| When shopping for low carb foods it seems that | | | | flavor. You may enjoy a half-cup of green peas, a full |
| many of the products available are not natural, but | | | | cup of snow peas or a cup of steamed sugar snap |
| fake versions of foods we are used to eating. How | | | | peas and stay fit with only about 10 grams of |
| about a list of all natural, low carb foods from Mother | | | | carbohydrates per serving, plus good fiber, which is |
| Nature? Everyone needs to eat carbohydrates, even | | | | also important for a low carbohydrate diet. 7. |
| those on a low carb diet, so make them good carbs, | | | | Cucumbers are ideal, natural low carb foods because |
| complex carbohydrates from the natural, whole | | | | they are easy to clean, cut, and eat. One-third of a |
| foods in this list. 1. Lettuce, spinach and other leafy | | | | medium size cucumber only includes about 3 grams |
| greens are superbly natural, low carb foods. One | | | | of carbs. 8. Bean Sprouts are perfect for salads and |
| serving (about a cup and half) delivers only 3 grams | | | | in Chinese food. Even your low carb diet will certainly |
| of carbohydrates, and those are good carbs. | | | | allow you to gobble up a full cup of bean sprouts |
| Cabbage, red or green, adds about 5 grams to a low | | | | with only 6 grams of carbs. 9. Celery is something |
| carb diet. 2. Tomatoes are surprisingly low in | | | | you can never eat too much because of the fiber, |
| carbohydrates. For example, 1 medium size vine ripe | | | | the nutrients and the benefits it offers for cleansing |
| tomato includes 7 grams of carbohydrates. Now, that | | | | bad breath. Also, celery is a natural, low carb food |
| may alarm some of the fanatical low carb diet | | | | with only 3 grams of carbohydrates in 2 medium |
| tabulators, but think about this, how many times do | | | | stalks. 10. This last suggestion may sound a bit |
| you eat a whole tomato in a serving? Most of the | | | | strange, but if you change the way you think about |
| time when you eat tomatoes, you are only getting | | | | nutrition and the way you approach a low carb diet, |
| about 3 or 4 grams of carbs, and again, those are | | | | then you will experience amazing results. Modern |
| complex carbohydrates. 3. Carrots pack so much | | | | technology has made it possible for us to consume |
| nutrition in so few calories that you have to include | | | | natural, low carb diet foods that are concentrated |
| them in any low carb food salad. 1 medium, raw | | | | with nutrients from Mother Nature and pre packaged |
| carrot about 7" long yields 8 grams of carbohydrates. | | | | for easy, convenient use. These innovative formulas |
| If you are only eating part of the carrot, subtract | | | | are perfect for a low carb diet and made entirely |
| accordingly. 4. Broccoli is a member of the cruciferous | | | | from food grade herbs, not medicinal herbs, so they |
| family and offers superb nutrition for a low carb diet. | | | | are very safe. You will not find these all-natural low |
| 1 whole medium stalk of broccoli serves up only 8 | | | | carb foods at the grocery store or your local health |
| grams of very high quality, complex carbs from a | | | | food store, but they are available from cyberspace |
| whole food source. This is one fantastic, all natural, | | | | right to your door, thanks to the Internet. No matter |
| low carb food that Mother Nature intends for you to | | | | where you get your foods and health drinks for a |
| eat all the time. 5. Green beans are some of the | | | | low carb diet, if you stay close to nature and out of |
| lowest of the low carb foods in the bean category. | | | | the low carb, junk food aisle you will be that much |
| While black beans, red bean, Garbanzo beans, and | | | | closer to perfect health and fitness. ***Note to |
| lima beans pack almost 30 grams of carbohydrates | | | | editor-I am the orginal author of this article. I have |
| into a serving, green beans float in at only 5 grams | | | | submitted versions of this article to Ezine and Idea |
| of carbs per 3/4 cup serving. So, keep the beans | | | | Marketers, but the version posted at is an illegal copy. |
| green for a lean, mean, low carb diet machine. 6. | | | | Cliff Smith is the owner of an online health food |
| Green peas, snow peas, and sugar snap peas are | | | | store that carries low carb foods and all natural, |
| relatively low in carbs for natural foods with as much | | | | health drink concentrates not sold in stores. |