Tag Archives: Low-Carb

A Southern Thanksgiving necessitates not only that you must decide whether to smoke, roast, bake or fry the family turkey, but you must choose a side. You must choose whether you will serve bread dressing or cornbread dressing at the family Thanksgiving table. Fluffy Chix Susie T. Gibbs explains the dilemma and offers some low carb alternatives.

Thanksgiving Day originated in America and falls on November 22, 2012. Thanksgiving Day, as the name itself suggests, is a time to offer thanks. Here are some of the best articles on having a low carb Thanksgiving and holiday season from CarbSmart.com.

What Are Complex Carbohydrates & do we really need them in our diet? Here are the top bogus assertions about complex carbohydrates portrayed by the government, nutritionists, the media, and people who don't read or understand science.

In part 3 of her 3 part series, Susie T Gibbs shares her experience with living with breast cancer and her low carb lifestyle. Part 3 includes several of the latest studies, articles, and even YouTube Videos that will help you make the most informed decision possible about what to eat and how to eat, should you or a loved one develop breast cancer.

Is monitoring protein and increasing fat the answer to low carb weight loss stalls? Caitlin Weeks suggests many more ways to add healthy fats to your low carb diet. Also great for us achieving Nutritional Ketosis for weight loss or those on an Atkins Fat Fast.

In honor of Halloween, we wanted to bring you one more festive meal idea to get your low carb brains thinkin' creatively. Now you will learn the "secret" of the Fluffy Chix Cook Low Carb Pumpkin Sausage Soup recipe in festive Oven Roasted Jack O' Lanterns.

These cute little roasted pumpkins make a great, Halloween treat for serving all kinds of soups and stews. Don’t forget to roast the seeds that you scoop out of the pumpkins and save them for snacks.

Susie T. Gibbs has put together a couple of 4 Under $10 low carb meals for your fall and Halloween enjoyment. How about giving her Spooky Halloween Guts and Worms a try! It's pretty scary...but darn good!

What do you eat to prevent breast cancer, or cure it if you are unfortunate enough to be fighting it? Will proper nutrition help you beat it? And just what is “proper nutrition”? What role does a low carb lifestyle play in nutrition and breast cancer? The answers to these questions are not clear-cut or easily determined. In order to discuss these questions, we must first understand a few things about the nature of the beast. We must also understand the difficulties involved in writing nutritional policies for use on populations with breast cancer.

When Alan Shanley grew up in Australia, obesity and diabetes were not a common occurrence. Australia is today ranked as one of the fattest nations in the developed world. The prevalence of obesity in Australia has more than doubled in the past 20 years. In his first column for CarbSmart, Alan looks at the transition of nutritional advice from his youth to now in Australia.

One of the most useful FREE apps you'll find in recent months is a little beauty called Low Carb Dining. I know many low-carb enthusiasts have found themselves wondering what menu items are acceptable while traversing the fast food universe.

Oven roasting tomatoes and garlic delivers a flavor packed fresh marinara sauce that doesn't require a can opener.