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The party season is upon us! From now until January 2nd, there will be caroling parties, open-house brunches, tree-trimming parties, gift-wrapping parties, and just plain all-out merriment.

Dana Carpender discusses the benefits of a hot cup of coffee on a low carb diet. Americans have long chosen coffee over tea, some say as a result of the British tax on tea that led to the Boston Tea Party. But in the past twenty years coffee has gone from national habit to national obsession. Is all this coffee on a low-carb diet good for us or bad for us? Depends.

Oh, boy. This obesity research stuff just gets more and more interesting. Did you know there's research suggesting that there may actually be an obesity virus?

Low-Carb Chicken Pizza Bowl recipe is quick and easy. Make with cooked chicken, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, pizza quick sauce. Gluten-Free.

Dana, What are your thoughts on Agave Nectar? The bottle says it has 16 grams of carbs per tablespoon and 60 calories, the same as honey. But it also says it has a low glycemic index. Is agave nectar easy on the blood sugar after all or not?

For quite some time now I have made a name and a some-time living as a nutritional heretic. I don't believe in a "balanced diet," I think animal fat and cholesterol are among the most healthful foods, I consider fruit juice to be little better than soda pop, I'm all for cutting whole categories of food out of my diet. Here's my latest heresy: I am unconvinced of the value of fiber.

Zapples recipe by Di Bauer.

Dana Carpender shares the many ways pumpkin can fit into a low carb diet including her Low Carb Chili Lime Pumpkin Seed recipe. If your only experience with pumpkin has to do with jack-o-lanterns and high-carb pie, rethink this tasty vegetable. Pumpkin is lower carb than most winter squashes, and one of the best sources of pro-vitamin A around.

Sesame Kitchen Table Bakers Gourmet Cheese Crisps are hand-made "Gourmet Cheese Crackers" contain only quality aged cheeses and natural seasonings and they're Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Sugar Free.

Rosemary Kitchen Table Bakers Gourmet Cheese Crisps are hand-made "Gourmet Cheese Crackers" contain only quality aged cheeses and natural seasonings and they're Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Sugar Free.