Atkins Breakfast Ideas And Recipes For Omelettes

Atkins Diet Phase 1 Recipes

If using leftover meat you have cooked. The basic omelette (i.e. onion and eggs) would have 5.5g of carbs. Simply add the carb amounts from the ingredients to see how many carbs there are in total. Just mix and match ingredients to make a tasty new combination everyday if you like - the possibilities are endless! Portabello Mushroom & Cheese with poached egg, vine tomatoes and spinach. Scrambled eggs - just beat 2 eggs in a cup and add a tablespoon of cream, salt, pepper and the herbs of your choice.

Melt butter in a small saucepan and add the eggs. Stir and cook until the eggs are set. You could add cheese on top or have with some streaky bacon. Kippers - here is an article about having kippers for breakfast - apparently its back in fashion! For more ideas check out the UK Atkins meal-planner - just click Breakfast and Phase 1 for instance to get lots of recipes for breakfasts.

What about a Full Irish breakfast? So the question you’re probably all wondering about.. What about a fry-up? Eating a full Irish breakfast (with some modifications) from time to time is acceptable on the Atkins diet. It’s not the the healthiest choice there is - although not for the reasons you are thinking! Its not the saturated fat that is the problem - it has been well proven that in the context of a low carb diet, saturated fat does not cause heart disease or cause cholesterol to rise.

The reason that sausages, bacon etc. are not the healthiest choice is because they often have nitrates added and other fillers. First of all, check the amount of meat in the sausages you buy - you’ll see that some contain as little as 50% pork - the rest is make up of fillers and carbs. It is possible to get more than 80% pork - the Superquinn ones are very good. It is also possible that your local butchers would make them with 100% meat and no additives.

With rashers too - try to get the ones with the highest amount of meat in them. Hash browns are quite high in carbs - have a look online for low-carb hash browns recipes - there are lots of recipes that use cauliflower instead of potato. Other than that, leave out the toast and the orange juice and it’s not too high in carbs. So as I said, not the healthiest choice ever (because of the additives in processed meats) but not too bad to have from time to time. If your other choice is cereal, toast and orange juice - then it is definitely the better choice. If you’re cooking it yourself you can improve it by getting less processed meats and feel free to add in onions, mushrooms, tomato instead of the hash browns and toast.

Take some time to plan your meals for week one. This way of eating may be quite different from what you are used to so give yourself some time to prepare. This way of eating will become second nature in no time but it is going to require some extra time and effort at the beginning. Although you will probably find you are eating more vegetables than you did previously, it is recommended that you take a daily multivitamin and an omeaga-3 fatty acid supplement.

Buy a notebook and write down what you eat and the amount of carbs at least for the first few weeks. We all selectively remember what we did (or didn’t eat!) otherwise. Believe me, this step alone will make a big difference. Take a photo before you start. Wear something figure hugging and take a side and front profile pic. You will be so glad you did in a few weeks or months time when you can compare photos from then with the ‘before’ picture and see your progress.

Also take your measurements - you’ll find a measuring tape in your Starter Box. This is important because sometimes you will see the difference in inches before you see it on the scales. The Starter Box also includes a weight and measurement tracker. The actual number on the scales is not important.

You just need to know what it is so you can see what progress you’ve made in two weeks time. One of the science based changes in the New Atkins is the recommendation to drink 2 cups of broth, half a teaspoon of salt or 2 tablespoons of regular soya sauce.

For Irish readers, you might be familiar with Bovril.. As with any diet, you will lose a certain amount of water at the beginning. Don’t forget that sugar is off limits so remember to buy sweetner like sucralose (Splenda), saccharine (Sweet’N Low), stevia (Sweet Leaf or Truvia) or xylitol and have that in your tea or coffee instead of sugar (if you take sugar).

Have no more than 3 packets a day and count each packet as 1g of carbs. Also a good idea to get one of the little containers to keep in your handbag (or pocket for the men?!). Most cafes will have sweetener however but still handy to have particularly when visiting friends.

Milk including skimmed milk is naturally rich in milk sugar (lactose) so its off-limits in Induction. However cream is an acceptable and delicious alternative in tea/coffee! Just buy fresh cream or double cream - it really is lovely - and once you try it you’ll never want to go back!