Menu Planning

Low-Carb Blue Trout Recipe (La Truite Au Bleu)

Low-Carb Blue Trout Recipe

Low-Carb Blue Trout Recipe (La Truite Au Bleu). Unless you have a really extraordinary fish market in town, you’ll need an angler to help you out on this one. But it’s a classic, classic recipe, and really very simple. Too, it neatly sidesteps all that messy, carby business of flour and cornmeal.

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Kick-Off Summer! Memorial Day – Get In The Mood For Outdoor Food

Get In The Mood For Outdoor Food

Amy Dungan presents a few Memorial Day kick-off recipes to get you in the mood for outdoor food! Low-Carb Cajun Chicken Packets, Low-Carb Mixed Veggie Stuffed Burgers, & Low-Carb Spicy Avocado Dip.

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Low-Carb Tequila Highballs are a Sugar-Free Summer Treat

Low-Carb Tequila Highballs are a Sugar-Free Summer Treat

For a long time, my tipple of choice has been dry red wine–Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec, and the like, the dryer the better. Also, the occasional quality tequila sipped slowly. However, pleasant though they may be, neither of these falls into the “long, cool drink” category. I have, as the weather warmed up, found myself drawn back to the good, old-fashioned highball–a shot of liquor and a mixer over ice. I have come up with a few I enjoy tremendously, and thought I would share.

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More Low Carb Thanksgiving Tips by Dana Carpender

Low Carb Thanksgiving Dinner can be a blessing or a curse. I still think that if you are going to have an Indulgence, you should indeed do so very infrequently, and that it is imperative to plan for it. It's the question of whether it's actually a good idea to accept this and build it into one's dietary life that I now question. Dana Carpender shares more Low Carb Thanksgiving tips and recipes for getting through the Thanksgiving holiday.

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End Your Carb Confusion: A Simple Guide to Customize Your Carb Intake for Optimal Health

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End Your Carb Confusion is the GPS you need to help you navigate your way from frustrated and disappointed to empowered and successful. Find the level of carbohydrate intake that’s right for you now, and then learn how to switch gears to a higher- or lower-carb diet when the time is right.

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How to Prepare the Best Ketogenic Fall Barbecue

Don't cover that grill and stow it away for winter quite yet! If you do, you’ll be missing out on one of the best seasons to throw a ketogenic fall barbecue. More than that, grilling blends perfectly with the ketogenic diet. Cooking low-carb vegetables and meat outdoors imparts a signature smoky flavor no oven can replicate.

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10 Best Low-Carb Foods of October – Here’s to a Healthy Fall & Winter

10 Best Low-Carb Foods of October

The leaves are turning bright colors and falling off the trees. The weather is getting cooler each day and the nights are getting downright cold. CarbSmart looks at some of the best seasonal foods you can get in October.

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Low-Carb Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce Recipe

Low-Carb Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Low-Carb Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce is the perfect mix of protein, sweet and sour. The addition of 1 teaspoon of Sambal Oelek Sauce or Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce spices up this incredible side dish or meal.

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Low-Carb Italian Meatballs in Marinara Recipe

Italian Meatballs in Marinara Recipe

Serve Low-Carb Italian Meatballs as a side dish or over a bed of your favorite veggies and call it a meal. We love sautéed spinach, zoodles, cabboodles (cabbage noodles), and green beans. Simply give these veggies a brief sauté in garlic and olive oil and serve the meatballs and sauce over them with a spoon or two of Parmesan! Yummy!

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Low-Carb Swedish Meatballs in Brown Sauce

Low-Carb Swedish Meatballs in Brown Sauce

Low-Carb Swedish Meatballs in Brown Sauce are great meatballs to package and freeze for many different brown-gravy applications. Make, bake, portion, package and freeze on a tray. After frozen, place in a zip-top bag in the freezer and use as many as needed for individual servings. Way cheaper than store-bought meatballs plus you know what goes into them! Score!

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