Atkins Menu Ideas

Atkins Menu Ideas

The following menu ideas are taken from Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution and are representative of the type and quantity of food eaten during the various phases of the diet.

Induction Menu

Breakfast

* Eggs, scrambled or fried, with bacon, ham, or Canadian bacon
* Decaffeinated coffee or tea

Lunch

* Bacon cheeseburger, no bun
* Small tossed salad
* Seltzer water

Dinner

* Shrimp cocktail with mustard and mayonnaise
* Clear consommé
* Steak, roast, chops, fish or fowl
* Tossed salad
* Diet Jello with a spoonful of whipped cream (unsweetened or artificially sweetened)

Constant Weight Loss Menu

Breakfast

* Cheese omelet
* 3 ounces of tomato juice
* Bran Crispbread (amount containing 2 grams of carbohydrate)
* Decaffeinated coffee or tea

Lunch

* Chef's salad with ham, cheese, chicken, egg and oil and vinegar dressing
* Iced herbal tea

Dinner

* Seafood salad
* Poached salmon
* 2/3 cup of vegetables
* 1/2 cup of strawberries (in heavy, unsweetened cream)

Maintenance Menu

Breakfast

* Cheese and spinach omelet
* 1/2 cantaloupe
* Bran Crispbread (amount containing 4 grams of carbohydrate) with butter
* Decaffeinated coffee or tea

Lunch

* Roast chicken
* 2/3 cups of vegetables
* Green salad with creamy garlic dressing
* Club soda

Dinner

* French onion soup
* Salad with tomatoes, onions and carrots with any no-carbohydrate dressing
* 1 cup vegetables
* 1/2 small baked potato with sour cream and chives
* Lightly breaded veal chops
* 1 cup fresh fruit compote
* Glass of dry wine

Atkins Menu Ideas