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Bacon Avocado Cheese Burger

(note: if you want to start a low-carb diet yourself, I recommend reading why: Why We Get Fat (including a simple how — and it’s the “how” I’m doing) and how: New Atkins.)

Half an avocado per day is okay on a low-carb diet. This may just save my life — literally. I’m from California, so I can’t live long without avocado (and I’d give up on this life-saving diet if I couldn’t eat them).

Bunless Hamburger: (combine all ingredients into a bowl)

  • Cut up a Beef or Turkey burger into bite-sized pieces — make sure it’s palatable plain since it’s the main ingredient.
  • Mix in shredded cheese, so it melts.
  • (optional) Mix in two pieces of bacon, chopped.
  • (optional) After the cheese has melted, add diced or halved-and-sliced tomatoes.
  • Cut half an avocado into slices, and place on mix. Or mash slices with a splash of lemon juice, salt, and pepper for simple guacamole.
  • Top with lettuce (chopped into bite-sized pieces and tossed with a spoonful of mayonnaise — I actually prefer the taste of Vegenaise).

I eat a few variations of this, depending on available ingredients (such as lightly fried, diced bell pepper).

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Snack Time, Nuts!

(note: if you want to start a low-carb diet yourself, I recommend reading why: Why We Get Fat (including a simple how — and it’s the “how” I’m doing) and how: New Atkins.)

It’s pretty difficult to find low-carb snack food. I’m eating food (meat, veggies) that’s quickly perishable to stick to this diet. There’s cheese and jerky that can stand a bit of time outside of the fridge, but not indefinitely.

In my desk, I keep a container of roasted, salted, mixed nuts. I also have what are essentially Tupperware shot glasses. Since I have to limit my intake of nuts (they do contain carbs), I measure one (or sometimes two) shots per day. This is the snack I eat the most during the school year.

At home, I just nibble on ingredients I use in other meals (which I’ll post soon).

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Typical Breakfast

(note: if you want to start a low-carb diet yourself, I recommend reading why: Why We Get Fat (including a simple how — and it’s the “how” I’m doing) and how: New Atkins.)

Each morning, I wake up to feed my cats, my wife, and myself. During the school year it’s 4:20 AM, and during the summer it’s 5:45 AM. I prepare all the meals this early in the morning.

Breakfast is pretty normal on my low-carb diet:

  • 2 (usually) or 3 Eggs
    • I fry them in leftover bacon grease (I get salt here instead of the recommended bullion).
    • I prefer over-easy (or over-medium, if that exists?) to sunny-side up.
    • If they’re scrambled, I put in a handful of cheese. I tend to let them cook like an omelet, but don’t fill them. I sometimes put in bell pepper, tomato, and olives (green or black) for variety.
    • I sometimes make a proper omelet using the ingredients available (meat, cheese, veggies).
    • I sometimes put a spoonful or two of Pace medium salsa. It’s almost cheating, but it’s pretty darn low in carbs, and the carbs are from veggies.
  • I like to have bacon, breakfast sausage (usually turkey), or other meat as a side.
  • Tobasco is great to spice things up.
  • Water.

My whole life, water has been my beverage of choice. Though I do miss orange juice with my breakfast.