The low carbohydrate
plan limits carbohydrates to 20 grams a day for the first two weeks and then 60 grams a day thereafter.
The recipes in
this plan limit carbohydrates, saturated fat and sodium — factors that can negatively impact your diabetes if you eat too much — and can still be enjoyed by the whole family.
Not exact matches
Because we tend to de-emphasize grain intake in our WHFoods recipes and meal
plans, and because we generally tend to emphasize intake of low glycemic index foods that have
limited to moderate amounts of available
carbohydrates, we set a WHFoods recommendation level of 225 grams for total
carbohydrate — about 10 % higher than the low end of the range recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in its discussion of Dietary Reference Intakes.
This shows that this
plan would only work due to
limiting calories, not by any special properties of mixing what they claim to be the right balance of fats, proteins, and
carbohydrates.
So, you can see from this meal
plan that my starchy
carbohydrates were
limited to breakfast and after a workout.
Nor is it recommended for those on gut healing diets such as GAPS, SCD, AIP or other temporary dietary approaches like the 21 Day Bone Broth Diet
Plan that exclude or greatly
limit carbohydrate consumption.
Fat: The Weight Loss Secret advocates a weight loss
plan based on
limiting carbohydrates while allowing for a high intake of dietary fat.
One serving contains around 7g of
carbohydrates so you will want to
limit yourself to no more than a single serving per day, unless you
plan on getting all of your carbs from peanut butter.