by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted August 21, 2010 Good grief! Is it really Labor Day already? I declare, time goes so fast I'm going to wake up tomorrow to discover I'm ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted August 14, 2010 When I started low carbing in 1995, low fat/high carb mania was still in full swing. Snackwells were selling like crazy, pasta salad ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted August 7, 2010 Originally posted at: Hold The Toast by Dana Carpender. Does the name Ancel Keys mean anything to you? Right now, half of you ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted July 31, 2010 My doorbell rang the other day, and there was my darling neighbor Keith, with a big bag of fresh basil, straight from his ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted July 24, 2010 Years ago, some furious online detractor of low carb diets threw at me the accusation that I ate pork rind cake. This is ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted July 17, 2010 Writing a column on convenience foods goes against the grain for me - I'm always nagging people to just cook something, will you, ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted July 10, 2010 In a few weeks, we here in the US celebrate (if that's the word) National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Front Porch ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted July 3, 2010 Gosh, I love cherries. Talk about Nature's Candy - cherries couldn't be sweeter or more delicious. I have a vivid memory of a ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted June 26, 2010 Karyn Brown writes: Hello Dana: I have just bought four of your books and have placed an order for more at the library. ... Learn More »

Hundreds of Delicious Recipes from Dinner to Dessert That Let You Live Your Low-Carb Lifestyle and Never Look Back by Dana Carpender Paperback 576 pages The latest cookbook from Dana Carpender, contributor ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted June 5, 2010 I wrote this article a decade ago, but it only needed minor updating for re-release: Q: Is it true that Splenda is more ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Editor Posted May 15, 2010 Cookout season is in full swing, and if you're like me, it makes you want to throw a party! A sunny day, a ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Magazine Editor Posted May 2, 2010 Good Lord, how did this happen? Wasn't it Valentine's Day, like, yesterday? And now it's May Day, with Cinco de Mayo right ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted April 17, 2010 Everyone loves barbecue! And at first glance, a rack of ribs or some barbecued chicken seems ideal for us low carb types. But ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted April 3, 2010 Why is it that the holiest festivals of Christianity have become culture-wide sugar-fests? I know for a fact that millions of people who ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted March 20, 2010 We're just a few weeks out from Easter, and you know what that means: eggs are going to be cheap. Religious holidays aside, ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted February 25, 2010 When I was a kid, I ate a lot of noodles - generally Butoni wagon-wheels - with Ragu's original Old World Style jarred ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted February 20, 2010 I find the pronouncements from the dieticians and the medical industry more and more amusing every day. I recently read a column by ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted February 13, 2010 Several years back, when I was writing for United Media, I wrote a column about pork. I mentioned that it is both the ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted January 30, 2010 Confession: I am perhaps the only person in the entire state of Indiana who will not be watching the Colts play in the ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted January 15, 2010 If the word you hear most often is calories, it must be January. As I write this it's only January 10th, and already ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted January 1, 2010 Happy 2010! Let's get right to it, shall we? How many of you made a New Years Resolution to go on a diet? ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender Paperback 352 Pages Your Complete Guide to Total Carbs, Net Carbs, Calories, and More Dana Carpender's NEW Carb & Calorie Counter is a completely revised and updated version of ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted December 22, 2009 Can I Have Alcohol On My Low Carb Lifestyle? The party season is officially under way, with the biggest party night of the ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted December 5, 2009 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 ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted November 20, 2009 Last Minute Thanksgiving Tips In case you hadn't noticed, Thanksgiving is upon us; it seems incumbent upon me to say something, and quickly. ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted November 14, 2009 Brrrrr. Chilly. How about a hot cup of coffee? Americans have long chosen coffee over tea, some say as a result of the ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted November 7, 2009 Is Obesity Catching? Oh, boy. This obesity research stuff just gets more and more interesting. Did you know there's research suggesting that there ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted October 31, 2009 Dana, What are your thoughts on Agave Nectar? The bottle says it has 16 grams of carbs per tablespoon and 60 calories, the ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted October 24, 2009 Do We Need So Much Fiber? For quite some time now I have made a name and a some-time living as a nutritional ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted October 18, 2009 Recently, on a website I frequent, there was a discussion of Halloween plans. There I first encountered the concept of trunk-or-treat, a Halloween ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted October 18, 2009 Is Pumpkin Low Carb? Here's a riddle: What can weigh 100 pounds, is full of vitamin A, has 9.3 grams of useable carbs, ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted October 10, 2009 The best perk of my job is free food. Manufacturers send me samples, hoping I'll like their products well enough to mention them. ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted September 26, 2009 Please tell me I'm not the only one who talks back to the television. Okay, what I really do is yell at the ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted September 19, 2009 I have, over the years, resolutely kept my political views out of my writing about carb-controlled nutrition. Not that I don't have such ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted September 12, 2009 I wrote this article a few years back. Sadly, since then, all of our ferrets have died. However, they all made it to ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted September 4, 2009 Low Carb Grocery Shopping Folks often complain that while their low carb diet has led to weight loss and improved health, their budget ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted August 28, 2009 When Trouble Strikes, Attend to the Physical A story I've heard quite often is this: Someone will start out on their low carb ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted August 22, 2009 Ah, August in southern Indiana. Known for temperatures that soar past ninety, coupled with humidity typical of an industrial laundry. It's enough to ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted August 22, 2009 Isn't it important to eat a balanced diet? Image courtesy of Atkins Nutritionals. Well, maybe. The big question is, What the heck is ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted August 15, 2009 Questions! I Get Questions! Do you know the carb count for rhubarb? Thanks, Claudine Why, yes I do, or rather my software does: ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted August 8, 2009 Vine-Ripened Tomatoes on Low Carb? by Dana Carpender As I write this, it's ninety-four degrees in the shade and humid. Ugh. Makes hiding ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted August 1, 2009 Going On a Picnic with Dana Carpender! Going on a picnic is one of the great joys of summer. Few things are more ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Summer Fruit Roundup! by Dana Carpender Posted July 18, 2009 Summer is the time when the low carber's restriction on fruit really begins to chafe. Just how ... Learn More »

The Effect of a Plant-Based Low-Carbohydrate (Eco-Atkins) Diet on Body Weight and Blood Lipid Concentrations in Hyperlipidemic Subjects David J. A. Jenkins, MD; Julia M. W. Wong, RD; Cyril W. C. Kendall, ... Learn More »

Eco-Atkins Diet: Dr. Atkins is Rolling In His Grave Read about the Eco-Atkins Diet: The Effect of a Plant-Based Low-Carbohydrate (Eco-Atkins) Diet by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted July 11, 2009 Heck, ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted July 9, 2009 It's that family vacation time of year! This means that many of us will be at the mercy of truck stops, or worse, ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted June 27, 2009 Sometimes the articles just write themselves. I was futzing around on line when I found this webpage: A Low Carbs (sic) Diet is ... Learn More »

You Can Have Anything You Want... by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted June 13, 2009 You bought it, you paid for it, it's yours. Your life, I mean. No, I'm not talking ... Learn More »

This article is nine years old, so the advertising references are dated. But I think the message is important enough to repeat. Hope you agree! by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted June ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted May 30, 2009 Dear Dana, I am a one year breast cancer survivor and at the same time became diabetic. I am struggling with my weight ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted May 23, 2009 Dear Dana, I have successfully kept off my 40 lb weight loss (a size 4 from a size 14) for over three years ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted May 16, 2009 Boy, you gotta love Memorial Day Weekend! Not only is it the official beginning of summer, not only will Miss Manners grant you ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted May 9, 2009 Life in the real world! That's what I'm living. And life in the real world is an endless series of choices, and an ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted May 2, 2009 It’s spring! You know what that means perfect baby stalks of asparagus are in your grocery store, excruciatingly fresh, and for once, reasonably ... Learn More »

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. - Mark Twain by Dana Carpender Posted May 2, 2009 Well, hello there, you relic, you. What are you doing at a low ... Learn More »

Dana Carpender has been a friend of CarbSmart and a personal friend of Andrew for 10 years now. We sold her first book How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet and ... Learn More »

Author of How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet And Lost Forty Pounds by Di Bauer, CarbSmart Editor Last week I spent several hours on the phone with Dana Carpender, the ... Learn More »

by Jimmy Moore, CarbSmart Contributor Posted April 14, 2007 Originally published in Livin' La Vida Low-Carb. It was right about a year ago when I blogged about Dana Carpender being forced to ... Learn More »

Dana Carpender has been a friend of CarbSmart and a personal friend of Andrew for 10 years now. We sold her first book How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet and ... Learn More »

By Diana Bauer, CarbSmart Editor Posted 2/1/2003 Dana Carpender's long-anticipated cookbook, 500 Low Carb Recipes is finally available. A lot of low carbohydrate dieters have been waiting for quite a while for ... Learn More »

500 All New Recipes From Around The World by Dana Carpender Paperback 560 pages If you've thought about quitting your low-carb lifestyle, it's most likely because you're bored - you just want ... Learn More »

Dana Carpender has been a friend of CarbSmart and a personal friend of Andrew for 10 years now. We sold her first book How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet and ... Learn More »

This book is a breezy, chatty, non-technical, fun-to-read explanation of low carbohydrate dieting why it works, the surprising health benefits, and most importantly, how to approach low carb dieting.The book details three ... Learn More »

500 Great-Tasting, Sugar-Free, Low-Calorie Recipes that the Whole Family Will Love by Dana Carpender Paperback 560 pages Dieters everywhere are realizing that weight loss is a simple equation: You have to burn ... Learn More »

Healthy Dinners That Are Ready When You Are! by Dana Carpender Paperback 256 pages God bless the slow cooker! Thereďż˝s no denying that this kitchen staple of the 60s, 70s and 80s ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender Paperback 260 pages Yikes! It's 6:30 p.m., and you've just walked through the door after a long day at work, plus a couple of errands. You're tired, you're hungry ... Learn More »

150 Recipes to Help You Lose Weight and Reverse Insulin Resistance by Rob Thompson & Dana Carpender Paperback 288 pages Now you can eat up, slim down, and control insulin - with ... Learn More »

** NOW KOSHER ** Why did we change the brand name of the Chocolate Chips from CarbSmart to Nevada Manna?We are sorry for any confusion. We love our name CarbSmart and know ... Learn More »

A classic chocolate chip cookie, just like Mom used to make - only a lot better for you! 1 cup almond meal 1 cup vanilla whey protein powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ... Learn More »

Dark and fudgy, and absolutely loaded with chocolate chips! 2 1/2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate 1/2 cup butter 1 cup almond meal 1 cup vanilla whey protein powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ... Learn More »

by Dana Carpender, CarbSmart Contributor Posted September 19, 2009 I have, over the years, resolutely kept my political views out of my writing about carb-controlled nutrition. Not that I don't have such ... Learn More »