What kind of meals can I eat that are low in carbohydrates and free of white flour?

[Anonymous]

I'm really struggling with this cuz everything is bread based

[PT1911]

Have any kind of meal involving meat and vegetables. I usually just grill/stir fry some kind of meat (chicken, steak, fish) and either stir fry or bake some kind of vegetables to go with it. For flavoring you can add a little bit of white wine while stir frying, some kind of seasoning, or squeeze some fresh orange/lime juice. Along with a decent workout every other day, I lost 20 lbs over a semester (college student)

[Asker]

Thanks dude.. you gave me practical advice that I can use

[PT1911]

For sure man, it also depends on your body type and how it works. I'm 21 and my metabolism is shit, mostly because my family on my dad's side is diabetic. So I learned how to keep my carb intake low. At the same time there is nothing wrong with treating yourself to some pasta or anything carb intensive here and there

[Asker]

I have diabetes in my family and I'm pre diabetic

[PT1911]

Work out, follow the meat/vegetable guideline, and drink A LOT of water. Drinking dairy and any kind of fruit juice is good too. I assume you don't drink much soda, including diet.

[Asker]

I drink diet but cut down drastically since I found this thing called Mio water flavoring

[PT1911]

You're better off in the long run then. I don't like water flavoring, but everyone has their preference.

[thatbuffedkid]

Meal 1 - Oatmeal

Meal 2 - 4egg whites

Meal 3 - Fried chicken

Meal 4 - Mixed salad

Meat 5 - Baked veg

Meal 6 - Dry fish.

and as Ryan Reynolds said. Just gotta have deficit unless you are gettin ready for BB competetion and want that dry bod.

[MadThinker]

I've been eating less bread, and I've been eating more brown rice and quinoa. Also, I'm discovering that you can make typically starchy/grain things out of veggies. I just made some pizza with cauliflower as the crust, and it was actually really good. I don't generally eat a lot of bread; I eat things like soup a lot and throw lentils and veggies and stuff in my rice cooker.

[Asker]

Thank you.. I like the crust idea.. I love cauliflower

[MadThinker]

Cool! I'll look for the recipe.

[MadThinker]

Sorry, I can't find the recipe. It was in an article on buzzfeed, but there are lots of cauliflower pizza crust recipes on the internet.

[Asker]

I will try to find it. Thank you so much for taking the time to look for it.

[MadThinker]

No problem, enjoy!

[knotme]

You don't have to eat bread. you can stick with meat, vegs, fruit, and dairy.

[Asker]

But it makes eating easier. . I like easy

[kheserthorpe]

Breakfast: scrambled eggs, ham. Some sliced tomato - one frying pan.

Lunch: salad with chicken breast

Dinner : fresh fish and vegetables in a steamer. Or steak or pork grilled with peppers and mushrooms.

[Asker]

Thanks man. . this is the kind of practical advice I really appreciate that sometimes I have trouble getting on this site. It's refreshing to get help like this

[kheserthorpe]

I've run low carb before. First couple days are rough then it's easy.

Greek yogurt is a useful ingredient too - you can use it lots of ways, including mixed with herbs as a high protein salad dressing.

[NoblesseOblige]

Dude. Eat whatever you want, but eat 500 cals less a day than you need. You will lose weight.

[Asker]

Are familiar with my fitness pal app?

[COCOCHANEL]

doesn't work for me. i eat less than 500cal a day total with 1hr of walking (work related)

[Asker]

@cocochanel you have to factor in gender, and weight and height for Cal intake. For me it's 1800 calories

[Anonymous]

Do you have coeliac disease? I could ask a friend of mine, he's got it and has to avoid anything made from wheat and similar stuff.

[COCOCHANEL]

rice, rice flour, oatmeal, hummus, quinoa

[NoblesseOblige]

What. 500 cals? No way can that be right.

[knotme]

I know how is that possible. you get close to that with oatmeal, berries, and milk

[COCOCHANEL]

noble: what do you mean by ”right”?

[COCOCHANEL]

sorry QA, i thought you meant good non wheat alternatives (but still carbs)

[Asker]

No problem. . I just want to cut the white flour and sugars which I hear a lot of people say to cut out

[COCOCHANEL]

yeah i cut those and milk several years ago, of course there's protein and vegetables, fruits but they say that you need a balance (including carbs). so add some alternative carbs like the ones i mentioned.

[Asker]

I love cauliflower lol

[COCOCHANEL]

that's a very healthy choice. a few wks ago a friend told me cauliflower is the next big weight-loss superfood.

[Asker]

Awesome!!! :)

[Spikeroy]

Water, milk, grapes, and broccoli

[Asker]

That's not a meal. . Water is essential for life, grapes are a snack, and broccoli is a side dish. . I'm talking about meals

[Spikeroy]

Lol I know I was being sarcastic. But look at vegetarian cookbooks they have a ton of recipes that follow that criteria

[Asker]

I'm a guy.. I need meat.. I'd never turn vegetarian

[Anonymous]

Tell me about it. Bread is just too yummy.