| If you are looking for carbohydrates that will add to | | | | pick out the white meat, especially when you treat |
| your brain's efficiency and capacity, without leading | | | | yourself to some turkey, duck, or goose. If you |
| to weight on your bottom, then here are the best | | | | want to cut down on even more fats, eschew the |
| low carb foods that you might want to buy. | | | | skin of your flying friends, and broil or sear the |
| Take caution, however: the best low carb foods | | | | chicken meat in herbs. |
| should be taken in moderation, as all other major | | | | If you are not allergic to shellfish, then include them |
| food groups. In fact, the effects of the best low | | | | on your list of the best low carb foods. Down |
| carb foods are useless without the proper exercise. | | | | moderate amounts of shrimps, oysters, and clams, |
| The best low carb foods do not substitute for a | | | | and get them fresh. Stay away from clam chowder, |
| balanced diet, which should include fresh fruits and | | | | which contains large amounts of starch in the form |
| vegetables. | | | | of potatoes and cream. Oysters and most other |
| High on the best low carb foods list are fish. Stock | | | | mussels, however, have higher amounts of |
| up on your tuna and salmon, which contain loads of | | | | carbohydrates than other shellfish, so eat three to |
| iron that can prevent you from getting anemia. | | | | four ounces of them, at the most, per day. |
| Herring and sardines are also a good source of | | | | Also on the best low carb foods list are some |
| proteins. Be careful when stocking on proteins, | | | | cheeses. Take only three to four ounces of gouda, |
| though: excess proteins can do damage to your | | | | mozzarella, and cream cheese daily; you can slather |
| kidneys, so take a lot of water to flush the toxins | | | | them onto your green salad or nibble them for a light |
| out. | | | | snack. To round out this list of the best low carb |
| Also notable on the best low carb foods list are | | | | foods, limit your salads to sprouts, mushrooms, green |
| poultry. Cornish hens and chickens are good meats to | | | | lettuce leaves, and cucumbers. |
| go with your all-green, dressing-free salad. Be sure to | | | | |