Acceptable Foods For Phase 1
THE ATKINS DIET
ACCEPTABLE FOODS FOR PHASE 1, INDUCTION
This is an extensive list but cannot include all foods.
All fish and shellfish, but no pickled herring with added sugar, artificial crab [surimi or
“sea legs”] or other processed or breaded products. Also limit oysters and mussels to about 4 ounces day.
All chicken, turkey and poultry, but no breaded or processed products
Beef, lamb, pork and all other meats, but no processed meats made with fillers such as some salami, pepperoni, hog dogs, meatballs or meatloaf. Also no ham or bacon cured with sugar.
Eggs cooked any way
Soy and Vegetarian Products
Almond milk (plain and unsweetened), Quorn products (unbreaded), seitan, shirataki soy noodles, soy or rice “cheese,” soy milk (plain and unsweetened), tempeh, tofu and tofu meat analogs, vegan “cheese,” veggie burgers (and crumbles and meatballs)
Cheese
All firm or aged cheese, but no fresh cheeses, cheese spreads with other ingredients and cheese “products”
Foundation Vegetables
All leafy greens and other salad vegetables, including bean sprouts, bell peppers, celery, celery root, cucumber, jicama, mushrooms, onions and radishes
Also the following fruits generally thought of as vegetables: avocados, tomatoes and olives The following vegetables that are usually cooked: artichoke, asparagus, bamboo shoots, string beans, beet greens, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cardoon, cauliflower, celery, chard, collard greens, dandelion greens, eggplant, escarole, fennel, hearts of palm, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, mushrooms, mustard greens, nopales, okra, onion, bell peppers, pumpkin, rhubarb, sauerkraut, scallions, shallots, sorrel, snow peas, snap peas in pod, spinach, zucchini and other summer squash, spaghetti squash, tomato, tomatillo, white turnips, water chestnuts
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Some of these, such as celery root, kohlrabi, leeks, mushrooms, onions, and pumpkin, are higher in carbs than most, so keep portions small.
Vegetables not on this list should not be consumed in
ACCEPTABLE FOODS FOR PHASE 1, INDUCTION
This is an extensive list but cannot include all foods.
All fish and shellfish, but no pickled herring with added sugar, artificial crab [surimi or
“sea legs”] or other processed or breaded products. Also limit oysters and mussels to about 4 ounces day.
All chicken, turkey and poultry, but no breaded or processed products
Beef, lamb, pork and all other meats, but no processed meats made with fillers such as some salami, pepperoni, hog dogs, meatballs or meatloaf. Also no ham or bacon cured with sugar.
Eggs cooked any way
Soy and Vegetarian Products
Almond milk (plain and unsweetened), Quorn products (unbreaded), seitan, shirataki soy noodles, soy or rice “cheese,” soy milk (plain and unsweetened), tempeh, tofu and tofu meat analogs, vegan “cheese,” veggie burgers (and crumbles and meatballs)
Cheese
All firm or aged cheese, but no fresh cheeses, cheese spreads with other ingredients and cheese “products”
Foundation Vegetables
All leafy greens and other salad vegetables, including bean sprouts, bell peppers, celery, celery root, cucumber, jicama, mushrooms, onions and radishes
Also the following fruits generally thought of as vegetables: avocados, tomatoes and olives The following vegetables that are usually cooked: artichoke, asparagus, bamboo shoots, string beans, beet greens, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cardoon, cauliflower, celery, chard, collard greens, dandelion greens, eggplant, escarole, fennel, hearts of palm, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, mushrooms, mustard greens, nopales, okra, onion, bell peppers, pumpkin, rhubarb, sauerkraut, scallions, shallots, sorrel, snow peas, snap peas in pod, spinach, zucchini and other summer squash, spaghetti squash, tomato, tomatillo, white turnips, water chestnuts
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Some of these, such as celery root, kohlrabi, leeks, mushrooms, onions, and pumpkin, are higher in carbs than most, so keep portions small.
Vegetables not on this list should not be consumed in