Atkins-approved veggies?

[Ceebs]

Could someone please refresh my memory about which veggies - if any - are kosher on Atkins? I know that meat, eggs, cheese, cream, and oil are fine, but I've been doing my own veggie-heavy lowcarb diet so long, I forgot what Atkins calls for specifically. (A little back story: I have people visiting from out of town in 10 days who are on the diet, and I need to impress the hell out of them with my cooking. Not easy to do sans lasagna and chocolate cheesecake.)

Is broccoli okay? Eggplant? Cabbage? Cauliflower? Green bell peppers? Green beans? Spinach? Zucchini? Small amounts of ginger and garlic for flavor?

Thanks in advance.

 

[XbdawggX]

If you're unsure of what's allowed, you can try hitting up his website and checking out his carb-gram counter....

www.atkinscenter.com (click on food & recipes... and on the left side is a button for the carb counter)

Sorry I can't help beyond that... I read the book a few years ago and even then I'm not really a fan of veggies.

 

[Ceebs]

Yup, been there, thank you. I've never shied away from meat and cheese in cooking, the problem lies in substituting fibrous veggies for what starchy carbs would normally add bulk to a recipe, like pasta, tomatoes, or potatoes.

 

[HANSEL]

I found this list Ceebs...I didnt see savoy cabbage on there but I know its ok on Atkins, its very good, I eat alone and use it as lettuce wraps for chicken and tuna etc. the leaves are prime for using like a tortilla, just wrap from the sides of the leaves not top to bottom (if tht makes sense).
REgards


A serving of these salad vegetables has 10% or less of your daily carbohydrate limit. Therefor you can eat up to three cups of these without worry.

Lettuce
Escarole
Arugula
Endive
Radicchio
Chicory
Sorrel
Mache
Bock Choy
Chives
Parsley
Cucumber
Radishes
Fennel
Peppers
Celery
Jicama
Alfalfa Sprouts
Mushrooms
Olives
Other Vegetables:

These vegetables have more carbohydrates than the ones above. You'll want to limit your intake of these to about 1 cup per day.

Asparagus
String beans, wax beans, etc.
Cabbage
Beet Greens
Cauliflower
Chard
Eggplant
Kale
Kohlrabi
Tomato
Onion
Rhubard
Scallions
Leeks
Spinach
Summer Squash
Zucchini
Okra
Pumpkin
Turnips
Avocado
Bamboo Shoots
Bean Sprouts
Water Chestnuts
Snow Pea Pods
Sauerkraut
Collard Greens
Dandelion Greens
Broccoli
Spaghetti Squash
Celery Root
Brussel Sprouts
Artichoke Hearts
Hearts of Palm

 

[Millie]

lettuce
broccoli
cabbage
brussels sprouts
spinach
mushrooms
radishes
cucumbers
asparagus
peppers
spring onions
zucchini

be careful with the cheese, because a lot of cheeses contain a few carbs.

 

[HANSEL]

Millie, are spring onions the same as green onions?

 

[Millie]

oops, we must have been posting at the same time, HANSEL. your list is so much bigger

yes, they are the same thing.