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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.

Prepare the Low-Carb Gluten-Free Spicy Vegetable Dip either early in the morning or up to 24 hours in advance. Put the dip in the container you are going to use on the table, cover it tightly, and put it in the refrigerator until it is time to serve the meal.

There are times when I really want for dinner is a big salad with all the trimmings. Low-Carb Gluten-Free Chicken Caesar Salad fits the bill perfectly on days like these. Because the salad includes, broiled chicken, cheese, bacon, and hard boiled eggs, it makes for a very filling and satisfying meal. This recipe lends itself very well to advance preparation. You can get everything ready the night before, store the components in the fridge, and assemble the salad 5 minutes before you're ready to sit down and eat.