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This Low Carb Chunky Beef Chili recipe from Judith van den Broek is a great variation for a cold winter night. The hearty, thick chunks of beef mixed with onions, celery, tomatoes and spices makes the perfect Low-Carb Gluten-Free variation of healthy chili.

LC Foods Erythritol Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Covered Peanuts Snack Packs are the latest step in the evolution of sugar-free dark chocolate snacks. Each piece has a thick layer of sugar-free dark chocolate wrapped around a dry roasted peanut.

This low-carb version of three bean salad has wax beans, green beans, and black soy beans. It is flavored with a simple sweet-sour vinegar and oil dressing, a nice salad for a special meal or potluck.

Morning Mocha Fat Fast Recipe from Fat Fast Cookbook 2. Great on a hot summer morning. Feel free to microwave it in the winter for a hot beverage, too. Either way, it’ll get you out of the house fast.

This Fat Fast Buffalo Chicken Soup recipe from the Fat Fast Cookbook 2 is devastating. I’ve analyzed this as 10 servings, but unless you live alone, you won’t get that much. The family will eat it all, while you’re sticking to your Fat Fast portions—which should be about 1½ cups each.

Remember the good old days of binging on Nestle Raisinets? Remember enjoying the chocolate and sweet, sweet raisins by the handful? Those were great until we learned what excessive sugar does to our bodies. Now as low carbers, we have had to avoid these sweet treats until now. LC Foods has taken the taste we remember from the old Nestle Raisinets and recreated it in their Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Covered Barberries.

LC Foods sent me a package of 3 LC-NY Style Cinnamon Raisin Bagels. I was expecting a mushy and chewy bagel but these were fresh and looked like real bagels.The sweeteners used are a combination of organic stevia rebaudiana and natural lo han guo monk fruit which helps them taste like real bagels. The added cinnamon and barberries make them look, taste and smell like a regular cinnamon raisin bagel but they're low-carb.

Low-Carb Gluten-Free Dijon-Garlic Tomatoes and Cucumbers makes a great summer side dish. It's cool and refreshing, and the longer you marinate it, the better it tastes. It double easily if you're having a large crowd for over for dinner.