Why cant I eat all peanuts and nuts?
Different nuts and seeds have different percentages of fats, protein, and carbohydrates. We don’t recommend eating them during the first two weeks of the Induction phase, the initial period of greatest carbohydrate restriction and greatest weight loss. After the first 2 weeks you may add nuts-one ounce daily. The best choices are walnuts, almonds, pecans, Brazils, macadamias, sunflower or pumpkin seeds. Peanuts are legumes and are higher in carbs. Once youre on lifetime maintenance you can choose from any nuts and peanuts provided you keep your weight within 5 pounds of goal. Nuts can easily be over consumed so be careful of the amount ingested. I need ideas for snacks. Protein and fat help to stabilize blood sugar, increase satiety and control hunger. Focus on snacks that contain protein and fat such as a few cocktail-size home-made meat balls, a couple of steamed shrimp, a slice of turkey, roast beef or ham (perhaps wrapped around an asparagus spear or in a lettuce leaf), a hardboile
