It was a little difficult at first, but now is easy to eat a low carb diet because there is so much to choose from. It takes time to cook from scratch, however, and cooking for one is a little difficult unless you like leftovers. Fortunately, i like the ease of leftovers. I have cooked many of my vegetables in the microwave and find that it is fast and the flavor is very good even when reheated as leftovers. Dorisena