar is only one of insulin’s
many metabolic jobs and when it has accomplished the task of restor-
ing blood sugar to normal, the excess is free to roam throughout the
body, talking to other tissues, transmitting other messages. For
instance, insulin tells the kidneys to hold on to salt (sodium). Where
salt goes fluid follows, and the result is fluid retention. Insulin causes
an increase in the thickness and constriction of artery walls as well;
coupled with fluid retention, constriction of arteries can lead to high
blood pressure. In the liver, insulin’s message stimulates the produc-
tion of excess cholesterol and triglycerides. Insulin tells the fat cells to
store incoming calories as fat and keep them there—the fat cells
become resistant to giving up their stored calories to burn for energy
when insulin levels are high. And finally, in the muscles, which rely on
burning fat as their preferred fuel source, insulin blocks the effective
burning of fat for energy.
If three-quarters of us put out too much insulin when we eat car-
bohydrates, it’s easy to see how following the low-fat, high-carb diet
would have landed us exactly where it did—overweight, out of shape,
and at greater risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure,
gout, sleep apnea, and more. If excess insulin is the problem, then
reducing insulin must be the answer. How do we reduce it? By diet and
diet alone. All the major drug companies are spending billions of
dollars searching for a drug that will lower insulin levels, but as of yet,
all have failed in their quest. Currently, a common-sense, low-
carbohydrate diet is the only viable way to rapidly and successfully
lower insulin levels and begin to undo the damage caused by insulin
resistance and hyperinsulinemia.
How can you tell if you’re at risk for developing any insulin-related
health problems? Complete the following personal health inventory.
Yes No
1. Do you have adult onset diabetes? 䡺䡺
2. Did you develop diabetes during pregnancy? 䡺䡺
3. Do you have elevated triglycerides? 䡺䡺
4. Is your “good” HDL cholesterol level low? 䡺䡺
5. Are you overweight mainly around the
middle? 䡺䡺
6. Do you have high blood pressure? 䡺䡺
7. Is your cholesterol elevated? 䡺䡺
8. Do you retain fluid? 䡺䡺
9. Do you frequently crave sugar and/or starchy
foods? 䡺䡺
10. Do/Did either of your parents have adult-onset
diabetes? 䡺䡺
Yes No
11. Do/Did either of your parents have high blood
pressure? 䡺䡺
12. Does/Did one or more of your parents and/or
grandparents have elevated triglycerides,
elevated cholesterol, a heart attack, or gout? 䡺䡺
13. Are you obese? (more than 20% overfat) 䡺䡺
Scoring your health quiz:

Questions 1–5 If you answered “yes” to any of these questions,
you already have, or are at very high risk of developing, an
insulin-related disorder.
Questions 6–10 If you answered “yes” to any of these questions,
you are at high risk of already having or developing an insulin-
related disorder.
Questions 11–13 If you answered “yes” to any of these ques-
tions, you run a moderately high risk of having or developing an
insulin-related disorder.
If you find that you’re at risk, the low-carb diet is for you. Take a
look at why it will work, or, if you’re convinced and ready to go low-
carb, dive in on page 24.
Food Was the Cause, Food Is the Solution

Just as food has gotten us into this dilemma, it will also get us out.
Food—the right food—is the tool that will restore harmony to your har-
ried metabolism. The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution works because it
feeds your body what it must have to thrive—protein from lean meat,
fish, poultry, game, eggs, and dairy products; good fats found in olive
oil, butter, coconut oil, nut oils, fish, and healthy, natural meat and poul-
try; antioxidants and cancer-fighting phytochemicals found in low-
starch fruits, vegetables, and greens—and limits the grains, starchy
fruits and vegetables, and sugars that are what’s taking it out of balance.
A low-carb diet is, in effect, a return to the kind of diet we were
designed to thrive on over many millennia. The solution is so simple—
give your body the nutritional tools it needs and then get out of its way
and it will use these tools to heal you. In the first 30 days on this plan,
you’ll experience tremendous benefit both in weight loss and in reduc-
tions of blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides.
What you eat will determine whether you store fat or burn it, make
excess cholesterol and triglycerides or keep them in line, retain fluid or
release it, elevate your blood pressure or keep it at a healthy level, suf-
fer attacks of acid reflux or gout or don’t. So it will pay great dividends
to take just a moment to look briefly at what food is and how it affects
you.
A Short Primer on Food

When you eat a meal, your body breaks down the food into its most
basic units to make it possible to absorb the nutrients. No matter what
you eat, all foods fall into three simple categories: protein, fat, and car-
bohydrate (starch, sugar, and fiber). And, of course, there’s also water
that makes up the lion’s share of almost all foods.
The body breaks down protein, found mainly in meat, fish, poultry,
eggs, dairy products, nuts, and tofu and other soy products, into indi-
vidual amino acids that it reassembles and uses to build and repair
body tissues—muscle, bone, blood, heart, liver, kidney, hair, skin, and
nails—and to make all the enzymes and chemical messengers neces-
sary to run virtually every process in the body.
Dietary fat, from both animal and vegetable sources, is assembled
into absorbable clusters that pass first into the lymphatic system (a sort
of superhighway of the immune system) and then into the blood. The
body requires fat to make reproductive hormones (estrogen, testos-
terone, progesterone and others) and for proper function and mainte-
nance of the brain, nervous system, and eyes, as well as a crucial com-
ponent of the cell membrane of every one of the body’s trillions
of cells.
Most sugars, whether table sugar, fruit sugar, honey, syrups, or
molasses, are all two simple sugar molecules—usually glucose and
fructose—hooked together. Because the digestive tract quickly breaks
these apart for absorption into the blood, they cause a quick rise in
blood sugar, and for three-quarters of us that spells trouble. An excep-
tion is fructose (or the more-commonly used high-fructose corn
syrup), which is absorbed differently. Fructose doesn’t stimulate a rise
in blood sugar and insulin and for years was thought of as a safe sugar
for diabetics; however, research has clearly shown that it promotes
insulin resistance by another mechanism and is therefore potentially
the most dangerous and damaging of all the sugars.
Starches from corn, wheat, potatoes, rice, beans, and some fruits are
nothing more than sugars in disguise. All starches are nothing more than
lots of glucose (sugar) molecules hooked together in long chains. It is
the business of your digestive system to break the links that hold the
chains together so that you can absorb the simple sugar they contain.
Starches are quickly broken into their most basic unit—glucose—and as
a result they, too, can send your blood sugar through the roof. For exam-
ple, eating a potato—just one good-sized potato—is the metabolic
equivalent of eating a quarter of a cup of sugar. Once broken down to
glucose, that potato will cause all the same reactions in your body as if
you’d eaten a quarter of a cup of sugar. The same is true for other
starchy foods, such as bread, crackers, muffins, waffles, pastries, pasta,
rice, and to a lesser extent, dried beans and peas.
Fiber, like starch, is also made of long chains of sugar molecules
hooked together, but the links are forged in a way that our digestive
systems cannot break. Humans, unlike cows or other herbivores, have
no means to extract the glucose from fiber; therefore, it cannot be
absorbed into our blood or cause an increase in blood sugar or insulin.
Combined with other starches, fiber will help to slow down the absorp-
tion of sugars contained in any food, but not sufficiently to give you
carte blanche to eat them. Although technically a carbohydrate (since
it’s made of sugars), fiber is a low-carb freebie, because we can’t get
to the sugar. From a practical standpoint, that means that when you’re
determining how much carbohydrate you can safely eat each day, you
can ignore any amount contributed by fiber.
Food’s Effect on Metabolism

Except for fiber and water, no food is free. There’s a metabolic conse-
quence to every bite you eat. It may be a good one, or it may be a dis-
astrous one, but one thing is certain: when you eat, something’s going
to happen. If you hope to harness your metabolism and make it work
for you instead of against you, it’s important that you learn a few sim-
ple rules about what happens when you eat. How do the basic nutrient
components of foods—protein, carbohydrate, and fat—influence the
two crucial metabolic hormones, insulin and glucagon?
Carbohydrates cause metabolic havoc by sending insulin rapidly
upward and causing glucagon to fall or remain unchanged. (It is actu-
ally the ratio between insulin and glucagon that determines the meta-
bolic effect; the higher insulin goes and/or the lower glucagon falls,
the more profound the effect.) Protein causes a modest, balanced rise
in both insulin and glucagon, leading to no metabolic swing. Fat, fiber,
and water have no effect on either insulin or glucagon—these foods
are metabolically neutral. So the culprits in unhinging your metabolic
control are clearly the sugars and starches in your diet. And it’s by lim-
iting these foods that you’ll achieve the metabolic harmony that will
restore your health and weight.
And therein lies the problem with the U.S. Department of Agri-
culture (USDA) food pyramid. Take a look at it in Figure 1. According
KEY
Fats, Oils, and Sweets ● Fat (naturally occurring and added)
Use Sparingly ▼ Sugars (added)
These symbols show fat and added
sugars in foods.
Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans,

Group Eggs, and Nuts Group
2–3 Servings 2–3 Servings
Vegetable Fruit Group

Group 2–4 Servings
3–5 Servings
Bread, Cereal, Rice,

and Pasta Group
6–11 Servings
Figure 1. The USDA Food Pyramid
to the USDA recommendations, North Americans are supposed to be

eating a diet of 60 percent carbohydrate, 15 percent protein, and 25
percent or less fat. Based on what you’ve just learned about the meta-
bolic effect of foods, what effect would you expect to see? What effect
does eating fat have on insulin? Zero, nada, zip! And what about pro-
tein from the meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy the USDA recom-
mends that you limit? It causes a balanced rise in insulin and glucagon
(and thus no change in their ratio). But look at the big bottom of the
pyramid—where it says six to eleven servings of bread, cereal, or
pasta daily. What effect will eating all those carbohydrates have on
your insulin level? They’ll send it through the roof.
Despite the best intentions, the USDA reasoning was flawed: if too
much insulin is the problem, how can recommending a diet that further
increases insulin be the solution? Obviously, it can’t. It’s like pouring
gasoline on a fire to put it out and wondering why the flames shoot
higher. Have you been roasting on this bonfire? If so, you can step out
now.
Food Pyramid or Feed Pyramid?

The fact that carbohydrates make you fatter may be recent news to
you, but it’s old hat to farmers. For centuries they have used carbohy-
drates to fatten their hogs and cattle. That got us to thinking: what
exactly is the composition of the feed used to fatten livestock? We
made a trip to our local farmer’s cooperative to see, and here’s what
we found. Take a look at Figures 2 and 3. On the right is a pyramid
construction of the protein, carbs, and fat in the feed farmers use to fat-
ten hogs: 61% carbohydrate, 25% fat, and 14% protein. Compare it to
the pyramid on the left—the USDA Food Pyramid—the one that you
were told would keep you slim and healthy.
Look familiar? It should; the two are virtually identical. Now
you see why the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet fattened North
America. So how much carbohydrate do our bodies really need? The
answer may surprise you.
Although for years newspapers, magazines, and television talk
shows have told you to load up on complex carbohydrates, like whole-
PROTEIN PROTEIN
15% 14%
FATS FATS
25% 25%
CARBOHYDRATES CARBOHYDRATES
60% 61%
Figure 2. The USDA Food Pyramid Figure 3. The Feed Lot Pyramid
grain breads, cereal, and pasta, because these foods form the basis of
a healthy diet, your daily requirement for carbohydrate is actually
zero. You read that right—none. Were you to make a search of all the
textbooks in any medical library, although you will find diseases
caused by both protein and essential fat deficiency, you will find no
diseases of carbohydrate deficiency. That’s why it has never made
sense to us to load up on carbohydrates, which your body can use but
doesn’t really need, at the expense of fat and protein, which your body
truly does need.
Why don’t you need carbohydrate? Your body—actually your
liver—has the ability to take dietary protein or fat (or your own body
fat) and make glucose from it. The liver can make a couple of cups of
sugar each day, which is more than enough to provide glucose for the
few tissues in the body that prefer to use it. Most of the body, however,
prefers to fuel itself with dietary or stored fat or with ketones (the nat-
ural break-down product of fat burning) instead of glucose.
Incredible as it may sound, you could do quite nicely without ever
eating another bite of starch or sugar—as long as you had plenty of pro-
tein and fat. And that’s just what all humans did for the three to four mil-
lion years we were around prior to the advent of farming; we lived by
hunting and fishing (the meat, poultry, and fish of our diets today) and
gathering what grew wild: roots, shoots, nuts, and berries—and a bit of
fruit in season. Not a bite of bread, cereal, rice, pasta, potatoes, or sugar.
Does that mean you should eat a diet without any carbohydrate?
Not necessarily, but you could. And when you’re initially working to
correct your health, lose weight, control your blood sugar, or lower
your cholesterol and triglycerides or blood pressure, you’ll want to
focus on limiting carbs more stringently. (You’ll find all the details in
chapter 2.) Critics of the low-carb approach have traditionally pointed
to these lowest-carb corrective phases of the diet and decreed them to
be too restrictive for long-term use. The irony is that you don’t have
to stay on them for the long term—they’re merely an effective tool to
correct the problem quickly. Once you near your goals (in weight or
health) you can become more liberal with your carb limits, expand
your intake of foods, and enjoy eating an even wider variety of fruits,
vegetables, and even some higher-carb foods occasionally. Although
an ultra-low-carb diet of fresh meat, fish, greens, and green veggies
will provide all the essential vitamins and minerals needed for good
health, it can become monotonous. Also, prolonged cooking of meat
can rob it of the vitamin nutrients it contains. For these reasons, we
encourage you to eat a wide variety of low-carb fruits,
colorful vegetables, and greens for the beneficial vita-
mins, minerals, and cancer-fighting phytochemicals
Other
they contain. To take out all the guesswork, Carbs
we’ve included 30 days’ worth of meal plans to Vege-

tables Fruits
guide you, starting on page 44. As to the
structure of what you’ll be eating, if we Proteins and
Good Quality Fats
were to create a Low-Carb Pyramid, it
would look something like this:
Figure 4. The Low-Carb Pyramid
The Health Benefits of Going Low-Carb

Lowering Cholesterol and Triglycerides
If you’ve been struggling with a low-fat diet, practically going no-fat
in an effort to reduce your cholesterol, and not getting the results you
want, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. After using the low-carb
approach for nearly twenty years to solve these problems for patients
in our own clinic, we can guarantee that there’s no safer or more effec-
tive way to lower your blood lipids. Take a look at this story from our
case files:
Annie H.
Back in the mid-1980s, Annie came to our clinic complaining of
abdominal discomfort. At thirty-four, and being a female, we sus-
pected, based on her symptoms, that she might have gallstones and did
some preliminary blood tests. Her lab work astonished us: a choles-
terol reading of over 700 and triglycerides of nearly 3,000. Because
she had not been fasting when we drew the blood and because the
results were so incredibly high, we repeated the tests the next morning
when she’d been without food overnight to be sure the report wasn’t in
error. On the second battery of tests, the cholesterol was about the
same and triglycerides were even higher than before; an ultrasound
test showed that, although she had a gall bladder full of sludge, she
didn’t have gallstones. Her abdominal discomfort came from the accu-
mulation of fat in her liver, a common consequence of insulin resist-
ance, even though she’d been following a low-fat diet for some time.
We began Annie on an ultra-low-carb diet of eggs, meat, fish, or
chicken with green salad and green beans—along with plenty of water
and a multivitamin with some supplemental potassium and magne-
sium. A restrictive low-carb prescription, to be sure, but also an
effective one.1 When we repeated her blood tests in three weeks (yes,
you read that right, three weeks) her triglycerides had fallen to under
200 and her cholesterol had fallen into the normal range. And although
she wasn’t really overweight, she’d lost a few pounds to boot. At that
point, we were able to begin to add a wider variety of foods to her very
basic corrective diet, starting with more servings of green and colorful
vegetables, such as peppers and summer squashes, along with nuts,
cheese, melons, and berries. Then slightly-higher-carb fruits, such as
oranges, peaches, plums, and starchier veggies, such as winter squash,
carrots, and green peas. As she progressed into maintenance, she
increased the portions of these nutrient-rich foods and was able to
maintain her correction.
1
If you are currently on medication to control blood sugar, blood pressure, or lipids, do not
attempt an ultra-low-carb diet without first consulting your physician. Your need for these
medications will be markedly reduced on such a plan and you will need to work with your
physician to adjust your dosages as you diet. It is unwise and unsafe for you to adjust or dis-
continue medications on your own.
Why is a low-fat diet so ineffective for lowering cholesterol?

Because, although it seems reasonable that cutting dietary fat and cho-
lesterol should lower your cholesterol, in reality the fat you eat has
very little to do with the fat level in your blood. Only about 20 percent
of the cholesterol in your blood comes from the diet; the lion’s share
comes from within. Your own liver is a cholesterol production factory.
The production line looks something like this: raw materials enter at
one end, are altered in a series of steps, and the finished product—
cholesterol—exits from the other end. The crucial step along the
way—called the rate-limiting step—is under the control of (you
guessed it) insulin.
When insulin levels are high, the liver is told to produce more cho-
lesterol; bringing insulin levels down will decrease the production of
cholesterol and significantly lower the amount in your blood. By fol-
lowing The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution, you’ll quickly bring your
insulin levels down, and before long you’ll be rewarded with a
cholesterol reading in the normal range. The lowering of triglycerides
comes about in a different way. Because their production is driven by
eating sugar and starches or by excess alcohol consumption, reducing
them simply means reducing the amount of sugar and starch you eat
and cutting back the amount of alcohol you drink.
Long thought to be harmless, elevated triglycerides are now con-
sidered a major risk factor for the development of heart disease.
Among our clinic patients we’ve found that the triglyceride levels
along with the levels of the “good” HDL cholesterol are the most sen-
sitive indicators of insulin resistance.
Raising Your “Good” HDL Cholesterol

For years, clinical research has shown that eating a low-fat diet will
lower the level of “good” HDL cholesterol in your blood. Because
HDL cholesterol exerts a protective effect against heart disease, low
levels of HDL cholesterol—even in the absence of any other risk

factors—are now considered a marker of heart disease risk.
Three things will raise your HDL: drinking moderately, exercising
regularly, and eating good quality fats, such as those in nuts, seeds,
olives, avocados, butter, and fish oil. All components, you’ll notice,
of a healthy low-carb diet—except the exercise, which is up to you
to do.2
Reduced Risk of Heart Disease

Elevated insulin levels increase the risk of heart disease in a number of
ways. You’ve just learned that excess insulin raises the level of cho-
lesterol and triglycerides in the blood and decreases the levels of the
good, protective HDL, all of which increase your risk of developing
heart disease. But beyond its impact on lipids (the scientific term for
cholesterol and fat in the blood), elevated insulin also causes the blood
to be more prone to clot and the walls of the arteries that carry blood
to the heart to thicken. Together, these two effects cause a decreased
blood flow to the heart and a greater probability of blockage forma-
tion. And in addition, elevated insulin stimulates a cascade of inflam-
mation that new research is showing may be the root cause of heart
disease. Take a look at Mitch J.’s story.
Mitch J.
Mitch was driving along the interstate one day in 1996, half listening
to an NPR radio interview we were giving from a small radio station
in his area. The interviewer asked us how we could square the fact that
while we said our fat-and-protein–rich, low-carb diet reduced the risk
2For detailed information about what we feel is the best kind of exercise to keep you lean and
healthy in a program that will only take thirty minutes a week, pick up a copy of our book, The
Slow-Burn Fitness Revolution.
of heart disease, Dr. Dean Ornish claimed that his very-low-fat, near-
vegetarian diet (virtually the opposite diet to ours) could do the same?
Mitch was mildly interested in hearing our answer to this, since he had
keeled over with a heart attack while running a year or so before while
traveling abroad. (He’d been a regular, avid runner for many years.)
Subsequent to his heart attack, his cardiologist had put him on the
Ornish diet to restore his health, and he truly believed he was doing the
prudent thing by following what is for most people an extremely bor-
ing and tasteless diet. He was almost laughing to himself, wondering
how we could possibly answer that question.
We answered with facts. In the data from Dr. Ornish’s own pub-
lished reports on patients following his plan, in each and every
instance, their triglycerides went up and their HDL went down. Based
on these two major indicators of heart disease risk, all his patients
actually increased their risk for having another heart attack. That got
Mitch’s attention; he cranked up the volume and pulled off onto the
shoulder of the road to listen intently. He’d just gotten his most recent
lab report showing exactly that result: HDL falling and triglycerides
up to such a level that his doctor was talking about putting him on
medication to bring it down.
Still skeptical, Mitch bought a copy of our book, Protein Power,
and being of a scientific bent, he plowed through the medical research
and the scientific underpinnings and decided to give it a try. In short
order, he lost a little weight, his triglycerides plummeted, and his HDL
rose into the healthy range. Almost seven years later, now retired from
his medical practice, he’s still faithfully following his plan and is able
to ski circles around his much younger friends each winter. Can this
diet reverse heart disease? You bet.
Preserving Your Lean Body

Have you ever known someone who lost a fair amount of weight on a
low-fat low-calorie diet? More than likely, they looked haggard and
gaunt, with sagging, pasty skin and lackluster hair. This haggard
appearance comes from not eating enough good quality protein to
rebuild the tissues that break down normally, just from living.
Because it also requires protein to manufacture important chemi-
cals, enzymes, and messengers, when there’s not enough protein com-
ing in through the diet to do the job, the body will begin to consume
itself, breaking down its muscles and lean organs for the raw materi-
als it needs. Self-preservation dictates that it will begin with the least
important muscles. So the facial muscles go early on, giving the face
a sagging older appearance. Not far behind are the shoulder and arm
muscles. By the time the diet is over, the supportive infrastructure is
lost and the skin just seems to hang on the frame.
Maybe you’ve seen that happen or even fear your weight loss will
make you look and feel older than you are. Don’t worry. If you care-
fully follow the easy nutritional plan outlined for you in The 30-Day
Low-Carb Diet Solution you’ll always have plenty of good quality
protein to preserve even the small muscles of your face. Like many of
our patients, your friends will soon be asking what new facial care sys-
tem or cosmetic wonder you’ve found that’s making you look ten
years younger.
Cheryl’s Story
Cheryl’s parents brought her to us, deeply concerned about her weight.
At only 17 years old and just 5'4" tall, Cheryl already weighed almost
250 pounds. Beyond their concerns for her health, her mom and dad
felt that the excess weight had begun to interfere with her participation
in the fun activities a girl her age should enjoy. We evaluated her and
felt that their concerns were indeed well-founded and that she could
benefit tremendously from a low-carb diet. We had our doubts, how-
ever, about whether going on our diet program was Cheryl’s idea or
her parents. In the latter case, nutritional intervention almost never
succeeds, no matter how effective the program. Quite simply, the per-
son doing the dieting must be the person who wants to attain the goal.
As much as parents may want their overweight children to lose,
unless the children want it for themselves, it will simply not work.
After many years of experience, we can attest that the best way to get
overweight children or teens to lose weight is to provide a good
example yourself, make good nutrition available at home, do family
activities that encourage fitness, and don’t harp on the issue of weight.
Cheryl assured us that she was ready to go, and we started her on
the diet. By two weeks, she was off the wagon. She complained that
the food made her sick to her stomach; she didn’t like the taste of this
or that; she just couldn’t stay with it. And that was that.
About two years later—at age 19—Cheryl returned to us on her
own. By this time, she’d ballooned to 309 pounds, had already devel-
oped high blood pressure, was puffing and panting just to walk, and
had to be helped up onto the exam table. After a second evaluation
more ominous than the first, we started Cheryl on the diet again. And
this time, she loved the food, enjoyed her protein shakes in the morn-
ing, and had no trouble sticking with the plan. After a little over a year,
she was down to 135 pounds! The day she came into the clinic in her
younger sister’s miniskirt, she was beaming and bursting to tell us
about her new boyfriend—her first one ever.
You’ll hear from critics of the low-carb diet that all the weight you
lose is water. If that were the case, Cheryl must have been just a big
water balloon! The truth is that when you eat properly on a low-carb
plan, you do lose a little water at first, but mainly you lose body fat. At
the same time, the rich protein intake helps to preserve your lean mus-
cles. Despite having ballooned to over 300 pounds and then having
lost over 170 pounds, Cheryl looked fantastic in that black miniskirt—
lean, strong, trim, and most important, healthy. If Cheryl can do it, so
can you.
Controlling Blood Sugar

Diabetes afflicts an estimated 16 million North Americans, with
another 16 million or so hovering on the border, about to become dia-
betic. Once a disease of adulthood, type II diabetes (the kind associ-
ated with insulin resistance and excess insulin in the blood) now turns
up in second graders. For years diabetic nutritional counselors have
put their patients on the standard American Diabetic Association low-
fat diet, containing 60 percent carbohydrate or more. Diabetes is a dis-
ease of too much sugar in the blood, so how can putting even more
sugar in the blood help? The answer, of course, is that it doesn’t,
whether you put it in as broken-down starch or as sugar itself, it’s all
going to raise the blood sugar.
There is no more effective way to lower elevated blood sugar than
to quit adding fuel to the fire—simply cut back on rich sources of
carbohydrate and blood sugar will usually fall into the normal range in
short order.
A word of caution: If you are diabetic and currently taking med-
ication to lower your blood sugar, do not begin the corrective
phase of this program without discussing it with your physician.
This program lowers blood sugar so effectively that, in combina-
tion with your medication, your blood sugar could become dan-
gerously low. You must work with your physician to reduce and/or
discontinue diabetic medications as you progress. It is not safe for
you to attempt to reduce or discontinue your own medications.
Remember the Nutritional Pop Quiz at the start of the chapter?

Every statement there is true; how did you score?
Now that you’re better versed in how going low-carb will help
you, let’s get you started on The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution.
CHAPTER 2
Getting Ready to Go
Low-Carb
Y ou’re going to be amazed at how quickly and effortlessly a low-

carb diet restores your health and fitness. In a matter of days you’ll feel
the difference—more energy, less hunger—and in a matter of a few
weeks you’ll experience dramatic reductions in blood pressure, blood
sugar, or lipids if they’re elevated. We encourage you to get a pre-diet
snapshot of your current health: see your physician for a physical
exam, ask for a check of your blood pressure, blood sugar, blood
lipids, height, and weight.
As a pleasant side benefit, you’ll lose excess body fat. In order to
optimize the potency of a low-carb diet, simply remember these two
cardinal rules:
1. Always meet your daily protein requirement

2. Never exceed your carbohydrate limit per meal or
per day
In order to follow even that simple plan, however, you’ll need to

determine the amounts of protein and carbohydrate that are right for
you—and doing that has never been easier. All you’ll need to know are
three things: your height, your weight1, and your gender.
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Finding Your Protein Requirement

Armed with those three simple pieces of information, turn to the
appropriate table in Appendix D (women on page 176 and men on
page 177). Find your height across the top of the table and your weight
(rounded to the nearest five pounds) down the left-hand side. Draw a
line down from your height and another line across from your weight;
where the two intersect, you’ll find your general protein require-
ment—it will be small (S), medium (M), large (L), extra-large (X) or
extra-extra-large (XX). You’ll find the selection of foods you will eat
to meet each of these daily protein intakes in the Protein Servings Lists
on pages 58 to 60. This will give you a good idea of what you should
aim for in portion sizes. Simply select any item from the list that fits
your size requirement and that will be an appropriate serving of pro-
tein for you—pick one of these for each of your three meals a day and
you’ll be sure to get enough protein. You can even throw in an addi-
tional protein snack for good measure if you like.
For most people (certainly for most men) it’s sufficient simply to
say: eat all the protein foods you want. Eat of them until you’re full
and satisfied. Make sure you get enough, but don’t worry about going
over your allotment of protein. Don’t worry about weighing and meas-
uring, just eat what you want of steak, prime rib, chicken, fish, lobster,
hamburger, nuts, cheese, eggs, and bacon—any of the foods on the
protein list—and enjoy. The health corrections seen with low-carb eat-
ing will occur virtually independent of calorie intake, as long as you
keep carbs controlled. (And incredibly, most people with weight to
lose will lose it easily—seemingly no matter how much of these foods
they eat.) However, if you’re trying to lose weight and are not losing
or you were losing but hit a plateau, simply become a bit more mind-
1In order to optimize your results, you should really weigh and measure yourself to be certain
of your correct height and weight.

ful of sticking closer to your protein target and your weight loss should
resume.
Sometimes Calories Do Count

For smaller people—especially for women, but for men of small
stature as well—portion size matters more when weight loss is a goal.
To optimize your weight loss on The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution,
it’s best both to spread your food intake out throughout the day and to
stick reasonably close to your target protein intake and even to select
protein sources that are a bit leaner. Most good sources of complete
protein are also good sources of fat and, therefore, of calories.
When you’re small, it simply doesn’t take as many calories to run
your body each day as it would someone larger. Although limiting
carbs sets the metabolic stage to make it easier for you to lose fat,
unless your body needs the calories you’ve stored in your fat cells, it
won’t go to the trouble of bringing them out and burning them. Only
when you’re eating fewer calories than it takes to meet your daily
energy needs will your body turn to its fat stores. And for this reason,
small people have to be somewhat mindful of calories as well as carbs
when they’re trying to lose weight.
It will also be more important for a smaller person to try to eat
more often. Eating three smaller meals a day, instead of one huge one,
smoothes the metabolic response to the food, keeps insulin levels in
tighter check, and makes weight loss easier. Don’t stress too much
about it, though; it’s okay to have a little less protein at one meal
(breakfast, for instance) and a little more at another, or only get your
requirement in two somewhat larger servings on some days. Your
body is metabolically well equipped to juggle these meal-to-meal or
day-to-day protein differences. That said, no matter how big or small
you are, you will still see the best results from spreading out your
intake.
Why Is Protein So Important?

The human body is mainly made of protein; your hair, skin, nails,
blood, bones, muscles, organs, ligaments, immune system, nerves—all
of them—are made of protein. Just in the course of living, these tissues
break down, wear out, and must be regularly replaced and repaired. To
do that job, you must provide your body with a steady supply of high-
quality protein.
In our practice, we often saw patients skimp on their protein serv-
ings in the mistaken belief that fewer calories (of any kind) would
make them lose weight faster. Clearly calories do matter, but when
you’re trying to encourage your body to burn stored fat, skimping on
protein foods works against you for three important reasons:
Protein keeps your metabolic rate high. Because the body under-
stands that protein is its most critical nutrient, it keys its metabolic rate
(the number of calories it uses each day) to the amount of protein it
receives.
Protein satisfies your appetite, as well. Research has shown that
the meal interval—the length of time your appetite is satisfied between
meals—depends on the quality and the quantity of the protein of your
most recent meal.
Protein preserves your lean body mass—the part of you that uses
calories. The more your lean body weighs, the more calories it takes in
a day to run it. If you skimp on protein, you may lose some of these
metabolically active, calorie-using pounds. That’s weight loss, cer-
tainly, but not the kind you want; for good health and easier mainte-
nance of your goal weight, you want to lose only excess fat.
Cutting the Carbs

Since carbohydrates control your insulin and insulin controls your meta-
bolic health, here’s where the rubber meets the road in low-carb dieting.
To correct a metabolism run amok (and the excess weight, blood sugar,
blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, or other health problems that
come about because of it) you’ll want to carefully control your carbo-
hydrate intake at each meal throughout the day—particularly in the
beginning. As your weight drops and your health improves, you’ll be
able to graduate to eating bigger servings of a wider variety of foods and
still maintain your health and fitness. So how much carb can you eat? To
find out, answer a few simple questions:
Yes No
1. Do you need to lose more than 20 percent of
your total body weight? 䡺䡺
2. Do you have high blood pressure? 䡺䡺
3. Do you have diabetes? 䡺䡺
4. Do you have elevated cholesterol or 䡺䡺
triglycerides?
5. Do you have sleep apnea? 䡺䡺
6. Do you have acid reflux? 䡺䡺
7. Are you on medications for any of these 䡺䡺
conditions?2
If you answered no to all of questions 1 through 6, you will begin with
Moderate Carbohydrate Servings (page 63) at each meal and snack and
remain there until you approach your target weight or health goals, then
move to Large Carbohydrate Servings (page 66) for the long term.
If you answered yes to any of questions 1 through 6, you will begin
with Small Carbohydrate Servings (page 60) at each meal or snack and
remain at this level until you approach your target weight and have
resolved your health concerns. It may seem difficult at first to limit
2If you are currently under a physician’s care or take prescription medication for any condi-
tion, please check with your physician before beginning this or any diet.
your carb intake to small servings, but it helps to think of the many
benefits that you’ll gain: not only will you be losing body fat and look-
ing better, but you’ll be doing wonders for your blood pressure, cho-
lesterol, blood sugar, and heart. This one simple change—cutting back
on your intake of carbohydrates—will do more for your health and
well being than just about anything else could.
If you answered yes to question 7, although the Small

Carbohydrate Limit will be the correct one for you initially,
you should not begin the diet until you’re able to work with
your physician to reduce the dosages of your medications.
This diet is a powerful tool that will reduce blood pressure and
blood sugar quickly—if you are taking medications to reduce
them as well, your blood sugar or pressure could drop danger-
ously low. Your physician will be able to reduce (and in most
cases discontinue) these medications as your new diet heals
you, but you must not attempt to do this on your own. It’s less
critical to immediately adjust medications that control blood
lipids or acid reflux, although these, too, will likely become a
thing of the past soon.
What About Fats?

There’s no need to stringently restrict fats on a low-carb diet the same
way you must carbohydrates. Instead, incorporate them sensibly and
stick as much as possible to good natural fats and oils, such as:
Olive oil
Nut oils: walnut, macadamia, hazelnut, almond
Peanut oil
Sesame seed oil

Avocado oil
Butter
Coconut oil
Oils from cold-water fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring,
tuna) and cod liver oil
Lard from naturally raised animals
Of course, some of the fat in your diet will also come from the
delicious foods these oils are derived from: olives, avocados, nuts,
seeds, seafood, meat, and dairy products.
For best health, you’ll want to stay away from the partially hydro-
genated oils: corn oil, vegetable oils (including safflower, sunflower,
soybean, and canola oils), vegetable shortening, and margarine. All
these products contain trans fats—altered fat molecules that have been
reported to be the unhealthiest fats, suspected to promote obesity, heart
disease, cancer, diabetes, and a host of other ills.
What to Expect in 30 Days

On this 30-day low-carb plan your health parameters, such as blood
sugar, blood pressure, and lipids, should correct completely—or
nearly so—almost no matter how out of line they currently are. If
you’ve got a lot of weight to lose, however, you probably won’t have
reached your weight goals in 30 days, but you’ll be well on your way.
If you’re a man, our experience tells us you will lose an average of 3
to 5 pounds of fat a week following a corrective low-carb diet—it’s
often a bit faster in the first few weeks, but it will level out to about this
average over the long haul. If you’re a woman, you can expect to lose
an average of 2 to 4 pounds per week—usually also a little faster at
first. That means that in 30 days, on average, men following a correc-
tive low-carb diet can realistically expect to lose 12 to 20 pounds of fat

and women about 8 to 16 pounds. To lose weight, you’ve got to burn
up the excess storage, and, no matter how you slice it, this takes time.
The more storage there is, the more time it takes. At 15 to 20 pounds
a month, simple math tells you it will take a couple of months to drop
30 or 40 pounds, five to six months to drop 100. But you won’t get
thinner any sooner any other way.
The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution eliminates all the guesswork
about what to eat. You’ll find 30 days of complete meal plans, begin-
ning on page 44, to guide you each day through breakfast, lunch, din-
ner, and an optional snack. With these in hand, you’re set to begin.
They’re arranged to begin at the lower end of the carb scale and to
progress by the end of the 30 days to a slightly more moderate level.3
We’ve even added a very basic, generic plan that you can use to guide
you when you dine out, or as a template to build your own low-carb
meal plans.
If you elect not to use the meal plans provided in this book, don’t
forget the two cardinal rules:
Always meet your daily protein requirement
Never exceed your carbohydrate limit per meal or per day
Remember that, although your protein intake is a minimum
requirement and in most cases you can have a bigger serving if you
would like it, the same is not true for carbs. Because of the metabolic
consequence of eating starches and sugars, your carbohydrate portion
is a maximum you should try not to exceed—especially during the
corrective phase of your low-carb diet. Remember, too, that you won’t
be in the corrective phase forever—just until you correct your prob-
lems. With time, you’ll be able to substantially increase the amounts
and variety of the carb-containing foods you eat.
3If you’re beginning at the Moderate level, you can simply make the fruit and veggie servings
of the meal plans a little bigger if you like. For guidance on how big, refer to the Moderate
Carbohydrate Servings List on page 63.
How Will You Know When to

Graduate to More Carbs?
We recommend that for best results during the corrective phase of your
diet you keep your total daily carbohydrate intake at the Small level
(about 10 grams of effective carbohydrate4 per meal or a total of 30 to
40 grams of effective carbohydrate each day).
Once you near your target weight and have corrected any associ-
ated health problems, you’ll graduate to a richer carb intake, both per
meal and per day. During this transition period, increase your carbo-
hydrate intake to the Moderate level (about 15 grams of effective car-
bohydrate per meal or snack, for a total of 50 to 60 grams of effective
carbohydrate each day).
If you’re able to maintain your correction on the Moderate level of
carbohydrates for several weeks, graduate to the Large level (about 20
grams of effective carbohydrate in each meal or snack, for a total of 60
to 80 grams of effective carbohydrate each day).
Finally, if your correction holds at the Large level of carbohydrate
grams for a few weeks, you can safely remain on this level for the long
term. At that point, you can mix and match carb servings from all the
lists to inch your daily intake even higher—as long as eating more
carbs doesn’t adversely affect your health, weight, or fitness. Everyone
will have a carb limit—some higher than others. Your limit is the
amount you can eat each day and not regain your weight; see your
blood pressure, blood sugar, or lipid readings begin to climb again; or
see your GE reflux, gout, or sleep apnea return. Now let’s look at what
you’ll be eating on your new low-carb diet.
4Effectivecarbohydrate content (ECC) is the term we developed to describe the actual amount
of usable sugars and starches in a given food. It is the grams of total carbohydrate content
minus the grams of fiber, sugar alcohols, or other nonabsorbable or partially absorbable car-
bohydrates in a food. All carb listings here are given as EC grams. Pick up a copy of The
Protein Power LifePlan Gram Counter for a handy reference—available at bookstores nation-
wide or online.
CHAPTER 3
So . . . What Do I Eat?
F iguring out what to eat on a low-carb diet can be as simple as our

son, Ted, used to make it: Just don’t eat white things. That simple
admonition leaves all the meats, fish, poultry, and colorful fruits and
veggies on your plate, but cuts out flour, sugar, potatoes, breads, pas-
tries, pasta, rice, dried beans, bananas—the white things that one and
all are high in starch or sugar. Unfortunately, the nothing-white dictum
would also eliminate cauliflower, egg whites, cream, many cheeses,
and yogurt—all “good” white things that a low-carb diet would allow.
Moreover, that scheme would leave in such things as corn, which is
yellow, but quite high in starch (since it’s actually a grain and not a
vegetable), as well as a raspberry Slurpee, which isn’t white either
(although the sugar that sweetens it is), but which isn’t going to do
your insulin level any favors. However, if you apply it with common
sense, this simple rule will serve as a pretty good guide of what to eat
when you go low-carb.
You could also adopt the slightly different version of this guideline
coined by one of our readers: If it’s white, better go light. If it’s color-
ful or brown, wolf it down. That works pretty well, too—with the same
admonitions about the cauliflower, egg whites, dairy products, and
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corn—but, again, only if you’re applying it to whole foods and not to

confections. Among the latter, you’d find chocolate cake, pinto beans,
and pumpernickel rye in the brown category and the aforementioned
raspberry Slurpee in with the sweet potatoes in the colorful one. Not to
mention strawberry mousse and peach ice cream, which unless you’re
making our Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook1 versions of these
breads and treats, would be full of those proscribed white things, sugar
and flour, and would send your blood sugar and insulin through the
roof. So, again, apply this simple scheme with a serving of common
sense—even if it’s red or purple or plaid, if a big dose of white (sugar
or flour) hides within it, consider it white!
Another patient once offered a more straightforward, but strin-
gently purist guide to what to eat on a low-carb diet: If you could hunt
it with a spear or gather it in the woods 20,000 years ago, you can eat
it! And, indeed, if you ever have a question about what to eat to be
absolutely, positively sure you’re eating a healthy low-carb meal, that
scheme will never fail you. You can’t go wrong eating anything that
falls into either of those categories. But there are too many deliciously
wonderful foods available to us nowadays to be so restrictive, and you
really don’t have to be that much of a purist to enjoy the many health
benefits of going low-carb.
If you’re following a low-carb diet just to stay healthy—i.e., you
don’t need to lose weight and you have no health issues, such as ele-
vated cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, or blood sugar that
you need to correct—just eat as much as you want of the foods listed
here and don’t concern yourself with amounts. If you do have correc-
tions to make, follow the simple guidelines we’ve outlined in Chapter
2, Getting Ready to Go Low-Carb.
Now, let’s look at what’s cookin’ in a low-carb kitchen.
1
The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook (Wiley, 2003) contains over three hundred recipes
for delicious low-carb breads, pies, cakes, muffins, pasta, pizza—even fried chicken—to
make going low-carb easier than ever.
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What to Eat: Getting Your Protein

You can meet your protein requirement with meats, fish, poultry, game,
eggs, nuts, dairy products or whey-, egg-, or soy-based2 protein pow-
ders. All of these are sources of complete protein. If you choose, you
can also use soybeans, tofu, TVP, and soymilk. (You’ll find the com-
plete Protein Servings Lists on pages 58–60 for small, medium, large,
extra-large, and double-extra-large portions to give you an idea of how
much protein you should be aiming for in a meal.)
It’s important to remember that while meat, fish, poultry, game,
and eggs are mainly protein and fat and have little or no carbohydrate,
dairy protein sources (cheeses, cream, milk, yogurt, whey), nuts, and
vegetable protein sources (soy products and nuts) all contain some
undercover carbs, as well as the protein and fat. Not much in the case
of cheeses, cream, whey, and nuts, but enough in fluid milk, yogurt,
and some soy products that you at least need to be mindful of them
during the corrective phase of your diet. We’ve included a helpful list,
the Carbohydrate Content of Combination Foods (page 169) to help
guide your choices.
What to Eat: What is a Carb, Anyway?

When people first begin a low-carb diet, there’s often a bit of confu-
sion about exactly what a carbohydrate is. The short answer is that it
is the sugar, starch, or fiber in a food—and remember, starch is noth-
ing more than the storage form of sugar. In general, you’ll find carbo-
hydrates in any food that is a fruit, a vegetable, or a grain.
Many foods or food products are made primarily of carbohydrate:
sugar, flour, cereal grains, such as rice, corn, wheat, oats, and all the
2Medical research has begun to show that processed soy—such as is found in soy protein pow-
ders, some tofu, soy flours, soymilk, and texturized vegetable proteins used to make faux meat
products—may be harmful to health. Although the jury is still out, our best current advice is
to use these sparingly if at all.
foods made from these things—bread, cereal, muffins, cookies, cakes,

pies, crackers, chips, pasta, rice cakes—you get the picture. Apart
from the starch or sugar they contain, these foods don’t really offer
much in the way of important nutrition unless they’re fortified. But
you’ll find carbohydrate-rich foods in the fruit and veggie world as
well, particularly in bananas, mango, papaya, potatoes, and yams.
You’ll find a list of carbohydrate servings for the small, moderate, and
large serving sizes in Carbohydrate Serving Sizes on pages 60–70, but
first, let’s look at the kinds of carbohydrate-containing foods you’ll be
eating on a low-carb diet.
The Fruit Bowl

The carb content of fruits comes from the fruit sugar and fiber they con-
tain—and there’s quite a range. Among the many kinds of fruit you can
enjoy on a low-carb diet, you’ll find the best carb bargains in melons,
cherries and berries, followed by grapes, and small peaches, plums, and
oranges. Virtually any fruit is fair game, but to be permissible on a low-
carb plan, the serving size for some of the higher carb ones may be
pretty small, at least during the corrective (earliest) stage of the diet.
Eat: melons, berries, cherries, grapes, small peaches, plums, tan-
gerines, and oranges.
Watch out for: fruit juices, bananas and other tropical fruits. And
keep servings of apples or pears small at first.
The Vegetable Bin

The vegetable world, for the most part, is a kinder, gentler place to
begin a low-carb plan. Here, you’ll find a wealth of foods rich in
nutrition, low in starch, and high in fiber. Of course, there are a few
vegetables that are high in carbs as well, and you’ll want to limit or
avoid those, particularly at first.
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Eat: artichokes, asparagus, beets, black soybeans, broccoli, cab-

bage, cauliflower, cucumbers, green beans, collard, turnip, or mustard
greens, lettuces, mushrooms, okra, peppers, spinach, sprouts, squashes,
tomatoes, and turnips.
Beware of: corn, dried peas and beans, lentils, potatoes, and
yams—these vegetables are high in starch and low in fiber and carry a
significant carbohydrate load in the serving sizes you’re probably
accustomed to eating.
Because starch is just a chain of sugars that your body quickly
breaks apart, you can think of the starch content of any food as its
sugar equivalent. A large-sized baked potato, for instance, contains
almost 50 grams of usable potato starch—an amount that when broken
down by your digestive system equals about 1⁄4 cup of sugar! You’d
never dream of piling a quarter of a cup of sugar on your dinner plate
alongside your steak, but that’s in essence what you’d be doing with
the potato. On the other hand, a one-cup serving of broccoli only has
about 4 grams of usable carbohydrate—equivalent to less than a tea-
spoon of sugar. That’s a much better option, if controlling insulin to
lose excess weight and reclaim your health on a low-carb plan is your
goal. If you really, really want the potato taste, do as we do: scrape out
as much of the flesh as you can, toss it away, and then load up the skin
with the butter, sour cream, chives, and bacon bits and enjoy for under
10 grams of carb.
What About the Fat?

In regard to fat, you should concern yourself with quality more than
with quantity. The fat that you eat basically becomes you—it’s
incorporated into your brain, your nerve coverings, your eyes, and the
delicate membrane of every single cell in your body. Because fat is
essential for life and for good health, it behooves you to be serious
about the kinds of fat that you eat.
Remember, however, that even though fats and oils don’t raise
your blood sugar or insulin—and contrary to the prevailing wisdom
will not raise your cholesterol or triglycerides unless you eat a lot of
carb with them3—they are a significant source of calories. If weight
loss is a goal for you and if you’re not losing or have stalled in your
progress, keep a watchful eye on the quantity of fat as well as the qual-
ity until you’ve reached your target weight.
You’ll want to choose from these good quality sources of fat, both
for cooking and eating on this plan:
For salad dressings:
• Avocado oil
• Nut oils—walnut, macadamia, hazelnut, and almond
• Olive oil—extra-virgin or virgin, or pure if it’s unadulterated by
other oils
• Sesame oil
For Baking or Frying:

• Butter
• Coconut oil
• Olive oil*
• Peanut oil
• Sesame oil*
• Lard
*Use these oils for sautéing or frying at low temperatures only.
Drink Up
When you follow a low-carb plan, you don’t retain excess fluid, mak-
ing it even more important to keep yourself well hydrated. So how
much should you drink? The simple answer is to drink as much water
3
For all the science that backs up this assertion, pick up a copy of The Protein Power LifePlan.
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or calorie-free (and aspartame free, preferably) fluid that you can. We

recommend that you drink at least two quarts (sixty-four ounces) of
noncalorie fluid a day.
Drinking water will help you remove excess ketones (the normal
by-products of fat burning) from your system. While ketones are not
harmful (in fact they’re the preferred energy-producing fuel for the
heart muscle), if you’re breaking down more than you can use, they
can cause a bit of insomnia, sometimes headache, and “ketone breath,”
a sharp fruity odor best overcome by drinking more water.
Although water is your best fluid option, don’t feel you’re limited
to water alone. Any fluid that doesn’t have calories is fair game. That
includes diet soda4, coffee (with or without caffeine), tea, and still or
sparkling water.
Sweetening the Pot

Beware the use of excessive amounts of artificial sweeteners—for
example, drinking one diet soda after the next—since the intense
sweet taste can trick your body into believing that sugar has come in
and stimulate the release of insulin, which can drop your blood sugar
and make you hungry again. In the long run, artificial sweeteners may
cause you to overeat. For some people, the same can be true for
caffeine. If you find that you still have between-meal hunger pangs or
that you’re still retaining some fluid, you may want to consider cutting
back on artificial sweeteners and caffeine.
When you do choose to use an artificial sweetener, do so in mod-
eration. We recommend the use of sucralose (Splenda), acesulfame
(Sweet One), saccharine (Sweet ’n’ Low and others), or stevia leaf
(Stevia Plus), but not aspartame (Equal and others).
4
We can no longer recommend the use of products containing aspartame on a low-carb diet.
Recent studies have shown that it may be harmful to the brain. For the complete details, see
The Protein Power LifePlan.
Nutritional Insurance
A varied low-carb diet that includes meat, fish, seafood, poultry, eggs,
and dairy, as well as plenty of berries, other fruits, and green and col-
orful vegetables will provide you with the recommended daily intakes
of all the important vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochem-
icals necessary to keep you healthy. If you eat a wide selection of these
foods regularly, fine. However, people do have food likes and dislikes,
the availability of some fresh foods may vary seasonally or geograph-
ically, and the nutrient quality of canned or frozen items varies tremen-
dously. Consequently, we have always recommended that our patients
and readers avail themselves of an extra measure of nutritional insur-
ance: a daily complete multivitamin and chelated mineral supplement
(without iron5) and an additional supplement of magnesium and potas-
sium.6 You may be able to find a good quality product in a health and
nutrition store near you, however, recent studies of a wide selection of
these health food store products revealed that some of them contained
little or none of what the label claimed. We’ve included the profile of
what to look for in a good supplement product in Appendix B, page
173, as well as a resource for obtaining them by mail in the event that
you’re unable to find a similar product in your area.
Fruit of the Vine: Wine, Beer, and Spirits

Alcohol (beer, wine, or distilled spirits) is certainly permissible on a
low-carb plan, as long as you use it sensibly. In these beverages, much
5Unless your physician has diagnosed you with iron deficiency, you should avoid taking extra
iron in supplements. For the full details of the dangers of iron overload, see The Protein Power
LifePlan.
6The over-the-counter varieties of these supplements usually provide a bit less than 100 mg of
each per tablet. You should aim for taking about 400 mg of each of these minerals—or four
over-the-counter tablets—per day.
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of the sugar content has been fermented into alcohol and so the carb
content is pretty low. Dry wines, for instance, contain about a gram of
carb in each ounce—so 3 to 4 grams in the typical serving of wine. In
moderation—a glass of a pert little pinot grigio or a full-bodied big cab
or red zin at dinner—wine can not only improve your weight loss, but
is also good for your heart as well. So enjoy, if you desire.
The carb cost is roughly the same for beer—about a gram or two
per ounce, depending on its heaviness, with pale ales and pilsners on
the low end and lagers and stouts on the high end. Unfortunately,
however, a standard beer serving is 12 ounces and that adds up to 12
to 24 grams of carb or more. In the earliest stages of a low-carb cor-
rection, that’s a pretty heavy hit on the carb scale. The good news is
that if you’re a beer drinker, lite beers can be your salvation; you can
have a Miller Lite, Coors Light, or Pearl Light for about 3 or 4 grams
of carb or an Amstel Light or Sam Adams Light for about 5 or 6
grams, so all is not lost.
In distilled spirits (bourbon, scotch, vodka, gin, tequila, brandy)
the carbohydrate has mostly been turned to alcohol, so the actual carb
count for an ounce of these liquors is negligible. What’s not, however,
is their elevating effect on your insulin and triglyceride levels, and
potentially your weight—there are a lot of calories in them. Use dis-
cretion—a little is good, too much is often counterproductive.
Three Squares and Then Some
You don’t have to limit yourself to three meals a day, although that’s
fine to do if you’re comfortable with that. However, it’s also okay to
have a snack between breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner or
whenever you feel the need. In fact, in the beginning, we recommend
that you plan on eating a little snack at least once a day. Not a candy,
chips, or donut snack (unless you make these treats from The
Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook), but something nutritious: a

handful of nuts, some cheese, deli meat, jerky, or leftover steak or
chicken, with a cluster of grapes, a few juicy strawberries, or a small
peach, plum, or tangerine, for instance. Even a low-carb protein bar or
a protein shake can make a good, quick meal or snack on the run.
An important component to success with a low-carb diet is never
to let yourself get hungry, when you’ll be tempted to eat whatever
comes to hand—even if it’s a Twinkie. Keeping your blood sugar and
insulin levels stable is a goal best served by eating smaller meals more
frequently and sticking to real food or any of the dozens of delicious
low-carb treats you can make yourself from our cookbook.
Making Substitutions
Because everyone has food preferences—likes, dislikes, allergies—
you may find that you need or want to substitute certain foods for oth-
ers on the meal plans. There’s no reason that you can’t do so within
groups on the Protein Servings and Carbohydrate Servings lists.
Within the carbohydrate group, you can substitute fruits for vegetables
or bread/cereal/grain and vice versa as long as you stay at the same
size carbohydrate serving—i.e., small for small, moderate for moder-
ate, and large for large.
Here are some basic substitutions you may find helpful:
Berries can be interchanged easily. For instance, strawberries,
blackberries, and raspberries are roughly equal in carbohydrate
amounts and blueberries and boysenberries are about equal in carb
content.
All the melons (cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew) have a
similar carb content per cup.
Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus and green beans are all about the
same per cup.
Oranges, peaches, plums and tangerines all carry about the same
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carb load for a medium piece of fruit. Pears and apples are close in
carb value and are interchangeable.
Within the squash families you can substitute the summer vari-
eties—yellow (crookneck), zucchini, scallop, and spaghetti squash—
across the board. The same is true for the winter varieties—acorn,
butternut, and Hubbard.
If You Fall Off the Wagon:

How to Recover
Chances are, before beginning a low-carb diet, you had been eating
metabolically unsound foods for many years. Because these old eating
habits die hard, we expect that on occasion you will fall off the
wagon—after all, you’re only human. Whether it’s simply a one-time
indulgence of an irresistibly sweet dessert while dining out or a full
week’s carb blow-out while you’re on vacation, the trick is to get right
back on the wagon as soon as possible.
Besides leaving you feeling somewhat guilty about your dietary
diversion, don’t be surprised if your fall off the wagon leaves you feel-
ing sluggish, weak, and maybe even a few pounds heavier (mostly
from fluid retention). The sooner you get back on track, the sooner
you’ll start feeling fit and healthy again—immediately return to the
corrective level of this plan and remain there until you are back to the
weight you were before the fall.
These excursions from the straight and narrow should be few and
far between if you pick up a copy of our recently published book, The
Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook. In it, we’ll show you how to treat
yourself to everything from pancakes, waffles, and muffins for break-
fast to fried chicken, pizza, pasta, and enchiladas for dinner—over 300
easy-to-prepare recipes for your favorite comfort foods, all low-carb
and in perfect sync with your commitment to good health. Staying on
a low-carb plan for the long term has never been easier—or tastier!
CHAPTER 4
The 30-Day Low-Carb

Diet Solution
Meal Plans
Now you’re ready to eat! The meal plans presented here are intended
to guide you through 30 days of low-carb correction and provide a
wide variety of foods. In some cases, the choices may be foods you
can’t eat or don’t like. That’s okay. The plans are highly flexible.
We’ve scaled them in such a way that you may interchange any break-
fast for another one, any lunch for another lunch, any snack for another
snack, and any dinner for another dinner. Or if you want to keep it
extremely simple to follow—say if you don’t cook, you’re dining out,
or you’re on the road—just use the generic meal plan that follows to
compose a simple meal. And don’t forget that if you’re in a rush you
can always substitute a Power Shake* for any meal. Please note that an
(*) beside an item indicates that the recipe appears in the book.
Although we haven’t included them with each meal, you may have
as much regular or decaf coffee, black or herbal tea, or still or
sparkling water as you’d like with your meals and throughout the
day—and if you’d like, a glass of wine or a light beer with a meal. Diet
beverages that don’t contain aspartame are also okay at any time.
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Note, too, that we’ve tried to limit your kitchen work by such
tricks as planning lunches from dinner leftovers on successive days.
Generic Ultra-Low Ultra-Easy Meal Plan

BREAKFAST Eggs, any style, with bacon, ham, sausage or fish, if
desired
1 slice low-carb toast with butter
LUNCH Bacon Cheeseburger or grilled chicken breast sans
bun
Salad greens with dressing
SNACK 1⁄2 small serving of fruit and/or dry-roasted nuts or
cheese
DINNER Grilled/broiled steak, chicken, fish
1⁄2-to-1 cup green or colorful low-starch vegetable
Salad greens with real dressing

1⁄2 cup berries
The 30-Day Solution

Day 1
BREAKFAST Ham and cheese omelet
1⁄2 cup strawberries

LUNCH Tuna salad
1 cup lettuce with olive oil vinaigrette
SNACK 1 ounce dry-roasted nuts
DINNER Roasted Paprika Chicken*
1 serving Matilda’s Green Beans*
1 serving Cukes and Onions*
Day 2
BREAKFAST Power Shake*
LUNCH Chicken Caesar Salad*
1 serving Orange and Strawberry Cup*
SNACK 1–2 ounces string cheese
DINNER Grilled/Broiled Steak
1 serving Asparagus Parmesano*
1 sliced fresh tomato (or 1⁄2 cup canned)
1 serving Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecake*
Day 3
BREAKFAST Fruity Power Smoothie*
LUNCH Tuna Salad Wrap*
Salad greens with good dressing
SNACK 1–2 ounces dry roasted nuts
DINNER Kaye’s Quiche*
1 serving Salad de Floret*
Salad greens with good dressing1
1⁄2 cup raspberries (a dollop of whipped cream, if
desired)
Day 4
BREAKFAST Yogurt Power Cup*
LUNCH Cold roasted chicken
SNACK 1 small tangerine
DINNER Shrimp K-Bobs*
1
All dressings should be “real”—made with good quality oils (page 38), real cream, sour
cream, yogurt, or cheeses, but low in carbs. Commercial dressings should contain fewer than
2 grams carb per tablespoon. When you want to sweeten your own dressings, use Splenda or
Stevia.
Day 5
BREAKFAST Veggie Frittata*
1 tomato, sliced (or 1⁄2 cup canned)
LUNCH Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomato*
2–3 saltine crackers with butter (if desired)
SNACK 1–2 ounces dry-roasted nuts
DINNER Broiled Salmon Steaks with Chive Butter*
1 cup Sautéed Broccoli*
1⁄2 cup berries (a dollop of whipped cream, if desired)
Day 6
BREAKFAST Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito*
1⁄2 tangerine
LUNCH Grilled Salmon Caesar Salad*

1⁄2 cup mixed fruit
SNACK 1–2 ounces hard cheese

DINNER BBQ Chicken Wings* (or pieces)
1 serving Homemade Coleslaw*
1 serving Strawberry Cheesecake*
Day 7
LUNCH BBQ Chicken Wings*
1 serving Coleslaw*
SNACK 1 ounce hard cheese and 1 ounce hard salami
DINNER Stuffed Veal*
Zucchini Medley*
Green salad with good dressing
Day 8
BREAKFAST Cheese Omelet*
Sausage links
1 serving Paleolithic Punch*
LUNCH Lettuce-wrapped bacon double cheeseburger
(or on a low-carb tortilla, low-carb bun)
Green salad with good dressing
SNACK 1⁄2 apple with 2 tablespoons peanut butter
DINNER Weight-Loss Chili*
Day 9
BREAKFAST Eggs, any style
4–6 spears steamed asparagus (with Blender
Hollandaise*)
LUNCH Weight-Loss Chili*

DINNER Fish and Peppers*
1⁄2 cup zucchini (sautéed in butter or olive oil)
1 fresh tomato (or 1⁄2 cup canned)

Day 10
Bacon
LUNCH Chicken Salad Wrap*
1⁄2 fresh apple
SNACK 1⁄2 fresh apple with 2 tablespoons peanut butter

DINNER Easy Pork Tenderloin*
Sauteed Mushrooms*
1⁄2 cup applesauce
Day 11
BREAKFAST Hardboiled Eggs and Bacon
1 Slice low-carb toast, buttered
LUNCH Cold sliced pork Chef Salad*

SNACK 1 cup broccoli and cauliflower florets with good ranch
dressing
DINNER Roast Pork Stir-fry*
Salad greens with a sesame oil vinaigrette
1 serving Orange-Strawberry Cup*
Day 12
Hardboiled egg
1⁄2 cup raspberries
DINNER Grilled Lamb Burgers*

1 serving Tangy Cabbage*
1 fresh tomato, wedged, with vinaigrette
Day 13
LUNCH Grilled Lamb Burger Wrap*
(with diced tomato, lettuce, and Minted Yogurt
Dressing*)
SNACK 1⁄2 cup grapes and 1–2 ounces hard cheese
DINNER Grilled/broiled Steak

1 fresh tomato, sliced, with vinaigrette
1⁄2 cup grapes
Day 14
BREAKFAST Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese*
LUNCH Egg Salad Wrap*

DINNER Skillet Chicken Italiano*
Salad greens with vinaigrette
Day 15
LUNCH Hamburger patty
Tomato and Mozzarella Salad*
1⁄2 tangerine
SNACK 1⁄2 tangerine and 1 ounce dry-roasted nuts

DINNER Broiled or sauteéd shrimp
1 serving Homestyle Tomato Soup*
Day 16
1⁄2 orange
SNACK 1⁄2 orange with 1 ounce dry-roasted nuts

DINNER Cinder’s Lemon Chicken*
1 cup Sautéed Cauliflower*

1 fresh tomato, in wedges, with vinaigrette
Day 17
BREAKFAST Lighter-than-Air Pancakes* with butter
1 serving Mixed-Berry Syrup*
LUNCH Cinder’s Lemon Chicken*
1 serving Homestyle Tomato Soup*
SNACK 1 small tangerine
DINNER Fish of your choice with lemon butter
1 serving Eggplant Milano*
1 serving Butter Lettuce Salad*
Day 18
Sausage
1 slice low-carb toast with butter and Strawberry
Preserves* (if desired)
SNACK 1–2 ounces hard cheese

DINNER Hobo Dinner Pork Chops*
1 fresh tomato (or 1⁄2 cup canned)
Day 19
LUNCH Chef Salad* with good dressing
SNACK 1⁄2 cup grapes and 1–2 ounces hard cheese
DINNER Beef K-Bobs*

1⁄2 cup berries (dollop of whipped cream, if desired)
Day 20
BREAKFAST Cottage cheese
1⁄2 cup berries
Crisp bacon
2–3 saltine crackers with butter (if desired)
SNACK 1–2 ounces of deli meat and cheese and 1⁄2 cup grapes
DINNER Grilled/broiled chicken breast
4 spears steamed asparagus with Blender
Hollandaise*
1 serving Tomato and Mozzarella Salad*
Day 21
BREAKFAST Ham and Cheese Omelet*
1 slice low-carb toast, buttered
1⁄2 serving Paleolithic Punch*

1⁄2 cup melon
SNACK 1–2 ounce dry-roasted nuts

DINNER Roman-Style Chicken*
Day 22
BREAKFAST Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese*
Sausage links
LUNCH Chicken Caesar Salad*

2–3 saltine crackers with butter, if desired
SNACK 1⁄2 cup grapes and 1–2 ounces string cheese
1⁄2 cup green beans
Salad greens and tomato wedges with good dressing
Day 23
LUNCH Roast pork tenderloin Wrap
SNACK 1⁄2 tangerine and 1–2 ounces hard cheese
DINNER Halibut Jardinière*
Day 24
BREAKFAST Eggs, any style, with bacon
1 slice low-carb toast, buttered
1⁄2 cup berries
LUNCH Lettuce-wrapped bacon double cheeseburger

1 small orange
SNACK 1 serving Hot Chocolate*
1–2 ounces dry-roasted nuts
DINNER Tabasco Chicken*
1 serving Herbed Brussels Sprouts
1⁄2 cup berries (dollop of whipped cream, if desired)
Note: The final week of meal plans contains a slightly higher

carbohydrate count per meal. They are to be used as you move
toward maintenance. To use them in the corrective phase, sim-
ply eat half the specified amount of any food marked with a
downward arrow.
Day 25
BREAKFAST Eggs Benedict*
1 cup strawberries ↓
LUNCH Tabasco Chicken* Wrap
1 fresh peach, sliced ↓
SNACK 1⁄2 fresh peach, sliced and 1–2 ounces string cheese
DINNER Broiled Salmon Steaks with Chive Butter*
Butter Lettuce Salad*
1 serving Tomato and Mozzarella Salad*
Day 26
LUNCH Salmon Caesar Salad*
2–3 saltine crackers with butter, if desired
1 cup melon ↓
SNACK 1 small orange ↓ and 1–2 ounces hard cheese
1 serving Skillet Ratatouille*
Day 27
Sausage links
1 slice low-carb toast with butter and Strawberry

Preserves* ↓
1⁄2 cup melon ↓
LUNCH Pork Tenderloin* wrap

1 small peach ↓
SNACK 1 small apple ↓ with 1–2 ounces Boursin cheese (or
other herbed cream cheese)
DINNER Rosemary Chicken*
1 serving Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup* ↓
1 tomato, in wedges, with good dressing ↓
Day 28
LUNCH Chicken Salad Wrap*
1 tangerine ↓
SNACK 1 cup grapes ↓ with 1–2 ounces string cheese
DINNER Grilled Lamb Burgers*
1 serving Italian Zucchini Bake* ↓
Salad greens with Minted Yogurt Dressing*
1⁄2 cup sliced peaches (dollop of whipped cream, if
desired) ↓
Day 29
BREAKFAST 1 serving Lighter-than-Air Pancakes* with butter
1 serving Mixed-Berry Syrup*
Crisp bacon
1 cup melon ↓
LUNCH Lamb Burger Wrap*
1 cup grapes ↓

SNACK 1 small apple ↓ with 1–2 ounces hard cheese
DINNER Grilled kielbasa, or Italian sausage
1 serving Zucchini Medley* ↓
1 slice low-carb garlic toast (toasted with butter and a
sprinkle of garlic powder) ↓
Day 30
BREAKFAST Cheese Omelet*
Crisp bacon
2 servings Paleolithic Punch* ↓
1 cup grapes ↓
SNACK 1 cup mixed melon cubes ↓ and 1–2 ounces beef
jerky or deli meat
DINNER 1 serving Hobo Dinner Pork Chops* ↓ (reduce
vegetables by half)
1⁄2 cup raspberries (dollop of whipped cream, if
desired)
1 glass champagne to celebrate completing your first
30 days of low-carb living!
Congratulations! You’ve now completed the first month on The 30-Day

Low-Carb Diet Solution. If your main concern was lowering your
cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar, or blood pressure, or if you had
fewer than 15 to 20 pounds to lose, you’ve probably almost reached
your goal. Now your job will be to maintain what you’ve worked to
achieve—ongoing good health. If you had a significant amount of
weight to lose or have not quite normalized your pressure or lipids,
continue using the corrective level of The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet

Solution until you near your goals. You can continue to use the meal
plans for days 1 through 24 (or the scaled-down versions of days
25–30) or design your own meals using the appropriate Protein
Servings List for your size and the Small Carbohydrate Servings List.
And Then What?

Once you’ve hit your targets in weight, blood pressure, or blood lipid
readings, you should slowly begin to increase your carbohydrate intake,
staying at the moderate level for a few weeks and then moving up to the
large serving level for the long haul. The amount of carbohydrate intake
you will tolerate and still maintain your correction will be specific to
your own underlying metabolic sensitivities as well as your activity. The
more active you are, the more carbohydrate you will tolerate without
regaining weight or causing your blood pressure, blood sugar, or blood
lipids to begin to rise again. These values should be your bellwether—
if they begin to creep out of line, immediately focus on keeping
your intake of carb-containing foods controlled until the numbers fall
back to normal for you. You may even have to return to the corrective
phase of the diet for a week or two to corral your metabolism now and
again.
Be assured that by strictly following the principles of The 30-Day
Low-Carb Diet Solution you will be able to reclaim and maintain your
health, fitness, vigor, and stronger, leaner body, no matter what condi-
tion you’re in.
Congratulations on your accomplishments so far. We’d love to hear
about your success on the plan! You’ll find our address in the Resources
section on page 171.
To help you better visualize portion sizes, we’ve also included some
actual-sized food illustrations in Appendix C on pages 174 and 175.
Pr otein Servings List

S M A L L S E RV I N G
Meats (includes beef, pork, 3 ounces

lamb, poultry, game)
Fish (includes saltwater, 3 ounces
freshwater, and shellfish)
Eggs 3 whole eggs or 2 eggs + 2 whites
Cottage Cheese (or other 3⁄4cup
curd-style cheeses)*
Tofu* 4 ounces
Eggs and Bacon, Ham, 2 eggs + 1 ounce meat or fish or
Sausage, or Fish 2 strips bacon or 1 link sausage
To add hard cheeses* Substitute 1 ounce cheese for
1 egg or 1 ounce meat or fish
Protein Powder* about 20 grams per serving

M E D I U M S E RV I N G

Eggs 4 whole eggs or 2 eggs + 2 whites
Cottage Cheese (or other 1 cup
Tofu* 6 ounces
Eggs and Bacon, Ham, 2 eggs + 2 whites + 1 ounce meat
Sausage, or Fish or fish or 2 strips bacon or 1 link
sausage
*These combination foods contain both protein and carbohydrate. Please see the list on page
169 for their carbohydrate contents.
To add hard cheeses* Substitute 1 ounce cheese for

1 egg or 1 ounce meat or fish

L A R G E S E RV I N G

Eggs 3 whole eggs + 4 whites
Cottage Cheese (or other 11⁄4 cups
Tofu* 7 ounces
Eggs and Bacon, Ham, 4 eggs or 2 eggs + 2 whites and
Sausage, or Fish 1 ounce meat or fish or 2 strips
bacon or 1 link sausage
To add hard cheeses* Substitute 1 ounce cheese for 1
egg or 1 ounce meat or fish

E X T R A - L A R G E S E RV I N G

Cottage Cheese (or other 11⁄2 cups
Tofu* 8 ounces
Eggs and Bacon, Ham, 3 eggs + 3 ounces meat or fish or
Sausage, or Fish 4 strips bacon or 3 links sausage

egg or for 1 ounce meat or fish

E X T R A - E X T R A - L A R G E S E RV I N G

Cottage Cheese (or other 2 cups
Tofu* 10 ounces
Eggs and Bacon, Ham, 3 eggs + 4 ounces meat or fish or
Sausage, or Fish 6 strips bacon or 4 links sausage
egg or for 1 ounce meat or fish
Carbohydrate Serving List

S M A L L S E RV I N G
During the corrective phase of your diet it’s all-important to control

your carb intake throughout the day. To construct your own meals at this
earliest stage, you may choose two small carbohydrate servings at each
meal or snack to stay within your carbohydrate limit. You might choose:
1 serving of fruit and 1 serving of a vegetable—or—
1 serving of fruit and 1 serving of bread/cereal/grain—or—
1 serving of vegetable and 1 serving of bread/cereal/grain—or—
2 servings of fruit —or—

2 servings of vegetable
We would encourage you not to take both your servings as
bread/cereal/grain as a general rule, since this category of foods is in
most cases nutritionally pretty empty.
Assume all whole fruits and vegetables to be of medium size,
unless specified otherwise.
Fruits
1⁄4 apple 1⁄2 guava
1⁄4 cup applesauce 1⁄2 cup honeydew melon
2 apricots 1⁄2 kiwi
1⁄2 avocado 1⁄2 orange
1⁄2 cup blackberries
1 passionfruit
1⁄3 cup blueberries 1⁄2 peach
1⁄2 cup cantaloupe 1⁄3 cup canned peaches
5 whole sweet cherries (in water)

1⁄4 cup sour cherries (canned) 1⁄4 pear
1⁄3 cup cranberries (raw) 1⁄4 cup pineapple (raw)

1⁄2 plum
2 teaspoons jellied cranberry
sauce 1 prune
1⁄2 cup black currants 1⁄2 cup raspberries
1⁄4 cup canned fruit cocktail 3⁄4 cup strawberries
1⁄4 grapefruit 1⁄2 cup strawberries (frozen,
1⁄4 cup canned grapefruit unsweetened)
1⁄3 cup grapes 1⁄2 tangerine
1⁄2 cup watermelon
Vegetables
1⁄4artichoke (whole) 1 cup bamboo shoots
1⁄4cup artichoke hearts 1⁄2 cup black soybeans
1–2 cups arugula 1⁄2 cup beets
10 spears asparagus (fresh) 2 cups broccoli (raw)

1 cup canned asparagus 1 cup broccoli (cooked)
Vegetables (continued)
1 cup broccoli/cauliflower 1⁄2 cup onions (raw)
(frozen) 1⁄4 cup onions (cooked)
5 Brussels sprouts
(unlimited) parsley
11⁄2 cups cabbage (raw) 1⁄3 cup green peas
1 cup cabbage (cooked) 1⁄2 cup chile peppers (canned)
1 medium carrot (raw)
1⁄2 cup carrots (cooked)
1 whole chili pepper (raw)
1⁄2 sweet (bell) pepper (large,
2 cups cauliflower (raw) raw)
11⁄2 cups cauliflower (cooked) 1⁄2 cup sweet (bell) pepper
4 stalks celery (raw) (cooked)
3⁄4 cup celery (cooked)
(unlimited) radicchio
3⁄4 cup chard (cooked)
(unlimited) radishes
(unlimited) chives 1⁄2 cup rhubarb (cooked)
1⁄3 cup homemade coleslaw 1⁄3 cup rutabaga (cooked)
1⁄2 cucumber (raw) 1⁄2 cup sauerkraut
3⁄4 cup eggplant (cooked)
3 tablespoons shallots (raw)
1–2 cups endive (raw) (unlimited) spinach
3⁄4 cup fennel (fresh) 1⁄2 cup spaghetti squash (cooked)
3 cloves garlic 1⁄2 cup summer squash (cooked)

1⁄4 cup sliced ginger (raw)
(crookneck, scallop, zucchini)
1 cup green beans (cooked) 1⁄3 cup winter squash (cooked)
1 cup green (spring) onions (acorn, butternut, hubbard)

(raw) 2 tomatillos (raw)
1⁄2 cup greens (cooked)
1 tomato (raw)
1⁄2 cup kale (cooked) 1⁄2 cup tomato (canned)
1⁄4 cup kelp (raw)
1 cup turnips (boiled)
1⁄2 cup leeks (cooked) 1⁄4 cup water chestnuts (canned)
(unlimited) lettuce 5 whole water chestnuts

2 cups mushrooms (raw) (canned)
3⁄4 cup mushrooms (cooked) 1⁄2 cup wax beans
1⁄2 cup okra

Bread, Cereal, and Grains

1 slice bread (commercial low- 2 Melba toast
carb) 8 Cheese nips
2–4 saltine crackers 1⁄2 rice cake
(commercial fat-free2) 1⁄8 cup rice
10 oyster crackers 1 La Tortilla Factory low-carb
1 Triscuit tortilla1
2 Wasa crisp bread

M O D E R AT E S E RV I N G
As you approach your goal weight and/or target values for blood pres-
sure, blood sugar, and blood lipids, you can begin to increase the
amount of carbohydrate you’re eating. As a guideline for constructing
your own slightly higher-carb meals, you may choose two medium
carbohydrate servings at each meal or snack. If you see your weight
begin to sneak up again, drop back to the small level for a bit longer.
A meal in the medium-carb range might include:
2 fruit servings of fruit—or—
We would not encourage you to take both your servings as
1
Available in many stores. Also, see Resources for where you can obtain La Tortilla Factory
tortillas by mail.
2
Be aware that virtually all commercially baked goods contain transfats, which have been
shown to be a health hazard. Where possible, buy fat-free baked goods to avoid these bad fats,
or make your own baked goods using the recipes in The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook.
Assume all whole fruits or vegetables to be of medium size, unless

specified otherwise.
Fruits
1⁄2 1⁄4 cup mango
apple
1⁄2 cup applesauce 1⁄2 nectarine
3⁄4 orange
3 apricots (raw)
1⁄4 papaya
8 apricot halves (canned)
1 avocado 2 passionfruit
1⁄2 banana (small) 1 peach
3⁄4 cup blackberries 1⁄2 cup canned peaches (in
1⁄2 cup blueberries water)

3⁄4 cup cantaloupe 1 peach half (dried)
1⁄2 pear
10 whole sweet cherries
1⁄2 cup sour cherries (canned) 1⁄2 pear, Asian
3⁄4 cup cranberries (raw) 1⁄4 cup pineapple
1 tbsp. jellied cranberry sauce 1 persimmon

3⁄4 cup black currants 1 plum
1⁄4 pomegranate
1 date (whole)
1 fig 2 prunes
1⁄2 cup fruit cocktail (in water) 1⁄2 quince
1⁄2 grapefruit (fresh) 1 cup raspberries

1⁄3 cup canned grapefruit 1 cup strawberries (fresh)
1⁄2 cup grapes 3⁄4 cup strawberries (frozen,
1 guava unsweetened)
1⁄2 cup honeydew melon 1 tangerine (medium)
3⁄4 cup watermelon
1 kiwi
1⁄3 cup mandarin orange (in water)
Vegetables
1 cup alfalfa sprouts (unlimited) arugula
1⁄2 artichoke (whole)
20 spears asparagus (fresh)
1⁄2 cup artichoke hearts
11⁄2 cups canned asparagus
2 cups bamboo shoots (unlimited) cloves garlic

1⁄3 cup beans, dried (cooked) 1⁄2 cup sliced ginger (raw)
3⁄4 cup beets (boiled) 11⁄2 cups green beans (cooked)
1⁄4 cup beets, pickled (canned) 2 cups green (spring) onions
1 cup black soybeans (raw)
1⁄3 cup black eyed peas or cow- 11⁄2 cups greens, beet, collard,
peas (canned) turnip, mustard (cooked)
4 cups broccoli (raw) 1 cup kale (cooked)
2 cups broccoli (cooked)
11⁄2 cups broccoli and carrots 1 cup leeks (cooked)
(frozen) (unlimited) lettuce
2 cups broccoli and cauliflower (unlimited) mushrooms (raw)
(frozen) 2 cups mushrooms (cooked)
10 Brussels sprouts (fresh) 3⁄4 cup okra
1⁄3 cup butter beans (canned) 3⁄4 cup onions (raw)
3 cups cabbage (raw) 1⁄2 cup onions (cooked)
2 cups cabbage (cooked) (unlimited) parsley

2 carrots (raw) 1⁄2 cup green peas
3⁄4 cup carrots (cooked)
1 cup chile peppers (canned)
4 cups cauliflower (raw) 2 whole chili peppers (raw)
2 cups cauliflower (cooked) 1 sweet (bell) pepper (small, raw)
(unlimited) stalks celery (raw) 11⁄2 cups sweet (bell) pepper
11⁄2 cups celery (cooked) (cooked)
1 cup chard (cooked) (unlimited) radicchio
1⁄4 cup chickpeas or garbanzo (unlimited) radishes
beans (cooked) 1 cup rhubarb (cooked)
(unlimited) chives 1⁄2 cup rutabaga (cooked)
1⁄2 cup homemade coleslaw 3⁄4 cup sauerkraut
1⁄4 cup corn (cooked) 1⁄3 cup shallots (raw)
1 cucumber (raw) (unlimited) spinach

1 cup eggplant (cooked) 1 cup spaghetti squash (cooked)
4 cups endive (raw) 1 cup summer squash (cooked—
1 cup fennel (fresh) crookneck, scallop, zucchini)
2⁄3
cup winter squash (cooked) 1 cup turnips (cooked)
(acorn, butternut, hubbard) 1⁄2 cup water chestnuts (canned)
5 tomatillos (medium, raw) or 10 whole water chestnuts

2 tomatoes (medium, raw) (canned)
1 cup tomato (canned) 1 cup wax beans
1⁄4 cup sundried tomato 1⁄4 cup yams (cooked)
Bread, Cereal, and Grains

1 small biscuit or roll 5 Wasa crisp bread
(3⁄4 ounce) 4 Melba toast
11⁄2 slices bread (commercial 15 Cheese nips
low-carb) 1⁄2 small pita pocket
4 saltine crackers (commercial 1 rice cake

fat-free) 1⁄4 cup rice
20 oyster crackers (commercial 2 La Tortilla Factory low-carb
fat-free) tortillas3
1⁄2 hamburger or hot dog bun
1 taco shell (commercial)
(commercial fat-free)
3 Triscuits

L A R G E S E RV I N G
During the maintenance phase of your diet, you may pretty freely
choose to eat from any of the serving lists in whatever combination
suits you. Remember that the total carbohydrate content of a meal or
snack will be the sum of all the fruit, vegetables, breads, cereals,
grains, nuts, and dairy products it contains. For a simple guide to
constructing your own meals, begin by choosing two large carbohy-
3Available in many stores. Also, see Resources for where you can obtain La Tortilla Factory
tortillas by mail.
drate servings at each meal or snack and see how you do, increasing
your carb intake from these good foods as you feel comfortable.
Remember that if your weight begins to climb or your blood pressure,
blood sugar, or blood lipids begin to rise, you must cut back again on
the amount of carbohydrate that you’re eating. Drop back to the strict
definition of a large serving first. If necessary, go back to the medium
or even to the small level for a few days and recover your weight, pres-
sure, or return blood test values to normal before advancing again.
As you enter maintenance, begin by eating two large servings of
carb at each meal or snack. This could include:
2 servings of fruit—or—
We would not encourage you to take both your servings as
Assume all whole fruits or vegetables to be of medium size, unless
specified otherwise.
Fruits
3⁄4 apple 3⁄4 cup blueberries
3⁄4 cup applesauce 1 cup cantaloupe
4 apricots (raw) 15 whole sweet cherries
12 apricot halves (canned) 3⁄4 cup sour cherries (canned)
2 avocado 1 cup cranberries (raw)

1⁄2 banana (medium) 2 tbsp. jellied cranberry sauce
11⁄4 cups blackberries 1 cup black currants
Fruits (continued)
2 dates (whole) 1 cup canned peaches (in water)
11⁄2 figs 11⁄2 peach halves (dried)
3⁄4 cup fruit cocktail (in water) 3⁄4 pear
3⁄4 grapefruit (fresh) 1 pear, Asian

2⁄3 cup canned grapefruit 3⁄4 cup pineapple
1 cup grapes 11⁄2 persimmons

11⁄2 guavas 11⁄2 plums
1 cup honeydew melon 1⁄2 pomegranate
11⁄2 kiwis 3 prunes

1⁄2 cup mandarin orange (in 1 quince
water) 13⁄4 cups raspberries
1⁄2 cup mango
2 cups strawberries (fresh)
1 nectarine 11⁄2 cups strawberries (frozen,
1 orange unsweetened)
1⁄2 papaya 1
1 ⁄2 tangerines (medium)
3 passionfruits 1 cup watermelon
11⁄2 peaches
Vegetables
(unlimited) alfalfa sprouts 1⁄2 cup black eyed peas or cow-
1 artichoke (whole) peas (canned)
3⁄4 cup artichoke hearts (unlimited) broccoli (raw)
(unlimited) arugula 3 cups broccoli (cooked)
25 spears asparagus (fresh) 2 cups broccoli & carrots
2 cups canned asparagus (frozen)
1
2 ⁄2 cups broccoli & cauliflower
3 cups bamboo shoots
1⁄2 cup beans, dried (cooked) (frozen)
1 cup beets (boiled) 15 Brussels sprouts (fresh)
1⁄3 cup beets, pickled (canned) 1⁄2 cup butter beans (canned)
11⁄2 cups black soybeans (unlimited) cabbage (raw)

3 cups cabbage (cooked) 1⁄2 cup onions (cooked)

3 carrots (raw) (unlimited) parsley
1 cup carrots (cooked) 3⁄4 cup green peas
5 cups cauliflower (raw) 13⁄4 cups chile peppers (canned)

3 cups cauliflower (cooked) 3 whole chili peppers (raw)
(unlimited) stalks celery (raw) 1 sweet (bell) pepper (large, raw)
2 cups celery (cooked) 2 cups sweet (bell) pepper
1 cup chard (cooked) (cooked)
1⁄3 cup chickpeas or garbanzo 1⁄4 potato, baked with skin
beans (cooked) 1⁄3 cup potato, mashed
(unlimited) chives 1⁄2 cup pumpkin
1 cup homemade coleslaw (unlimited) radicchio

1⁄3 cup corn (cooked)
(unlimited) radishes
2 cucumbers (raw) 11⁄2 cups rhubarb (cooked)
2 cups eggplant (cooked) 1 cup rutabaga (cooked)
(unlimited) endive (raw) 1 cup sauerkraut
2 cups fennel (fresh) (unlimited) shallots (raw)
(unlimited) cloves garlic (unlimited) spinach
3⁄4 cup sliced ginger (raw)
11⁄2 cups spaghetti squash
2 cups green beans (cooked) (cooked)
(unlimited) green (spring) 3 cups summer squash (cooked)
onions (raw) (crookneck, scallop, zucchini)
2 cups greens, beet, collard, 1 cup winter squash (cooked)
turnip, mustard (cooked) (acorn, butternut, hubbard)
2 cups kale (cooked) 7 tomatillos (medium, raw)
3 tomatoes (medium, raw)
11⁄2 cups leeks (cooked) 11⁄2 cups tomato (canned)
(unlimited) lettuce 1⁄2 cup sundried tomato
(unlimited) mushrooms (raw) 3 cups turnips (cooked)

3 cups mushrooms (cooked) 3⁄4 cup water chestnuts (canned)
1 cup okra 15 whole water chestnuts

3⁄4 cup onions (raw)
(canned)
11⁄2 cups wax beans
1⁄3 cup yams (cooked)
Bread/Cereal/Grain
1⁄2
bagel (medium) 5 Triscuits
1 medium biscuit or roll 7 Wasa crisp bread
(1 ounce) 6 Melba toast
2 slices bread (commercial 25 cheese nips
low-carb) 1 small pita pocket
6 saltine crackers (commercial 2 rice cakes
fat-free)4 1⁄3 cup rice
25 oyster crackers (commercial 3 La Tortilla Factory low-carb

fat-free) tortillas5
1⁄3 cup couscous (cooked)
1 fajita wrap (small,
1⁄2 English muffin (commercial commercial)
fat-free) 2 taco shells (commercial)
1 hamburger or hot dog bun 1 waffle (small, frozen,
(commercial fat-free) commercial)
4Be aware that virtually all commercially baked goods contain transfats, which have been
shown to be a health hazard. Where possible, buy fat-free baked goods to avoid these bad fats,
or make your own baked goods using the recipes in The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook.
5Available in many stores. Also, see Resources for where you can obtain La Tortilla Factory
tortillas by mail.
CHAPTER 5
Recipes
71
Egg Dishes and

Breakfast Foods
Veggie Frittata
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 2
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 2.0 grams of carb, 21.5 grams of protein
6 whole eggs (whites and yolks together)

1 ounce hard cheese of your choice, grated
1⁄4 red pepper, chopped
1 cup fresh spinach, chopped

1⁄2 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

salt and pepper, to taste
Beat eggs together in a bowl.

Melt butter in heavy, oven-safe skillet.
Pour beaten eggs into skillet over high heat.
Stir mixture gently to allow eggs to set.
When eggs are nearly halfway set, add vegetables to egg mixture.
Top with grated cheese.
Set oven to broil.
Place skillet in the oven and leave oven door slightly open.
When cheese bubbles, frittata is done—to be sure, you can cut with
a knife to make sure mixture has solidified all the way through.
RECIPES 73
Breakfast Extravaganza
2 tablespoons butter
1⁄2 white onion, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1⁄2 eggplant, peeled and diced
1⁄4 cup fresh bell pepper, chopped
1⁄4 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
8 eggs
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence
1 teaspoon salt
Melt butter in a large skillet.

Sauté onion and garlic until transparent.
Add eggplant, bell pepper, and mushrooms.
Sauté all until just done (cooked, but still crunchy).
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until frothy.
Beat in black pepper, herbs and salt.
Pour egg mixture into skillet with sautéed vegetables.
Mix ingredients gently with a large spoon until eggs are cooked.
Casserole Egg-stravaganza
6 pieces raw bacon

12 eggs
4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese
salt, pepper, and Herbes de Provence, to taste
Spray 2-quart casserole dish with no-stick cooking spray or grease

lightly with coconut oil.
Dice bacon into the casserole dish.
Microwave on high 2 to 3 minutes, until done.
Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl.
Grate Monterey Jack cheese into the eggs.
Add salt, pepper, and herbs.
Pour egg mixture into the casserole dish with the bacon already in it.
Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes.
Stir and continue microwaving for 2 more minutes on high.
Check for doneness.
Continue microwaving on high, 30 seconds at a time, stirring
between each time, until done.
RECIPES 75
Swiss Egg Casserole

4 1-ounce slices Swiss cheese

4 eggs
1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
1⁄8 teaspoon caraway seeds
1⁄2 teaspoon Krazy Mixed-up Salt or seasoned salt
1⁄4 cup heavy cream
dash pepper
Preheat oven to 400°.

Coat a baking dish with no-stick cooking spray or grease lightly
with coconut oil.
Line the bottom of the pan with 2 1-ounce slices of Swiss cheese.
Beat eggs in a separate bowl.
Add nutmeg, caraway seeds, and Krazy Mixed-up Salt or seasoned
salt.
Pour mixture into the baking dish.
Top with the remaining Swiss cheese.
Dot with butter.
Pour on heavy cream.
Sprinkle on pepper.
Bake at 400° for 15 minutes.
Kaye’s Quiche
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 3.1 grams of carb, 14.6 grams of
protein
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons raw onion, minced
4 slices crisp bacon
5 eggs
1 10-ounce package frozen spinach, chopped
1⁄2 cup cheese, grated
Thaw spinach and drain excess water ahead of time.

Coat a quiche pan with no-stick cooking spray or coconut oil.
In a skillet, melt butter.
Sauté onion until clear; set aside.
Cook bacon until crisp; crumble.
In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs.
Add onion, bacon, spinach, and cheese.
Pour mixture into the quiche pan.
Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.
RECIPES 77
Egg Salad
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 (as wraps)
8 eggs
2 tablespoons black olives, chopped
1 teaspoon onion, minced
1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dill pickle, chopped
2 tablespoons Homemade Mayonnaise*, or to taste
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
Hard-boil eggs and cool quickly under running water.

Peel and chop the eggs.
Add black olives, onion, garlic powder, dill pickle, mayonnaise,
and mustard.
Mix well.
Delightfully Devilish Eggs

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 0.5 gram of carb, 4.4 grams of protein
6 large eggs
1⁄4 cup salmon, drained and boned
1⁄4 cup cream cheese, softened
caviar, a sprinkle or
capers, a few or
1 black olive (if desired), sliced
Hard-boil the eggs ahead of time.

Peel then slice the eggs in halves.
Set whites aside.
Place egg yolks in a separate bowl.
In the bowl, mash the yolks with a fork.
Add salmon, cream cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Beat the mixture until smooth.
Stuff mixture into the egg white halves.
Garnish with caviar, capers or olives.
RECIPES 79
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 10.7 grams of carb, 25 grams of protein
2 large eggs, beaten

1 ounce sausage
1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
1 large tortilla, La Tortilla Factory, low-carb*
2 tablespoons commercial salsa (if desired)
Crumble sausage into a skillet and fry until done. Add the pepper to
the eggs, the eggs to the skillet, and scramble with the sausage.
Warm tortilla on hot griddle or in microwave for 20 to 30 seconds
on high.
Place the scrambled eggs and sausage in the center, fold both sides
in, and roll up.
Top with salsa, if desired.
*These are available from the La Tortilla Factory only. See Resources for 1-800 number
where you can order.
Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese

1⁄2 cup cottage cheese

1 ounce cream cheese
3 or 4 fresh strawberries
1 large tortilla, La Tortilla Factory, low-carb*
The night before:

Blend cottage cheese, cream cheese, and strawberries in blender
until creamy.
Place mixture in a strainer, lined with a coffee filter and allow to
drain in the refrigerator overnight.
To serve:
Warm tortilla on a hot griddle for 15 seconds each side.
Place cheese and fruit mixture in the center of warmed tortilla.
Roll and serve seam side down.
*These are available from the La Tortilla Factory only. See Resources for 1-800 number
where you can order.
RECIPES 81
Lighter-than-Air Pancakes
2 extra-large eggs
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 packet Splenda
3 tablespoons almond meal*
1 tablespoon whey protein powder*
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch baking soda
Whip the eggs in a food processor or by hand until frothy.

Add the cheeses and beat until smooth.
Add artificial sweetener.
Add the rest of the ingredients and pulse to blend.
Gently scrape the batter into a small bowl.
Heat a no-stick skillet or griddle with a little butter as needed.
When griddle is hot, spoon the batter onto it.
Cook over medium heat until edges are set and large bubbles
appear across the surface, about 1 minute.
Carefully flip and cook for half as long as on the first side or until
golden.
Serve with a drizzle of dietetic or Mixed-Berry Syrup*.
*Almond meal and whey protein powders are available at most health food stores or at
www.vitamincottage.com.
Power Shake
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: usually 3 to 8 grams of carb, depending on
the protein powder used, protein value dependent on the number of
scoops of powder used
Protein Powder*, any flavor

1 ounce heavy cream
1 packet Splenda (if desired)
8 ounces cold water or SoBe Lean†
1 cup ice
Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until thick and
smooth.
You can substitute any non-caloric beverage for the water or SoBe
Lean, but avoid those sweetened with aspartame. Good choices
include: herbal fruit teas, Tazo iced teas, and Diet RC. Also, be care-
ful to secure the blender top well if you select a carbonated beverage.
*Select a protein powder containing fewer than 3 grams of carbohydrate per scoop. Use
enough scoops to meet your protein serving requirement.
†
You can find SoBe Lean, a diet beverage sweetened with sucralose, at many grocery stores
and discount chains. Be sure to select the Lean, as the other SoBe formulations have a signif-
icant sugar load.
RECIPES 83
Yogurt Power Cup

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 7.8 grams of carb plus the amount in each
scoop of protein powder, 5.6 grams of protein plus the amount in each
scoop of protein powder
1⁄2 cup plain yogurt (unsweetened, no added fruit or flavor)

Protein powder*
1⁄8 cup pecans, chopped
1 packet Splenda or Stevia
Mix all ingredients together and enjoy.

As you progress through your plan and can tolerate a greater num-
ber of carbs, you can use the whole 8-ounce container of plain yogurt
in this recipe if you choose.
*Select a protein powder containing fewer than 3 grams of carbohydrate per scoop. Use
enough scoops to meet your protein serving requirement.
Paleolithic Punch*
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 7.9 grams of carb, 0.7 gram of protein
11⁄2 cups frozen mixed berries (unsweetened)

1⁄2 to 1 cup water
1 packet Splenda (optional)
Place all ingredients into a heavy-duty blender and process until

smooth and slushy. Begin with 1⁄2 cup water and add more water to
thin, if necessary.
*From The Protein Power LifePlan, Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
RECIPES 85
Soups and Salads
Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

1 medium ripe, red tomato

2 ounces fresh Buffalo mozzarella, sliced in 1⁄4-inch slices
2 fresh basil leaves, cut up
1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Slice tomato into 1⁄4-inch slices.

Layer tomato slices, then mozzarella slices, and so on.
Top with basil leaves.
Mix olive oil and vinegar and drizzle over salad.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Homemade Coleslaw
1 head cabbage, finely shredded

1 medium carrot, finely shredded
1 cup Homemade Mayonnaise*
1⁄4 cup champagne (or white) vinegar
4 packets Splenda
1⁄2 teaspoon celery seed
1⁄2 teaspoon each, salt and pepper
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the mayonnaise, vinegar, Splenda,

and spices to make a smooth, creamy dressing. Add the shredded cab-
bage and carrots and toss to completely coat. Cover and refrigerate.
RECIPES 87
Caesar Salad
2 cups romaine lettuce, torn

3 tablespoons healthy commercial Caesar Dressing
4 anchovy fillets, if desired
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, if possible
Toss lettuce with dressing in a large bowl. Divide greens between

two serving plates, top each serving with 2 anchovy fillets, and 1⁄2 the
grated cheese.
Variation: Add leftover grilled, roasted, or canned chicken to make

a Chicken Caesar or grilled, poached, or canned salmon for a Salmon
Caesar to increase the protein about 7 grams per ounce of chicken or
fish used.
Butter Lettuce Salad

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 3 to 4
1 medium head butter lettuce

1 small can mandarin orange slices in water, drained
1⁄2 cup large walnut pieces
1⁄4 cup olive or walnut oil
1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 packet Splenda
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
Wash, dry, and tear lettuce.

Chill in a cotton kitchen towel for several hours in refrigerator.
At serving time, place chilled greens into salad bowl.
Add mandarin orange slices and walnuts.
Toss with dressing (below) to coat well.
Dressing:
In a small bowl, mix oil, wine vinegar, sweetener, salt, and pepper.
RECIPES 89
Salad de Floret
2 cups cauliflower
2 cups broccoli
3⁄4 cup buttermilk
11⁄2 teaspoons dillweed, dried
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Wash and break florets from cauliflower and broccoli.

Place into large bowl and set aside.
In a blender or food processor, blend buttermilk, cottage cheese,
dillweed, pepper, and soy sauce until smooth.
Pour dressing over florets and toss well.
Sesame Tofu Salad

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 5.0 grams of carb for 4 ounces, 8.0 grams
of carb for 6 ounces, 19.0 grams of protein for 4 ounces, 28.0 grams of
protein for 6 ounces
2 cups mixed lettuce

3 tablespoons olive oil vinaigrette
4 to 6 ounces Sesame-seed Tofu*, baked, sliced in strips
1⁄2 avocado, sliced
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Dress lettuce lightly with 2 tablespoons olive oil vinaigrette.

Place lettuce leaves on a plate.
Arrange tofu and avocado slices on top.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and remaining vinaigrette.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
*Available from the WhiteWave Company at most stores.

RECIPES 91
Chef ’s Salad
1 cup iceberg lettuce

1 cup loose leaf lettuce
1 hard-boiled egg, sliced
1⁄4 cup carrots, shredded
1⁄4 cup green onion, chopped
1⁄3 cucumber, peeled and sliced
1⁄2 tomato, cut in wedges
1 ounce ham, diced or julienne
1 ounce hard cheese, shredded
your favorite good quality dressing
pepper, fresh-ground
Wash and tear iceberg lettuce and leaf lettuce.

Add egg, carrots, green onion, cucumber, tomato, ham, and cheese.
Top with your favorite dressing and fresh-ground pepper.
Avgolemono
(Greek Egg-and-Lemon Soup)
2 10-ounce cans condensed chicken broth

11⁄2 cups water
4 eggs
1⁄4 cup lemon juice
1 lemon, sliced for garnish
In a saucepan, mix chicken broth and water, then heat to boiling.

Reduce heat to very low.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs until foamy.
Beat in lemon juice.
Whisking constantly, slowly add a little hot broth to egg-and-lemon
mixture.
Pour the egg-and-lemon mixture into the pan of broth, and cook
over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
Pour into serving bowls, garnish with lemon slices.
Variation: Egg Drop Soup Omit the lemon juice and lemon slice
garnish. Substitute 1 teaspoon rice vinegar, 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper,
and garnish with 1 tablespoon chopped green onion.
RECIPES 93
Homestyle Tomato Soup

1⁄8 cup olive oil

1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 large garlic cloves, crushed
1 141⁄2-ounce can tomatoes, diced
2 cans beef broth
1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon basil, dried
In a large saucepan, heat olive oil.

Sauté onion, garlic, and tomatoes.
Add beef bouillon or broth, parsley, black pepper, and basil.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 tablespoons shallots (or onion), minced
1 pound fresh, firm mushrooms, coarsely chopped
1⁄4 teaspoon thyme, dried
1⁄2 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
11⁄2 cups chicken stock
1 cup crème fraîche
In a heavy saucepan, melt butter.

Sauté shallots (or onion).
Add mushrooms, thyme, and bay leaf.
Sauté until mushrooms release their liquid.
Add salt, pepper, and the chicken stock.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup crème fraîche.
Simmer 2 minutes more.
Adjust seasonings to taste and serve warm.
RECIPES 95
Wraps
You can create an endless variety of delicious wraps using La Tortilla
Factory’s low-carb tortillas for a carb cost of 3 to 6 grams, depending
on which wrap you choose1.
Directions: Warm the tortilla on a hot griddle or in the microwave,
according to package directions.
Place shredded lettuce or lettuce leaves, some diced tomato or avo-
cado, and your choice of Homemade Mayonnaise*, mustard, dill rel-
ish, Minted Yogurt Dressing*, Mr. Ron’s Barbecue Sauce* (or
whatever low-carb condiment seems to go best with your wrap) onto
the warm tortilla. Add slices of grilled chicken, steak, or fish, deli
meats, cheeses, hamburger, lamb burger, veggie burgers, baked tofu,
barbecued beef, pork, or chicken, egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad,
or shrimp salad in the center. The choices are endless. Fold the sides
toward the middle, then roll the wrap securely around its contents.
1
See Resources for where to order low-carb tortillas by mail. Or you can also make your own
low-carb tortillas using the recipe from The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook, available
wherever books are sold.
Meat, Fish, and

Fowl Dishes
Grilled Lamb Burgers

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 (quarter-pounders)
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 0 grams of carb, 28.0 grams of protein
1 pound lamb, ground

1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 teaspoon each, salt and pepper
Mix all ingredients.

Form into 4 patties.
Grill 4 to 5 minutes each side and serve.
RECIPES 97
Beef K-Bobs
16 1-inch steak cubes

16 fresh mushrooms, whole
4 small onions
4 small bell peppers
olive oil, for brushing
black pepper, to taste
Tenderize and season the cubes of steak.

Wash mushrooms.
Peel and quarter onions.
Seed and cut bell peppers into 1-inch squares.
On 4 or 5 wooden or metal skewers, arrange meat, pepper, onion,
and mushrooms in repeating pattern until the skewer is full.
Brush all with olive oil.
Sprinkle with ground black pepper.
Grill over medium- to red-hot coals for 4 minutes a side or until
done.
Weight-Loss Chili
1⁄4 cup onion, chopped

1⁄4 cup bell pepper, diced
1⁄4 cup mushrooms, sliced or chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
1 small can tomatoes, sliced or whole (if whole, cut into pieces)
2 tablespoons chili powder (more or less to taste)
salt
Spray a skillet with no-stick cooking spray or grease lightly with

coconut oil.
Quickly sauté onion and bell pepper, then add and sauté mush-
rooms. Set aside.
Brown ground beef and drain fat.
In a deep saucepan or stockpot, combine browned beef, onion,
mushrooms, pepper, tomatoes, and enough water to achieve desired
thickness.
Blend in chili powder and salt to taste.
Simmer about 30 minutes.
RECIPES 99
Easy Beef or Pork Tenderloin

1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 pounds tenderloin (beef or pork)
Preheat oven to 500°

Spray a baking dish with no-stick cooking spray or grease lightly
with coconut oil.
On a piece of waxed paper, mix salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Roll tenderloin in spices to coat.
Place loin in baking dish and place uncovered in hot oven.
Beef loin: Turn oven off immediately.
Pork loin: Leave oven on approximately 10 minutes, then turn off.
Do not open oven door for 4 hours or more. The residual heat from
the oven will cook the loin to perfection without drying it out.
Slice and reheat gently for 30 seconds to one minute in a micro-
wave on high or finish by quickly searing on each side in a hot oiled
skillet.
Roast Pork Stir Fry

2 tablespoons coconut or peanut oil

2 cups roasted pork, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 onions, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 ounce unsweetened pineapple juice
3⁄4 pound fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch lengths
1⁄3 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
1⁄2 cup tomato, chopped
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1⁄4 cup white wine or vinegar
Heat oil in a wok or skillet.

Combine pork, onions, and soy sauce in skillet.
Cook on high heat for 1 or 2 minutes.
Add pineapple juice, asparagus, and mushrooms.
Cook for 5 or 6 minutes more.
Add tomato.
Dissolve cornstarch in white wine or vinegar, and blend into meat
mixture, stirring constantly for 2 or 3 minutes until sauce thickens and
vegetables are tender.
RECIPES 101
Hobo Dinner Pork Chops

4 pork chops
2 carrots
2 small zucchini squash
1 onion
1⁄2 head cauliflower
8 tablespoons concentrate cream of celery soup
Cut 4 12-inch squares of aluminum foil.

Spray foil squares lightly with no-stick cooking spray or grease
lightly with coconut oil.
Clean carrots, zucchini squash, onion, and cauliflower and cut into
pieces.
Season pork chops to taste, and place one in the center of each foil
square.
Top each pork chop with 2 tablespoons of cream of celery soup
concentrate and 1⁄4 of each kind of fresh vegetable.
Bring corners of foil up to center and seal seams to make “tents.”
Store in refrigerator until cooking time.
Place tents on cookie sheet and bake at 400° for 45 to 50 minutes.
Stuffed Veal
4 veal cutlets
1⁄2 teaspoon salt (approximately)
4 slices boiled ham
6 slices Swiss cheese
1 egg, well-beaten
1⁄4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1⁄4 cup dry white wine
(you’ll also need some string)

Wash veal cutlets and pound flat.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Top cutlets with boiled ham (one slice each) and Swiss cheese (one
slice each).
Roll up and tie with string.
Dip rolls in well-beaten egg.
Roll in Parmesan cheese.
Melt butter in a skillet.
Sauté veal rolls until brown all around.
Place in an oven-proof dish.
Pour on remaining liquid from pan.
Add white wine.
Top with 2 slices of Swiss cheese.
Remove strings and serve.
RECIPES 103
Venison Tenderloin with

Creamy Rosemary Sauce
2 3⁄4-pound venison tenderloins* (up to 1 pound works)

1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed (divided use)
11⁄2 cups water
1⁄2 cup half-and-half
Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly grease a roasting pan with

coconut oil. Rinse the meat under cool tap water and pat dry. Rub the
tenderloins with the salt and pepper and dust with the parsley flakes
and 1 teaspoon of the rosemary. Place the tenderloins into the roasting
pan, add 1⁄2 cup of water to the pan to prevent sticking, and roast
uncovered at 350° for 45 minutes. At about 20 minutes, add another
1⁄2 cup of water to the roasting pan and continue roasting.
Check for doneness with a meat thermometer: 130° for rare and
140° for medium rare. If necessary continue roasting for another 5 or
6 minutes and check again. Do not overcook game meat or it will
become tough. Remove tenderloins from pan and set aside, covered in
aluminum foil to keep warm. Pour the pan drippings into a saucepan,
scraping up all the brown bits that cling to the pan for added flavor.
Add the other 1⁄2 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, add
the remaining 1 teaspoon of rosemary, and continue to simmer for
about ten minutes. Stir in the cream and heat through. Cut into half-
inch medallions; top with sauce.
*Venison tenderloins are available nationwide from New West Foods or on the Internet at
www.NewWestFoods.com. Our thanks to New West Foods for this recipe.
Roasted Paprika Chicken

1 whole roasting hen

1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 whole onion
paprika
Spray roasting pan with no stick cooking spray or grease lightly

with coconut oil.
Wash and drain roasting hen.
Brush olive oil onto roasting hen.
Rub salt and pepper onto roasting hen and into cavity.
Peel and quarter onion; place into cavity.
Sprinkle roasting hen liberally with paprika.
Place in roasting pan.
Cover with foil and bake 400° for 45 minutes.
Uncover and bake another 15 minutes or until skin is crisp.
RECIPES 105
Sunday Spicy Chicken

4 pounds chicken, cut in pieces

olive oil, for brushing
1⁄2 cup light (low-carb) bread crumbs
1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon marjoram

Brush chicken pieces with olive oil.
In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, thyme, paprika, salt, mar-
joram, celery seed, and black pepper.
Dredge chicken pieces in the coating.
Arrange them on a nonstick baking sheet.
Bake at 375° for 45 minutes until crisp on outside.
Cinder’s Lemon Chicken

3 pounds chicken pieces

2 large lemons, cut into wedges
1 onion, cut into chunks
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1⁄3 cup olive oil
Wash chicken pieces.

Arrange chicken pieces in a baking dish.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and the juice from the lemons.
Lay juiced lemon wedges on top of chicken pieces.
In a separate bowl, combine onion, garlic, thyme, marjoram, pep-
per, parsley, and olive oil.
Pour this mixture over the chicken pieces.
Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours.
Allow chicken to come to room temperature and preheat oven to
350°.
Bake, uncovered, for 11⁄2 hours.
RECIPES 107
Tabasco Chicken
1 3-pound chicken, cut up

1 teaspoon Krazy Mixed-up Salt or seasoned salt
1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil

Wash and dry chicken.
Combine Krazy Mixed-up Salt, Tabasco sauce, paprika, lime juice,
and olive oil.
Place chicken in a baking dish.
Pour Tabasco mixture over chicken.
Marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
Bring to room temperature before cooking.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour, turning once and basting every 10 minutes.
Barbecued Chicken Wings

1 cup water
1⁄2 cup olive oil
1⁄2 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons chili powder

1⁄2 cup cayenne pepper
5 to 6 pounds chicken wings

Make a dipping sauce as follows:

In a saucepan, mix together water, olive oil, vinegar, chili powder,
and cayenne pepper
Bring to a boil.
Continue boiling 5 minutes, then set aside.
Chop tips from chicken wings.
Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
Cover.
Bring coals of a covered grill to medium-hot heat.
Arrange wings on grill. Cover and smoke.
Turn wings and rearrange frequently to prevent burning.
Cook until wings seem a bit dry (about 1 to 11⁄2 hours).
Remove wings from grill with tongs and immediately dip them into
dipping sauce and place onto serving platter.
RECIPES 109
Rosemary Chicken
4 medium-sized chicken breast halves, (about 2 pounds)

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1⁄4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
1⁄4 teaspoon dried tarragon
dash paprika
dash black pepper
Coat boiler pan with no-stick cooking spray or grease lightly with
coconut oil.
Wash chicken breasts and pat dry. Season lightly with salt.
In a bowl, mix oil, vinegar, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, paprika, and
black pepper.
Place chicken breasts in the broiler pan, bone-side down, and brush
with marinade.
Broil 6 inches from the heat for 20 minutes.
Turn breasts over and brush with the marinade.
Broil 10 more minutes.
Brush with marinade again.
Broil 5 more minutes.
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mustard

4 chicken breast halves, skin on

1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
1⁄4 cup old-style mustard with seeds
1⁄4 cup hot German mustard
1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 packets Splenda
lemon juice from 1⁄2 lemon
1 shallot, sliced (or substitute 1⁄2 onion)
black pepper, coarsely ground, to taste
Wash chicken breasts and pat dry.

In a separate bowl, mix the three types of mustard, vinegar, olive
oil, sweetener, lemon juice, and shallot.
Add pepper to taste.
Marinate chicken breasts at least 3 hours in the refrigerator before
grilling.
Grill over medium-hot to red-hot coals for 6 to 7 minutes per side.
Warm the remaining marinade to serve as sauce over chicken.
RECIPES 111
Skillet Chicken Italiano

3 tablespoons coconut oil

1 clove garlic, minced
2 large chicken breasts, skinned and boned, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup frozen Italian green beans, thawed
1⁄2 red bell pepper, chopped
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
2 whole tomatoes, quartered

4 mashed anchovies, (made to paste)
2 tablespoons pimiento, diced
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed, drained
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Heat coconut oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat.

Sauté garlic in the oil.
Add chicken breasts, green beans, red pepper, and salt.
Stir-fry for about 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes, anchovies, pimiento, and capers.
Stir-fry for about 1 minute.
Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Turn onto platter and serve.
Roman-Style Chicken
6 large chicken breasts or thighs

1 onion
1 141⁄2-ounce can tomatoes, chopped, with the juice
1 tablespoon sweet basil
1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
1 bell pepper
1⁄2 pound fresh mushrooms
4 medium zucchini squash
Wash and pat dry. Season chicken breasts or thighs lightly with salt
and pepper. Set aside.
Chop onion, and sauté in 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons
olive oil.
Add chicken breasts and continue cooking until chicken browns
slightly.
Add canned tomatoes and juice, garlic powder, basil, and oregano.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, clean and cut bell pepper into medium strips.
Wash and slice mushrooms and zucchini squash.
In a second pan, sauté bell pepper, 2 tablespoons butter and 2 table-
spoons olive oil until pepper is soft.
Add mushrooms and zucchini. Sauté until mushrooms shrink and
absorb butter and oil.
Add this mixture to the chicken.
Cover again and simmer another 20 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir in grated Parmesan cheese.
RECIPES 113
Chicken Divan
11⁄4 pounds broccoli

12 ounces chicken breast, cooked
1⁄4 Crème Fraîche*
1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
11⁄2 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules
paprika to garnish

Steam broccoli florets until crisp/tender.
Drain and reserve cooking liquid.
Spray an 8-inch baking with no-stick spray or grease lightly with
coconut oil.
Arrange broccoli in baking dish.
Slice chicken breast thinly and set aside.
In a saucepan, heat reserved cooking liquid plus water if needed to
make 1 cup.
Stir in crème fraîche, nutmeg, pepper, and chicken bouillon granules.
Stir until thickened.
Pour half the sauce over the broccoli.
Layer sliced chicken on top.
Pour remaining sauce over chicken.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Use paprika to garnish.
Bake covered at 350° until bubbly, about 25 minutes.
Tuna or Chicken Salad

2 eggs
1 6-ounce can tuna or chicken, drained well
5 dill pickle slices, chopped
2 teaspoons onion, dried, minced (rehydrated)
11⁄2 tablespoons Homemade Mayonnaise*, or to taste
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard, or to taste
sliced tomato (optional)
Hard-boil the eggs, cool, peel, chop, and put into a mixing bowl.
Add to bowl tuna or chicken, eggs, pickle, garlic powder, onion,
mayonnaise and mustard.
Variation: Stuffed Tomato Remove stem from a medium tomato,

turn it upside down and slice in wedges from the bottom almost
through. Fan the attached wedges into a “star.” Fill the center with
tuna, chicken, shrimp, or crab salad. (Adds about 4 grams of carb.)
RECIPES 115
Halibut Jardinière
2⁄3 cup onion, thinly sliced

8 halibut steaks
1⁄3 cup tomato, chopped
1⁄3 cup green pepper, chopped
1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3 tablespoons pimiento, chopped

11⁄2 cups fresh mushrooms, chopped
1⁄3 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons lime juice

1 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon dillweed
lime, wedges or slices

with coconut oil.
Line bottom of dish with onion slices.
Place halibut steaks on top of onion slices.
In a separate bowl, combine tomato, green pepper, parsley,
pimiento, and mushrooms.
Spread mixture over fish steaks.
In a separate bowl, blend wine, lime juice, salt, dillweed, and black
pepper.
Pour over fish and vegetables.
Bake at 350° for 25 minutes until fish flakes with a fork.
Garnish with lime wedges or slices.
Fish and Peppers

1 pound sole or flounder fillets

1 canned green chili pepper, seeded and minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon parsley, minced
Preheat broiler.
Wash fillets and pat dry.
Mix green chili pepper, garlic, lemon juice, butter, parsley, and
black pepper. Blend well.
Spread pepper mixture evenly on both sides of fillets.
Marinate for 20 minutes.
Broil for 10 minutes or until flaky.
RECIPES 117
Grilled Salmon Steaks with Chive Butter

4 1-inch thick (6-ounce) salmon steaks

olive oil
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
dash lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon fresh chives, minced
salt and pepper to taste
Salmon
Brush salmon with olive oil.
Grill over medium-hot coals on an open grill about 5 to 6 minutes
per side.
Place a pat of chive butter onto each hot steak to serve.
Chive Butter
Allow stick of butter to soften in a bowl until malleable.
With a fork, blend in: a dash of lemon juice, parsley, chives, and
salt and pepper to taste.
Form the butter into a 6-inch-long log on a sheet of waxed paper.
Wrap securely and refrigerate until hardened. Use as needed.
Makes about 12 to 15 pats of butter.
Salmon in Tomato Tubs

1 13-ounce can pink salmon, drained, all bones and skin removed
2 tablespoons green bell pepper, finely chopped
2 tablespoons green onions, minced green and white parts
2 eggs, beaten
3⁄4 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1 small lemon)
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
6 medium tomatoes
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
In a small bowl, wilt onions and peppers, covered with waxed

paper, in the microwave on high for 2 minutes. Place the fish into a
separate mixing bowl and flake with a fork. Add the onions, peppers,
chopped eggs, half and half, lemon juice, salt, red pepper flakes, and
Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine with the salmon. Turn the
salmon mixture out onto a microwave-safe pie plate or baking dish.
Cover loosely with waxed paper and microwave on high for 5 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Cook in additional 1-minute bursts until egg has
almost completely cooked (about 2 or 3 minutes more).
Slice the stem end off each tomato and scoop out the pulp with a
paring knife and a spoon. Divide the salmon mixture evenly between
the 6 tomato tubs, filling the cavity and mounding the salmon up
slightly. Sprinkle each filled tub with the grated Parmesan cheese.
Place the filled tomato tubs in a glass baking dish, cover lightly with a
paper towel, and microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes.
RECIPES 119
Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish

2 to 21⁄2-pounds whole fish (trout or red snapper are good), cleaned

1 lemon, sliced thin
1 small yellow onion, sliced thin
salt and pepper
Place the cleaned fish on two lengths of heavy aluminum foil about
8 inches longer than the fish. Salt and pepper the cavity. Place a layer
of lemon slices, closely packed, down the length of the cavity, top that
layer with a similar layer of onion slices. Dot these layers with chunks
of butter. Scatter any remaining lemon and onion slices over the top of
the fish and dot with butter along the side of the fish. Seal the foil
securely around the fish, folding in both ends to make a stable packet.
Place on a hot grill and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, flip the packet and
cook another 10 to 15 minutes. When done, the skin should pull eas-
ily away and the flesh should flake with a fork. Separate the fillets
from the bone, divide them in three pieces each, and serve.
Skillet Shrimp
3 pounds medium shrimp, raw, cleaned and peeled

2 sticks butter
12 ounces Italian Dressing*
1 lemon, juice only
1 lime, juice only
Melt butter in a large heavy skillet—do not allow to brown. Add

salad dressing and lemon and lime juices. Add shrimp and sauté about
10 minutes, stirring and turning occasionally, until all shrimp are
cooked through and opaque. Serve immediately.
RECIPES 121
Shrimp K-Bobs
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 or 5
16 large shrimp, cleaned, peeled and deveined

4 small bell peppers, cut into approximately 1-inch squares
4 small onions, peeled and quartered
16 large whole, fresh mushrooms
olive oil for brushing
pepper to taste
On 4 or 5 wooden or metal skewers, arrange shrimp, bell pepper,

onion, and mushroom in repeating pattern until skewer is full.
Brush all with olive oil.
Sprinkle with pepper.
Grill over medium- to red-hot coals for 4 minutes a side or until
done.
Vegetable Dishes
Asparagus Jayme
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 2 (4 stalks each)
8 stalks fresh asparagus

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
Bring water to boil in a shallow pan or skillet.

Wash and trim ends from asparagus.
Place asparagus in boiling water until they turn bright green.
Remove promptly and submerge in cold water to stop the cooking
process.
Chill.
Mix the olive oil, garlic, and vinegar. (It is best done ahead and left
to sit for several hours to allow garlic to flavor the oil and vinegar.)
Before serving, pour the vinegar and oil over the chilled asparagus.
RECIPES 123
Asparagus Parmesano
1 pound fresh asparagus

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1⁄4 cup chicken broth
1⁄4 cup milk
2 tablespoons cheddar cheese, shredded
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
Wash and trim ends from asparagus.

In a skillet, bring water to a boil—enough to cover asparagus.
Cook asparagus in boiling water until just bright green and crisp.
Drain, put in serving dish, and keep hot.
In a saucepan, melt butter.
Stir in flour.
Add chicken broth and milk, gradually.
Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens.
Stir in cheddar cheese, 2 of the 3 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese,
salt, and pepper.
Pour cheese sauce over asparagus.
Sprinkle with last tablespoon of Parmesan cheese.
Sautéed Broccoli
4 teaspoons olive oil

2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 10-ounce package frozen broccoli, thawed
1⁄2 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1⁄4 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
In a large skillet, heat olive oil.

Sauté garlic.
Add broccoli.
Cook about one minute, stirring occasionally.
Add chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon peel, and pepper.
Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes until broccoli is
crisp-tender.
RECIPES 125
Matilda’s Marinated Green Beans

1 large can French-cut green beans

1 can water chestnuts, chopped
1 can chow mein vegetables
1 can mushrooms, sliced
1 jar pimiento, chopped
1⁄4 cup wine vinegar
6 packets Splenda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
In a mixing bowl, combine green beans, water chestnuts, chow

mein vegetables, mushrooms, and pimiento.
In a separate bowl, stir together olive oil, wine vinegar, sweetener,
salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Pour marinade over vegetables and stir to coat well.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour to allow flavors to com-
bine.
Serve cold.
Fancy Green Beans

1 pound fresh green beans

1 small can water chestnuts, sliced
Wash and trim ends from green beans.

Steam beans 7 to 8 minutes (until they turn bright green).
Add and sauté steamed beans and water chestnuts.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
RECIPES 127
Sour Cream Beans

2 10-ounce packages frozen French-cut green beans

6 slices bacon, cooked and drained
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
3⁄4 cup sour cream
Cook beans according to package directions. Drain and place beans

into medium saucepan. Fry the bacon until crisp, reserving 2 table-
spoons of the bacon drippings. In a small mixing bowl, stir bacon drip-
pings into the sour cream and combine well. Add the sour cream to the
beans; crumble the bacon into the bean mixture and stir to combine all
ingredients. Reheat beans over low heat, stirring occasionally to pre-
vent sticking, until thoroughly hot. Serve immediately.
Sassy Green Beans

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 3 or 4
3⁄4 pound whole, fresh green beans

3 ounces tomato juice
3 ounces water
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1 teaspoon oregano
1⁄2 teaspoon basil
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Romano cheese, grated
Wash and cut green beans into 1-inch pieces.

In a saucepan, combine the beans, tomato juice, water, onion,
oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Uncover and cook until green beans are tender.
Sprinkle with Romano cheese.
RECIPES 129
Grilled Zucchini
4 large zucchini
olive oil, to brush on zucchini
salt, a dash
garlic powder, a dash
Parmesan cheese, a dash
Clean and trim ends from zucchini, and slice approximately 1⁄4-inch
thick, lengthwise.
Brush both sides of cut zucchini with olive oil.
Sprinkle on salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Parmesan cheese.
Grill over medium-hot coals for 10 minutes, turning frequently.
Or broil under oven broiler for 4 to 5 minutes per side.
Italian Zucchini Bake

4 large zucchini
1 onion, chopped
2 small tomatoes
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
3⁄8 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
black pepper, to taste
Wash and cut zucchini into rounds.

Add garlic and onion.
Sauté until transparent.
Add the zucchini and sauté about 5 minutes, until tender.
Peel and chop tomatoes.
Add parsley to the tomatoes.
with coconut oil.
Layer tomatoes, then zucchini, then cheddar cheese.
Repeat the layers and sprinkle top with black pepper.
RECIPES 131
Zucchini Medley
1 large fresh tomato, diced
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped fine
1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground
1⁄2 cup water
2 large zucchini, sliced in rounds
11⁄2 cups cauliflower (broken into florets)
2 tablespoons Parmesan or Romano cheese
In a large skillet, melt butter.

Sauté garlic until transparent.
Add tomato, parsley, oregano, black pepper, and water.
Cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, steam zucchini and cauliflower until cooked but still
crisp.
Add vegetables to skillet and cook, 5 minutes more, stirring occa-
sionally.
Sprinkle on Parmesan or Romano cheese.
Skillet Ratatouille
1 large eggplant
4 medium zucchini
1 large white onion
3 cloves garlic
1 large bell pepper
2 large tomatoes
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
Clean, peel and coarsely chop the eggplant, zucchini, onion, garlic,
bell pepper, tomatoes, and parsley.
In a skillet, heat olive oil.
Sauté onion and garlic until they are transparent.
Add eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, and parsley.
Season with oregano, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.
Continue to sauté until the vegetables are tender, stirring to prevent
sticking.
RECIPES 133
Eggplant Milano

1 eggplant, peeled and coarsely chopped
1⁄2 cup celery, thickly sliced
1 onion, coarsely chopped
2 cups tomato, coarsely chopped
1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon oregano
1⁄4 teaspoon basil
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
In a skillet, heat olive oil.

Add eggplant, celery, and onion.
Cook over medium heat until onion is transparent.
Add tomato, red wine vinegar, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
Bravely Braised Cabbage

4 cups green cabbage, cut in pieces

2 cups chicken broth
1⁄2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
In a large covered pot, simmer cabbage pieces in chicken broth

about 20 minutes or until tender. Uncover and continue to simmer until
most of the liquid has boiled away. Add butter, salt, and pepper. Toss
to coat leaves evenly. Serve immediately.
Note: if you multiply the recipe, the cooking time may be a bit longer. Just cook until tender
as directed.
RECIPES 135
Tangy Cabbage
2 cups cabbage
1 tablespoon butter
1⁄4 cup water
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 packets Splenda
1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons Homemade Mayonnaise*
Shred cabbage.
In saucepan, melt butter, add cabbage. Stir to coat with butter.
Add water and salt.
Stir and cover to simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain cabbage and set aside.
Mustard sauce:
In a second saucepan, combine vinegar, sweetener, and mustard.
Cover and simmer on very low heat for 1 minute.
In a bowl, combine sour cream and mayonnaise.
Add the mustard sauce to the sour cream and mayonnaise.
Fold this mixture into cabbage. Stir well to coat.
Cukes and Onions

2 cucumbers
2 white onions
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1⁄4 cup water
1 packet Splenda
Peel cucumbers and onions, slice very thin, and place them into a
bowl.
Sprinkle with salt, toss and cover.
Set aside for 1 hour.
Drain off liquid.
In a separate bowl, combine vinegar, water, and sweetener.
Pour vinegar mixture over cucumbers and onions and refrigerate
for several hours.
Can be prepared up to 24 hours in advance.
RECIPES 137
Herbed Brussels Sprouts

1 10-ounce package frozen Brussels sprouts

1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter
1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
Steam Brussels sprouts and onion slices for about 10 minutes.

In a saucepan, melt butter.
Sauté garlic until brown, but do not burn.
Add the steamed sprouts and onion, thyme, oregano, salt, and
pepper.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes, until vegetables are
heated through.
Sautéed Mushrooms
8 ounces sliced white mushrooms

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
1⁄2 cup dry wine (red or white)
Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add garlic and allow it to become slightly translucent, but do not
brown.
Add the mushrooms and stir to coat with the oil, keeping them
moving as they cook.
When the mushrooms become somewhat limp, add the wine. Allow
the wine to boil, reducing the liquid by about half, stirring occasion-
ally.
Reduce heat to lowest setting allowing the wine to be almost com-
pletely absorbed.
Keep warm until serving.
(Use white wine if you’re serving the mushrooms with poultry,
pork, veal, or fish and red if you’re serving them with beef, lamb, or
game.)
RECIPES 139
Stewart’s Mushrooms
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned

1 cup water
1 tablespoon butter
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Pickapeppa Sauce
Place mushrooms in a steamer basket over about 1 cup of steaming

water. Cover and steam about 10 minutes. Place the butter and
Pickapeppa Sauce into a serving bowl. Remove mushrooms from the
heat, empty them from the steamer into the serving bowl. Sprinkle
with salt; toss gently to coat evenly. Serve immediately.
Vegetarian Dishes
Baked Tofu Caesar Salad

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 6.0 grams of carb for 4 ounces, 9.0 grams
of carb for 6 ounces, 19.0 grams of protein for 4 ounces, 28.0 grams of
protein for 6 ounces
2 cups Romaine lettuce

1 to 2 tablespoons healthy commercial Caesar dressing
4 to 6 ounces pre-seasoned, pre-baked tofu, sliced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Toss lettuce with dressing.

Place tofu over dressed lettuce.
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top and serve.
RECIPES 141
Veggie Pita TLT

1⁄2 small pita

large leaf lettuce
Homemade Mayonnaise*, to taste
mustard, to taste
4 ounces pre-seasoned tofu, baked and sliced
1⁄2 small tomato, sliced
1 cup sprouts
sesame seeds, a sprinkle
Line pita with lettuce leaf.

Spread on mayo and mustard.
Fill with tofu slices.
Add tomato slices.
Top with sprouts and sesame seeds.
Veggie-Stuffed Avocado
(Tofu and Egg Salad)
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 2 (serving size 1⁄2 cup)
4 ounces tofu, pre-cooked

2 eggs, hard-boiled
2 egg whites, hard-boiled
2 tablespoons Homemade Mayonnaise*
1 tablespoon spicy mustard
1 tablespoon dill pickle relish
1 teaspoon onion powder
Dice tofu and eggs and place in medium-sized bowl.

Mix in mayo, mustard, relish, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Stuff 1⁄2 mixture into each avocado half and serve.
RECIPES 143
Broiled Rosemary Veggie Burger

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: The carbohydrates and proteins depend on
brand. Check label.
1 to 2 veggie burger patties, thawed

1 tablespoon butter, softened
1⁄2 teaspoon fresh or 1⁄4 teaspoon dried rosemary
Place burgers on the grill, 5 minutes first side and flip, then 4 to 5
minutes more.
Mix butter and rosemary.
Top each burger with herbed butter and continue grilling for
another 5 minutes.
Veggie Tofu Chili

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: The carbohydrates and proteins depend on
veggie protein burger brand. Check label.
1⁄4 cup onion, chopped

1⁄4 cup bell pepper, diced
1⁄4 cup mushrooms, sliced or chopped
texturized vegetable protein hamburger substitute, equal to
1 pound ground beef
1 small can tomatoes, sliced or whole (if whole, cut into pieces)
2 tablespoons chili powder (or to taste)
salt
Spray a skillet with no-stick cooking spray or grease lightly with

coconut oil.
Quickly sauté onion and bell pepper, then add and sauté mush-
rooms. Set aside.
Crumble and brown veggie protein burger and drain fat.
In a deep saucepan or stockpot, combine browned veggie protein
burger, onion, mushrooms, pepper, tomatoes, and enough water to
achieve desired thickness.
Blend in chili powder and salt to taste.
Simmer about 30 minutes.
RECIPES 145
Cabbage Lasagna
This recipe uses cabbage leaves as a substitute for noodles. Swiss
chard will work equally as well.
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: About 9 grams of carb plus the amount in
the veggie burger. Protein varies. Check label.
1 medium to large head cabbage

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 medium onion, chopped
texturized vegetable protein hamburger substitute, equal to
3⁄4 pound ground beef
1 6-ounce can tomato paste

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1⁄2 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
1⁄2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Preheat the oven to 350°.

Wash cabbage and remove tough outer leaves.
Cut the head in half.
Carefully peel back leaves, trying to keep them intact; these will
serve as the lasagna noodles.
Arrange individual leaves on a steamer basket or tray and steam
until nearly tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. (You can also do this in the
microwave.)
Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Sauté garlic, onion, and green pepper until onion is translucent.
Add veggie protein burger. Brown thoroughly.

Drain accumulated fat and water.
Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, and seasonings to the mixture and
combine well.
Coat a 9- by 13- by 2-inch baking pan with a little olive oil or
coconut oil.
Line the bottom with a layer of cabbage leaves.
Top with half the veggie protein burger mixture.
Add a third of the mozzarella and half of the ricotta cheese.
Add another layer of cabbage leaves, the remaining half of the
veggie protein burger mixture, another third of the mozzarella, and the
remaining half of the ricotta.
Top with the remaining mozzarella and finish by scattering the
Parmesan on top.
Bake, covered, for about 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 min-
utes more.
Note: can also be made with 3⁄4 pound ground beef for a non-veggie lasagna.
RECIPES 147
Tofu and Broccoli Frittata

4 to 6 ounces tofu
1 cup broccoli, cooked
1⁄2 cup roasted red peppers
1⁄3 cup feta cheese
4 extra-large eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
Mix eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper, using a fork.

Heat oil or butter in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet.
Pour eggs into the skillet.
Scatter broccoli and roasted red peppers over the eggs in the skil-
let.
Crumble feta cheese on top.
Cook the frittata over medium heat until the bottom sets.
Sprinkle cheese over the top, then run it under the broiler until
golden brown.
Desserts and Preserves
Mango Smoothie
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 15.1 grams of carb plus that contributed
by protein powder, 8.0 grams of protein plus that contributed by protein
powder
1⁄2 cup mango, diced

2 tablespoons sour cream
1 cup unsweetened soy milk
protein powder
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 packet Splenda
lime zest of 1 lime
dash salt
3⁄4 cup water
Mix together all ingredients in a blender until smooth and drink

immediately.
Variation: Substitute your favorite berries or melon for the mango

to reduce carb to under 10 grams total.
RECIPES 149
Orange and Strawberry Cup

1 valencia orange, peeled and sectioned

1 cup fresh or frozen, unsweetened strawberries, sliced
Cut orange sections into 3 or 4 pieces each.

Combine with sliced berries.
Chill and serve (1⁄2 cup each).
Strawberry Cheesecake
8 ounces cream cheese

4 ounces half-and-half
4 packets Splenda
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup strawberries, sliced

In a blender or food processor, combine cream cheese, half-and-
half, 3 packets of sweetener, eggs and vanilla extract.
Blend until completely smooth.
Pour into an 8-inch ceramic or Pyrex pie pan.†
Bake for 25 minutes.
Chill well.
Garnish with sliced strawberries and sour cream (to which 1 packet
sweetener is added).
†Use
a Simple Nut Crust* if desired for an additional 3.8 grams per serving.
RECIPES 151
Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes

8 tablespoons finely chopped pecans

2 packets Splenda
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 large egg, beaten
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1⁄4 cup Splenda (granular)
1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
Place the nuts, the 2 packets of Splenda, and the butter in a small
bowl and combine thoroughly. Line the 12 wells of a muffin tin with
paper cupcake liners and distribute the nut mixture evenly among
them (about 2 teaspoons per well).
Place the egg, granular Splenda, cream cheese, and vanilla extract
into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Fold in the
chocolate chips. Divide the mixture evenly among the 12 cups. Bake
for 15 minutes at 350°. Cool and refrigerate at least one hour. Will
keep refrigerated for several days.
Simple Nut Crust for Desserts

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 8 (one 8-inch crust)
11⁄4 cups pecans or walnuts, ground

4 packets Splenda
2 tablespoons flour
1⁄8 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons melted butter

In a bowl, combine all ingredients.
Chill for 30 minutes.
Press mixture into an 8-inch pie plate.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool and fill.
RECIPES 153
Chocolate Butter Wafers

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: about 20 (1 piece each)
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 1.0 gram of carb, 0.6 gram of protein
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter

1⁄3 cup cocoa
1⁄2 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
1 ounce Gulf Wax canning paraffin

1 teaspoon vanilla
14 packets Splenda
In a mixing bowl, soften butter.

Add cocoa and instant nonfat dry milk powder and mix well.
Lay out a 36-inch piece of waxed paper on counter.
In the top of a double boiler, melt canning paraffin.
Add butter, milk, and cocoa mixture.
Begin to whisk constantly with a wire whisk as mixture dissolves.
When totally blended, remove from heat.
Add vanilla and sweetener.
Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
Stir mixture a bit after each spoonful.
Allow to cool for 30 minutes.
Place on platter lined with waxed paper, separating layers with
more waxed paper.
Refrigerate.
Meringue Tart Shells

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: 3.1 grams of carb (unfilled), 3.8 grams of
protein
3 egg whites
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
3 packets Splenda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1⁄2 cup almond meal
1⁄4 cup almonds, coarsely ground
Filling: any no-bake, sugar-free, aspartame-free filling or fruit
and cream.

In a bowl, combine egg whites, salt, sweetener, and vanilla extract.
Beat until stiff.
Fold in almond meal and ground almonds.
Drop by large spoonfuls onto buttered cookie sheet.
Create a depression in each mound with the bottom of a glass.
Bake for 30 minutes, then turn off heat, but leave oven door closed
for another 30 minutes.
Fill with any no-bake, sugar-free, aspartame-free filling or fruit
and cream.
RECIPES 155
Hot Chocolate
1 teaspoon baking cocoa

1 packet Splenda
dash salt or NoSalt
dash cinnamon
5 ounces boiling water
1⁄2 ounce half-and-half
whipped heavy cream sweetened with Splenda (1 packet)
In a cup or mug, place baking cocoa, sweetener, salt or NoSalt, and

cinnamon.
Add boiling water and half-and-half. Stir well.
Top with sweetened whipped cream.
Strawberry Preserves
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: about 64 (1 tablespoon each)
1 quart fresh strawberries

1 lemon
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1⁄2 cup water
10 packets Splenda
Rinse, stem, and quarter strawberries.

Place them into saucepan and add the juice of 1 lemon.
Cover and simmer until berries soften and give up their juice.
Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, dissolve unflavored gelatin for 1
minute in 1⁄2 cup water.
Add gelatin mixture to berries and remove from heat.
With electric mixer on low speed, mix in sweetener.
Pour into storage jar or container.
Refrigerate uncovered for 2 hours, then stir well, and cover.
Refrigerate again for at least 12 hours to set.
Use as needed.
Store in refrigerator. Will keep for several weeks.
RECIPES 157
Mixed-Berry Syrup
1 cup frozen mixed berries, unsweetened (thawed)

1⁄2 cup water
1⁄2 teaspoon guar gum†
4 packets Splenda or Stevia
Puree thawed berries, water, and sweetener in the blender. Pour into
a small saucepan, stir in the guar gum, and warm the mixture over
medium-low heat until it thickens. Add a bit of water if too thick or a
tiny bit more guar gum if too thin. Serve warm.
You can substitute all raspberries, all strawberries, and all black-
berries for a slightly lower-carb cost per serving. Substituting all blue-
berries will increase the carb-per-serving only slightly.
†
Guar gum is a fiber thickener that will not increase the effective carb count of your recipes.
Available at www.vitamincottage.com.
Condiments
Red Wine Vinaigrette

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 6 (10-ounce servings)
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING: >1.0 gram of carb, 0 grams of protein

If herbs are dry, use half as much.
1⁄2 teaspoon fresh basil
1⁄2 teaspoon fresh chive
1⁄2 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 small garlic clove

1⁄2 cup virgin olive oil
1⁄4 teaspoon each, salt and pepper, if desired
Pour vinegar into a bowl, whisk in herbs.

Add salt and pepper if desired.
Let stand.
Just before serving, whisk in olive oil in a slow, steady stream.
RECIPES 159
Roquefort Dressing
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 7 (1 ounce each)

2 tablespoons wine vinegar
1⁄4 teaspoon tarragon
1 packet Splenda
1 teaspoon Krazy Mixed-Up Salt or seasoned salt
2 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled, divided use.
In a blender, combine all ingredients except 1 ounce Roquefort

cheese.
Blend well until dressing is smooth in consistency.
Carefully fold in rest of crumbled Roquefort cheese.
Store in a container with a tight-fitting lid.
Italian Dressing
(Recipe doubles well)
1 teaspoon rosemary leaves

1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground oregano
1 teaspoon basil leaves
3 red and 3 black peppercorns
1⁄4 teaspoon dill weed (or less if you’re not fond of dill)
1⁄3 cup wine vinegar
2⁄3 cup olive oil
1 lemon
With a mortar and pestle, pulverize rosemary leaves and salt.

Add and pulverize garlic powder, oregano, basil, peppercorns, and
dillweed.
Add spices to wine vinegar.
Let stand for 30 minutes.
Add olive oil and the juice of one lemon.
Mix well and store in cruet or jar.
Flavor is fullest if you do not refrigerate.
RECIPES 161
Tangy French Dressing

3 teaspoons Krazy Mixed-Up Salt or seasoned salt

1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 packet Splenda
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
11⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
1⁄4 teaspoon tarragon, dried
1⁄2 cup olive oil
1 raw egg, well beaten†

1⁄2 cup heavy cream
In a blender or shaker jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine all ingre-

dients.
Shake until well blended.
Chill 1 hour to blend flavors.
Store in a jar or cruet with a tight-fitting lid.
†
A note of caution: In recipes calling for raw eggs, the eggs in their shells should be immersed
in boiling water for 30 seconds prior to their use.
Minted Yogurt Dressing

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 6 (about 3⁄4 cup total)
NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING (about 2 tablespoons): 1.3 grams of carb,
1.0 gram of protein
1⁄2 cup plain unsweetened yogurt

2 tablespoons heavy cream
1⁄4 cup water
3 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped
Blend all ingredients together on low speed. Pour into a tight-seal-

ing container and refrigerate for at least one hour to blend flavors. Will
keep in refrigerator for several days.
RECIPES 163
Homemade Mayonnaise
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 16 (1 tablespoon each)
1 raw egg†
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
dash cayenne pepper
1 packet Splenda
1⁄4 cup olive oil
3⁄4 to 1 cup light olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
In a blender on high, blend egg, dry mustard, salt, cayenne pepper,

sweetener, and 1⁄4 cup olive oil.
With blender running, add in a very slow stream, 1⁄2 cup light olive
oil, and then lemon juice.
Then, very slowly add an additional 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 cup light olive oil.
Stop blender to stir down if necessary.
Store in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
†
A note of caution: In recipes calling for raw eggs, the eggs in their shells should be immersed
in boiling water for 30 seconds prior to their use.
Crème Fraîche
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: about 1 cup (8 servings)
1 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon cultured buttermilk
Warm the cream very gently in a small saucepan (over low heat) to
just under 100°. Add the buttermilk and stir to combine. Pour the
cream into a container with a tight-fitting lid and allow it to sit on the
counter near the stove or in a warm place overnight (at least 12 hours)
until it thickens. Stir and refrigerate. It will keep for up to 1 week in
the refrigerator.
RECIPES 165
Blender Hollandaise Sauce

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

3 egg yolks (reserve whites for another use, if desired)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
dash cayenne pepper
In a small saucepan, melt butter.

Meanwhile, in a blender, blend egg yolks, lemon juice, and
cayenne pepper.
With blender running, add melted butter in a slow stream.
The sauce should thicken as you blend another 30 or 45 seconds.
Serve immediately.
Dry Rub for Meats

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: makes enough for many barbecues
1⁄2 cup black pepper

1⁄2 cup paprika
1⁄2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
In a zip closure bag, combine all ingredients and shake to mix.

Store dry rub in an airtight zip bag or jar.
Use by rubbing a few tablespoons onto meats to season them prior
to barbecuing.
Excellent on ribs, brisket, pork roasts, and chicken.
RECIPES 167
Versatile Meat Marinade


1 teaspoon Cavender’s Seasoning
In a zip closure bag or jar, mix all ingredients.

If using for chops, steak, chicken breasts, or thick fish fillets, you
may place frozen pieces directly into the zip-closure bag and defrost
while marinating in the refrigerator overnight.
If cooking and marinating the same day, you will want to allow at
least an hour or so at room temperature to impart flavor to the meat
before grilling or baking.
Mr. Ron’s Barbecue Sauce

42 ounces Dia-Mel or Featherweight Diet Catsup† (1 gram of carb

per tablespoon)
32 ounces white vinegar
1 10-ounce can tomato puree
1 medium white onion, chopped
6 tablespoons salt
6 tablespoons black pepper
6 tablespoons chili powder
6 tablespoons Splenda
In a large heavy stockpot, combine all ingredients.

Simmer for 4 to 6 hours.
Pour into sterilized canning jars and seal while hot.
†Made
with Muir Glen Organic regular catsup, carb increases to 4.1 grams per ounce.
Appendix A
Carbohydrate Content of Combination
Foods (Dairy, Nuts, Soy)
Milk
Whole 8 ounces 11 grams
2% 8 ounces 12 grams
1% 8 ounces 13 grams
Nonfat 8 ounces 12 grams
Buttermilk 8 ounces 12 grams
Goat’s 8 ounces 11 grams
Evaporated milk 2 tablespoons 3 grams
Yogurt
Plain 8 ounces 12 to 17 grams
Flavored 8 ounces 30 to 50 grams
Cream
Half and half 8 ounces 8 grams
1 tablespoon 0.5 grams
Light 8 ounces 7 grams
Heavy 8 ounces 6 grams
Sour Cream
Regular 2 tablespoons 1 gram
Light 2 tablespoons 2 grams
Nonfat 2 tablespoons 4 grams
Cottage Cheese
1⁄ 2 cup 1.5 grams
Whole milk
1⁄ 2
2% cup 4 grams
1% 1
⁄2 cup 4 grams
Nonfat 1⁄2 cup 5 grams
Cream cheese 1 ounce 2 grams
1⁄2 cup
Ricotta 4 to 6 grams
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Other Cheeses 1 ounce under 1 gram

(American, Blue, Brie, Camembert, Cheddar, Colby, Edam, Farmer, Feta, Goat,
Gouda, Gruyere, Havarti, Jarlsberg, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, Muenster,
Neufchâtel, Parmesan, Port du Salut, Provolone, Romano, Roquefort, String,
Swiss.)
Ice Cream
1⁄2 cup
Sugar-Free 6–10 grams
1⁄2 cup
Regular 15 to 30 grams
Nuts, Seeds, Legumes
Almonds, dry-roasted 1 ounce 2 grams
Brazil nuts, dried 1 ounce 2 grams
Cashews, dry-roasted 1 ounce 7.5 grams
Cashews, honey-roasted 1 ounce 11 grams
Hazelnuts, dried 1 ounce 1.5 grams
Macadamia nuts, dried 1 ounce 1.5 grams
Peanuts, dry-roasted 1 ounce 4 grams
Peanut Butter 2 tablespoons 5 grams
Pistachio nuts, roasted 1 ounce 5.5 grams
Pumpkin seeds, dry-roasted 1 ounce 3 grams
Sunflower seeds, dry-roasted 1 ounce 3.5 grams
Walnuts, dried
Black 1 ounce 3 grams
English 1 ounce 2 grams
Soy Products
Tofu 1 ounce 0.5 gram
1⁄2 cup
Black soybeans 4 grams
Miso 1 ounce 7.5 grams
Tempeh 1 ounce 1 gram
Soy milk, plain 1 cup less than 1 gram
Resources
Low-Carb Tortillas: Purveyors of wild game:
La Tortilla Factory New West Foods, Inc.
Santa Rosa, CA 1120 Lincoln Avenue Suite 905
(800)446-1516 Denver, CO 80203
www.latortillafactory.com (888)NEW-WEST
www.NewWestFoods.com
Purveyors of natural grass-fed beef:
Lasater Grasslands Beef Purveyor of fine cheese, crème
(866)4LG-BEEF fraîche, and dairy products:
www.lasatergrasslandsbeef.com Kendall Farms
P.O. Box 686
Atascadero, CA 93423
(805) 466-7252
For more information about this diet or book, go to
www.30daylowcarbdietsolution.com.
Pertinent worthwhile reading on diet and exercise:
The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook, Mary Dan Eades, M.D., Michael R.
Eades, M.D., and Ursula Solom (Wiley 2003).
The Protein Power LifePlan, Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Dan Eades,
M.D. (Warner 2000).
Protein Power, Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Dan Eades, M.D. (Bantam
1996).
The Protein Power LifePlan Gram Counter, Michael R. Eades, M.D. and
Mary Dan Eades, M.D. (Warner 2000).
The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution, Michael R. Eades, M.D., Mary Dan
Eades, M.D. and Frederick Hahn (Broadway 2003).
The Paleo Diet, Loren Cordain, Ph.D. (Wiley 2002).
The Good Fat Cookbook, Francis M. McCullough (Scribner 2003).
Newsletter:
For a free sample issue of the Eades Health Report newsletter, write to
Editor, Eades Health Report, P.O. Box 62, Denver, CO 80201 or click on
www.eadeshealthreport.com, where you’ll find up-to-date nutritional and
health information.
Nutritional supplement information and dietary support:
Also visit the Drs. Eades’ site at www.eatprotein.com for information about
available nutritional products, for dietary support, or to purchase books.
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Meal Planner
Worksheet
Protein Serving Size _______________ (S, M, L, XL, XXL)

Carbohydrate Serving Size _______________ (small, moderate, large)
Yes No
Did you take your multivitamin/mineral? 䡺䡺

Did you take extra potassium/magnesium? 䡺䡺
What you planned to eat What you actually ate

Breakfast:
Protein serving _____________________ _____________________
Carb serving _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
Fluid (ounces) _____________________ _____________________
Lunch:
Protein serving _____________________ _____________________
Carb serving _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
Fluid (ounces) _____________________ _____________________
Snack: _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
Dinner:
Protein serving _____________________ _____________________
Carb serving _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
Fluid (ounces) _____________________ _____________________
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Appendix B
Recommended Multivitamin
and Mineral Profile
Vitamin/Mineral Recommended Amount

Beta Carotene (for Vitamin A) 15,000 to 25,000 IU
Vitamin D31 50 to 100 IU
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) 500 to 1000 mg
B Complex vitamins:
Thiamine (Vitamin B1 ) 100 mg
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2 ) 40 mg
Niacin (Vitamin B3 ) 110 mg
Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5 ) 400 to 500 mg
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6 ) 15 to 50 mg
Cobalamin (Vitamin B12 ) 250 to 800 mcg2
Folic Acid 800 mcg to 3 mg
Tocopherol (Vitamin E) 200 to 400 IU
Vitamin K1 100 mcg
Boron 4 mg
Calcium (carbonate) 300 mg3
Magnesium (citrate, malate) 200 to 400 mg
Manganese (gluconate) 2 mg
Potassium (aspartate, gluconate) 99 mg–400 mg4
Vanadyl (sulfate) 100 mcg
Zinc (picolinate) 10 to 15 mg
1
Supplement with vitamin D only if you eat no dietary sources (cod liver oil) and get no unblocked
sun exposure on your skin.
2
Abbreviation for micrograms—1/1000 of a milligram (mg).
3
Assumes you eat regular dietary sources of calcium (dairy, especially). If not, increase to 1000 mg.
4
It is not uncommon to experience a loss in potassium when you begin a low-carb diet as the body
sheds excess fluid. We strongly recommend that you supplement with at least 200 mg of potassium
daily in your first week or two on the program. Consult your pharmacist if you are taking medica-
tions for blood pressure or fluid retention prior to supplementing with extra potassium. Some of
these medications cause you to retain potassium and your levels could become too high.
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Appendix C
Visualizing Meat Portion Sizes
This page shows the approximate portion sizes for meat servings. It’s useful to have
a visual image of the size of your various protein and carbohydrate allotments.
Veal Cutlet
(3 ounces,
trimmed)
↑

↓ this thick
Hamburger
(3 ounces, lean)
↑

↓ this thick
174
V I S U A L I Z I N G M E AT P O RT I O N S I Z E S 175
Pork Chop
1 Chop (this size)
(3 ounces, fat removed)
↑
 this
↓ thick
Roast Turkey
Roast Beef Round (lean only)
Ham (lean only)
3 ounces (2 slices
this size)
this
↑
↓ thick
Appendix D
Protein Requirements
Women
Height
5' or 6'
Weight less 5'1" 5'2" 5'3" 5'4" 5'5" 5'6" 5'7" 5'8" 5'9" 5'10" 5'11" and up
up to 100 S S S S S S S S S M M M M
105 S S S S S S S M M M M M M
110 S S S M M M M M M M M M M
115 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
135 M M M M M M M M M M M M L
140 M M M M M M M M M M M L L
145 M M M M M M M M M M M L L
150 M M M M M M M M L L L L L
155 M M M M M M L L L L L L L
160 M M M M M L L L L L L L L
165 M M M M L L L L L L L L L
170 M M M L L L L L L L L L L
175 M M L L L L L L L L L L L
180 L L L L L L L L L L L L L
210 L L L L L L L L L X X L L
215 L L L L L L L L X X X X X
220 L L L L L L L X X X X X X
225 L L L L L L X X X X X X X
230 L L L L L X X X X X X X X
235 L L L L L X X X X X X X X
240 L L L X X X X X X X X X X
245 L L X X X X X X X X X X X
250 X L X X X X X X X X X X X
255 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
300 and up X X X X X X X X X X X X X
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P ROT E I N R E Q U I R E M E N T S 177
Men
Height
6'7"
Weight 5'4" 5'5" 5'6" 5'7" 5'8" 5'9" 5'10" 5'11" 6'0" 6'1" 6'2" 6'3" 6'4" 6'5" 6'6" and up
up to 125 M M M M M M M M M M L L L L L L
130 M M M M M M M M L L L L L L L L
135 M M M M M M M L L L L L L L L L
140 M M M M L L L L L L L L L L L L
145 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
150 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L X
155 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L X
160 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L X X
165 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L X X
170 L L L L L L L L L L L L X X X X
175 L L L L L L L L L L L L X X X X
180 L L L L L L L L L L X X X X X X
185 L L L L L L L L L X X X X X X X
190 L L L L L L X X X X X X X X X X
195 L L L L L L X X X X X X X X X X
200 X L L L X X X X X X X X X X X X
205 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
245 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XX XX
250 X X X X X X X X X X X X XX XX XX XX
255 X X X X X X X X X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
260 X X X X X X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
265 X X X X X X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
270 X X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
275 X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
280 X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
285 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
310 and up XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
Index
alcohol, 40–41 beer, 41

almond extract, 154 bell pepper. See also bell pepper entries below
almonds, 154 Beef K-Bobs, 97
American Diabetic Association diet, 23 Breakfast Extravaganza, 73
Anchovies, 111 Shrimp K-Bobs, 121
anchovy fillets, 87 Skillet Ratatouille, 132
artificial sweeteners, 39 Veggie Tofu Chili, 144
asparagus Weight-Loss Chili, 98
Asparagus Jayme, 122 bell pepper, green
Asparagus Parmesano, 123 Salmon in Tomato Tubs, 118
Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100 bell pepper, red
aspartame, 39n Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111
Avgolemono (Greek Egg-and-Lemon Soup), 92 berries, mixed
avocado Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
Sesame Tofu Salad, 90 Paleolithic Punch, 84
wraps, 95 blackberries
Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
bacon Blender Hollandaise Sauce, 165
Casserole Egg-stravaganza, 74 blood sugar, regulating, 6–7, 23
Kaye’s Quiche, 76 blueberries
Sour Cream Beans, 127 Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
bacon drippings Bravely Braised Cabbage, 134
Sour Cream Beans, 127 bread crumbs, low-carb
Baked Tofu Caesar Salad, 140 Sunday Spicy Chicken, 105
baking cocoa bread
Hot Chocolate, 155 large serving list, 70
Barbecued Chicken Wings, 108 medium serving list, 66
beef, barbecued small serving list, 63
wraps, 95 breakfast
beef broth Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese, 80
Homestyle Tomato Soup, 93 Breakfast Extravaganza, 73
Beef K-Bobs, 97 Casserole Egg-stravaganza, 74
beef tenderloin Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78
Easy Beef Tenderloin, 99 Egg Salad, 77
178
INDEX 179
Kaye’s Quiche, 76 cereal

Lighter-than-Air Pancakes, 81 large serving list, 70
Paleolithic Punch, 84 medium serving list, 66
Power Shake, 82 small serving list, 63
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito, 79 Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish, 119
Swiss Egg Casserole, 75 cheese. See also cottage cheese, cream cheese,
Veggie Frittata, 72 other specific cheeses below
Yogurt Power Cup, 83 Kaye’s Quiche, 76
broccoli wraps, 95
Chicken Divan, 113 cheese, cheddar
Salad de Floret, 89 Asparagus Parmesano, 123
Sautéed Broccoli, 124 Italian Zucchini Bake, 130
Tofu and Broccoli Frittata, 147 cheese, feta
Broiled Rosemary Veggie Burger, 143 Tofu and Broccoli Frittata, 147
brussels sprouts cheese, hard
Herbed Brussels Sprouts, 137 Chef’s Salad, 91
Buffalo mozzarella Veggie Frittata, 72
Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, 85 cheese, monterey jack
Butter Lettuce Salad, 88 Casserole Egg-stravaganza, 74
cheese, mozzarella
cabbage Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46
Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46 Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, 85 (Buffalo
Homemade Coleslaw, 86 mozzarella)
Tangy Cabbage, 135 cheese, parmesan
cabbage, green Asparagus Parmesano, 123
Bravely Braised Cabbage, 134 Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46
Caesar dressing Caesar Salad, 87
Baked Tofu Caesar Salad, 140 Chicken Divan, 113
Caesar Salad, 87 Grilled Zucchini, 129
calories, 26, 38 Roman-Style Chicken, 112
capers Salmon in Tomato Tubs, 118
Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78 Stuffed Veal, 102
Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111 Tofu and Broccoli Frittata, 147
carbohydrate contents, 169–70 Zucchini Medley, 131
carbohydrate restriction, medical conditions cheese, ricotta
treated with, 1 Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46
carbohydrates cheese, romano
adding, 32 Sassy Green Beans, 128
controlling intake, 27–29 Zucchini Medley, 131
effect on insulin and glucagon, 12 cheese, Roquefort
identifying, 35–36 Roquefort Dressing, 159
increasing intake, 57 cheese, swiss
carrots Stuffed Veal, 102
Chef’s Salad, 91 Swiss Egg Casserole, 75
Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101 Chef’s Salad, 91
Homemade Coleslaw, 86 chicken. See also chicken entries below
Casserole Egg-stravaganza, 74 Cinder’s Lemon Chicken, 106
cauliflower Sunday Spicy Chicken, 105
Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101 Tabasco Chicken, 107
Salad de Floret, 89 wraps, 95
Zucchini Medley, 131 chicken, barbecued
caviar wraps, 95
Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78 chicken, canned
Chicken Salad, 114
INDEX 180
chicken bouillon granules crab salad

Chicken Divan, 113 Stuffed Tomato, 114
chicken breast cream cheese
Chicken Divan, 113 Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese, 80
Roman-Style Chicken, 112 Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78
chicken breast, halves Lighter-than-Air Pancakes, 81
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mustard, 110 Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes, 151
Rosemary Chicken, 109 Strawberry Cheesecake, 150
chicken breast, skinned and boned cream of celery soup, concentrate
Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111 Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101
chicken broth Crème Fraîche, 164
Asparagus Parmesano, 123 Chicken Divan, 113
Avgolemono (Greek Egg-and-Lemon Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94
Soup), 92 cucumber
Bravely Braised Cabbage, 134 Chef’s Salad, 91
Sautéed Broccoli, 124 Cukes and Onions, 136
chicken salad
Stuffed Tomato, 114 dairy products, carbohydrate contents, 169–70
wraps, 95 deli meats
chicken stock wraps, 95
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94 Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78
chicken thighs desserts
Roman-Style Chicken, 112 Chocolate Butter Wafers, 153
chicken wings Hot Chocolate, 155
Barbecued Chicken Wings, 108 Meringue Tart Shells, 154
Chocolate Butter Wafers, 153 Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes, 151
chocolate chips, semi-sweet mini Orange and Strawberry Cup, 149
Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes, 151 Simple Nut Crust for 152
cholesterol Strawberry Cheesecake, 150
lowering, 16–18 diabetes, 3, 23
low-fat diet ineffective for lowering, 18 Dia-Mel Diet Catsup
chow mein vegetables Mr. Ron’s Barbecue Sauce, 168
Matilda’s Marinated Green Beans, 125 dietary fat, 10
Cinder’s Lemon Chicken, 106 diets, assessing, 4–5
cocoa dill pickle
Chocolate Butter Wafers, 153 Egg Salad, 77
coconut, unsweetened Chicken Salad, 114
Meringue Tart Shells, 154 dill pickle relish
condiments Veggie-Stuffed Avocado (Tofu and Egg
Blender Hollandaise Sauce, 165 Salad), 142
Crème Fraîche, 164 wraps, 95
Dry Rub for Meats, 166 distilled spirits, 41
Homemade Mayonnaise, 163 Dry Rub for Meats, 166
Italian Dressing, 160
Minted Yogurt Dressing, 162 Easy Beef Tenderloin, 99
Mr. Ron’s Barbecue Sauce, 168 Easy Pork Tenderloin, 99
Red Wine Vinaigrette, 158 effective carbohydrate content, 32n
Roquefort Dressing, 159 egg dishes
Tangy French Dressing, 161 Breakfast Extravaganza, 73
Versatile Meat Marinade, 167 Casserole Egg-stravaganza, 74
cottage cheese Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78
Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese, 80 Egg Salad, 77
Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46 Kaye’s Quiche, 76
Lighter-than-Air Pancakes, 81 Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito, 79
Salad de Floret, 89 Swiss Egg Casserole, 75
Veggie Frittata, 72
INDEX 181
eggplant green beans, french-cut

Breakfast Extravaganza, 73 Matilda’s Marinated Green Beans, 125
Eggplant Milano, 133 Sour Cream Beans, 127
Skillet Ratatouille, 132 green beans, Italian
Egg Salad, 77 Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111
wraps, 95 Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mustard, 110
exercise, 19 Grilled Lamb Burgers, 96
extra-extra-large serving list, protein, 60 Grilled Salmon Steaks with Chive Butter, 117
extra-large serving list, protein, 59 Grilled Zucchini, 129
ground beef
Fancy Green Beans, 126 Weight-Loss Chili, 98
fats, 29–30, 37–38 guar gum
Featherweight Diet Catsup, Mr. Ron’s Barbecue Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
Sauce, 168
fiber, 11–12 Halibut Jardinère, 115
fish ham
wraps, 95 Chef’s Salad, 91
fish, whole ham, boiled
Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish, 119 Stuffed Veal, 102
fish dishes hamburger
Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish, 119 wraps, 95
Fish and Peppers, 116 heart disease, 3–4
Grilled Salmon Steaks with Chive Butter, elevated triglycerides linked to, 18
117 reducing risk, 19–20
Halibut Jardinere, 115 hen, roasting
Salmon in Tomato Tubs, 118 Roasted Paprika Chicken, 104
Shrimp K-Bobs, 121 Herbed Brussels Sprouts, 137
Skillet Shrimp, 120 high blood pressure, 7
Tuna Salad, 114 Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101
flounder fillets Homemade Coleslaw, 86
Fish and Peppers, 116 Homemade Mayonnaise, 163
Lighter-than-Air Pancakes, 81 Homemade Coleslaw, 86
fluid retention, 7 Tangy Cabbage, 135
fluids, 38–39 Veggie Pita TLT, 141
food, key to metabolic balance, 9–10 Veggie-Stuffed Avocado (Tofu and Egg
fructose, 11 Salad), 142
fruit, 36. See also blackberries, blueberries, wraps, 95
orange, strawberries Homestyle Tomato Soup, 93
large serving list, 67–68 hormones, 10
medium serving list, 64 Hot Chocolate, 155
Meringue Tart Shells, 154 hyperinsulinemia, 6
small serving list, 61
insulin, 6
glucagon, 6, 12 effect of carbohydrates on, 12
glucose, 11, 15 effect on heart disease, 19
“good” HDL cholesterol, raising, 18–19 lowering levels of, 8
grains relation to diseases, 1, 4
large serving list, 70 insulin receptors, 6–7
medium serving list, 66 insulin-related health problems, inventory for,
small serving list, 63 8–9
green beans. See also green bean entries below insulin resistance, 7, 17
Fancy Green Beans, 126 Italian Dressing, 160
Sassy Green Beans, 128 Italian Zucchini Bake, 130
182 INDEX
Kaye’s Quiche, 76 Low-Carb Pyramid, 16

ketones, 39 low-fat diets, effects of, 3, 8
lamb
Mango Smoothie, 148
Grilled Lamb Burgers, 96
Matilda’s Marinated Green Beans, 125
wraps, 95
meal intervals, 27
large serving lists
meal planning, 31, 44
carbohydrate, 66–70
carbohydrate serving lists, 60–70
protein, 59
generic, 45
lean body mass, preserving 20–22
protein serving lists, 58–60
legumes, carbohydrate contents, 170
substitutions in, 42–43
lemons
30-day meal planner, 45–57
Avgolemono (Greek Egg-and-Lemon
worksheet, 172
Soup), 92
meat dishes
Cinder’s Lemon Chicken, 106
Beef K-Bobs, 97
lettuce. See also lettuce entries below
Easy Beef Tenderloin, 99
wraps, 95
Easy Pork Tenderloin, 99
lettuce, butter
Grilled Lamb Burgers, 96
Butter Lettuce Salad, 88
Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101
lettuce, iceberg
Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100
Chef’s Salad, 91
Stuffed Veal, 102
lettuce, large leaf
Venison Tenderloin with Rosemary Sauce,
Veggie Pita TLT, 141
103
lettuce, loose leaf
Weight-Loss Chili, 98
Chef’s Salad, 91
meats, portion sizes, 174–75
lettuce, mixed
medium serving lists
Sesame Tofu Salad, 90
carbohydrate, 63–66
lettuce, romaine
protein, 58
Baked Tofu Caesar Salad, 140
Meringue Tart Shells, 154
Caesar Salad, 87
metabolic balance, 6, 9–10
liver, function of, 18
metabolic rate
livestock, fattening diet of, 14
food’s effect on, 12–13
Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook (Eades &
protein intake related to, 27
Eades), 34, 43
minerals, recommended, 173
low-carb diets
mineral supplements, 40
calories and, 26
Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes, 151
criticism of, 15
Minted Yogurt Dressing, 162
eating by color, 33–34
wraps, 95
effects of, 10, 24
Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
fat intake on, 29–30
Mr. Ron’s Barbecue Sauce, 168
foods to eat and foods to avoid, 33–34,
wraps, 95
36–43
Muir Glen Organic regular catsup
graduating to more carbs, 32
meal planning for, 31
multivitamins, recommended, 173
medications and, 17n, 23, 29
mushrooms
protein requirements, 25–26, 35
Beef K-Bobs, 97
protein’s importance to, 27
Breakfast Extravaganza, 73
rules for, 24, 31
Halibut Jardinère, 115
30-day expectations, 30–31
low-carb lifestyle, health benefits of
Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100
controlling blood sugar, 23
Roman-Style Chicken, 112
lowering cholesterol and triglycerides,
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94
16–18
Shrimp K-Bobs, 121
preserving lean body, 20–22
Stewart’s Mushrooms, 139
raising “good” HDL cholesterol, 18–19
Veggie Frittata, 72
reduced heart disease risk, 19–20
INDEX 183
Veggie Tofu Chili, 144 Simple Nut Crust for Desserts, 152
Weight-Loss Chili, 98 Yogurt Power Cup, 83
mushrooms, white pepper, green
Sautéed Mushrooms, 138 Halibut Jardinere, 115
pepper, green chili
nutritional knowledge, test of, 5–6 Fish and Peppers, 116
nutritional supplements, 40 pepper, red, roasted
nuts, carbohydrate contents, 170 Tofu and Broccoli Frittata, 147
peppers. See bell pepper
obesity, rise in, 3 Pickapeppa Sauce
oils, 29–30, 38 Stewart’s Mushrooms, 139
olive oil Italian dressing pimiento
Skillet Shrimp, 120 Halibut Jardinere, 115
olives, black Matilda’s Marinated Green Beans, 125
Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78 Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111
Egg Salad, 77 pineapple juice, unsweetened
onion. See also onion entries below Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100
Beef K-Bobs, 97 pork, barbecued
Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46 wraps, 95
Cinder’s Lemon Chicken, 106 pork, roasted
Egg Salad, 77 Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100
Eggplant Milano, 133 pork chops
green, Chef’s Salad, 91 Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mustard, 110 pork tenderloin
Grilled Lamb Burgers, 96 Easy Pork Tenderloin, 99
Halibut Jardinère, 115 portion sizes, 25, 26
Herbed Brussels Sprouts, 137 Power Shake, 82
Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101 preserves
Kaye’s Quiche, 76 Strawberry Preserves, 156
Roasted Paprika Chicken, 104 protein, 10
Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100 distributing intake, 26
Roman-Style Chicken, 112 importance of, 27
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94 requirements, 25–26, 35
Sassy Green Beans, 128 role in self-preservation, 21
Shrimp K-Bobs, 121 serving lists, 58–60
Veggie Tofu Chili, 144 serving sizes, 176–77
Weight-Loss Chili, 98 protein powder
onion, green Mango Smoothie, 148
Salmon in Tomato Tubs, 118 Power Shake, 82
onion, white Protein Power (Eades & Eades), 1, 2, 20
Breakfast Extravaganza, 73 The Protein Power LifePlan (Eades & Eades),
Cukes and Onions, 136 1, 2
Skillet Ratatouille, 132 raspberries
onion, yellow Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish, 119 red snapper, whole
orange, mandarin Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish, 119
Butter Lettuce Salad, 88 Red Wine Vinaigrette, 158
orange, valencia rice flour
Orange and Strawberry Cup, 149 Lighter-than-Air Pancakes, 81
Ornish, Dean, 20 Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100
Roasted Paprika Chicken, 104
Paleolithic Punch, 84 Roman-Style Chicken, 112
pecans Roquefort Dressing, 159
Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes, 151 Rosemary Chicken, 109
184 INDEX
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94 soy products, carbohydrate contents, 170

Salad de Floret, 89 spinach
salads Kaye’s Quiche, 76
Butter Lettuce Salad, 88 Veggie Frittata, 72
Caesar Salad, 87 sprouts
Chef’s Salad, 91 Veggie Pita TLT, 141
Homemade Coleslaw, 86 starches, 11, 37
Salad de Floret, 89 steak
Sesame Tofu Salad, 90 wraps, 95
Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, 85 steak cubes
salmon Beef K-Bobs, 97
Delightfully Devilish Eggs, 78 Stewart’s Mushrooms, 139
salmon, canned pink strawberries
Salmon in Tomato Tubs, 118 Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese, 80
salmon steaks Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
Grilled Salmon Steaks with Chive Butter, Orange and Strawberry Cup, 149
117 Strawberry Cheesecake, 150
salsa Strawberry Preserves, 156
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito, 79 stroke, 3–4
Sassy Green Beans, 128 Stuffed Tomato, 114
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito, 79 Stuffed Veal, 102
Sautéed Broccoli, 124 substitutions, 42–43
Sautéed Mushrooms, 138 sugars, 11
seeds, carbohydrate contents, 170 Sunday Spicy Chicken, 105
Sesame Tofu Salad, 90 sweeteners, 39
shallots Swiss Egg Casserole, 75
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mustard, 110 syrup
Homestyle Tomato Soup, 93 Mixed-Berry Syrup, 157
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94
shrimp, medium Tabasco Chicken, 107
Skillet Shrimp, 120 Tangy Cabbage, 135
shrimp, large Tangy French Dressing, 161
Shrimp K-Bobs, 121 Taubes, Gary, 1–2
shrimp salad Thin So Fast (Eades & Eades), 1
Stuffed Tomato, 114 tofu, baked
wraps, 95 wraps, 95
Simple Nut Crust for Desserts, 152 tofu, pre-baked, pre-seasoned
Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111 Baked Tofu Caesar Salad, 140
Skillet Ratatouille, 132 tofu, pre-cooked
Skillet Shrimp, 120 Veggie-Stuffed Avocado (Tofu and Egg
small serving lists Salad), 142
carbohydrate, 60–63 tofu, pre-seasoned
protein, 58 Veggie Pita TLT, 141
snacks, 41–42 Tofu and Broccoli Frittata, 147
SoBe Lean, Power Shake, 82 tomato
sole fillets Chef’s Salad, 91
Fish and Peppers, 116 Chicken Salad, 114
soups Eggplant Milano, 133
Avgolemono (Greek Egg-and-Lemon Halibut Jardinere, 115
Soup), 92 Homestyle Tomato Soup, 93
Homestyle Tomato Soup, 93 Italian Zucchini Bake, 130
Sadie Kendall’s Mushroom Soup, 94 Roast Pork Stir Fry, 100
Sour Cream Beans, 127 Roman-Style Chicken, 112
soy milk, unsweetened Salmon in Tomato Tubs, 118
Mango Smoothie, 148 Skillet Chicken Italiano, 111
INDEX 185
Skillet Ratatouille, 132 vegetarian dishes

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, 85 Baked Tofu Caesar Salad, 140
Tuna Salad, 114 Broiled Rosemary Veggie Burger, 143
Veggie Pita TLT, 141 Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46
Veggie Tofu Chili, 144 Mango Smoothie, 148
Weight-Loss Chili, 98 Tofu and Broccoli Frittata, 147
wraps, 95 Veggie Pita TLT, 141
Zucchini Medley, 131 Veggie-Stuffed Avocado (Tofu and Egg
tomato juice Salad), 142
Sassy Green Beans, 128 Veggie Tofu Chili, 144
Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, 85 veggie burgers
tortilla, low-carb Broiled Rosemary Veggie Burger, 143
Breakfast Burrito with Cream Cheese, 80 wraps, 95
ordering information, 171 Veggie Frittata, 72
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Burrito, 79 Veggie Pita TLT, 141
wraps, 95 Veggie-Stuffed Avocado (Tofu and Egg Salad),
trans fats, 30 142
triglycerides, lowering, 16–18 Veggie Tofu Chili, 144
trout, whole Venison Tenderloin with Rosemary Sauce, 103
Charlie’s Grilled Whole Fish, 119 Versatile Meat Marinade, 167
Tuna Salad, 114 vitamins, 40
Stuffed Tomato, 114
wraps, 95 walnuts
type II diabetes, 3, 23 Butter Lettuce Salad, 88
Simple Nut Crust for Desserts, 152
ultra-low-carb diet, 17 water, 38–39
USDA food pyramid, 12–14 water chestnuts
Fancy Green Beans, 126
veal cutlets Matilda’s Marinated Green Beans, 125
Stuffed Veal, 102 Weight-Loss Chili, 98
vegetable dishes What If Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat? (Taubes),
Asparagus Jayme, 122 1–2
Asparagus Parmesano, 123 wine, 40–41
Bravely Braised Cabbage, 134 wine (dry, red or white)
Cukes and Onions, 136 Sautéed Mushrooms, 138
Eggplant Milano, 133 wine, dry white
Fancy Green Beans, 126 Stuffed Veal, 102
Grilled Zucchini, 129 wine, white
Herbed Brussels Sprouts, 137 Halibut Jardinère, 115
Italian Zucchini Bake, 130 wraps, 95
Sassy Green Beans, 128 yogurt, plain
Sautéed Broccoli, 124 Yogurt Power Cup, 83
Sautéed Mushrooms, 138 yogurt, unsweetened
Skillet Ratatouille, 132 Minted Yogurt Dressing, 162
Sour Cream Beans, 127 Yogurt Power Cup, 83
Stewart’s Mushrooms, 139
Tangy Cabbage, 135 zucchini
Zucchini Medley, 131 Grilled Zucchini, 129
vegetable protein hamburger substitute Italian Zucchini Bake, 130
Cabbage Lasagna, 145–46 Skillet Ratatouille, 132
Veggie Tofu Chili, 144 Zucchini Medley, 131
vegetables, 36–37 zucchini squash
large serving list, 68–69 Hobo Dinner Pork Chops, 101
medium serving list, 64–66 Roman-Style Chicken, 112
small serving list, 61–62
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THE 30-DAY

Michael R. Eades, M.D.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

Design and production by Navta Associates, Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Printed in the United States of America

CHAPTER 1 Why Low-Carb Works 3

CHAPTER 2 Getting Ready to Go Low-Carb 24

CHAPTER 3 So . . . What Do I Eat? 33

CHAPTER 4 The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution

APPENDIX A Carbohydrate Content of Combination Foods

APPENDIX D Protein Requirements 176

Although this book, like our previous ones, is an outgrowth of our

We’ve been powering the low-carbohydrate movement since the mid-

Victims of the Low-Fat Lie

excess weight much more easily by switching to the low-carbohydrate

The Metabolic Balance Scale

Tipping the Scale

have built-in receivers to pick up the message. The receivers for

Scoring your health quiz:

Food Was the Cause, Food Is the Solution

A Short Primer on Food

Food’s Effect on Metabolism

Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans,

Vegetable Fruit Group

Bread, Cereal, Rice,

Figure 1. The USDA Food Pyramid

to the USDA recommendations, North Americans are supposed to be

Food Pyramid or Feed Pyramid?

we’ve included 30 days’ worth of meal plans to Vege-

The Health Benefits of Going Low-Carb

Why is a low-fat diet so ineffective for lowering cholesterol?

Raising Your “Good” HDL Cholesterol

levels of HDL cholesterol—even in the absence of any other risk

Reduced Risk of Heart Disease

Preserving Your Lean Body

Controlling Blood Sugar

Remember the Nutritional Pop Quiz at the start of the chapter?

Y ou’re going to be amazed at how quickly and effortlessly a low-

1. Always meet your daily protein requirement

In order to follow even that simple plan, however, you’ll need to

Finding Your Protein Requirement

of your correct height and weight.

Sometimes Calories Do Count

Why Is Protein So Important?

Cutting the Carbs

If you answered yes to question 7, although the Small

What About Fats?

Sesame seed oil

What to Expect in 30 Days

tive low-carb diet can realistically expect to lose 12 to 20 pounds of fat

How Will You Know When to

F iguring out what to eat on a low-carb diet can be as simple as our

corn—but, again, only if you’re applying it to whole foods and not to

What to Eat: Getting Your Protein

What to Eat: What is a Carb, Anyway?

foods made from these things—bread, cereal, mufﬁns, cookies, cakes,

The Fruit Bowl

The Vegetable Bin