You're coming down to the desert at a most beautiful time of the year! Down here you will find that there are quite a number of health conscious places to eat that have low carb stuff on the menu or at least the chef is aware of what we are trying to do. Check your phone book and ask the concierge or someone from the local health food store (Wild Oats I think) about some good places for you.

Most of the upscale and/or health-oriented restaurants are very good about doing a special low carb meal in NM, so I assume that you'll have the same experience in AZ. Just check a head.

Lots of wonderful meat and cheese down here, and green chili (made with chicken, green chilis, spices)(a tomato-less hot salsa...but it does have onions) also, some of them use flour for thickeners instead of letting it cook down to thicken naturally.

Enjoy!