Can I Get a List of Low Carb Foods?! Bill Bailey, Ph.D., MH, ND, CNHP, CTN (Dr. Bailey can be reached at Traditional Naturopath)

People write us all the time and ask, "Can you give me a list of low carbohydrate foods that I can eat?"  We get this question almost more than any other!  Why is this a difficult question to answer?

Well, in general, if you are on a low carb diet, you can have meats, eggs, cheeses and a small salad. Generally, foods are divided into three nutritional groups:

Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates

Since all foods have different amounts of all those groups, it would be nearly impossible to give out a "list" of foods containing carbohydrates.  Here at the Low Carb Nexus®, what we sell are foods that are low in carbohydrate.... to get specifics on general foods, I would recommend looking up any specific foodstuff on the USDA's database at this link:

USDA Nutrient Database Lookup

enter the name of the food... like "corn," then you can narrow it down like selecting "Babyfood, vegetable, butternut squash and corn"... and then click on the "report" button... you will see that baby food is 9.30 grams of carbohydrates in 100 grams of baby food.  In this way, you can look up any food in their database!

Keep in mind that one of the main reasons that the Low Carb Nexus® exists is to provide a place where you can get Low Carbohydrate, Sugar-Free Foods and Products that you can use and enjoy!  Here's a link to our LCN On-Line Shopping System:

Low Carb Nexus® On-Line Shopping Cart

There you will find categories (on the left hand side of the screen) that have a wide selection of Low Carb Products!

Also, we do carry a booklet that has a handy reference of Carbohydrate Counts by Dr. Atkins, that link is here:

Dr. Atkins' Carb Counter

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