Tips For Creating Your Own Approach to Managing Your Carb Intake

If a strict, low-carb diet doesn’t work for you… take what works for you and leave the rest!

Make a couple of your meals lower in carbs. 

You don’t have to eat low carb all day long for it to make a difference in your blood sugar management. If you crave carbs the most at dinner, you could consider eating a lower-carb meal for breakfast and/or lunch. 

Choose the carbs you care about most. 

Choose more real food and less processed junk. One of the biggest benefits of a low-carb diet is that it instantly removes all those processed/packaged products from your diet. Instead of heavily processed crackers, your whole-food snack of carrots and hummus is a huge nutritional improvement, even if it does contain (extremely healthy) carbohydrates! 

Add veggies to your breakfast. 

A low-carb breakfast needs some fiber…from veggies! If you’re enjoying breakfast sausage and eggs, try making vegetables (peppers, spinach, broccoli) part of breakfast to get more fiber and high-quality low-impact carbs. 

Swap rice & pasta for veggies. 

You can fully or partially swap your pasta portion for veggies that offer that some string-like shape to any meal. Try steam-sauteed bean sprouts, sliced onion, and pre-shredded carrots, then pair it with any protein and sauce that you’d normally be pairing with pasta! 

It’s all about creating a healthier approach to food that you can sustain and enjoy long-term! An extremely strict diet that you can follow for only a short time is not the right fit for you. Take what works for you from that rigid plan – and leave the rest.