These low carb meal prep recipes have got you covered for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks! Carb grams listed so you don’t have to hunt them down yourself.
Wow, you guys. This post was haaaard. I have complete and utter respect for those of you on a low carb diet, whether it is out of necessity of living with diabetes, or trying to lose some weight by following a low carb diet.
Not only is it a HUGE challenge to find low carb meal prep recipes, but it is a PITA (look that up) to calculate carbs for every. single. recipe. And let me tell you: there were many ‘low carb meals’ out there that did not meet my carb cut-off guidelines.
It also made me realize how often there are sneaky carbs hiding in everything: honey in a stir fry sauce…salsa (what?!), most fruity things (even in moderation!), most sweet things that maybe you didn’t really consider sweet (ketchup, corn, carrots), cashews, oh my goodness, what a list.
I’m not going to get into the different guidelines for carb intakes from different diets, because I’m not a nutritionist. But I settled on a carb cut-off of 25 g or less for lunches and dinners, and below 15 g for breakfasts and snacks. I am a believer in moderation, and for each of these recipes, you are getting a fairly balanced meal that will fill you up and just happens to be low carb. And can be prepped ahead!
Looking to convert your favorite meal prep recipe into a low carb meal prep recipe? Here are some simple swaps you can make:
- swap rice with cauliflower rice
- swap pasta with zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash
- swap potatoes with cauliflower (it makes excellent ‘mashed potatoes’ and is also apparently great in ‘potato salad’)
- wraps can be swapped with lettuce (I love romaine for it’s crunch factor)
- zucchini slices work great for low carb enchiladas or lasagna
Let’s check out these tasty low carb meal prep recipes!
Disclaimer: nutritional information was obtained from the source of the recipe, and in certain cases, I calculated them using the MyFitness Pal app. They are strictly estimates and not guaranteed to be accurate. See my nutritional disclaimer for more information.
