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LCK (Very Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic) diet meal plans typically include low-fat, high-protein, and very low-carbohydrate foods. Here are some meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that are both delicious and nutritious:
Here are some amazing breakfast ideas we have for you:
- Eggs cooked in butter or coconut oil, with spinach and avocado.
- Grilled chicken or turkey breast with a side of mixed greens and a homemade vinaigrette.
- Spinach salad with a hard-boiled egg, avocado, and chicken.
- A low-carb wrap made with lettuce or cabbage leaves, filled with chicken meat, cheese, and vegetables.
- Chia seed pudding made with coconut milk and topped with berries.
- Low-carb breakfast burrito made with a cauliflower tortilla, scrambled eggs, chicken, and cheese.
Next up, Lunch:
- Salad with mixed greens, avocado, grilled chicken, and a homemade vinaigrette dressing.
- Cauliflower "rice" stir-fry with vegetables and shrimp.
- Zucchini noodles with meatballs and marinara sauce.
- Tuna salad lettuce wraps with avocado and tomato.
- Cobb salad made with mixed greens, avocado, bacon, eggs, and chicken.
- Portobello mushroom burgers with a side of green beans.
Dinner:
- Grilled steak with a side of roasted vegetables.
- Baked salmon with a side of cauliflower mash.
- Sausage and pepper skillet with a side of cauliflower rice.
- Bunless burger with avocado and bacon.
- Cabbage roll casserole filled with meat and cheese.
- Slow-cooker beef or lamb stew with a side of green beans.
- Creamy chicken and mushroom skillet served with a side of cauliflower rice.
- Broccoli stir-fry with a side of cauliflower fried rice.
- Lamb chops with a side of roasted vegetables.
Snack:
- Low-carb protein shake
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Berries with whipped cream
- Cheese with nuts
- Low-carb protein bars
- Low-carb protein shake
- Celery with peanut butter or cream cheese
- Cucumber slices with ranch dressing
- Low-carb protein bars
- Guacamole with veggies or low-carb crackers.
Here are some Indian-inspired VLCK diet meal ideas:
Note: Remember that traditional Indian dishes often include high-carb ingredients such as rice, bread, and lentils, so it may be necessary to make some adjustments to the recipes to fit with a VLCK diet. For example, you can replace traditional carb sources with cauliflower rice, lettuce wraps, or zucchini noodles. Also, you can use healthy fats to cook Indian dishes like coconut oil, ghee, etc.
Breakfast:
- Palak paneer omelet (spinach and cheese omelet)
- Sabudana khichdi (tapioca pearl and peanut stir-fry)
- A bowl of dahi (yogurt) with a sprinkle of roasted cumin powder and chopped green chili.
- Idli (steamed lentil and rice cakes) with coconut chutney.
- Aloo ka paratha (potato stuffed flatbread)
- Egg bhurji (scrambled eggs with spices)
Lunch:
- Bhuna chicken (pan-seared chicken in spices) with a side of palak (spinach)
- Dal makhani (black lentils and kidney beans in a creamy tomato-based sauce) with a side of Cauliflower rice.
- Mutton rogan josh (mutton curry) with a side of bhindi (okra) fry.
- Kadai chicken (chicken in a spicy tomato-based sauce) with a side of sautéed vegetables.
- Paneer makhani (cheese in a creamy tomato-based sauce) with a side of cauliflower rice.
- Methi chicken (chicken in a fenugreek-based sauce) with a side of okra fry.
Dinner:
- Butter chicken (chicken in a creamy tomato-based sauce) with a side of cauliflower rice.
- Fish tikka (grilled fish in a yogurt and spice marinade) with a side of baingan bharta (eggplant curry)
- Palak gosht (spinach and lamb curry) with a side of cauliflower rice.
- Tandoori chicken (grilled chicken marinated in yogurt and spices) with a side of sautéed vegetables.
- Fish curry (in a tomato-based sauce) with a side of cauliflower rice.
- Lamb vindaloo (spicy lamb curry) with a side of sautéed spinach.
Snack:
- Samosas filled with meat or vegetables
- Lemon and mint yogurt drink (lassi)
- Namak paare (salty fried dough)
- Paneer tikka (grilled cheese cubes in a yogurt and spice marinade)
- Paneer tikka (grilled cheese cubes in a yogurt and spice marinade)
- Bhelpuri (a street food made with puffed rice, vegetables, and chutneys)
- Kachori (a deep-fried pastry filled with lentils or vegetables)
- Aloo tikki (potato patties)
We hope you will consider trying these dishes to maintain your desired weight after successfully losing weight with Progen.
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