I stumbled across an article yesterday that seemed a bit odd. Here’s a link so you can check it out yourself. It essentially says that Atkins is bad for you – I’ve seen these kinds of articles before – but what seemed odd was that it said that the Zone diet was much better. What [...]
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I love nuts. They’re a great source of protein and rich in fiber, making them relatively low carb in small amounts. Nuts are also high in fat – but mostly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (omega 3 – the good fats) that have all been shown to lower LDL cholesterol. In 2003, the FDA approved the [...]
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If you are like me, living low carb makes you give up the fattening delight of a big plate of noodles. I’m fond of Italian recipes as my mother was part Italian and growing up we always had ravioli, spaghetti, lasagna, and the like. You can prep a low carb pasta sauce or buy them [...]
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I’m not totally stupid. But sometimes I can be a real dope.I know enough to stay away from the obviously sweet and starchy veggies: peas, corn, etc. I was under the impression squash was reasonably low carb. Tonight, I was going to have a hamburger with a slice of Muenster melted on top. Hadn’t even [...]
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Note: I’ve asked Megamas, a frequent poster to this site as of late, to contribute to Low Carb Confidential, and he has generously agreed. I think he has something worthwhile to say on the subject of low carb, and I hope you’ll provide him the same feedback and encouragement I’ve gotten from the readers who’ve [...]
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Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks by Jeff Volek and Adam Campbell Don’t get me wrong: I’m not looking for another diet – I’m looking for more information on the diet I’m already on – low carb. Men’s Health has published a [...]
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Spaghetti squash is a particular type of squash that you cut in half, clean out the seeds and boil for 20 minutes to get a nice amount of spaghetti-like strands. using a fork, you scrape out the insides to create the ‘spaghetti’. They taste good by themselves with some butter, salt and pepper, but I’m [...]
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No – it’s not a meatloaf who gets a lot of junk mail. It’s an old theme here. A fridge with various items and someone willing to put ‘em together. There was half a can of SPAM in there, and I had defrosted some ground beef I needed to cook. So I thought – why [...]
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I was hungry and thought I would make some eggs, but I wanted to add a little twist to it. This can always be dangerous because of the potential of making something inedible, but on the other hand, it gives the dog a shot at a home-cooked breakfast. I thought of adding some cheese, checked [...]
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I myself find this hard to believe. I’ve felt that I wasn’t trying hard enough – had a piece of low carb bread here, some blueberries there, ate until full – and then a little more. I had gone out for lunch and had a steak salad with balsamic vinegar – balsamic vinegar is not [...]
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