Dana Carpender
December 20, 2024
Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Christmas, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb New Year's, Low-Carb Thanksgiving, Podcast Episodes
CarbSmart Podcast Episode 23: Refusing Holiday Food and Staying Low-Carb can be tough at first but you can do it to avoid the Food Pushers. The holidays are straight ahead, and with them piles and piles of carby junk, and worse, people nagging you to eat the stuff. Why so many people think that saying things like "But you have to eat it! It's traditional!" and "I worked all afternoon making it just for you" constitutes an expression of holiday goodwill, I have no idea, but sadly this behavior is all too common. You need to think ahead about how to respond to this sort of thing.
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Dana Carpender
October 26, 2024
Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Halloween, Podcast Episodes, Video
Recently, on a website I frequent, there was a discussion of Halloween plans. There I first encountered the concept of "trunk-or-treat," a Halloween event that is apparently gaining popularity across the country. People dress their kids up in costumes, pack candy in their cars, and go to a predesignated parking lot. There the children run from car to car, collecting candy.
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Dana Carpender
October 11, 2023
Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Christmas, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb New Year's, Low-Carb Thanksgiving
The holidays are straight ahead, and with them piles and piles of carby junk, and worse, people nagging you to eat the stuff. Why so many people think that saying things like "But you have to eat it! It's traditional!" and "I worked all afternoon making it just for you" constitutes an expression of holiday goodwill, I have no idea, but sadly this behavior is all too common. You need to think ahead about how to respond to this sort of thing.
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Dana Carpender
October 11, 2023
Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Christmas, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb New Year's, Low-Carb Thanksgiving, Podcast Episodes
CarbSmart Podcast Episode 1: Refusing Holiday Food and Staying Low-Carb can be tough at first but you can do it to avoid the Food Pushers. The holidays are straight ahead, and with them piles and piles of carby junk, and worse, people nagging you to eat the stuff. Why so many people think that saying things like "But you have to eat it! It's traditional!" and "I worked all afternoon making it just for you" constitutes an expression of holiday goodwill, I have no idea, but sadly this behavior is all too common. You need to think ahead about how to respond to this sort of thing.
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Andrew DiMino
August 23, 2022
Dessert Recipes, Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb Thanksgiving, Recipes
It's just not Thanksgiving without pie! This Traditional Low-Carb Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe is even better than the carb-laden pumpkin pie you grew up on. In fact, you could even say it's downright healthy. With organic pumpkin, coconut cream, and pecans you get healthy fats and tons of antioxidants. Now for the best kept secret of all...my family doesn't know it's low-carb!
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Tracey Rollison
September 25, 2021
CarbSmart Magazine, Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb Thanksgiving
It’s hard to eat seasonally in November without having winter squash, especially pumpkin. Traditionally in the U.S., that means pumpkin pies and sweet squash bakes. Tracey Rollison looks at the different ways people eat pumpkin around the world and offers some savory, seasonal, recipes to spice up your holiday table.
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Andrew DiMino
September 19, 2021
Beverages & Drinks, Holidays & Seasons, Jordan's Skinny Syrups, Low Carb Food Brands & Low Carb Products, Low Carb Foods, Low-Carb Halloween
Jordan's Skinny Syrups adds the festive, warm spice flavoring of nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon to your favorite Low-Carb or Keto drink or snack. 0 Calories. 0 Sugar. 0 Carbs. Keto-Friendly. Gluten-Free. Kosher. Perfect for your favorite low-carb coffees, lattes, mochas, cappuccinos, desserts, or just about anything.
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Andrew DiMino
September 15, 2021
Beverages & Drinks, Low Carb Food Brands & Low Carb Products, Low Carb Foods, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb Thanksgiving, Starbuck's
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Ground Coffee is bright with notes of pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg together with their lightest roast. Add a splash of half & half and your sweetener of choice to awaken deliciously familiar flavors for this time of the year. Make your own Pumpkin Spice Latte with our recipe.
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Andrew DiMino
September 11, 2021
Beverages & Drinks, DaVinci Gourmet, Holidays & Seasons, Low Carb Food Brands & Low Carb Products, Low Carb Foods, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb Thanksgiving
Make your own Pumpkin Spice Latte with this sugar-free syrup. Delight in a Halloween tradition anytime, guilt-free, with DaVinci Gourmet Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pie syrup. You’ll love the homey, comforting taste of pumpkin and warming spices in DaVinci Gourmet Sugar-Free beverage and culinary creations. Made with Splenda.
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Andrew DiMino
September 10, 2021
Beverages & Drinks, Holidays & Seasons, Low Carb Food Brands & Low Carb Products, Low Carb Foods, Low-Carb Halloween, Torani
Torani Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pie syrup is a perfect replica of the classic American holiday dessert without all the carbs or calories. Its rich taste of pumpkin pie filling is complemented by nutmeg, cinnamon, and other warm spices. This syrup adds cozy, guilt-free flavor to lattes, steamers, blended drinks and more.
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Andrew DiMino
January 29, 2021
Appetizer Recipes, CarbSmart Magazine, Holidays & Seasons, Low-Carb Halloween, Low-Carb Thanksgiving, Recipes
Rutabaga in Creamy Alfredo Sauce recipe. Very little says comfort food like a fresh homemade Alfredo sauce, and it's relatively easy too!
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Andrew DiMino
May 25, 2020
Beverages & Drinks, DaVinci Gourmet, Holidays & Seasons, Low Carb Food Brands & Low Carb Products, Low Carb Foods, Low-Carb Christmas, Low-Carb Halloween
Gingerbread DaVinci Gourmet Sugar Free Syrup. No Calorie Flavored Syrup. Sweetened with SPLENDA, these syrups have the same world-class flavor as as you'd expect from a sugar-sweetened syrups, but without the calories.
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