Name your 5 favorite foods on Aktins

[trudi]

Hey Everyone-
I'm stalling a bit in induction due to experiments with "frankenfoods" and I thought if I went back to basics and stuck to a few key foods for a few days, then incorporate other induction foods, I would get a grip - so my question:

What are your top 5 foods (or dishes) you recommend that are induction friendly and seemed to be most effective at promoting loss? :roll:

[justcindy]

Egg salad, scrambled eggs, steak salad, hot wings....

I have noticed the more eggs I eat the easier it is to lose weight. Strange but true. Hope that helps. :)

[Iowagirl]

steak, cream in my coffee, cashews (not the best choice, I know!),deviled eggs, cheese.

Not all at once, of course. :D

[trudi]

This is so helpful! I'm making a list of these and having them be my automatic food shopping list, so I stay focused. Please keep them coming!

[lkonzelman]

My taste changes all the time because I think keeping this fresh helps you enjoy this WOE so much more.

My 5 favorites along the way have been and include:

cut up red pepper w/ cream cheese
grilled chicken caesar salad (minus the croutons) or a greek salad
philly style cheesesteak w/ fried onions (minus the roll)
zucchini muffins (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=961292&highlight=zucchini+muffins+bake+mix#post961292)
protein powder pancakes (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=1065671&highlight=protein+pancakes#post1065671)

[cre8tivgrl]

mmm....

Hot wings
Tuna Salad
Spicy pork rinds with cheese melted on them and sour cream :D
Cream cheese and celery
Pizza burgers

[wimsey619]

Bacon, hamburger patty, steak, grilled chicken, pepperoni -- I like to put cheese on a lot of that too. I do six slices of bacon in the microwave for six minutes, I like it crunchy, sprinkle with grated cheese, and heat again to melt the cheese. One of my favorite snacks. :)

Oh, and it's not a food, but I love Diet Rite with Davinci sugar free french vanilla. I practically live on it.

Virginia

[Mistertut]

•Quiche
•Homemade Taco meat
•Homemade Sushi (livin' dangerous!)
•Caesar Salad
•Broccoli w/ dip or Mayo

[kc766]

*Salami slices spread w/ cream cheese

*Wendy's salads (minus any stuff I can't have)... I make my own "honey mustard" dressing w/ mayo, mustard, vinegar, and Splenda - or I use olive oil and vinegar w/ a little Splenda & garlic powder.

*Deviled eggs

*Big juicy hamburgers w/ cheddar cheese and Kraft mayo

*Taco salad... hamburger & taco seasoning, lettuce, onion, cheese, sour cream, & Frank's red hot sauce

[Jannie]

Eggs in any form, sausage, steak, lamb chops, brussel sprouts, sharp cheddar cheese, sugar-free jello, advantage bars-they don't bother me. Enjoy!

:D :D :D

[stevensond]

tuna salad
deviled eggs
hot dogs with cheese and mayo
salt and vinegar pork rinds (I had to order them over the net)
bacon cheese burger (minus the bun of course)


buffalo wings? I didn't think I could eat them???
I will have to check the net carbs!!

[jesslive]

I am new to the diet too. So far, I like to eat my own Seafood Salad. I do have to note that the kind at the grocery store often has cornstarch added. I also like salads with blue cheese and bacon as well as crab meat mixed wtih cream cheese on celery.

I think everyone here is wonderful for sharing their suggestions. It makes me laugh when people ask me, "Well, What can you eat?" :)

[muzikgal]

My top 5:

- Filet Mignon or Ribeye cooked on the grill (med-rare of course)

- Chicken or Veal marinated in egg/cream/seasoning then brearded with freshly grated parmesean reggiano and fryed in olive oil/butter

- Cream Cheese/SF rasberry Jello concoction. (simple to make, mix cream cheese with heavy cream, 1-3 pkts or splenda and a tsp of vanilla... then make the jello according to the directions, throw both the unset jello and the cream cheese mixture in a blender and then pour into bowl and chill)

- zuchinni squash "hash browns" (shread zuchinni, add beaten egg and seasoning, fry with butter)

- Turkey Tenderloins with Spinach - (pre-steam spinach, slice turkey breast tenderloin to 1/2 cutlets, season turkey, place spinach and cheddar cheese on top. bake with butter)

The above are on this week's top 5 list ;>

Cheers!

[muzikgal]

In response to the question about Buffalo Wings....

I make Buffalo Tenders by taking chicken tenderloins and tossing them in a bit of soy flour. I fry these in peanut oil (any oil but olive oil will work, olive oil has too low of a smoke point to cook them fast)

For the sauce I use 2 parts butter to 3 parts Frank's hot sauce.

Toss 'em together, and you have Buffalo tenders :) The only carbs appear to come from the soy flour. (Frank's does not appear to have carbs, although I have never tested for hidden carbs)

[ANewMe]

hot wings (with franks red hot buffalo wing sauce :) )
cheese
salads (my fav definitly)
a good steak every now and then
cream cheese and celery

[Nat490]

My five favorites are

Deviled Eggs
Ham and cheese Omelets
Crustless Quiche made with chicken
pork rinds with cream cheese and green olives
Cottage cheese with fruit,,, ( 3 strawberries, 1/4 of apples and so on)

[SarahO]

Five favorite induction-friendly foods for me:

- yogurt with vanilla shake mix blended in, my everyday breakfast

- snack: hard cheese (and/or meat spreads like chopped liver) on cucumber slices instead of crackers

- get a bag of frozen chicken breasts from Costco, coat one with a spoonful of olive oil and some spices and bake, then chop and put in salad

- Gardenburger "hamburger style", only 2 net carbs per patty, nice if you want a break from meat

- "Easy Jello Cheesecake" from the recipe section here, great induction dessert

[Nadz]

Chicken, Egg salad
Spicy hot wings
Chicken alfredo (no starch)
Corned beef omelettes
Ceasar salad with seared chicken strips

Yummy :yum:

[debra6860]

I can't seem to find the "Easy Jello Cheesecake" recipe on this site. I looked in the Low Carb Recipes under "deserts," but don't see it there. Can you tell me where it is, or post it here so I can get it?

Thanks!

:)

[Nat490]

I can help you with that. Funny I just printed this yesterday.

Jell-O Cheesecake

Recipe byL Charlie B.
categories: desserts

3 packages sugar free jello - any flavor - small boxes
1 package gelatin powder - unsweetened - knox
3 1/2 cups water - boiling
2 cups heavy cream
2 packages artificial sweetener
1 tablespood vanilla
4 ounces cream cheese - softenned at room temp.

In a baking dish, mix jello, gelatin and water until dissolved. Refrigerate until well set. Beat cream cheese, vanilla and equal until very creamy.
In another bowl, beat cream to soft peaks, Fold cream cheese mixture gently into whipped cream. Spread over the top of the jello. It's Awesome

2073 calories (kcal), 216g, Total Fat: ( 91% from fat) 24g, Protein, 20g, Carbohydrate, 777mg Cholesterol: 553mg Sodium

Enjoy
Nancy

[asgoodlett]

1. bacon
2. nuts
3. garden veggie cream cheese on pork rinds
4. cream cheese on celery
5. FILET STEAK!!!

[Adrix]

i LOVE -

1. griddled sirloin steak with bearnaise sauce
2. polish kabanos sausages
3. hardboiled eggs with rock salt and mayonnaise
4. german frankfurters (hot) with mustard and mayonnaise
5. chicken and bacon caesar salad with homemade caesar dressing

In reserve - huge tiger prawns (shrimp) dipped in mayonnaise!

ax

[Drswife5]

-bacon, lots of bacon every morning
-N.Y. strip steak (medium)
-grilled chicken Ceasar salad
-taco salad (anything with salsa and sour cream mixed in)
-strawberries


after induction, I love Atkins crispy wafer bars that taste just like a kit-kat or Controlled Carb Gourmet brownies (the best I have ever tasted although you may be in the bathroom the next day for it)

[catsmeow88]

i keep forgetting we can eat cream cheese! cream cheese...mmmmmm.

sugar free jello
pizza w/ green peppers, mushrooms and onion (no sauce, no bread)
bleu cheese dressing w/ anything

oh im so excited. im gonna eat cream cheese tomorrow. and hot wings the next day. :p

[spiderdust]

1. hickory smoked flavored almonds
2. J&J Critters microwave pork rinds (http://www.microwaveporkrinds.com/en-us/dept_1.html) (they pop and crackle & they're so crunchy!)
3. kippered herring snacks
4. omelets with diced prosciutto and Celtic cheddar cheese
5. In & Out Burger's "Double-Double" made "protein style" with grilled onions! (translation: a cheeseburger made with 2 beef patties, 2 slices of cheese, topped with grilled onions, and wrapped in lettuce leaves instead of the bun!)

[SarahWeb]

wow great thread.. I am extending my induction for a little longer as I have yet to lsoe weight.. but I eat:

steak
grilled chicken & roast chicken
salad & salad & salad with mayo
eggs (any which way)
tuna & mayo with cheese

keep them coming I am writing them all down :D

[stevensond]

this was a great thread! I got lots of new ideas!!

[lostarts]

1. Tuna / egg salad with LOTS of mayo
2. Ribeye steak, seasoned plenty of ways
3. Chef salad with lots of meat and cheese
4. Cheddar dogs
5. Quiche Lorraine (w/out crust) Yum!

Try Karen's recipes on this site. OMG are they good. Thai Chicken BBQ, Seasoned Pork Shoulder, 2 Fat Ladies meatloaf are great starts.

[Brandon]

Tacos - I usually make 3, old el paso white corn taco shells with ground beef, old el paso seasoning and cheese. (watch out though, this comes to about 24g total so sometimes I'll substitute a low carb tortilla shell for one of the white corn taco shells.)

Bufallo Wings

Filet Mignon

Girlled chicken breast with lemon pepper, garlic salt seasoning.

Chicken Quesadillas (low carb tortilla, cheese, chicken, side of a bit of spicy salsa)

Vodka! - straight, water chaser :) Again, be careful, for some people alcohol will turn you back into that crazy carb eater you were before, and it will also stop your body from burning fat until all the alcohol is out of your system.

[Virgo1]

I'm only a week into this myself, but I'm enjoying the freedom to eat things which I have thought of as "I really shouldn't be eating this...it's so fattening and bad for me..." for the last 20 years!

#1 - CREAM CHEESE on EVERYTHING! yum!
(examples TRY: Mock Danish... Scrambled eggs with cream cheese and salsa... Smeared on salami...Spread on a slice of deli ham add some chopped red pepper, roll up and enjoy...Spread on deli style turkey slices, add a couple chopped jalapeno slices, roll and enjoy...Stuffed into chicken breast, then wrapped with bacon...the list is endless!! I have a good halibut recipe using cream cheese as well.)

#2 - all kinds of hard CHEESE

#3 - NUTS

#4 - EGGS

#5 - ok, so this one was not really considered bad before but I've always loved any type of SALAD concoction I could dream up.

[EarthMamma]

The cheesecake has 777 mg or Grams Carb? And I can REALLY have this during induction??!! YAHOO!!!!

[Nat490]

Too funny, I am making this Jell-o Cheesecake tomarrow. Having company coming for dinner. Boy are they going to be surprised with a roast beef, broccoli, salad and one baked patotoe for our guest. The rest of us are LCing it. :)

[vickiel]

Avocados

favorite breakfast: 4" x 4" slice of very thin VERY dense and fiber-filled German bread (available ~ Whole Foods Market) toasted, with 2 oz of cheese melted on top.

favorite lunch: home made ham salad- chopped ham with mayo and a half tsp of sweet relish.

favorite after dinner snack: cream cheese mixed with chopped walnuts, cinnemon and a touch of Splenda.

[sessa555]

I'm on my 3rd week of induction and these have been some of my fave's so far...

1. McDonald's Bacon Ranch salad w/ grilled chicken...I take out the tomatoes and carrots and eat it with Hidden Valley Three Cheese Ranch (1 carb/tbsp) instead of the Newman's Own Ranch that comes with it (4 carbs/tbsp). These salads are the best ever!

2. Diet Vanilla Coke...this really helped get me through the first week since I'm a life-long soda addict. The diet Vanilla Coke tastes alot less like 'diet' than regular diet Coke does. However, I haven't had any this week...just water! I'm very proud of myself.

3. Starbucks...Grande iced decaf Americano w/ sugar-free vanilla and an inch of heavy cream. (an Americano is made w/ water instead of milk, but by adding the heavy cream it tastes like a latte!) Yes, it is the biggest pain in the butt to order, but all of the baristas at my local starbucks know my drink now, and it is SO GOOD. Like my soda addiction, I was also VERY addicted to fancy espresso drinks, especially Frappacinos (I used to work in a coffee house!) and this has saved my dieting life on several occassions. Any coffee shop can make this drink, I just happened to prefer Starbucks. I estimate 4 carbs for it. TRULY TRY THIS IT'S INCREDIBLE!

4. Pepperoni 'chips.' I buy a package of the pepperoni pizza topping rounds and lay them out on a paper towel on a plate, and cover them w/ another paper towel. Microwave them for 3 1/2 mins, and you have crispy pepperoni chips that are a great substitute for their potatoe counterpart! For less salty, try making them w/ canadian bacon rounds instead of pepperoni.

5. Bacon Cheese Burger. I buy frozen hamburger patties, then when its time for dinner I throw one on the George Forman Grill (a wonderful invention) and let it cook for 3 minutes. Then I open the grill and put 3 stips of bacon on top of the burger and let it finish cooking together. When it's done I add a slice of cheese on top and there ya go, a 7 minute dinner that is very yummy!

Those have been my staples and the Americano is my new 'comfort food.' I also eat Atkins bars, egg salad, and lots of smoked salmon (the packaged kind from the deli) w/ cream cheese. Another good one is baby salad shrimp in melted butter! Happy eating!!

--Sessa

[sessa555]

One more...tuna salad on toasted Atkins country white bread w/ cheddar melted on top! Yummy!

[Eri Z]

AVOCADOs--they were my fruit until I could eat berries on OWL!!!!
I love eggs, lamb,
sweet red peppers with a little blue cheese dressing
iced coffee with splenda and cream (it is so yummy!!!!)
And I'm rarely hungry between meals!
Happy eating!
Eri

[coho7]

1. Eggs with homemade pesto
2. Bacon, bacon, bacon
3. Hamburger with melted cheddar cheese and grilled red onions
4. Fresh mozzarella with tomato slices, fresh basil and lots of super good olive oil
5. BBQ Country Style Pork Ribs - my hubby makes an awsome rub!

[wendy858]

This is only my 5th day, but there is one meal that I find particularly satisfying.

I try to cook bacon ahead of time and keep it in the fridge. It's always there to add to whatever I'm eating or just to snack on!

Anyway, here's my fav so far;

2 fried eggs
Just before the eggs are done, lay 2 slices of sharp cheddar on each egg and 3 or 4 half strips of bacon.

Put the lid on the pan for a minute or two to warm the bacon (that is, if you just took it out of the fridge!) and melt the cheese.

OMG mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[laribien]

Getin' me through:
1) sliced cheddar nuked until crispy; dip in cheese grease, yum!
2) low fat tortillas w/ smoked salmon crm cheese, green onion
3) atkins cheesecake - just no crust and Splenda, rest the same!
4) cucumbers fresh from my garden!
5) celery and PB; not 100% legal but a total treat!

[Nat490]

hi laribien,
Thank you for the wonderful idea of the low fat tortillas w/ smoked salmon crm cheese, green onion. I really love smoked salmon on rye bread or bagels this way and can't have it. Never thought of using the tortilla in place of the bread or bagels. You have made it possible for me to have a nice treat again for lunch. I have been just taking the salmon and wrapping the it around the cream cheese mixed with green onion. Also added the it to a salad mixed in the cream cheese.

Nancy

[laribien]

hi nancy and others......

I mistakenly typed 'low fat tortillas' but meant low CARB, of course! Our health food stores carry them here in Mich for not much more than reg tortillas...3-5 carbs apiece, doesn't feel terrible for bread products! They have many different flavors, well worth it to me. Sorry ofr the mixup!

[Nat490]

That's okay laribien,
Figured you ment La Tortillas Low Carb Tortillas. Thank goodness most of our markets here in my little town now carry them but most only in the wheat. Here at my daughters Alberstsons Grocery Store carries them in both the 3 gram carb size and a larger 5 grams size in all flavors.
For those who don't know about these little wonders that are so great to wrap most anything in or just toast and eat with a couple of table spoons of salas. Check them out here http://www.latortillafactory.com/LOWCARBoverview.htm

Nancy

[tbaker]

Muzikgal, Your jello dish sounds so good. I'm guessing thats a whole container of cream cheese as well as whipping cream.

[MaryToU]

Eggs Benedict -> minus the english muffin ofcourse!

Ranch Jack Chicken -> the whole family loves this!

Deep Dish Quiche Pizza

Steak!

Cheese!

[Kristine]

My five faves?

Scrambled eggs, fried eggs, poached eggs, hard-boiled eggs and soft-boiled eggs. :lol:

Okay, seriously:
1) Eggs
2) CHEESE!
3) Coffee with *real* cream :yum:
4) *Real* salad dressing
5) Burgers

After over a year of low-carbing, my favorite foods still seem to be the things I denied myself for so long while doing the low fat thing. :rolleyes:

[jaqui]

my favourite meal is pork spare ribs coated in chinese 5 spice and served with salad and mayo, really gorgeous!!

also 2 sachets of sf jelly miade up with 1/2 pt boiling water then add 40g of double cream and leave to set in the fridge. the whole if this contains 6g of carbs and makes a really nice sweet snack.

[beachdream]

Shrimp Fajita quesadilla (melt butter, add 1/4 c. onion, cook until onions are almost translucent, add shrimp, cook until done, season with salt...remove from pan...heat up tortilla (I buy the la tortilla low carb brand) add your cheese (I use a LITTLE mozzarella, and cheddar)..once the cheese melts, add the shrimp onion mixture...fold tortilla in half..and I have it with a little ranch drizzled on top. Deviled Eggs Pork Rinds Hamburgers (with lettuce leaves as the bun) BaconWhat I am doing is taking the recipes for the foods that I ate on a regular basis...and just modifying them.

I have always been a menu planner. The family pretty much knows what we are having for dinner...I try to plan by the month. (Saves on the grocery bill too btw) So I am TRYING to just modify what I am cooking to fit into my diet needs.

(Hope this helps!)

[jennie_m]

-pork rind "french toast"
-two slices of ham (cut thicker) w/ sliced pepperjack cheese between them, eaten like a sandwich
-pork rind "cinnamon crispas"
-strawberry kiwi diet rite pop (0 carbs, 0 sugar, 0 sodium, 0 aspartame)
-fried eggs (in butter, of course) w/ bacon

[etoiles]

1. Cheese - all sorts, all ways, esp. those 'chips' from this site

2. Whipped cream - Enough said!

3. Berries

4. Green bean salad with blue cheese, red onion, and pecans

5. All those veggie 'meats'. They are a lifesaver for me!

[Velvet]

I love Kristine's Saturday morning breakfast quiche - it's on the Kitchen forum under Breakfast ideas. You won't believe how good it is!
Almonds, macadamias, I can now eat just a few rather than by the handful because I'm not so hungry.
I can also recommend the dessert made with cream cheese/SF jello/Splenda. Try adding a little peppermint essence to green jello or a squeeze of lemon juice to strawberry jello.
If you can find a cottage cheese that is low in carbs, mix some with "diet" chocolate syrup! I have this for breakfast when I need something quick, and it takes care of the need for a "chocolate' experience as well!
Fry thin slices of zucchini in a little olive oil in a non-stick frypan, making sure to brown them well on both sides. Sprinkle with a small amount of garlic powder during cooking. Yum!!
Thank you for starting this thread and good luck!
SORRY - I just re-read your request and realised you specifically asked about induction foods, so you won't be able to have all these things yet - but you've got a lot to look forward to!

[Tiff]

My top favorites currently are:
1. protein pancakes (recipe already listed earlier in thread)
2. sf jello mixed with cream cheese
3. bacon
4. blackened chicken salad
5. hot wings
6. hollandaise sauce (over veges, eggs, ect.)
7. diet rite
8. coffee with real cream
9. steak
10. taco salad (minus the shell)
I couldn't stop at 5!

[kara-z]

hi all, wow I have heard some really great idea's here, my favs so far are
Hot wings
Steak (Any kind)
Salad(thank goodness cause its the only vegg that i eat now)
Burgers, minus the bun
Pork Rinds (damn who would have thought they really are good)

By the way, I love cheesecake, I havent tried the reciepe on here but I did make a very very simple one that to me was fantastic!!
2 packages of cream cheese -softened
1 egg
1tsp of vanilla
a little more than half cup of splenda
Mix all with mixer, put in grahm cracker crust, bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes,

chill over night , I didnt eat the crust but the the cake was great...
This is how i have always made my cheesecake except with a cup of sugar verses the splenda. You gotta try it. yum yum

[Nat490]

Mix all with mixer, put in grahm cracker crust!!

Try it crustless, you might like it or make your crust out of nuts.

[BelmontLil]

Breakfast: sandwich steak and eggs with a slice of cheese. Alternatively I will just make a quick egg salad and use slices of boiled ham to roll it up into breakfast ham/eggsalad tacos :-)

Lunch: Definately a chef salad (no croutons) cheese/ham/turkey/greens. Or just a garden salad with a scoop of tuna or chicken salad on top. Either one is very filling!

Snack: And I usually bring for a snack a individual wrapped piece of cheese (like the land o lakes cheddar) or a couple thin slices of liverwurst, or maybe celery with cream cheese

Dinner: I love chicken! check out these recipes that work with chicken....

Pound out a boneless breast so its nice and thin and big. Make a veggie/cheese mixture with a pat of soft butter and put a good spoonful at the top of the chick breast. Roll it up, and dip it in a beaten egg, then roll it in just a bit of parmesan cheese with salt and pepper, and bake. Its just awesome.

Some of the mixes I use are mozzarella/jack and spinache, or another favorite is broccoli and cheddar. spinache and feta is good too. Mushroom and cheddar...you can get very creative with this recipe.

DONT FORGET SEAFOOD. Go the supermarket and get yourself a good helping of fish and broil it with butter. Steam broccoli.... Serve with a shrimp cocktail that you serve with melted butter, a small side salad and your talking heaven!

[NickFender]

pepperoni, mushrooms sauteed in lots of butter, new york strip steak, almonds, salmon