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Including a salad with you meal packs in much needed nutrients without relying on empty calories. I would much rather eat a fresh and filling side dish like this Romaine and Mushroom Salad with Lemony French Dressing than something heavy like potatoes or pasta. A nice salad makes the meal seem lighter which keeps the after dinner bloat at bay!

Based on the groundbreaking protocol used at the HEAL Diabetes and Medical Weight Loss Centers, The Low-Carb Diabetes Solution Cookbook helps you heal type 2 diabetes where it starts - a faulty diet. Leading low-carb expert and best-selling author and CarbSmart writer Dana Carpender has developed 200 recipes that enable you to eat deliciously, keep your carb counts in the proper range, and reverse your diabetes naturally.

If you're a little more adventurous and have a little more time, this Homemade Low-Carb Gluten-Free Pizza Soup Recipe is pretty easy to make. All the taste of traditional pizza without the pizza crust.

Raspberry Vinaigrette is one of my favorite Low-Carb Gluten-Free salad dressings. In the summer time, I use fresh berries compliments of my neighbor's garden (shhhhh...don't tell her). I am not willing to pay the price for fresh berries shipped in from who knows where in the winter, so I buy the frozen, organic raspberries from my local grocery store. This dressing is light and fresh and always puts a smile on my face.

Mini Crisps Low Carb Snack - Aged Parmesan Gourmet Cheese Crisps 1.75 oz. bag by Kitchen Table Bakers. Kitchen Table Bakers special blend of pure aged cheeses lends itself to a complex yet uniquely subtle flavor that goes well by itself, with a "Caesar" Salad, a bowl of soup, a glass of wine or with any of your favorite gourmet dips or toppings.

I’ve come up with the occasional grocery store game. My favorite is “Count The Sugar.” I’ll grab an item generally purported to be healthful and count the varieties of sugar in it. For example, the folks at Metamucil have been touting their Meta Health Bars as a wholesome alternative to candy or cookies, stating outright that they are “heart healthy” and implying – though never actually saying – that they will aid weight loss. So when I saw Meta Health Bars at the cash register on a day when there was a considerable line, I grabbed one and played the Count The Sugar game.

Ready to try Chocolate Raspberry Low-Carb Gluten-Free LC-Snack Pack by LC Foods? Take their nice sugar-free chocolate and combine it with some sugar-free freeze-dried raspberries and what do you get? An amazingly simple mix of low-carb sweet fruit with a strong dark chocolate taste. Each bag contains two 1/4 cup servings with only 2g of net carbs.

Dixie Carb Counters Rock 'n Roll Power Shakes are high protein (18g to 21g) and give you instant soda fountain flavors with just cold water and ice! Use a Shaker Jar (or a tight fitting 16 oz. minimum size jar and lid) and shake.

10 oz. bag of individually wrapped pieces of Low-Carb, sugar-free toffee squares covered in chocolate candy.