Dana Carpender Recipes & Articles at CarbSmart

Breakfast is Still the Most Important Meal of the Day

Dana Carpender March 14, 2023 Breakfast Recipes, Food Prep, Intermittent Fasting, Menu Planning 0

The important point remains that whatever you eat first in the day must be low-carb and a good source of protein. This sets you up for a dramatically reduced appetite for the rest of the day. If you are, indeed, intermittently fasting, this is even more important since a reduced appetite makes the fast far more comfortable.

Should I Stop Eating Erythritol?

Dana Carpender March 3, 2023 Cardiovascular Disease, News & Events, Research & Science, Sugar Substitutes 9

Should I Stop Eating Erythritol? The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk. Commentary by Dana Carpender. For those of you who are shaking your heads in puzzlement, let me first explain: on February 27, 2023, a medical journal article (Nature Medicine) regarding erythritol was published online alerting the world that the use of erythritol sweetener could be damaging to our health. Dana Carpender provides her perspective on it.

Happy New Year! Welcome to the Healthy Benefits of the Low-Carb Lifestyle!

Dana Carpender January 6, 2023 Exercise, Glycemic Index, High Blood Pressure, Holidays & Seasons, Induction, Insulin Resistance, Low-Carb New Year's, Prescription Drugs 1

This is a shout-out to all of you who are here because of your resolutions to lose weight and improve your health in 2023. Some of you are newbies and others have tried low-carb but fallen by the wayside. Consider this your welcome!

How to Pasteurize Eggs Should You Wish To

Dana Carpender December 9, 2022 Cooking Tools, Recipes 0

Low Carb Breakfast Variety - Alternatives to I'm Sick Of Eggs

If you're nervous about raw eggs, you can pasteurize them with this easy-to-follow guide by Dana Carpender of CarbSmart.

Low-Carb Mid-Century Mocha Mousse

Dana Carpender December 7, 2022 Dessert Recipes, Recipes 0

This easy-but-impressive mousse is adapted from a mid-20th-century cookbook. It's quick and easy, made entirely in the blender, and will please all the chocolate fans in the crowd! Just what you need for a busy holiday season.

Low-Carb Seriously-Inauthentic-Kinda-Asian Pork Stew Recipe

Dana Carpender September 3, 2022 Pork Main Dish Recipes, Recipes 0

Low-Carb Seriously-Inauthentic-Kinda-Asian Pork Stew Plated

I adapted this recipe from a Reader's Digest Cookbook called Extraordinary Meals From Ordinary Ingredients. It took some decarbing, but the idea of using cola in a stew fascinated me. I'm sure it's not authentically anything but tasty and filling!

Seared Rib Eye with Gorgonzola Basil Butter Recipe

Dana Carpender August 30, 2022 Beef Main Dish Recipes, Cookouts, Grilling & Picnics, Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Fall (Autumn), Low-Carb Summer, Main Dish Recipes, Recipes 0

Seared Rib Eye with Gorgonzola Basil Butter Recipe It’s moments like this when you think “Deprived? All those crazy people think I’m deprived?

Low-Carb Five-Spice Beef Rub Recipe

Dana Carpender August 22, 2022 Recipes, Spice Blend Recipes 0

Wow! Low-Carb Five-Spice Beef Rub Recipe is sort of sweet and Chinese-y. I invented this for beef ribs, but there's no law that says you can't use it on brisket or even on a steak.

The Keto Diet – What Is It? What Isn’t It?

Dana Carpender July 14, 2022 Dietary Fat, Diets & Dieting, Ketogenic Diet, Ketone Production, Nutritional Ketosis 0

What is a keto diet? “Keto” has been the diet buzzword for the past five years or so, and with good reason – a ketogenic diet delivers. Most people who “go keto” lose weight while experiencing increased energy and reduced hunger.

Low-Carb Asparagus-Strawberry Salad Recipe

Dana Carpender July 1, 2022 Recipes, Salad Recipes 0

Recipe Tester Burma rates this Low-Carb Asparagus-Strawberry Salad a perfect 10 and says, "It's one of those dishes that would evoke a 'wow' because it's so pretty, and it tastes as good as it looks. The results belie the lack of time and effort required."

Low-Carb Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe

Dana Carpender July 1, 2022 Recipes, Salad Dressing Recipes 0

Low-Carb Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe is very popular, especially for any salad that includes fruit, but the commercial ones not only contain questionable oils, but also lots of sugar. Make this healthy, delicious version instead.

How To Smoke A Slab of Ribs That Will Make a Grown Man Weep

Dana Carpender June 22, 2022 Beef Main Dish Recipes, CarbSmart Magazine, Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Independence Day, Low-Carb Labor Day, Low-Carb Memorial Day, Low-Carb Summer, Recipes 0

How To Smoke A Slab of Ribs That Will Make a Grown Man Weep by Dana Carpender. A million rib joints attest to American’s love of barbecued spare ribs. They also suggest that many people aren’t sure how to turn out a killer slab at home. If you’re one of those people, I’m here to help.