How to Make Atkins Diet Cole Slaw
The Atkins Diet focuses on helping individuals to combine a healthy diet with low levels of refined carbohydrates and sugars and high levels of lean protein, fiber, fruit and vegetables in order to lose and maintain a healthy weight. The program aims to change your metabolism in order to assist you with losing weight naturally. To ensure that dieters stick with the program, the people behind Atkins have created several recipes for the public to access. Additionally, people actively engaged in the program can post recipes at the Atkins diet bulletin board. Below is a recipe for cole slaw.
Tips For You
- Include 1 lb. of red cabbage and one red onion. Add sour cream and mayonnaise. Use fresh tarragon, balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper. Make sure that you also have a large and a small mixing bowl on hand to blend the ingredients in.
- Cut the cabbage into thin slices. Use a sharp knife and cut the one red onion into very thin slices. Measure out 1/3 cup of sour cream and 1/3 cup of mayonnaise.
- Stir cabbage and onion together in the large mixing bowl. Mix the sour cream, 1 tbsp. of chopped fresh tarragon, mayonnaise and 1 tbsp. of balsamic vinegar together in the smaller mixing bowl. Stir the cream and vinegar mix to the cabbage and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Place the cole slaw in the refrigerator for a minimum of four hours. Serve chilled.
- Understand servings and calories. Keep in mind that this recipe serves approximately six people. Count 139 calories, 12 grams of fat, 1 gram of protein, 6 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber and 4 grams of net carbohydrates toward your diet with this dish.
