A low-carb brownie recipe with a low-carb chocolate frosting recipe made with CarbQuik low-carb baking mix. 2g net carbs per serving.
Read More »It’s Egg Season by Dana Carpender
It's egg season! We tend to forget, because of battery egg farming techniques, that eggs really are a seasonal food - kept in natural lighting conditions, hens lay far fewer eggs in the winter, and more in the spring and summer. That's why eggs are associated with Easter: They've been a symbol of spring since - well, forever.
Read More »Dixie Carb Counters Bakesquick – Includes Bakesquick recipes
Carb-Controlled Multi-Purpose Baking mix. Create awesome pastries, desserts and baked goods. Bakesquick can also be used as a substitute for Bisquick. In any Bisquick recipe, use about 75% Bakesquick. Contains two packs. Serves 10 per pack.
Read More »The Senator’s Chili Mix by Goldwater’s Foods
Looking for the senators chili? Created by former Senator Barry Goldwater himself, this chili mix is easy to prepare by adding just beef, low carb black beans and tomatoes. Just the right spice to make your chili dishes superb!
Read More »Low-Carb UnPotato Salad with Cauliflower Recipe by Dana Carpender
Cauliflower is the low carber's best friend. (Well, after meat and eggs.) Why? Because it stands in for so many other things, and does the job so well. Most low carbers know about fauxtatoes - pureed cauliflower served in place of mashed potatoes. But that's only the beginning of cauliflower's many charms.
Read More »Salt on a Low Carb Diet by Dana Carpender
Many of us agree. Salt is easily the most popular seasoning. There's a good reason for this: Salt is an essential nutrient; without it we'll die. But just as Americans "know" that fat is bad for them, they "know" that salt is bad for them. The standard wisdom, parroted over and over again, is that limiting fat and salt intake will lower blood pressure, prevent heart disease, and improve health in general.
Read More »Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Pudding Cake Recipe by Dana Carpender
Here, for your low carb pleasure, is the very last, but certainly not least, recipe that I came up with for the upcoming reissue of 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes (as 300 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes.) I hope it will inspire you to pre-order!
Read More »Belly Fat Cure Brunch by Amber Allen-Sauer
Amber Allen-Sauer share's her menu for a friendly Belly Fat Cure Brunch: I decided to make a low-sugar Belly Fat Cure-approved brunch for them.
Read More »Getting Enough Potassium on a Low Carb Diet by Dana Carpender
Bananas must have a killer press agent. Over and over folks ask, "But if I can't have bananas on my low carb diet, where will I get potassium?" It is true that bananas are a pretty good source of potassium; one medium banana has 422 milligrams, or about 12% of the RDA of 3.5 grams. However, that banana also has 27 grams of carbohydrate, with only 3 grams of fiber, for a usable carb count of 24 grams - about half of my daily maximum carb intake, and more than the 20 gram upper limit for those of you who are in the induction phase of the Atkins diet. Clearly we can't count on bananas for our potassium! But where will we get it?
Read More »Vitamin B6 on Your Low-Carb Diet by Dana Carpender
Vitamin B6 is essential to many body processes. Vitamin B6 deficiency was first discovered to cause skin problems, including eczema and seborrheic dermatitis. It can also affect your Low-Carb diet.
Read More »Introducing Dana’s Low Carb For Life! The Dana Carpender Show
Today, Low-Carbist Extraordinaire Dana Carpender unveiled her witty, clever, educational and FUN new podcast at www.DanasLowCarbForLife.com - The Dana Carpender Show! Dana's new show features a magazine-style format with a few features, the occasional interview and, of course, recipes, too.
Read More »Alcohol on Your Low Carb Lifestyle Revisited Includes Low Carb Mockahlua Recipe
Dana Carpender shares her recipe for Low Carb Mockahlua, as well as ways to fit alcohol into your low carb holiday celebrations. 'Tis the season to make merry! Seems to me that there are more parties crammed into the month of December than all the rest of the year put together. For many of us, parties mean downing cocktail or two. So how does drinking alcohol fit into a low carb diet?
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