Carbs

You're so hungry by dinner time you're ready to pretty much eat anything. After school you went to your after school sports till about 5 and went straight home. Once you get home your stomach starts to growl soooo loud you decide to eat a small snack of raisins, low in carbs and gives you energy. Some diets limit the amount of overall carbohydrate, while others focus on certain types of foods, generally ones high in starch and sugars. You, being such a good student finish all your homework by 8:00 pm. You're stomach is dying for food by now so you look at your meal choices where the protein is fairly plainly cooked, such as grilled or pan-fried meats, broiled fish, etc. Include more vegetables instead of potatoes or rice, including substitutes such as Wild rice. If the plate seems puny, add a green salad with an olive oil-based dressing, or a soup. Also, don't be afraid of including more healthy fat than you are used to, it will help satisfy you until the next meal. Skillet meals consisting of meat and veggies are often naturally low-carb, or you can just leave out a starchy or sugary ingredient or two. You finally decide to make your favorite quiche without the crust to make sure you follow your low carb diet. You're still not satisfied, so you decide on eating a small dessert. You think of all the possible delicious desserts, (creme brulee, hot fudge sundae, pie, cake, chocolate pudding, etc.) You realize that by eating all those foods you're only hurting yourself so you choose to eat a fruit cup consisting of oranges, grapes, peaches, and strawberries.