Green is an all-you-can-eat list – you choose anything you like without worrying about the carbohydrate content as all the foods will be between 0 to 5g/100g.
It will be almost impossible to overdo your carbohydrate intake by sticking to this group of foods. Eat a moderate amount of good quality (not processed) animal protein at each meal.
Caution: even though these are all-you-can-eat foods, only eat when hungry, stop when full and do not overeat.
So, what can I eat?
- All eggs
- All meats, poultry and game
- All natural and cured meats (pancetta, Parma ham, coppa etc)
- All natural and cured sausages (salami, chorizo etc)
- All offal
- All seafood (except swordfish and tilefish – high mercury content)
- Broths
DAIRY
- Cottage cheese
- Cream
- Cream cheese
- Full-cream Greek yoghurt
- Full-cream milk
- Hard cheeses
- Soft cheeses
FATS
- Any rendered animal fat
- Avocado oil
- Butter
- Cheese – firm, natural, full-fat, aged cheeses
- Coconut oil
- Duck fat
- Ghee
- Lard
- Macadamia oil
- Mayonnaise, full fat only
- Olive oil
FLAVOURINGS AND CONDIMENTS
All flavourings and condiments are okay, provided they do not contain sugars and preservatives or vegetable (seed) oils.
NUTS AND SEEDS
- Almonds
- Flaxseeds
- Macadamia nuts
- Pecan nuts
- Pine nuts
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Walnuts
SWEETENERS
- Erythritol granules
- Stevia powder
- Xylitol granules
VEGETABLES
- All green leafy vegetables (spinach, cabbage, lettuces etc)
- Artichoke hearts
- Asparagus
- Aubergines
- Avocados
- Broccoli
- Brussel sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Courgettes
- Any other vegetables grown above the ground (except butternut)
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Olives
- Onions
- Peppers
- Pumpkin
- Radishes
- Sauerkraut
- Spring onions
- Tomatoes