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Atkins Induction Foods

List of foods one can eat during atkins induction to jumpstart weight loss

 

This page provide a list of atkins induction foods to be eaten during atkins induction phase.  During the induction phase your carb intake need to be reduce to less than 20 gram of Net carbs a day.  By doing so you help to kick start your weight loss.  The lots of food to eat during induction phase is divided into these groups: Meat Poultry Fish Shellfish Egg and Cheese Fats and Oil Salad Vegetables Vegetables Herbs and Spices Beverages   Meat Beef Pork/Ham/Becon Veal Lamb Rabbit Venison Important Note for atkins induction meat: Do not consume more than 4 ounces organ meats a day.  Process meats such as bacon, ham, pepperoni, salami, hot dogs and other luncheon meat may be cured with addes sugar and may contain nitrates. Avoid product that are not exclusively meat, such as meatloaf and breaded foods. -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Poultry Chicken Duch Pheasant Turkey Cornish Hen Goose Quail Other games bird Important Note for atkins induction poultry: Avoid breaded poultry product and other non exclusively poultry foods. -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Fish (Include Canned) Anchovies Cod Mahi-Mahi Salmon Swordfish Bass Flounder Monkfish Sardines Trout Bluefish Herring Orange Roughy Scrod Tuna Catfish Mackerel Red Snapper Sole Whitefish Important Note : Avoid fish cured with sugar or nitrate Shellfish Clams Lobster Oyster Squid Crab Mussels Scallops   Crawfish Octopus Shrimp   -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Eggs and Cheese (Include Canned) You may eat up to 4 ounce of full fat, firm soft semi soft cheese such as Asiago Cheddar Goat Cheese Jalsberg Parmesan Blue Cheese Cream Cheese Gouda Monterey Jack Parmigiano Brie Feta Gruyere Mozzarella Provolone Camembert Fontina Havarti Muenster Swiss Important Note: All cheese have some carbohydrate content.  The rule of thumb is to count 1 ounce of cheese as 1 gram carbohydrate.  Fresh cheese such as cottage cheese, ricotta, and farmer cheese are too high in carbs and is not suitable for atkins induction phase. Avoid diet cheese or cheese spreads.  If you are known to have yeast intolerance, dairy allergy or milk intolerance, avoid cheese altogether.   -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Fats and Oil Butter Sour Cream Canola oil Safflower oil Cream Whipped Cream (unsweetened) Corn oil Sesame oil Half-and-half   Flaxseed oil Soybean oil Mayonaise Grapeseed oil Sunflower oil Olive Oil Walnut oil Important Note : Oils labeled "cold pressed" or "expeller-pressed" have the most nutrient. Avoid margarine, as it is usually made with hydorgenated oils or trans fats. -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Salad Vegetables: You can have 3 cups (loosely packed) of the following Alfalfa Sprouts Chicory Endive Meclun Radishes Arugula Chinese Cabbage Escarole Mushrooms Rommaine Bean Sprouts Cucumber Fennel Parsley Sorrel Cabbage Daikon Jicama Peppers Watercress Celery Lettuce Radicchio Note : For salad dressing use oil plus vinegar or lemon juice and spices. You can also use bottled brand of salad dressing with less than 2 grams of Net Carbs per servings. -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Others Vegetables Arthichoke hearts Broccol rabe Green beans Okra Swiss Chard Asparagus Brussels Sprouts Green onions Pumpkin Tomato Avocado Cauliflower Hears of palm Rhubarb Turnip greens Bamboo Shoots Celery Root Kale Snow Peas Turnips Beet Greens Collard Greens Kohirabi Spaghetti Squash Water Chestnuts Bok Choy Dandelion Greens Leeks Spinach Wax beans Broccoli Eggplant Mustard Greens Summer Squash Zuchinni -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Herbs and Spices Season any foods to taste with the following spices Basil Cilantro Ginger Rosemary Cayenne pepper Cumin Oregano Sage Chili Powder Dill Paprika Tarragon Chives Garlic Pepper Thyme Note : Dry granulated spices are allowed as long as they do not contains sugar. If the package mentions additional unspecified "spices", these "spices" may contain sugar and is best to avoid it. -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods   Beverages: Water Essence flovored Seltzer (mus say "no calories) Clear broth/bouillon Spring Water Ice Tea Mineral Water Decaffeinated coffe or tea Club Soda Herb teas Note : Herb teas should contain no barley, dates, figs, or sugar. Ice tea can be unsweetened or artificially sweetened. Grain beverages are not allowed. Alcoholic beverages are not part of induction, but thos low in carbohydrates are in moderation an option in the later phase of atkins diet. -> Top of Page Atkins Induction Foods

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Atkins Diet Article:

• Atkins Induction - to jump start your weight loss plus atkins induction recipes.
• Atkins Induction Foods - List of Foods you can eat to jumpstart atkins weight loss program
• Atkins Net Carbs - How to calculate net carbs intake during atkins diet