Induction Menu recipes query

Greetings,



I plan to start the Induction Phase and my wife and I are heading for the
grocery store. (Unfortunately my immediate area does not seem to have a lot
of the products that are readily available in the US).



After going through the book (2002) and following some of the group threads
of this newsgroup and searching through Google I am a little confused on a
couple of the recipes of the menu plan
(http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/14-373858.html).



I was hoping someone may be able to clarify some of the following points:



1.. The book does not have a recipe for Controlled carb vanilla or
strawberry shake, but I see in the US that you can buy a product that you
just add water to. Google revealed numerous recipes for a Strawberry Shake
from low fat to low carb, but each has milk. The induction requirements
stipulate NO milk. So my first question is, is there a recipe for these
shakes that does not involve milk and fits within the Induction menu?


2.. The menu requires roasted garlic and vegetable dip. I could not
locate a vegetable dip recipe in the book and a Google search found a great
many vegetable dip recipes. Can anyone assist as to the better recipe for
the vegetable dip during Induction?
Any other constructive thoughts, advice or tips from those who have gone
through the induction stage would be greatly appreciated.



Regards





DaBo

"Dab" wrote in message
...

When I did the induction phase last fall I pretty much stuck to meats, eggs,
cheese & leaf salad for the first two weeks. For me it wasn't too bad as I
was eating a lot of food that I loved but had avoided for many years due to
the cholesterol hysteria of the 80's. IIRC, not much of the "goodies" were
permitted. Even the bars were frowned upon, I believe, so you may want to
check out those shakes that you mention. I don't have my copy handy, but I'm
certain my edition was the 2002 as well.

Best of Luck

Dean

Greetings,



I plan to start the Induction Phase and my wife and I are heading for the
grocery store. (Unfortunately my immediate area does not seem to have a
lot
of the products that are readily available in the US).



After going through the book (2002) and following some of the group
threads
of this newsgroup and searching through Google I am a little confused on a
couple of the recipes of the menu plan
(http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/14-373858.html).



I was hoping someone may be able to clarify some of the following points:



1.. The book does not have a recipe for Controlled carb vanilla or
strawberry shake, but I see in the US that you can buy a product that you
just add water to. Google revealed numerous recipes for a Strawberry
Shake
from low fat to low carb, but each has milk. The induction requirements
stipulate NO milk. So my first question is, is there a recipe for these
shakes that does not involve milk and fits within the Induction menu?


2.. The menu requires roasted garlic and vegetable dip. I could not
locate a vegetable dip recipe in the book and a Google search found a
great
many vegetable dip recipes. Can anyone assist as to the better recipe for
the vegetable dip during Induction?
Any other constructive thoughts, advice or tips from those who have gone
through the induction stage would be greatly appreciated.



Regards





DaBo

"DaBo" wrote in message
...
Greetings,



I plan to start the Induction Phase and my wife and I are heading for the
grocery store. (Unfortunately my immediate area does not seem to have a
lot
of the products that are readily available in the US).



After going through the book (2002) and following some of the group
threads
of this newsgroup and searching through Google I am a little confused on a
couple of the recipes of the menu plan
(http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/14-373858.html).



I was hoping someone may be able to clarify some of the following points:



1.. The book does not have a recipe for Controlled carb vanilla or
strawberry shake, but I see in the US that you can buy a product that you
just add water to. Google revealed numerous recipes for a Strawberry
Shake
from low fat to low carb, but each has milk. The induction requirements
stipulate NO milk. So my first question is, is there a recipe for these
shakes that does not involve milk and fits within the Induction menu?


2.. The menu requires roasted garlic and vegetable dip. I could not
locate a vegetable dip recipe in the book and a Google search found a
great
many vegetable dip recipes. Can anyone assist as to the better recipe for
the vegetable dip during Induction?
Any other constructive thoughts, advice or tips from those who have gone
through the induction stage would be greatly appreciated.





First, I wouldn't get too hung up on following a specific menu plan for
induction. The
beauty of Atkins is that you can eat a wide variety of foods, even during
induction.
Pick the ones you like instead of a pre-defined plan.

To answer the specific questions, the LC shakes the meal plan refers to are
the
commerically available ones which come as either liquid or powder. They
are
fine for an occasional snack or meal replacement, but you can certainly do
Atkins
without them. If you want them, they are available from lots of online
sources, like
Atkins, Netrition, etc.

You can also make a very good shake from soft tofu and unsweetened soy milk,
plus
whatever flavoring syrup you like. While this isn't strictly on the
induction food list,
as long as you count the carbs, it should be ok, in moderation. It's
basicly soy, which is
a main ingredient of the shake products.

The vegetable dip to stuff celery with could be made from cream cheese, but
I don't
believe that is on the list of induction foods. Perhaps someone else will
have an idea.

Thanks to the couple that responded.

Horizon99, my wife very ceremoniously put the vege dip recipe from the book
in front of me after I posted my query.

I will take your advice on the things you mentioned, very much appreciated.

Regards

DaBo


"Horizon99" wrote in message
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"DaBo" wrote in message
...
Greetings,



I plan to start the Induction Phase and my wife and I are heading for
the
grocery store. (Unfortunately my immediate area does not seem to have a
lot
of the products that are readily available in the US).



After going through the book (2002) and following some of the group
threads
of this newsgroup and searching through Google I am a little confused on
a
couple of the recipes of the menu plan
(http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/14-373858.html).



I was hoping someone may be able to clarify some of the following
points:



1.. The book does not have a recipe for Controlled carb vanilla or
strawberry shake, but I see in the US that you can buy a product that
you
just add water to. Google revealed numerous recipes for a Strawberry
Shake
from low fat to low carb, but each has milk. The induction requirements
stipulate NO milk. So my first question is, is there a recipe for these
shakes that does not involve milk and fits within the Induction menu?


2.. The menu requires roasted garlic and vegetable dip. I could not
locate a vegetable dip recipe in the book and a Google search found a
great
many vegetable dip recipes. Can anyone assist as to the better recipe
for
the vegetable dip during Induction?
Any other constructive thoughts, advice or tips from those who have
gone
through the induction stage would be greatly appreciated.





First, I wouldn't get too hung up on following a specific menu plan for
induction. The
beauty of Atkins is that you can eat a wide variety of foods, even during
induction.
Pick the ones you like instead of a pre-defined plan.

To answer the specific questions, the LC shakes the meal plan refers to
are
the
commerically available ones which come as either liquid or powder. They
are
fine for an occasional snack or meal replacement, but you can certainly do
Atkins
without them. If you want them, they are available from lots of online
sources, like
Atkins, Netrition, etc.

You can also make a very good shake from soft tofu and unsweetened soy
milk,
plus
whatever flavoring syrup you like. While this isn't strictly on the
induction food list,
as long as you count the carbs, it should be ok, in moderation. It's
basicly soy, which is
a main ingredient of the shake products.

The vegetable dip to stuff celery with could be made from cream cheese,
but
I don't
believe that is on the list of induction foods. Perhaps someone else will
have an idea.