in today's video we are going to be talking about low carb foods how to know which foods
are low in carbohydrates and why someone might choose to limit carbs in their diet
now i have done several videos in the past listing out zero carb foods and the best low carb foods in
different food groups but today's video is going to be a bit broader this video is going to help
you understand what foods in general are low in carbs without having to look up the specific food
today's video is going to be for anyone who is looking to start a low carb diet whether that be
keto or another variation and isn't sure what they can eat and make sure to stick around until the
end because i'm going to be hooking you up with a shopping list that will make things even easier
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to start your free trial today so if you clicked on today's video it's probably because you're
considering starting a low carb diet and have no idea what you can eat and i get it starting any
new diet can be completely overwhelming you often have to give up a lot of your favorite
foods and end up feeling miserable and hungry all of the time but the good news with low carb diets
such as keto is that well number one most people do not find them difficult or restrictive once
they understand them and number two because the foods you eat on keto are so satiating feeling
that extreme hunger you often feel on other diets is almost unheard of and this is because
restricting carbohydrates in your diet changes how your body burns energy instead of focusing
on carbs for energy which are a quick energy source but our bodies cannot store much of them
our bodies burn fat instead and even for someone who's lean they have an ample supply of fat energy
through stored body fat this metabolic state where you are burning mainly fat for energy is known as
ketosis and yes low carb diets are beneficial for weight loss but they have other benefits as well
such as increased cognitive function decreased inflammation and help regulating blood sugar
and these are benefits that a lot of people need but now let's get into the reason you clicked on
this video what foods can you eat on a low carb diet now in general low carb diets are considered
to be anything where you eat less than 100 grams of carbs in a day and the keto diet is less than
50 grams of carbs in a day basing your diet around the foods we are about to talk about
will help you to stay under these thresholds and like i mentioned earlier make sure to stick around
until the end because i'm going to be hooking you up with a low carb shopping list low carb
foods as i said at the start of this video today we aren't going to be listing out a bunch of foods
but rather we're going to be discussing how to know if a food is low in carbs
without having to look up that specific food so there are a few general rules of thumb to follow
the first one being that any type of meat or fish is going to be extremely low in carbohydrates and
therefore suitable for a low carb diet beef pork chicken salmon sardines tuna lobster shrimp all
of these have zero or next to zero carbohydrates making them very low in carbs and i always mention
good sources of protein first because protein really is the most important macronutrient protein
is the building block for our cells and it is critical that we prioritize it and get enough
of it and animal products such as eggs cheese and butter are also very low in carbs there is
one exception to this rule though and that is with milk which is slightly higher in carbs but other
types of dairy such as the previously mentioned butter and cheese along with other types such
as heavy cream sour cream etc these are all very low in carbs the next rule pertains to vegetables
in general any vegetable that is not a starch is going to be low in carbs examples of vegetables
that are high in carbs are potatoes squash and corn so on the flip side anything non-starchy
is going to be low in carbs cauliflower broccoli lettuce celery eggplant tomatoes and asparagus of
course there is a spectrum but in general sticking to non-starchy vegetables will mean you are not
going to be consuming many carbs and then onto fruit the rule here is that any tropical fruit are
going to be highest in carbs and any non-tropical fruit lower and fatty fruits especially
are going to be the absolute lowest examples of fatty fruits are avocado olives and coconut and
examples of non-tropical fruit are berries such as strawberries blueberries and raspberries lemons
and limes and finally we have nuts and seeds now in general as long as you're not consuming
mass amounts of nuts and seeds all are relatively low in carbs again there is a spectrum and i know
nuts especially are really easy to go overboard with but a handful of anything from macadamia
nuts to almonds is not going to bump your carbs up too much by sticking to these rules of thumb
when you do your grocery shopping and when you're preparing meals you'll be able to get into ketosis
and adhere to a low-carb diet easily the simplest way to put together a low-carb meal is to think
of these three components meat fat and fruits and vegetables this can look like salmon topped with
hollandaise sauce and a side of asparagus or an omelet cooked in butter and filled with vegetables
it might take a bit of getting used to swapping higher carb foods for lower carb ones
but honestly after a couple of weeks it becomes second nature and now i'm going to tell you how
you guys can access that low carb shopping list i spoke about earlier and i'm also going to tell you
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thank you again to squarespace for sponsoring this video and thank you to you guys for sticking
around until the end i hope you enjoyed this video let me know in the comment section down below
what you are going to have for dinner tonight and if you're having any of the foods that we
spoke about in this video i love hearing from you guys in the comment section so i will talk to you
some more there if you did enjoy this video you might also enjoy my video
on what 50 grams of different types of food looks like which you can check out here if you want to
catch up on my most recent upload you can find it here and if you want to check out my keto
diet and carnivore coaching programs you can find them here thanks guys i'll see you next time bye