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Plan for success & you can navigate into the end zone & score a low carb win for the home team. Susie T. Gibbs lays out her tips for helping the whole family stay low carb during football season.
Read More »Eat An Extra Low Carb Dessert For Eat An Extra Dessert Day
According to the Hallmark Channel Ultimate Holiday Site, today is Eat an Extra Dessert Day. I think we can all get behind - if we choose an extra low carb dessert.
Read More »Low-Carb & Keto Barbecued Pulled Pork Recipe
Nope it isn’t Texas Barbecue, but it’s a whole lot easier and doesn’t require years of hard-won knowledge of hardwood and the intricacies of slow-smoking meats. It’s the best Low-Carb & Keto un-barbecue you’ll ever eat!
Read More »Yes To Cookies Low-Carb Cookies
Yes To Cookies Has been out of business since about 2001. Here is a list of other Low-Carb cookies and Low-Carb cookie mixes you can try.
Read More »The Cool, Low Carb Joys of Cucumbers & Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe
Are you fond of cucumbers? I sure am. I like them sliced, with a little salt or creole seasoning. I like them with dips. I like them in salads. I like them in tzatziki –– that yummy yogurt-cucumber sauce that comes with gyros. I like them pickled. Indeed, I'm hard-pressed to think of a way I don't like cucumbers. Includes Dana's Thai Cucumber Salad recipe.
Read More »Atkins Fat Fast Really Is As Awesome As I Thought
Dana Carpender uses the Atkins Fat Fast to overcome metabolic resistance to break a low carb weight loss stall: 1000 calories/day, 90% from fat. Recommended by the late, great Dr. Atkins as a way to overcome metabolic resistance to weight loss or to break a stall, a fat fast is simple: 1000 calories per day, 90% of those calories from fat. Yes, this is calorie controlled as well as extremely low carbohydrate, and even low protein. The fat fast catapults you into deep ketosis, with its triple benefit of appetite suppression, metabolic advantage, and protection of muscle mass.
Read More »Happy Low Carb Memorial Day!
Memorial Day Weekend is just made for us low carbers. Add in outdoor activities like camping, biking, boating, hiking, volleyball, or just tossing a Frisbee around, and you have a celebration where you might even drop a pound or two. Hard to beat that for Low Carb Memorial Day!
Read More »Chili Recipes
Low Carb Chili Recipes.
Read More »Crispy Low-Carb Pizza Crust Recipe Made with CarbQuik Baking Mix
CarbQuik is definitely not ketogenic but it is low-carb and can be used to make biscuits, muffins and definitely pizza crusts. This is an amazing tasting pizza crust made with low-carb CarbQuik Low Carb Baking Mix.
Read More »Make Your Own Low Carb Coconut Butter by Dana Carpender
Folks, I'm sorry I've been so spotty about posting to CarbSmart recently. I'm on deadline for this paleo cookbook (Pre-order at Amazon.com: 500 Paleo Recipes), and I'm cooking and writing like a maniac. Quite honestly, Its hard to think about anything else. However, in an attempt to make it up to you, I will now tell you how to save a pile of money.
Read More »Can You Eat Cabbage On Your Low Carb Diet?
What's low-carb, widely available, tasty, incredibly versatile, seriously nutritious, and always among the cheapest vegetables in your grocery store? Cabbage! One cup of green cabbage has 3.8 grams of carbohydrate, with 1.6 grams of fiber, for a usable carb count of 2.2 grams, and just 17 calories.
Read More »Low Carb Success Story Hank Garner by Amy Dungan
This month's awe inspiring success story comes from a good friend of mine named Hank Garner. Hank describes himself as a man who is incredibly blessed. Happily married for 17 years to his wife Dawn, they have 5 wonderful children and enjoy small-town life in Southern Mississippi. A web designer, Hank loves spending time with his family, the outdoors and being active. His newest passion is running, which he does 4 or 5 days a week.
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