Can I eat fruit and grains on a controlled carbohydrate diet?
Low carbohydrate diets do not exclude these foods. The initial phase of the diet (for example, the Induction phase of Atkins), which people often mistake for the entire program, is the most strict – permitting only 20 grams of carbohydrate each day. Once you move to Ongoing Weight Loss (whether after two weeks or longer), you begin to add these foods back into your meals. The Zone plan offers a variety of foods, including fruits. The main enemies of low carb diet plans are refined carbohydrates such as white flour and sugar.
