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Lesson #29: A Low Carb Mideast Feast

Next week the infamous "Mideast Feast" is scheduled for the 6th graders of Rapid Run Middle School. They're studying the Mideast, you see, and the teachers and parents provide the feast as an extension of their lessons. I remember my son participating in this when he was in the 6th grade; now it's my daughter's turn.

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Lesson #28: Pork Roast And Sauerkraut

I was looking back through previous Low Carb Cooking 101 lessons, and I was amazed that I had only shared one pork recipe with you. Autumn and winter aren't the only times I serve pork, for crying out loud. We have pork for dinner at least once every ten days or so, usually pork roast, pork chops, or pork steaks. But I really do like pork most in the fall and winter.

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Dr. Atkins and Andrew DiMino from CarbSmart.com

Diet Doctors Chew Fat Over Obesity

Diet Doctors Chew Fat Over Obesity Friday October 20 DENVER (Reuters Health) – Two of America’s leading diet doctors faced off on Thursday in a sometimes acrimonious debate over the best way to solve one of the nation’s most vexing medical problems: the country’s staggering rate of obesity. But as …

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Dealing with Halloween Candy as a Low Carber

Dealing with Halloween Candy as a Low Carber. These dime-store ghouls won't be exorcised with pork chops or strips of flank steak. They turn up their runny little noses at deviled eggs, glower at the thought of tasty hot dogs and broccoli, and gag at the thought of chicken breasts and spinach. THEY WANT CANDY!!! And there, is a nut shell - well, in a candy wrapper - is what scares ME at Halloween.

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Lesson #27: Stroganoff Meatloaf

There's something to be said for seasonal eating. We can take advantage of the various foods that are in season, perhaps saving a little money in the process. In addition, we can "rest our palates," rotating different dishes in and our of your daily menus on a seasonal basis so that we don't get tired of any particular dish.

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Celebrating All of Your Low-Carb Holidays