Category Archives: Low Carb

How to Make Carne Asada Even a Gringo Can’t Mess Up

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The first official weekend of summer definitely calls for some outdoor grilling and, inspired by my recent trip to Mexico, I’m all fired up for carne asada! Carne Asada beef platter

Perhaps you’ve never tasted carne asada or (gasp) even heard of it! This south-of-the-border, crowd-pleasing staple is simply grilled meat. That’s right – “carne asada” literally translates to “grilled meat” and this beef-loving girl likes to use the traditional flank steak. Read on to learn how to make carne asada even a gringo can’t mess up.  Continue reading →

Bacon & Egg Breakfast Salad with Maple Apple Cider Vinaigrette

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It may seem strange to wake up to a green salad and glass of water when we live in a coffee and donut world. But, trust me, starting your morning with large, fully-loaded salad for breakfast is a great way to get a jump start on your daily nutritional goals and fuel up for an active day. It’s probably been around 10 hours or more since you last ate and, if you’re anything like me, your body is starving for a hearty, healthy, balanced meal. 

A breakfast salad like my Bacon & Egg Breakfast Salad with Maple Apple Cider Vinaigrette will power up your morning with good taste, good protein and 3+ servings of fruits/vegetables. Read on the get all the details and recipe. Continue reading →

Everything but the Potato! ‘Tater Topping Cheese Crisps | Keto & Low Carb

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Toppings like cheese, bacon, and chives are what MAKE a baked potato, am I right?! Without them, a simple spud is just a tasteless pile of carbohydrates on a plate. Not that potatoes are inherently BAD, in fact, they are a good complex carb packed with fiber, minerals and energy that many rely on to fuel life. Everthing but the Potato Tater Topping Cheese Crisp jennifer of thefitfork.com

However, when trying to follow a keto diet or low carb lifestyle, potatoes are explicitly off the menu. BUT, my Everything but the Potato! ‘Tater Topping Cheese Crisps are fully-loaded with all that extra baked potato good stuff that you love, and none of the carbs. And, really almost NO carbs in this keto cheese snack – just 0.6-gram carbohydrate per serving. Read on to get the recipe for this potato topping cheese crisps recipe and general cheese crisp making tips:  Continue reading →

Giant Sweet-Tart Cherry Collagen Protein Breakfast Cookie | Toaster Oven & Air Fryer

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I was awake in bed the other night plotting, as I usually do, about what to eat in the morning. I needed a fast breakfast to fuel me up for early carpooling and errands and then a trip to the gym and I was in a “sweet” crunchy mood.  Plus, I only needed enough breakfast for me, my family has mismatched schedules and all do their own thing for morning meals. Giant Sweet Tart Cherry Protein Cookie

I remembered the can of my favorite workout drink (Collagen Endurance Plus from Great Lakes Wellness) on the kitchen counter. Viola, the concept for my Giant Sweet-Tart Cherry Protein Breakfast Cookie was born. I jumped up and prepped a dough ball for the next morning using almond flour, coconut flour and Collagen Endurance Plus. When I work up, just flattened that dough for the collagen cookie into a circle and popped into my toaster oven for 10 minutes! While it was baking, I whipped up an easy sweet-tart cherry glaze using the CEP and a bit of MCT oil . . . and a chia, flax and hemp seed blend (Organic Triple Omega Seed Blend) sprinkled on top for extra goodness. Read on to find out more details and get the recipe! Continue reading →

Creative Recipes Using Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs

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Every clean eater needs a quick quality protein source on those days when life’s craziness is out of control. For me, it’s hard boiled eggs to the rescue. Each egg offers 6g muscle-making, hanger-squashing protein and only take about 12 minutes to cook to perfection – and if I meal prep eggs earlier in the week, it’s just a lickity-split matter of grabbing a couple out of the fridge. 

Sometimes, if my meal intentions have changed over the course of the week (impromptu lunch invitations, traveling, post-Easter surplus, or just preference), I may have a few extra leftover hard-boiled eggs waiting to fulfill their destiny. Check out these Creative Recipes Using Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs: Continue reading →