Low carbs recipes

STUFFED PEPPERS
1 lb ground chicken breast (much better than ground turkey)

I agree about the ground chicken, Malalu. The smell of ground turkey cooking almost makes me sick to my stomach. Smells like they scooped what's on the coop floor into the bin with the turkey. (Especially, the frozen turkey patties.)

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Yesterday was a very summery Sunday. Without fruits and ice cream, it just isn't the same. My supermarket has Carb Smart and Blue Bunny (supposedly low carb friendly ice creams). I decided to attempt my own. I used an avocado, unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened cocoa powder and Truvia in a blender. It turned out more like an Italian ice because there was no cream. But it sure was satisfying. Plus I couldn't down it as fast as ice cream given all the scraping I had to do. It made for a prolonged, delicious experience. I will try it with Stevia (though I'm still scared of the bitter taste it has by itself), and mayhaps play around with a bit of whipped up heavy cream and maybe agar or xanthan gum. I made 4 cups total, with each cup having about 130 cal, 11F, 3P, 3 net carbs. Which is a fraction of the marcos in those store bought ice creams. Anyone have tips for my venture?

Though I don't' have tips, I find you very creative and inspiring, for whatever reason, I'd love to try and experiment but am a bit afraid, worst thing that can happen though is toss it or change it up and try again. I need to push myself and learn to experiment more.

I've heard so much about Avocado smoothies, ice cream etc., bet that is tasty knowing the yumminess of Avocado.

I too have done little to experiment with Stevia so for now I'm looking for another healthy alternative to a non artificial dry (powder) sweetener. Have you used Xylitol or is that way to high in carbs? I'm still learning about the non artificial healthier alternative...

Thanks for sharing yet another recipe.:happy:

Need to have another look at this - thank you for posting

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Yesterday was a very summery Sunday. Without fruits and ice cream, it just isn't the same. My supermarket has Carb Smart and Blue Bunny (supposedly low carb friendly ice creams). I decided to attempt my own. I used an avocado, unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened cocoa powder and Truvia in a blender. It turned out more like an Italian ice because there was no cream. But it sure was satisfying. Plus I couldn't down it as fast as ice cream given all the scraping I had to do. It made for a prolonged, delicious experience. I will try it with Stevia (though I'm still scared of the bitter taste it has by itself), and mayhaps play around with a bit of whipped up heavy cream and maybe agar or xanthan gum. I made 4 cups total, with each cup having about 130 cal, 11F, 3P, 3 net carbs. Which is a fraction of the marcos in those store bought ice creams. Anyone have tips for my venture?

Though I don't' have tips, I find you very creative and inspiring, for whatever reason, I'd love to try and experiment but am a bit afraid, worst thing that can happen though is toss it or change it up and try again. I need to push myself and learn to experiment more.

I've heard so much about Avocado smoothies, ice cream etc., bet that is tasty knowing the yumminess of Avocado.

I too have done little to experiment with Stevia so for now I'm looking for another healthy alternative to a non artificial dry (powder) sweetener. Have you used Xylitol or is that way to high in carbs? I'm still learning about the non artificial healthier alternative...

Thanks for sharing yet another recipe.:happy:

I just found a recipe for real ice cream that uses gelatin, so I'm going to try the recipe with agar and other substitutes in a couple if days. http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/chocolate_cookie_walnut_crunch_ice_cream.html

Once I polish off what I made yesterday, I'm giving this a try. Minus the nuts and cookies (just in case it turns out bad).

But I'm thinking that what I made yesterday would work well as a popsicle since it's solid like one. Must purchase molds.

I use Truvia. I like the taste. But I'm want something that isn't absorbed by the body, so I'm working my way into Stevia. It'll be easier once I up my carb intake in a month or two. But for now, I'll work with what I have. My favorite is Maltitol. It's delicious in small amounts. Even the runs are worth it, tee hee hee.

And thank you very much

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(I post photos in the blog, then copy paste here out of laziness. Forgive me)

Now that I've eaten this same meal several times, I thought I'd post. It's not so much a recipe as throwing stuff together. You can change the amount of ingredients to fit your macros for the day. 2 or 3 slices of bacon? 1 or 2 oz of cheese? Up to you. Want a veggie in there? Chop it up and toss it in. I've had this as high as 660 cal, but am posting the lower version which is what is in the picture , and is currently being chewed. Om nom nom... nom.



Ingredients:

1 package miracle noodles (Fetuccini in the photo), washed according to directions and patted dry.

2 slices Godshall's Beef Bacon (use what you like/calculate)

1 oz Natural White Cheddar, thinly sliced or shredded (it's all gonna melt anyway)

1 can Solid White Albacore in Wate, drained

Spices optional (no salt needed)



Directions:

Fry up your bacon to desired crispiness, take out of the pan and set aside.

Throw you noodles into the pan on medium heat for a minute or two. Let them soak up some of that bacon fat, get some color and flavor.

Put noodles into a bowl (I like to cut them up prior to adding anything because it's easier to stir later, just chop them up randomly). Add spices, if using. I like freshly ground black pepper and some garlic powder.

Crumble (or rip) bacon into pieces and mix into the noodles.

Break up tuna in the can to desired pieces. You'll want 1cm pieces at least so you have something to chew on. Throw that in, and mix it up.

Top of with the cheese. You can mix it right away, or pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Take it out, mix, mix, and enjoy.

Note: The whole dish tastes like bacon. Both noodles and tuna will absorb the flavor, so don't worry about it tasting like fish too much.

If you like these ingredients separately, as I do, then I think you'll like this easy dish.

Macros: 440 cal, 30F, 40P, ZERO net

I'm wondering nutrition label on the bacon includes fat derived from bacon. Meaning 100 cal per slice, raw or cooked and drained of excess fat? Hmmm... label doesn't say anything.

Either way. NO CARBS!

Delicious almond flour cookies! I changed up a recipe I found, and they came out really well.

1.5 cups almond flour
1/2 cup flax meal
1/4 cup truvia or other sweetener (not calculated in nutritional totals)
2 oz. chopped walnuts
1tsp baking powder
4 egg whites
1 oz unsalted butter, softened

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine and mix all dry ingredients.

Add softened butter and rub into dry ingredients until even (produces a slightly grainy texture).

Add egg whites and mix well.

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Thank You Friend I am making this today. I noticed you used truvia will nunaturals stevia work with this recipe?
Using a leveled tbsp, plop dough onto parchment paper. Press each cookie down with a fork. You can use your fingers to fix the shape.

Bake 18-20 minutes depending on desired... brown-ness I guess. I like mine darker, so 20 minutes is good and still gives you a soft middle.

Remove to cool on a wire rack and munch away.

Macros per cookie: 63cal, 5F, 3P, .77 net cabs

Please note that I used natural almond flour, not blanched, so my cookies are dark to begin with. I think either would be fine for the recipe.

I suggest melting some dark chocolate and dipping the cookies in half way for extra yumminess. Lindt 85%, 90% or even 99% would be good depending on your needs.

This sounds good I am going to make it ASAP. By the way you said your stevia is bitter, have you tried nunaturals stevia? It is the only stevia I use it is not bitter or has a after taste I tasted it right out of the small pkg.

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