Useful Links
- Cuisine du Monde – Unit Converter:
This is very very useful. Plug in how much you have in what unit, and it will give you all possible unit cooking conversions! - Fitday:
An excellent site for inputting and monitoring food intake. Also set weight goals, check your nutritional needs are being met and you can keep a sharable journal. - NAT Tools for Good Health:
To Quote from their site – “NAT is provided as a public service by the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Illinois. The tool is intended to empower individuals to select a nutrient dense diet. It is not intended to replace th - NutritionData:
Sort of a cross between fitday and the USDA Nutrient database. Totally US site, based on the USDA data, so the same rules as above apply. However, it is easier to use than the USDA, and there is the ability to show a product’s values per 100g, rather than - The USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference:
The Main information Database used in the US. Remember, in the US, Fiber is INCLUDED in the carb count. In the EU , Fibre is EXCLUDED. This is why American counts are higher than UK counts. So, if you are using this database, you can legitimatly subtra - Atkins friends:
*Very* busy site mainly used by Atkins dieters. - Carblife Forum:
- Sugarlite UK Forum:
- Carbhealth:
Tiffany has Fybromyalgia, and that made her a prime candidate for an LC Lifestyle. Get lots of good hints and tips here! - Carblife:
Joyce runs a site offering general UK biased information - Dana Carpenter – Hold The Toast Press:
Dana is the Author of “How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds!” - Dr Bernstein – Diabetes Solution Official website:
- Karen Rysavy – Truly Low Carb:
- Lora Ruffner – Low Carb Luxury:
Lora’s pages are one of the best resource pages on the Web for Low-Carb dieters - Low Carb Canada!:
Good General information, and a forum as well - Low Carb is Easy!:
Jackie has made a site dedicated to helping you get up to speed quickly on low carb science, which websites to visit and how to cope with low carb life. Includes the unique Low Carb is Easy Interactive Cookbook – view it online or print it out, change re - Low Carb NZ:
Like LCUK, Margaret has put together a website specifically to help out lowcarbers in NZ. Lots of good recipes here! - SugarBane's Low Carb for Life Support Site – Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels.:
Includes a large Low Carb Resource Directory with 300+ links, Low Carb Recipes, Cookbooks, Supplements and Foods - Flax Council of Canada:
General information on Flaxseed (called Linseeds in the UK) which are fairly low in carbs, high in fibre and a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids. - Dr Atkins – NDR's Official website:
Now sadly focused around the fake diet foods they want to sell you, however, still mostly true to Dr Atkins’ original vision - Dr Barry Groves – Eat Fat, Get Thin's Official website:
- Drs Eades – Protein Power's Official website:
- Drs Heller – CAD's Official website:
- Ray Audette – Neanderthin's Official website:
- Richard Mackarness, M.B.,B.S. – Eat Fat And Grow Slim (1958):
This is the “diet plan” that Dr Atkin’s read in the ’60 that firmly put him on the low-carb path. - William Banting – "Letter on Corpulance" (1869):
The Original was published, by Banting himself, in 1869. So, “Low-carbing” as a concept has been around for over 140 years! - "Specific Carb Diet" Recipes:
- CAD – Guiltless Recipes:
- Candida Recipe Collection:
- http://www.peavine.com/lowcarb/cookbook.html:
- Jeanine's Sugar Free Recipes:
- Low Carb Recipes:
- Low-Carb Luxury: Recipes:
- Low-Carb Recipe Exchange Collected Recipes:
- Recipes from alt.support.diet.low-carb:
- Yahoo!Groups low-carb-recipe-exchange Archives:
- Dr Bernstein:Consequences of Poorly controlled Blood sugars:
Dr Bernstein:Consequences of Poorly controlled Blood sugars - Dr Bernstein:Method of treatment for Carbohydrate addiction:
Dr B has found that certain natural and chemical agent suppress the need to eat carbohydrate. He has patented his method, and shares it in the following article. Again, you need Acrobat reader here. - Low Carb Nexus:Superhydration:
If you are not convinced that you need that 2ltrs of water we keep telling you to drink, read this! - AvidLite UK:
Sarah appears to be offering a wide selection of LC and other goods… Even Tea and coffee! - Low Carb Megastore – UK:
offers a wide range of general LC goods - Global Drubs:
A Canadian site, that stocks Splenda and other Sweeteners at about a dollar cheaper than I have seen on US sites! You can also Get cyclamate based Sugar Twin here. Very reasonable prices and Fast shipping. - Low Carb Connoisseur:
My American “Link-sake”, so I have to give it a plug really… General LC Goods, Elaine and Lynn are also very helpful, and will ship as a “Gift” - Cyndi Norman – Vegetarian LowCarb:
Cyndi gave up meat in 1982, two weeks before leaving home to go to college. When she discovered lowcarb in the summer of 1998 she knew she was going to have to find a way to incorporate her vegetarianism into this new way of eating. Here are her hints an - Hold the Toast – Vegetarian FAQ answer:
Dana decided to tackle this question.. she does it well, as she does everything! - Information on Seitan:
Seitan is a prepared form of Wheat Gluten. I have never seen it on sale over here, but this site give prep details for it. Be aware that Gluten is not a “Complete protein”, whatever this website says… - Low Carb Vegetarian recipes!:
Exactly what is says on the tin. Extremly user friendly as well. - Negative information about Soya:
If you are a Vegetarian low-carber, using Soya as your main protein source, after reading this, you may well want to think again. - Quorn UK:
A very good Vegetarian Protein source. Not suitable for Vegans, it is bound together with a small amount of egg white.
