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How to Make Creme Brulee! There's nothing quite like the French, mother of all desserts, crème brûlée! Two completely different textures playing off of one another makes this recipe unique. The base of the dessert is a rich custard usually made of egg yolks, sugar and vanilla. It's topped with a thick layer of burnt caramelized [...]
Spiralize Everything! Zoodles are a staple of any low carb diet. That's why we think everyone should invest the small amount of money into a Zoodler/veggeti/julienne peeler/spiralizer! It's a small tool akin to a pencil sharpener that's made for creating "spaghetti" out of vegetables. It goes by many names but each one is similar in function. [...]
Low Carb Snack Attack! We all know fat is more filling than carbs, but every now and then you get a hankering for something to snack on and you NEED some low carb snacks. Whether it's salty, sweet or frosty, we all need a moment to enjoy something in between meals. Being on a diet shouldn't mean all [...]
Long Weekend Keto Favorites! Long weekends are national BBQ weekends! It seems every American's celebration involves firing up a grill and making some delicious food to share with your friends and family. Whether you make something the day before for a potluck, bringing some marinated meats from your favorite butcher to your friends house like we do, [...]
Low Carb Desserts Who says low carb means no sweets? Even with prohibitions against sugar, grains and processed foods, the good news is it is possible to satisfy a craving for dessert while being low carb! We find ways to add a little sweetness into our lives every day! In fact, our low carb [...]
Few high school and college students today are strangers to the concept of the “freshman 15,” the notion that students entering college tend to pick up some extra weight during their first year. According to a new study at Auburn University, however, this is no mere stereotype: 70 percent of college students gain weight by [...]
Our weekly visit to the supermarket is usually characterized by an “ignorance is bliss” mindset. Most of us have little to no idea where the food that we eventually put on our tables actually comes from, and we probably prefer not to know. Due to the combination of the industrialization of agriculture, the decrease in [...]
Snacking can make or break a diet. Because the portions seem so small, we deceive ourselves into thinking we’re consuming less than we actually are. There’s nothing wrong with snacking, but it needs to be planned, controlled, and consistent. Planning your snacks Snacking should never be a spur of the moment kind of thing, simply [...]
When I first started investigating keto, I didn’t really need to lose any weight. Sure, I was a few pounds overweight, but when I approached my doctor about running initial blood tests to have a baseline before I started, he asked me: “You’re in good shape—why do you need to go on a diet?” [...]
If you’ve been in the diet world for any length of time, you’ve been exposed to the concept of calorie counting. There are a few basic rules of thumb everyone seems to embrace: All calories are created equal Calories in – calories out = weight change The only way to lose weight is to exist [...]
We live in a world of stark contrasts. While the populations of the poorest countries often do not have enough food to survive, the wealthiest nations are suffering from obesity epidemics. Today, a new development in food manufacturing is looking to solve both problems with a single product--ketogenic soylents. A hungry globe Most people are [...]
For people interested in the health food movement, it is not uncommon to come across some new or rare fruit from the Amazon Rainforest that is said to cure everything from pimples to bad digestion to cancer. After reading of the supposedly numerous natural cures for cancer and other serious illnesses, one logically becomes skeptical [...]
