Some concern has been expressed about using aluminum utensils for storing and cooking food. When foods are cooked or stored in aluminum containers, some of the aluminum may dissolve and be absorbed into the food.

Rice and Noodles are a large part of basic Japanese cuisine. As our way of eating precludes eating both products, some Japanese recipes can be quite hard to convert. Fortunately, the range of Japanese dishes is so large that we can find quite a wide variety that suit us.

A very successful advertising campaign in England some years ago advocated going to work on an egg. It proved very effective, and lifted sales quite dramatically. Now our Dr. Atkins must be considered the modern poultry farmers' friend. Eggs, eggs and more eggs. But it is easy to get sick of the sight of eggs unless we learn to really take advantage of this very versatile energy storehouse.

Pasta in all its various types constitutes a large part of our fast living, fast food culture. Busy mums and dads can very quickly throw together a selection of meat and/or veggies in a stir-fry or casserole to produce a quick tasty filling meal.

In May of 1998 my wife Margaret and I wholeheartedly adopted the low carb way of life. My weight loss since then has been about 35 pounds. Margs has lost about 25 pounds. Not only have we lost the weight but in Margaret's case, at least, have maintained the weight loss. have stayed at the Being a type II diabetic, I find it more difficult to hold on to the losses. I do lapse occasionally and have to struggle to get back to the lower weight level that I have achieved through low carbing. We are both continuing to slowly edge towards our target weights.

I'd first like to tell you a bit about myself. My name is Tony Blakemore. I am 56 years of age and live in Blackburn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with my wife, Margaret. I'm the Aussie Low-Carb Gourmet.