Induction Menu

[MagsMom]

Hi! I am new and am starting Induction tomorrow. I am 181 lbs and 5'3" tall. I have read the book and alot on the forum - Since I need to plan out the week so that I am not tempted to cheat I need a review of my induction menu -- I got the recipes from the Atkins Website - let me know if I need to post the recipes too. Thanks for your help!

Day 1
Breakfast: Cheese Baked Eggs
Lunch: Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken
Dinner: Chicken with Rosemary Vegetables
Snacks: Salt and Pepper Sliced Tomato
Sugar Free Jello Cup
Day 2
Breakfast: Basic Cheese Omelet
Lunch: Creamy Mushroom Soup
Dinner: Green Goddess Grilled Chicken
Snacks: 3 oz of cubed American Cheese
Meat and Cheese Rolls
Day 3
Breakfast: Poached Eggs
Lunch: Vegetable Soup
Dinner: Bake Meatballs with Cauliflower
Caprese Salad
Hard Boiled Egg
Day 4
Breakfast: Southwestern Omelet
Lunch: Loaded Egg Salad Wraps
Dinner: Chimichurri Steak with Asparagus
Snacks: Sliced Red and Green Peppers
Sugar Free Jello Cup
Day 5
Breakfast: Cheddar Scrambled Eggs
Lunch: Hot and Sour Soup
Dinner: Florentine Style Porterhouse
Snacks: Deviled Eggs
Large Dill Pickle
Day 6
Breakfast: Bacon and Onion Omelet
Lunch: Cheddar Cheese Soup
Dinner: Sage Roasted Turkey Breast
Snacks: Beef Broth and celery sticks
3 oz of Pepper Jack Cheese
Day 7
Breakfast: Creamy Baked Eggs with Cheese
Lunch: Greek Style Chicken with Cucumber Avocado Salad
Dinner: Beef Fillet with Bacon and Gorgonzola Sauce and Broccoli
Snacks: Salt and Pepper Sliced Tomato
Sugar Free Jello Cup

[liv]

It looks good. You're a big planner. I don't know if I could do that.
I have a couple of concerns though.

The Atkins Web site have changed the rules somewhat. Here we follow Atkins 2002 and on it we have to eat 3 cups of veggies. Two of them from the salad list. (is the 2002 book the one you read?)

And we have to watch cheese. I think there are days there where you have more than the 3-4 oz of cheese we are allowed. Watch it.

Watch your cream allowance too.

Also coconut is not allowed - rung 3 thing.

I would not eat tomato as a snack. If you need snacks plan fat or protein. Devilled eggs for instance or a piece of pepperoni or olives or avocado (only half a day). I sometimes eat left over meat with mustard for snack. If you eat a carb for snack eat it with fat - mayo or cream cheese maybe.

The jello could be a problem as the sweetener aspartame can stall some - I would try to avoid it on induction.

What is in that hot and sour soup?

[MagsMom]

Thank you for the information - I have eliminated the jello cups and tomatoes. I am a planner because I work, go to school, and I am a single mum! (Yes, that is how I gained all of my weight!) My inclination is to grab something quickly so I am going to make most of the food (or do the prep) today and tomorrow so that I can just re-heat or have everything ready to cook - A little obsessive, but I need to make sure that I stick to the plan.

The hot and sour soup has rice vinegar, canola oil, garlic, mushrooms, low sodium chicken broth, firm tofu, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, sesame oil.

I did read the 2002 book - but I was trying to make my life easier and was using the menus (minus the packaged bars/shakes) from the Atkins site.

What I think I should do is print my list of induction foods and make up my own menus. I really don't want to screw up the induction phase.

Thank you again for the help.

[OzLover]

Here is a link to a great recipe site. She also has menu's that are quite helpful! Enjoy!

~~Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home

[liv]

Just make sure you follow the rules and you can mix and match recipes from different places and make up a menu. Sometimes it is good to cook up something in the weekend to use later in the weak - like a roast for instance. Roast beef, mustard, lettuce roll up makes for a good snack.
Linda's place is a good place to look for menus.
That soup looks OK
Also look here for some recipes
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html (Never ending induction recipes)
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...r-tonight.html (What's For Dinner Tonight?)