Low Carb Diet: Adding Eggs to Your Meal Plan

Low Carb diets have been around for several years. Whether you are using an Atkins type plan, South Beach, or your own version of just cutting out the bad carbs, Low carb diets require a revamping of your meal plans. Eggs are a high protein, low carb food source which can be a useful addition to a low carb meal plan. Egg dishes are not just for breakfast. They can be used as a dinner meal on your low carb meal plan also. Consider the following egg ideas as you adjust to a low carb diet plan.

Low Carb Diet Egg Idea #1: Make flavored Deviled eggs

Deviled eggs are a popular holiday meal item but can easily be added to lunch or dinner meal plans. To make them more interesting, plan to make a variety of flavored deviled eggs. You can do this by making your standard deviled eggs and spicing them up with different seasonings like curry or Mexican flavorings. You can also add other low carb items like salmon or tuna when you are mixing the eggs. Plan to make enough eggs for a few meals and separate the yolk mix to flavor differently for variety.

Low Carb Diet Egg Idea #2: Add egg muffins to lunch or dinner meal plans

Egg muffins can be a main course item for your lunch of dinner meal. The muffins can contain vegetables or meats making them a more filling choice for your low carb meal plan. You can use this core recipe to make your muffins and fit them to your own likes with the fillings used.

Egg Muffins

12 eggs

2cups whipping cream,

2 cups shredded cheese

2 cups of any cooked meat or vegetable

This makes 12 large muffins.

Mix the ingredients, and pour into muffin tins.

Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.

If you don't eat these all for the first meal you can refrigerate and reheat in the microwave. You can also use one cup meat and one cup low carb vegetable for variety.

Low Carb Diet Egg Idea #3:

Consider making a egg based casserole to add to your low carb dinner meal plan. Eggs are cheap meal base compared to many food items. An egg casserole can be the main dinner course of a low carb diet and when accompanied by a salad is a filling meal. Consider adding a picante egg casserole to your meal plan.

Picante Egg Casserole

1 Cup Picante Sauce

1 Dozen eggs

4 cups shredded cheese, any variety

2 Cups Sour cream

Spread picante sauce in lightly greased 9X13 dish

Top sauce with cheeses.

Mix eggs and sour cream in a blender

Pour over the cheeses

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Casserole should be lightly brown.

Serves 12 with 4 carbs per serving

Low carb diets are used by many individuals for a variety of reasons. When making a low carb diet meal plan, eggs are a primary source of recipes. Eggs are a core to many of these diets but can become a dull addition if just eaten plain. Considering these ways of adding eggs to your low carb meal plan will help add variety to your diet.