??? Your favorites during diet-time (especially the first week!) ???

[AtkinsDaughter09]

As my name suggests, I'm not on Atkins myself, but my mother has decided to go on it come this Monday (again). She's fallen on and off the bandwagon so many times, I decided that I would agree to cook dinner for her every night to keep her motivated and sticking with it.

So my question is, what were your favorite Atkins-friendly recipes, and what helped you through the detox period?

As a side note, I love to bake, so dessert/snack ideas would be great too! I figure if I leave Atkins-friendly snacks readily available at all times, my mom will be less likely to pick up the chips or ice cream (those are for me!)

[Desertthorn]

Re: ??? Your favorites during diet-time (especially the first week!) ???

Wow, I have so many favorites. I love Taco salads, anything with bacon, cheese, chicken.
I have tried most of Linda's recipes Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home and love a lot of them.

[AtkinsDaughter09]

Re: ??? Your favorites during diet-time (especially the first week!) ???

Oooh, taco salads...my mum loves those! Thanks! <3

[imagood1]

Re: ??? Your favorites during diet-time (especially the first week!) ???

I eat alot of fried radishes -- they are a good side dish (and look & taste like fried potatoes!!) Just take the radishes and cube them up - add onion and fry like you would potatoes....delicious with any type of meat.

We also eat a lot of spaghetti squash, either with a sauce or with just butter. It's easy to fix in the oven or the microwave.

Desertthorn gave you the link to Linda's site - you'll find a lot of good ideas there.

Good luck to your mom!

[AtkinsDaughter09]

Re: ??? Your favorites during diet-time (especially the first week!) ???

Thanks very much! <333

Great progress pics! Wow! O: