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I have a smoker, and if you put them in the smoker for an hour instead of under the broiler, it becomes totally amazing. I love these, will be making a couple dozen for a party on Sunday.

I shoot for the very low end. Typically 40-60 grams per day. Often nearly none for breakfast (hard boiled egg or a cheese stick are typical on week days) and then 20-ish grams for lunch and dinner, that leaves a few for a snack. And what's life without a little chocolate? :tongue:

there are a ton of cauliflower recipes out there and that's a good substitute for many carby foods. Try cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed potatoes, cauliflower pizza crust. Do a quick search and you'll be surprised at all you find. I have never found a great sub for bread, but oopsie rolls are pretty good and surely you…

I love kabobs...but not a fan of mayo. i think with the balsamic dressing I could probably just leave that out. thanks for posting!!!

have you tried any of the muffin in a minute recipes? I did this one recently and it was fantastic. lime mug cake (makes 2 desserts) 3/4 cup almond meal 2 T erythritol zest of one lime 1 t baking powder pinch salt (1/8 t) juice of one lime 2 T butter, melted 1 large egg In a small bowl, whisk everything together untill…

BALLS! Um, I mean't turkey balls...actually I guess I should say turkey meatballs. So, here's the trick to keep from ending up with dry, tight little hockey pucks. Zucchini. Shredded zucchini (1 small one for a pound of meat) keeps the meat looser and moist. For each pound of meat, use about 2 T of ground flax meal and an…

keeleelee, have you tried scrambling a raw egg with a little shredded cheese and then pouring it into a pan and letting it cook into a small omelette? Use that as a sandwich wrap. Another option is to google cauliflower breadsticks. I used the recipe on ifoodreal.com. if you follow the instructions including pan size,…

Mmmmm...pork shoulder. Luscious pork shoulder...I better stop. So, I usually smoke pork shoulder, but if you want to do one in the slow cooker, try this: Stab the meat with a narrow knife and fill the holes with a paste made of garlic, lemon peel, salt, and pepper. I'm very generous with the amount since I love garlic and…

As a diabetic, I can't do fruit smoothies - they are just too heavy a glycemic load, but I do shakes every morning. here's this morning's shake: 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1 cup of coffee (brewed yesterday, in the fridge overnight) 1 big handful of kale 2 T pumpkin puree (canned) 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice, or any…

Can you keep a cooler in the car? String cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, baby carrots are all good, healthy, and filling. When you stop for meals, obviously head for salads, grilled chicken, and vegetables. The food part isn't all that hard compared to driving with a 1 year old! :smile:

I make pretty much the same thing, but I take a cup of coffee the day before and put it in the fridge, and then when I'm ready to blend, I add a couple tablespoons of plain greek yogurt. Can you tell I don't like sweet shakes? I still use the chocolate protein powder, PB2, and almond milk. The coffee and greek yogurt add…

Thanks for the recipe! As a diabetic, potatoes are NOT my friend. Taters might be friends of some of you out there, but don't go getting mean on the nice OP who gave folks like me another lovely way to enjoy a snack.:smile:

I have the same problem - it happens only at night after a good dinner. Anyone have any ideas? And being diabetic, I can't just say " I'll just save up my carbs and eat them at night." It's the only time of day that my willpower disappears.

Did you know about the Panera "Hidden Menu"??? Google Panera hidden menu. There are some fantastic low calorie/low carb choices. I had the roasted turkey salad for lunch one day. Need to try the breakfast options...

I have been making these at least once a week for almost a year. Love them, especially in the winter when I want something hot that tastes like it's full of carbs. Often I use half flax meal/half almond meal. I like the texture and flavor better. Try a tablespoon of canned pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) and it it…

Angel food cake - I assume that's pretty universal and that you have that in the UK? We have it in all the grocery stores in the US. Not that you can eat half the cake, but a nice slice with either some sugar free whipped cream, sugar free pudding, or cut up fresh fruit (my choice would be the fresh fruit) and it becomes…

Cinnamon capsules that include chromium. I think it's chromium piccolinate. Lots of studies out there about cinnamon regulating blood sugar, and the part that I really liked was that there were no noted side effects. This is NOT the same as that stupid cinnamon challenge where kids are taking tablespoons of powdered…

I see that you say you aren't interested in any kind of pills, but there are fiber capsules that are filled with ground psyllium husks. I pop a couple before breakfast and dinner with a large glass of water and they help keep things "moving along" as well as fill me up a bit so that I'm not tempted to overeat at meals and…

www.skinnytaste.com use the search box in the upper right to search on cheesecake and you'll see her recipes for cheesecake, cheesecake cups, and my favorite: pumpkin cheesecake shooters.

Asian cole slaw - NOT the kind with ramen! Bag of slaw mix Vinegar Olive oil (I know, not asian, but don't tell anyone!) grated ginger or the kind in a tube lemongrass - finely chopped or the kind in a tube touch of sugar or honey or any sweetener you like sesame oil - just a teaspoon salt and pepper heaven...

twice baked cauliflower! boil entire head, drain and mash in the pot. Put pot back on the stove on low flame, and mash low fat cream cheese (Neufchatel) into it with some garlic powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper. You want to cook off some of the liquid so that it's not so soupy. Once the texture is a little drier (up…

I did a Hibachi place on a cruise (yup, one of the fancy restaurants you pay extra for) and told them that I'm diabetic and would like extra vegetables...everyone else at the table was jealous of the enormous pile of lovely garlicky, stir-fried vegetables they made for me. i didn't share a bite of them! I figured i'd cope…

Good grief! don't listen to the trolling idiots who aren't here to answer your question. Ok, you asked about breakfast under 100 calories? A hard boiled egg is 70 cal, balance it out with some berries, and I'd be mighty happy. I get it if you have trouble eating breakfast, I never ate breakfast until I was diagnosed with…

I don't totally replace pasta, but I do reduce it quite a bit. I cut pasta by at least half by replacing it with zucchini and cauliflower. As the other poster said, cauliflower is a great sub in mac an cheese. I would cook some large chopped zucchini and cauliflower for at least half the pasta in pasta salad and…

I totally preplan meals. Two reasons: that way I'm not as tempted to go out of my macros, and I always have the right foods on hand. I use it for meal planning and food shopping. I have next week's menus completely planned out for dinners (6 out of 7 days, one day is "clean out the fridge of leftovers!) I always assume…

I'll apologize now if someone else already said this, but how about twice-baked cauliflower? I'm diabetic, but really miss mashed potatoes and other carbs under stews and other lovely long-cooked meats. Take the entire head of cauliflower, cut the leaves off, cut down the stem a bit, but you can leave the cauliflower whole…

My latest invention (Ok, probably a ton of other folks do this too) is to soft scramble 3 eggs (to split across 2 breakfasts) in the evening. Pack half in two reheatable containers, and put a couple slices of deli ham in zipper bags. The next morning heat the eggs for 30 seconds, then toss the ham into the containers with…

It really depends on your taste, but I'd chop an onion (and maybe celery, carrot, and anything else in the fridge that wants to jump in the pan!) and start to brown them, as they get soft, toss the sausages in. Brown it all till the onions (and veggie friends) get carmelized. Take the sausages out, cut them up (kinda like…

yummy!

Who doesn't love meatballs? Make yours with ground turkey or chicken and raw egg. Then decide if you are going for an asian flair (chopped ginger, green onion, sesame oil and a soy sauce/peanut butter dipping sauce) or greek flavored (garlic, oregano, and feta with tsatsiki for dipping) or italian style (parmesan, basil…