I have been planning to post this for some time. This isn't a "What's for Supper" thread from any one day, but a compilation of all kinds of low carb ideas to share among any of us who are always looking for low carb ideas. I know there are plenty of you out there on low carb diets at times, and I know when Zim and I are cutting the carbs, I'm always looking for more new ideas. I went back over some of my photos over the years and copied some of the low carb ones into one location so I could start posting them here. They aren't in any particular order, except by how I had named the photos. I found around sixty I can post here.

Feel free to add any low carb ideas or favorites of your own! Here goes my first ten ...

Cedar planked ahi tuna with homemade garlic aioli and some asparagus with mushrooms and onions


Ahi tuna and salmon with garlic dill sauce, sauteed cabbage and bell peppers


Garden asparagus with homemade hollandaise sauce


Broccoli with butter and lemon


Bunless burgers - one mushroom Swiss and the other with homemade low carb Big Mac special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onion, ... on more lettuce - and some Brussels sprouts


Similar low carb burgers and a scoop of cottage cheese


Low carb shrimp and scallop burrito


Celery with low sugar peanut butter, thinned out a little more with oil


Sauteed chicken breasts coated with egg, almond flour, Parmesan and herbs, an avocado and some cabbage


Sauteed chicken breasts with rosemary, cheese and smoked paprika

More coming ...

Don't hesitate to post your low carb ideas or favorites, even if you don't have a photo!

Does a snicker bar count? I'm boiling some new potatoes and adding cream sauce. For dessert, I'm having FRIED new potatoes. I'm pretty sure there are no carbs in those.

Here's another ten ...

Grilled chicken with homemade low carb BBQ sauce, sauteed peppers and an avocado


King crab legs with butter and lemon


Deviled eggs!


Egg drop soup


Egg foo young


Egg, sausage, spinach and cheese cups


Scarmbled eggs, pork tenderloin and BACON


Enchilada casserole


Fish chowder


Sauteed fish with snap peas


I'll be back ...

Yum !! Looks great !

Yes I eat low carbs most of the time. Only on occasion do I have high carb meals.

Ill look and see what I have in photos to share also.

Thanks Patrice !! You et al are responsible for my lowered blood pressure with your low carb suggestions.

Those look great.
Substitute burger buns and use those tortillas for your next burger and garnish as usual.

Bacon wrapped Baked and fried wings no flour.

Too funny, Lufkin!

Sounds great Sharon!

You are so very welcome, White. I've really enjoyed talking with you all about it.

Here are some more ...

Sugar free watermelon granita!


Scrambled eggs with cheese and ham


Bacon wrapped cheese stuffed jalapenos


Jalapeno shrimp


Wild turkey kabobs


Lobster


Meatloaf


More meatloaf and wax beans


Omelets


And more omelets!


More to come ...

That's awesome, Adam! This is just what I was hoping for. I never tried wrapping a burger with one of the low carb tortillas, but I will try that. By the way, my chicken wings photos are on their way too. We love them with just butter and hot sauce. I'll have to try the bacon idea too. Thanks!

Here are ten more ...

Oysters with low carb cocktail sauce, horseradish and lemon (and dry champagne)!


Dill pickles (and tomatoes and bell peppers)


Planked salmon with garlic dill sauce and asparagus


Planked walleye


Poor man's lobster with broccoli and garden minestrone


Poor man's pike with zucchini, summer squash and tomatoes


Pork tenderloin


Pork chops


Pork packages with bacon, onion, bell pepper, tomato and cheese


And PRIME RIB!!!

I don't have pictures but we eat a lot of zuudles. Make noodles out of zucchini and microwave for 5 minutes covered. I have celiac so have to find wheat alternatives.

Heres a new recipe I tried a few weeks ago- for a special supper-its called Low Carb Bacon Cheeseburger

Its a casserole with bacon, ground beef,onion,garlic,cream cheese,reduced sugar ketchup, mustard,Worcestershire,eggs,heavy cream,hot sauce,grated cheddar and dill.

Cheddar,cream,eggs and seasonings are poured over the beef and bacon mix-browned to perfection in oven. 2 net carbs per serving.

It turned out lovely.

Thanks, Kyfarmer! I love zucchini and have wanted to try a few variations on that. It will be coming from the garden too if it ever gets warm here!

Sharon, that sounds wonderful! I will absolutely have to try that out. I'll bet it got rave reviews!

And here are ten more ...

Fennuusto wrapped in prosciutto


Baby back ribs with my homemade low carb BBQ sauce


All kinds of side salads. this one with a homemade vinaigrette


And this one with Hidden Valley Ranch (good low carb choice) and a homemade low carb thousand island dressing


Seafood burrito


Citrus shrimp and veggies


A shrimp burrito


Bacon wrapped shrimp skewers


Crispy salmon skins!


All kinds of sliders on lettuce


And there's more ...

Patrice, I'm proud of you! Carbs are killers, especially people with diabetes! I started a diet to get my blood sugars into normal ranges, right before I saw you and Kerry at the spoonbill get together. It is amazing what cutting out the carbs will do for diabetes! I have been eating less than thirty carbs a day. Most of my diet is protein and fats now, and I feel great. Be awhere any that do this type of diet, that it takes your body about three weeks to not feel like you have a flu bug, till it gets used to not getting spoon fed huge amounts of carbs. I am convinced that this is the reason Americans are so porked out, from eating huge amounts of carbohydrates!

I have also discovered sugar free Jello !

Man all the above looks great !!

Thanks Patrice- it did get rave reviews


Another one that was new for me around the same time was Mozzarella Stuffed Meatloaf.

All great stuff inside-ground beef-basil,oregano,parsley,garlic,scallions or leeks,mozzarella -Worcestershire sauce- low sugar ketschup-red wine vinigar-hot sauce-a wee bit of steel cut oats instead of bread crumbs-

I also added some cream cheese and heavy cream and a bit of low carb BBQ sauce that wasn't in the recipe- but it worked great to a very moist and tasty meal.

I didn't take this photo but thats just what it looked like when I was done.

It just melted in your mouth

Thank you, Lee! Yes, a lifetime of carbs and insulin coursing through our veins has resulted in insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes in epidemic proportions. I know so many people who have completely turned it around though and have gotten off all meds! (You probably recall that we weren't exactly eating low carb stuff at the spoonbill feed! I seem to have my face full of pancakes and potatoes and breaded stuff most of the time. That was fun though!)

Yes! White! Something sweet is so nice and the sugar free jello is great!

That is a thing of beauty, Sharon! Thank you!

And I think I have eleven more photos ready ...

Steak and artichokes


Low carb stuffed peppers


Seafood stuffed trout


T-bone steaks with crab meat


More T-bones with green beans, egg drop soup and a salad


Aaah USDA Prime New York Strips!!!


VENISON, VENISON AND MORE VENISON!


Wings, fried in oil coated with butter and Franks, and served with blue cheese dipping sauce and a little celery and a salad


More wings


And more wings


And more wings! (Sorry, I had the photos.)

Thanks for posting young lady. Always looking for something different to make.

Mac

You're welcome, Mac!

I keep it simple, I have a cup of coffee with protein powder whipped into it for breakfast at around 6:30 and then around 10 am, if I am at home, I will pan fry a thin cut ribeye or Tbone and eat about a fourth of it and snack on the rest of it all day. Around 4 pm I will have another cup of coffee with protein powder and maybe a high carb snack of 2 or 3 ritz crackers with pimento cheese on them. To switch things up I might have 8 or 10 boiled shrimp and a cheese stick sometime during the day. If I am away from the house I usually just don't eat until I get back home. I have lost 146 pounds since August of 16 and still losing.

Congrats on your progress, Brian. We're all rooting for you!

Dang Patrice, I've already had supper but after looking at all that great food I've got to go eat again! That all looks amazing!

It occurs to me that there are a few low carb favorites we make that I have photos of but they didn't end up with these. I'll find them and add them to the collection.

Thanks, Coonman!

You're welcome.
I was looking for a pic of my grilled and baked eggplant parm, grilled tomato with fresh mozzarella and basil with button mushrooms, grilled octopus.

I hope you find it Adam! Sounds great!

Here's a couple more ...

We eat lots of meat fondue here

with various low carb dipping sauces


Here are Zim's vension tenderloin medallions sauteed with onions in butter


Oh yeah!

I love all these great ideas in lovely dinners,Patrice ! Im taking notes

And here's one more we make regularly. Venison roulade stuffed with herbs and cheese and a ton of garlic.



Rolled up, tied and roasted or grilled and then sliced.

So am I, Sharon! It will be fun to see what else shows up here!

WOW !!! That's amazing !!

Sorry no such luck I've been searching my photos on my phone and on Facebook but they have seemed to disappear.

Patrice your stuffed peppers are similar to mine it seems

These are Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Peppers-without the traditional rice or bread stuffing.

Shredded Mozzarella,also parmesan , garlic, cooked chicken pieces,marinara sauce, hot sauce, scallions-orange and red bell peppers, slowly baked in oven in a thin layer of chicken broth to retain moisture.

The chicken can also be replaced with ground beef or Italian pork sausage. Options are nice.

I also went to a low carb diet due to my sugar being high. In 5 months my a1c went from 11 to 7 and I lost 50 lbs. one of my favorite dishes to eat is potato salad. But instead of potatoes you use cauliflower and Splenda as the sweetener

Wow, there are some beautiful looking dishes on here...thanks, Patrice, and Sharon and others who posted. Believe it or not, I have switched to a low carb diet and quit the salt and caffeine to try to lower my blood pressure and have found that it is working. I really did not have to lose a lot of weight but I lost what I did not need to have hanging around my midsection. I am eating mostly venison, chicken, beef steak, pork chops, ribs, fish and eggs with some cheese, broccoli, lettuce and tomatoes to go along with them. Tonight I am having chicken breast with broccoli and morel mushrooms on the side. No photos since I do not have pretty plates and my culinary skills do not yield photo worthy results. PS, I still eat a few chocolate chip cookies.

I'll start taking pics of my low carb meals.
Lots of stews, soups, various meats.

Mini beef tacos


Duck tacos

For all you pasta maniacs......

Spaghetti squash only has 7 carbs per cup vs 43 carbs for real pasta. We eat a ton of it and it's so easy, kids eat it just like the real thing.

adam m, looks good, but what's with the white rice?

It's total calories , eliminating carbs or going low carbs while eating high fat which are calorie rich will not let you use weight. It's all how many calories you consume daily. Imho

How did I do

we do stuffed peppers, but get the smaller sweet ones - use a taco style seasoning on the beef, mixed with some onion, peppers, garlic - topped with cheese and served with canned salsa and chopped cilantro and lime slices.

another easy quick one, is salsa topped fish fillets. give them a light coat of oil, and your favorite seasoning, i like lemon pepper, old bay, or cajun/creole. then top with a slice or two of onion, and a good helping of salsa and bake until done

True, but we're cutting carbs to keep our vision, feet and add some quality years to our lives.

Actually, low carb diets have facilitated substantial weight loss in countless people. Current science now explains that it is not as simple as calories in/calories out. Nowhere near that simple. Dietary fat does not translate directly to body fat. Blood sugar and insulin, rather than dietary fat, play the major roles in storage of body fat. Blood insulin levels (in response to blood sugar levels which result from carb consumption) determine how dietary fat is processed. The chemical reaction required to store body fat requires the presence of insulin. The less insulin available, the less storage of fat. In addition to excess storage into fat cells, current science also explains the broad range of additional detrimental effects caused by excess blood sugar and insulin that wreak havok on organ systems and health in numerous other ways. All for another thread. I'll get off my soapbox for now.

My intent with my thread is not to get in a debate over why low carb diets work, but to share low carb food ideas among some buddies who already know what is working for them and why.

Now back to the thread.

I made it to 78 by not eating healthy so far so good.
I can't imagine substituting cauliflower for potatoes In potato salad. Yuke

Those are some beautiful peppers, Sharon! We'll have to exchange some more stuffed pepper ideas. Great stuff! When Zim gets lots of peppers from the garden, I make them and wrap them individually and freeze a bunch so we can get out a many as we want to heat up in winter. Thanks for the photo! Greatly enhanced by the chicken hot pads.

That's fantastic, Walleyehunter. Now you have me thinking. I will have to try out cauliflower potato salad. I've done the mashed potato thing and cauliflower garlic mashers, and both were good. I sure can't see why that wouldn;t work if you get the texture right. There are enough flavors in mayo, etc that would mask the cauliflower ... Thanks!

You are so welcome, MnMan! You don't need pretty plates to post your pictures here. We'd appreciate them! My goal is to make low carb my normal routine, even if I stray from it for fun. I like to dive into a bowl of pasta or rice whenever I can.

Awesome, Adam! There's some good looking stuff! Duck tacos would be really nice. What kind of tortillas do you use? (And yes, I'd be all over the white rice! Love it. Good call, Waggler!))

Thanks, Okie! I like spaghetti squash with simple butter, garlic and Parmesan cheese. Zim usually grows a few in the garden too.

Well done, Bulldozerjoe. Well done.

Thank you, l1ranger! It really helps to come up with a bunch of ways to season and bake fish. It also makes an easy meal.

That's okay, Beav. When you come over for supper, I'll make you the real ones.

I'm starving now.. thanks Patrice!!

Minker is the king of low carb diets, I hope he posts some of his favorites.

How do we get recipes for some of your meals Chickie and Sharon?

That's cilantro ontop. If it was me I would've made Spanish rice instead. But that mango sauce was incredible.

Just ask and we'll try to dig them up, Nittany!

C'mon, Minker!

Sorry, and you're welcome, Mac!

Patrice those duck tacos were white corn tortillas grilled on a flat iron griddle. The other are also white corn tortillas I deep fry one at a time. I truly love blue corn tortillas. If they weren't so time consuming to make we would make them more often. We just buy them at the store and they are premade and uncooked.

Let's start off with a recipe for the celery and peanut butter thingy.

Cut the ends off celery spread peanut butter in the grove garnish with raisins and there you Ants on a Log

On the more serious side, how about the turkey kabobs.

Nittany here's a recipe for lamb kabobs but you can use turkey.

Also here's some other recipes.

Hey, Nittany!

I know you're probably kidding on the celery, but for the celery, I bought the Skippy Creamy Natural that has no sugar added, and then thin it out a little more with either canola or olive oil. That will reduce the carbs and make it easier to dip celery in. I wouldn't add raisins - they have a lot of carbs.

The wild turkey kabobs are the ones we make for the conventions (but I assume you knew that) and I have a low carb version that is great. I'll dig up that recipe for you and post it.

Adam, I'm still curious if you had some kind of low carb tortillas for those duck tacos? That would be great.

I been on that Keto diet about 4 weeks and dropped 15lbs but boy do I miss my toast with my eggs in the morning!

Give it a couple more weeks and when you have that toast you will wonder why you ever missed it. Once you have been off the carbs for about 6 to 8 weeks the high carb foods just don't taste that good anymore. I think we have been led into carb addictions with sugar and other high carb foods just to make the big food companies money.

I'm on a what I call semi atkins diet as I eat meat,cheese but also eat fruit and drink fruit juice and iced tea.Lost 30 pounds in the last month.

Patrice, Yes they sell them here. My wife buys them once in awhile.

Low calorie meals are great. But, if others are like me, it is the snacks in between that pack on the pounds. Since I am always on the road I was looking for something that:

• Was low in calories
• Wasn't too perishable over a 12 hour or longer day
• Was easy to grab and eat.
• Was satisfying in small quantities

One of my first thoughts was a hard boiled egg. True it was tasteless. True it really should be refrigerated.

Now, my everyday snack is a smoked hard cooked egg. One at 1:00PM, and another at 4:00PM. At 80 calories they are plenty satisfying and plenty tasty.

Prepare by:

• covering the raw eggs in a pan with 1" of cold water
• bring to a boil
• cover and turn off heat for 10 minutes.
• remove eggs from hot water and place in ice water for another 10 minutes.
• If you've done this right the eggs shells now come off like a prom dress.
• Sprinkle the eggs with a good seasoning like Mortons®seasoning salt, or your own concoction.
• smoke at 150° for 20-30 minutes, or cold smoke for about an hour.

The only caveat is not to smoke to hot or too long, or the eggs will develop a tough outer layer that isn't all that pleasant to chew.

Hats off to you too, Rick! I hear ya on the toast. You might want to check for lower carb breads at your grocery store. The best ones we have are from Village Hearth for 6 net grams of carbs per slice. Once you get settled in, you might be able to add one piece of toast without a lot of net carbs. After you've been away from the bread for a while, that one piece of toast will seem like a lot. Your tastes will change like Coolstucco said. Good luck!

Way to go, Bruce! Some whole fruits aren't too bad for carbs, but fruit juices are usually pretty bad. It still sounds like you're sure gettin' the job done, so good for you!

Adam, if you have any brand names to share for low carb tortillas, I would like to check to see if they sell them anywhere online. The only soft tortillas I buy right now are these for 6 net grams of carbs each:



Any more tortilla ideas would be great! And here's another thought: I've taken a low carb tortilla and baked it long enough to make it a little dry, then sprinkled cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes and diced onions on it and baked it longer to make a cheese crisp. That's not a bad late night snack!

Okay, T-Rex! If you had my free range chickens you could never think a pure steamed egg was tasteless, but for store-bought eggs, smoking sounds like a nice twist! I love that you don't boil them, but turn off the heat and let them sit to cook in hot water. That ice water at the end really helps with the shells. the fresher the egg, the harder it is to peel. Good stuff! Thanks!

I don't know what world you live in, but my chickens produce a nice tasty fried egg, but still a tasteless hard cooked one.

Well ya, nice to see them out galavanting around.

Zim

Like that??

I'll find some the next time I go to the store, I can't think of the specific brand that sells them right now.

I have plenty of recipes with regular flour tortillas. Burritos (elaborate or very basic), fajitas, burgers, soft tacos. Tortillas can be substituted for buns (burgers, hot dogs, Brats- are awesome, etc...) or in place of bread on the table. Quesadillas are quick and real easy. Pizza/calzone (red lobster's lobster pizza is/was a tortilla as the crust). I can keep going but I'm having difficulty typing.

Is oatmeal high carb? Just asking because my girlfriend makes a oatmeal Tortilla that is really tasty and has helped her keep off 40 lbs

I eat fruit for snacks.

How do you smoke an egg?

The hard part is getting it to stay lit.

Patrice, have you and zim considered adoption? If so I'm avalible

Well ya, that's more like it.

Zim

I guess I live in a really happy world, T-Rex. Our hard cooked eggs are just as tasty as our fried, scrambled or any other kind of eggs! I just assumed when you said hard cooked eggs were tasteless, they were store-bought. I think Zim assumed if they're tasteless, they must not be free ranging. Both wrong! Oh well, sounds like you found a good solution anyway. If you get a chance to post how you smoke them, I think Nittany Lion and others would like to see it!

Adam, are you talking about recipes for making low carb tortillas? It would be interesting if you have anything you could share on that. I've never tried it! So far, I can't beat the 6 net grams of carbs in the ones I find at the store, and they're not too bad, but any new low carb recipe would be wonderful to try!

Nvwrangler, oatmeal does have a lot of carbs. Most low carb diets are measuring grams of total carbs minus grams of fiber to determine grams of net carbs. Oatmeal has a lot of fiber, but still enough net carbs to make it hard to fit into a really low carb diet, especially if you're being really strict at the beginning. It does have other health benefits though.

Some fruits are great for a sweet snack, Bruce. Some of the lowest net carb fruits are strawberries, raspberries and watermelon.

Good one, Coolstucco.

Thanks, Bud!

Here's a few of my favorites I've posted on here before.

Carne Adovada-going in the oven


Chicharrones- old phone grainy pic sorry


Green Chile Stew

Thanks for all the ideas. The wife and I are doing this diet again, hopefully we stick with it this time. Smoked boiled eggs sound awesome, thanks for the idea.

T-rex,

What flavor of wood do you use for smoking the eggs?

The eggs are only lightly smoked. So the smoking wood doesn't matter much. But, what could be a more natural pairing for eggs than Hickory?

For the egg lovers:

Get a muffin tin and spray it
Lay a slice of ham in the bottom of each
crack an egg in each one
pepper to taste
Add a little shredded cheese to the top if you'd like

Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes or longer if needed.

The wife and I just had a steak and 6 lamb chops for dinner. How's that for low carb?

I'm about 10 pounds above my ideal weight, (I'm 6'1" and 195), but I love to eat rice, pasta and potatoes, so low carb is tough for me. Sometimes I carry it off for a few weeks, but I know everybody's body is different.

Pete

I'm on a see food diet I see food and I eat It. If I die tomorrow I will have enjoyed the ride. LOL

Heres another great one- I didn't take these pix but this is what it looks like.

Chili Relleno Casserole. It can be enjoyed for breakfast or any other time.

I'm down from 235 pounds to 189 as of this morning limiting carbs - although I'm pretty conscious of fats too. I've cut out cheese, and substituted (caught) fish for my usual pork and beef dishes.

I do miss pizza and beer though ...

Sharon add some shredded meat in there. It doesn't matter if it's pork, beef or chicken. Works great with leftover meat.

Yes Adam thats true ! Or on the side- like bacon, smoked ham, or any side meat would be good

Mmmmm

Im also thinking Patrice's fantastic Browned Sage Butter sauce on top of a side of good meat would top the whole thing off.

"The secret to life.....butter "

What is so cool about low carb eating is enjoyment of things like meats- real butter- eggs- certain dairy- its amazing.

Wow that sounds good

Thanks, T-Rex!

Good stuff, Adam. Thanks!

Good luck, Malukchuk! What helps us out is planning a bunch of meals and snacks ahead and stocking up so the foods are right in front of us and we don't resort to something we shouldn't. Besides main meals, it sure helps if we have something that is crunchy and something sweet around to snack on.

Thanks, Houts32. Those egg cups are really nice to have made up in advance. They're easy to take somewhere and microwave to warm up too!

I go on that diet regularly, Beav! This diet is what I do in between to make up for it!

Wow! Thanks, Sharon! Zim loves chili relleno.

Pressure9pa, that's fantastic to hear. Congratulations!

All great options, Adam!

No kidding, Sharon! My biggest problem is deciding that the browned sage butter doesn't have to involve rice!!!

My Chickie....

Your great Sage Butter sauce goes so well over so many things- it does not have to involve rice-potatoes- or any of that !

Think of it as over meat dishes alone.

Consider what we spoke of this morning ? Cauliflower "potatoes" -with your browned sage butter over the top- imagine that !

Or drizzled over any meat cooked to perfection as broiled or grilled- or sautéed .

Tis a mighty thing

I've been having 5 pieces of thick cut sowbelly every morning. Low carb.

Patrice,you should publish a cook book.
It all looks delicious.

heres a low carb meal idea....

don't make carbs....

on most days I eat less than 20g of carbs and serving size is limited to a 1/4cup cooked rice,(on days I run, bike or do a hard workout in excess of 1hr I will have up to 50g of carbs) and zero refined sugar or dairy or fruit.... because sugar is horrible for you, and sugar and fat, like in dairy is absolutely horrible for you... but I digress..

I have been eating a Ketogenic diet for the past month... high in omega 3, 6, 9....and good fats...
cooking with and using coconut oil in my protein shakes...

Lots of cruciferous vegetables, broccoli, baby kale, baby spinach and sprouts... along with fermented foods like Kimchi and Sauerkraut for gut micro biome health...
protein is game I harvested, caribou, musk ox, mtn goat, blacktail deer, and chicken breast or salmon...




Musk ox, alfalfa sprouts, avocado, olives, kimchi..

Baby kale, baby spinach with a TON of garlic and turkey bacon


Ground chicken breast with scrambled eggs


Black tail burger and lettuce bun

I was thinking about that sage butter, I bet that would make killer sautéed onions and mushrooms (probably best with shiitake or protabella) grill some deer meat with it served with the sautéed goodness mentioned above

for butter, you want to have the grass fed, organic butter... it maintains the higher levels of healthy fats...
vs the regular store butter....

grass fed beef for meat has no advantage though...other than it is typically organic and free of antibiotics and who knows what else..

Cauliflower can make real good pizza crust. Some people apparently mash them like potatoes.

Yes Im already there, Hup ! I have loved this butter for a long time. Its delicious and mixes well into everything.

I made a study in the properties of grass fed butter and it is fascinating- butter isn't just butter !

BTW- nice variety of foods you have there

Patrice I can't believe you haven't been camera banned from all those high class restaurants. LOL
Shame on you. LOL

Been living low carb for 3 months. Down 50 pounds. It is an adjustment but when done right it is good for us. Keep the recipes coming. We have been using most but a few new ideas. thanks all.

Some great idea on here, Thank You for sharing them!!!

I've been doing a low carb diet since mid February and have dropped about 30 pounds. A few things I've learned.
With a low carb diet, you are allowed to cheat (to a point) and cheating is actually a good thing.
Every 3 days I have 1 (very important) cheat meal, where I can have my bread, my potatoes, my pasta, etc. It's about a 500 calorie meal. Why is this important (especially in the beginning). When you change your diet drastically and your body no longer gets the carbs it's used to, for extended periods of time, it can/will go into "starvation mode". Even if you are eating healthily, you gain weight and feel bad. But if you give your body that meal every 3 days, it keeps your body from going into that mode. Over time, what you'll probably discover is that your body will crave that meal less and less. Eventually your body will tell you that a carb meal isn't needed every 3 days, it may be every 4 to 5 days or once a week or more. I'm to the point now, that if I have a carb meal I fell like garbage. It's almost like a crash after caffeine wears off. For those that still want to have a cocktail or two with friends, you can. Vodka tonic basically zero carbs. If you want to have a beer or two, at the end of a hard day, plan to leave 5 to 10 carbs open for the day. It's not difficult. I also do subtract any amount of fiber from the carbs, as they tend to cancel each other out. If something has 8 carbs and 4 grams of fiber, I count it as 4 carbs for the meal.

Thanks, Sharon! I know the sage butter doesn't have to be served over rice. I just start thinking veil thoughts every time I make it! (BAD Patrice!)

Ah, Les! There a few things nicer than sowbelly for breakfast! That looks fantastic to me. And so does your stove, by the way. Can I ask you, what in the world is on the back burner? It's driving me nuts that I can't make out what that is!

Thank you, Boco! I just might.

Thanks for the advice, Hupurest. It couldn't be more true. Those are some beautiful meals - and photos. Thank you! It brings to mind what they say about the colors of healthy food. Good stuff.

Perfect idea for the sage butter, Adam.

Hupurest, I have read the same about grass fed beef as the butter - that being grass fed changes the composition of the fats. Here is one article, but I've read many:
http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm
That said, I don't usually go out of my way to purchase grass fed beef but maybe I should. Sharon buys that Kerry Gold butter and loves it. I'm seeing if there is anywhere I can get that locally. Not at our regular grocery store though.

Hey, NorthernOutdoors! I tried one once and it flopped! It looked though! I am sure I didn't have the best recipe. If you have one you've tried and like, please let me know!

Sharon, maybe you can mail me some of that butter.

Aw thanks, Beav!

You bet, and congrats, bear Tracker. If you have any new ideas be sure to post them!

Thanks and you're welcome, Blindsniper! Yeah, I do think most diets direct people to count only net carbs, not total carbs although I haven't seen every diet. Good thing to mention though, if someone is just starting out and looking at food labels. Figuring out a few drinks is a good idea. I make a pretty good low carb Korbel old fashioned - sweet! In fact, there are several restaurants around here that do a pretty good job on a low carb old fashioned! That takes a little trickiness for that.

That's an old , well used,enamal tea pot, Patrice, lol. And I use it for tea water or making instant coffee as I am down to just a couple cups a day now.

Hoopy: Mayo Clinic says that Kombucha can be detrimental ! Be careful. Otherwise, those look like great meals !

Out here grass fed beef is around the same price as buffalo. I would rather buy the buffalo as it's much healthier, very high protein omega 3 and low fat.

True, Adam, though I imagine its easier to get milk from a tame Holstein for butter,than a buffalo !

I can't stop laughing, Les. I had this funny, optical illusion thing going with the teapot. I can see it now though. Thanks!

Hi White!

We sure don't see much buffalo here, Adam. It's always nice to try different meats.

I'm thinkin' so, Sharon! Too funny.

Lol Sharon although it would be kick to try milking one.

O man I'm sorry Patrice maybe one day I'll send you some overnight of course.

Im sure it would be a kick, alright !

Ive heard that you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd, either.

But the steak is good low carb meat

It sure is

Okay, I decided to tackle to low carb cauliflower potato salad thing. Walleyehunter01 mentioned cauliflower potato salad and it sounded good, so I did some studying of all the existing recipes I could find and came up with a recipe of my own. I think this will be really good. I tasted it before it even went into the fridge for the flavors to combine and it was good then!



We'll have some with supper tonight and I'll report back. I'll have to see if my recipe needs any adjusting!

In an attempt to improve on perfection:

You could spin or roll your raw eggs a bit to center the yolks. Or, simpler still, is to store them tip side down. That is especially useful for those free range eggs that should be held a couple weeks to ensure easy peeling of the shells.

I agree, T-Rex. Always pointed end down. That makes a nicer deviled egg too, with the yolk more centered in the wider end of the egg. Thanks!