The important point remains that whatever you eat first in the day must be low-carb and a good source of protein. This sets you up for a dramatically reduced appetite for the rest of the day. If you are, indeed, intermittently fasting, this is even more important since a reduced appetite makes the fast far more comfortable.
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One of my earliest memories is of my mother planning menus. She'd sit down with the sales circulars from the nearby groceries and see what was on sale, chiefly checking to see what meats were cheap. Sometimes this meant we got something great like her Swedish meatballs, chicken teriyaki, or even steaks. Sometimes it meant we were stuck eating fish balls, or An Experiment Whose Name Must Not Be Mentioned.
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Low-Carb Lasagna Stuffed Peppers gives the satisfaction of eating lasagna without the wasted carbs. An easy weeknight meal.
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Easy Low-Carb Greek Salad is a classic side salad dish that works with any Italian or Greek main dishes. Add chicken breast, lamb, or shrimp and watch this salad come alive as a main course.
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Chopped Salad adds delicious crisp flavor to balance the richness of your main dish. Add spinach and blue cheese or use mixed greens to "mix it up". This basic salad works great as a filling and nutritious side dish to any cuisine.
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Summer is here! And for many of us, especially those of us who live in rural-ish areas, that means a trip to the county fair. Too many folks simply assume that “It wouldn’t be the fair without ” and give themselves permission to gobble every carb in sight, many of them deep-fried in questionable oils, for the duration.
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Dana Carpender comes to the rescue with over 200 low-carb recipes perfect for backyard picnics and barbecues, from meats and side dishes to cocktails and desserts. This book also features all-new recipes for condiments, sauces, and marinades that can replace the sugar-laden store-bought varieties and allow the low-carber to enjoy previously forbidden foods. Over 200 Recipes for the Grill and Picnic Table.
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Low-Carb Blue Trout Recipe (La Truite Au Bleu). Unless you have a really extraordinary fish market in town, you’ll need an angler to help you out on this one. But it’s a classic, classic recipe, and really very simple. Too, it neatly sidesteps all that messy, carby business of flour and cornmeal.
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Amy Dungan presents a few Memorial Day kick-off recipes to get you in the mood for outdoor food! Low-Carb Cajun Chicken Packets, Low-Carb Mixed Veggie Stuffed Burgers, & Low-Carb Spicy Avocado Dip.
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Low Carb Thanksgiving Dinner can be a blessing or a curse. I still think that if you are going to have an Indulgence, you should indeed do so very infrequently, and that it is imperative to plan for it. It's the question of whether it's actually a good idea to accept this and build it into one's dietary life that I now question. Dana Carpender shares more Low Carb Thanksgiving tips and recipes for getting through the Thanksgiving holiday.
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In case you hadn't noticed, Thanksgiving is upon us; it seems incumbent upon me to say something, and quickly. So here are a few Low Carb Thanksgiving ideas for making it through the holiday without gaining several pounds.
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Thanks to Atkins Nutritionals, there is a free downloadable guide to help. The Atkins Comprehensive Carbohydrate Counter and Acceptable Food Lists can help you find the Net Carbs in many of your favorite foods.
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