CarbSmart Magazine

Olive Garden specializes in modern Italian food, which means pasta and bread and all sorts of foods loaded with carbs. Let Ed Stockly guide you through the murky nutritional information at Olive Garden Restaurant.

We all know about macronutrients–fats, proteins, and carbohydrates–but what about micronutrients? Mira Calton helps us understand their critical role in health and weight loss especially in relation to a low carb diet.

Dr. Nicole Avena offers tips and strategies that may be the key to aiding your weight-loss and healthy-eating goals this year.

Judy Barnes Baker, author of Nourished and Carb Wars, shares her tips for throwing together tasty, spontaneous meals that will keep you on track. Includes 4 recipes.

Temptation is a dieter’s greatest enemy. Be prepared for on the job food temptations and win the battle of the bulge. Try these 7 tips to help you stay on track and still lose weight on the job.

CarbSmart Magazine Issue 03: May 2013: Low Carb Picnics & Cookouts: Get in the mood for low carb outdoor food - ribs, zucchini, blue trout, lemon desserts & more. Available in iTunes Newsstands and as a downloadable PDF.

CarbSmart Magazine Issue 02: April 2013: Surprising Health Benefits of Ketogenic Diets. Discover how a ketogenic diet can improve the results of your fitness plan. Available in iTunes Newsstands and as a downloadable PDF.

CarbSmart Magazine Issue 01: March 2013: Fat Fast & The Best of 2012: CarbSmart Magazine's first issue features the Fat Fast and how it can get you back on track with your low carb lifestyle. Restart your low carb weight loss. Available in iTunes Newsstands and as a downloadable PDF.

While Misty was a little overweight as a child, maybe 15 or 20 pounds, her biggest challenge as a youngster was her battle with Attention Deficit Disorder, slight tics, and compulsive behavior tendencies. Looking back, she now realizes her life could have been much different had her doctors and parents had understood the importance of nutrition in relation to these issues.

I adapted these from a recipe called "World Peace Cookies," billed as the greatest chocolate cookie recipe of all time. That's quite a claim, but my low-carb ones are wonderful!