Low-Carb Diet High on Taste

Weight-loss diets almost invariably seem to put everything you like to eat off limits. So those actually encouraging you to smear on the mayonnaise and allow cheese and shellfish are bound to grab attention.

Interested dieters can click to Low-Carb Gourmet, a service that advises you how to eat well, keep hunger well at bay and still shed pounds. The site and the Low-Carb Gourmet's "Lifestyle" newsletter are run by a couple of dedicated believers in the low carbohydrate approach to dining -- psychiatrist Dr. Walter Standridge and graphics designer C. Scott Hagler.

"Lifestyle" presents recipes that Low-Carb Gourmet has tested to produce what it claims are "the best-tasting, most-satisfying dishes that fit into the low-carb way of life." Mayonnaise? "It's great" -- and oysters and clams and lobsters are fine, although in limited amounts and with a warning that some contain more carbohydrates than others.

Most importantly, says Standridge, "this diet discourages hunger -- if you are hungry, then eat." And if you want to get away from your own kitchen diet arena for a while, Low-Carb Gourmet says it intends to review restaurants "and help you learn how to successfully eat out and stay within your plan."

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Source: healthy gourmet

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