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Old Wed, Jan-09-08, 20:35
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Originally Posted by leasmom
I am having veg. red beans and brown rice tonight with a salad. Is that too carby.


Leasmom, the short answer is "probably yes."

I'd make it low carb with black soybeans for the red beans and finely chopped steamed cauliflower instead of rice, using the same spices, and you could get it to come in under 15g effective carbs per serving, depending on the other ingredients.

My red beans and rice recipe is over 50g ECc per serving (1/2 cup of rice + 2/3 cup of the red beans). 50 grams of effective carbs (that's the total carbs minus the fiber) is even a little high for a daily total for a low carber who's just starting and needs to lose a lot of weight. You want to stay under 10-15g ECC per meal in Protein Power, and if you're doing Atkins Induction (the first two weeks) you want to stay under 20g carbs for the entire day.

That means no traditional red beans and rice...but a less traditional low carb black soybean and chopped cauliflower version would fit in just fine.
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