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  • Our Favorite Date

    We love to cook together and make dates out of doing so. We are still moving house, and I thought we should take some time to have a good dinner together because it has been a while since we sat down to a proper home cooked meal.  I’m hoping I can find the right pans and gear for what’s planned!  Fortunately, with it being Valentine’s Day, there were a few good deals at the grocery store.

    On the Menu

    Steak & Mushrooms

    Salad

    Roasted Asparagus

    Raspberry Sweeties made with dark chocolate chips

    This article was first published on February 14, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Did Not Plan Well

    Our preferred WOE (way of eating) went out the window because I did not plan for the busyness or the emotions of moving house.  The worst was an incident with a box of doughnuts and cinnamon rolls. Ack!  And before things continue down a path I don’t want to go down, I’m rebooting with an induction phase type diet for a few days.

    B- bacon

    L- steamed in bag Brussels sprouts browned in butter in a skillet topped with parmesan

    snack- raw almonds, cream cheese

    D- chili with cheese, dark chocolate

    This article was first published on February 12, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Food Log

    Hers from yesterday

    B- bacon

    L- big salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, celery, red onion, ranch, freshly ground black pepper (I love avocado, bacon, red bell pepper, and black olives in my big salads, but we did not have any. I like cheese thrown in there too, but didn’t feel like grating any)

    afternoon- taste testing raw cashews, macadamia, and almonds toasted in the oven (recipe coming soon hopefully!)

    D- attended a dinner for Derek’s job. there were plenty of lower carb choices (sliced deli meat, cheese cubes, veggie tray, etc), but I was feeling not hungry from all the earlier tasting.

    Later at home I wanted something so ate celery with cream cheese, celery with no sugar added peanut butter, and cucumber slices dipped in ranch.

    This article was first published on January 29, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Random Food Log

    Hers

    B- skip

    L- bacon and a flax minute muffin with the addition of vanilla, nutmeg and xylitol

    D- flax minute muffin made bun-style with the addition of onion powder and cheddar, sliced in half topped with bbq beef (I was roasted out, but it was on sale), 1 avocado mashed and mixed with sour cream, sprinkled with sea salt, garlic powder, cumin, and cayenne

    This article was first published on January 25, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Wheat/Flax Minute Bread

    I chose to call this recipe minute bread and not minute muffin because of the way I use it. Cooked in a bowl and sliced in half it works great as a bun to hold a hamburger or bacon and eggs.

    If you want a really low-carb version, leave out the wheat and use 1/4 cup of flax. You end up under 4 net carbs that way.  This recipe is fun to play with adding different seasonings/flavors.

    Wheat/Flax Single Serve Minute Bread
    Serves 1
    Modified One Minute Flax Muffin recipe that is a standard for low-carb sites.
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    Prep Time
    5 min
    Cook Time
    1 min
    Total Time
    6 min
    Prep Time
    5 min
    Cook Time
    1 min
    Total Time
    6 min
    284 calories
    20 g
    186 g
    18 g
    12 g
    3 g
    94 g
    235 g
    1 g
    0 g
    15 g
    Nutrition Facts
    Serving Size
    94g
    Servings
    1
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 284
    Calories from Fat 160
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 18g
    28%
    Saturated Fat 3g
    13%
    Trans Fat 0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 8g
    Monounsaturated Fat 7g
    Cholesterol 186mg
    62%
    Sodium 235mg
    10%
    Total Carbohydrates 20g
    7%
    Dietary Fiber 6g
    25%
    Sugars 1g
    Protein 12g
    Vitamin A
    5%
    Vitamin C
    0%
    Calcium
    19%
    Iron
    14%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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    Ingredients
    1. 2 Tablespoons Whole wheat flour
    2. 2 Tablespoons Golden Flax
    3. dash of salt
    4. 1 Teaspoon Oil
    5. 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
    6. 1 Egg
    Instructions
    1. Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly in microwave-safe coffee mug or bowl.
    2. Stir in oil and egg
    3. Cook in microwave for one minute.
    4. Remove from mug/bowl immediately.
    Optional
    1. Add various spices depending on intended use.
    Tips
    1. Wash, wipe, or rinse cooking container immediately to ease cleaning later.
    2. Use a mug to make a muffin, a larger bowl can be used to make a bun for holding burger patties, etc.
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    fat
    18g
    protein
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    This article was first published on January 23, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Before and After

    Before and After

    I don’t like to think about before, because for almost a decade I was obese.  It made me sad to be that way, and I tried to hide from the world.

    Spring 2003 I started Atkins. I began eating meat just to go on the diet. I remember the first morning waking up and praying to God for His help.  I was such a mess (binge-eating and carb addiction) that I knew I could not do it on my own.  The two-week induction phase delivered results and motivated me.  I started walking on a treadmill. It took almost three years to lose 70lbs.

    I have kept most of it off, and my diet evolved into eating mostly real foods using LCHF as a template. I have found this is best for me to keep a healthy weight.

    If you see me not eating, it is not because I don’t eat.  It is not because I don’t like your cooking or don’t want to celebrate your birthday. I eat plenty of meat, cheese, vegetables, nuts, fats, and dark chocolate.  I have to be careful with what I eat, because I don’t want to be that sad person hiding again.

    Here we go

    ali_before_after

    and here is Derek’s

    This article was first published on January 17, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Leftovers. It’s What’s for Lunch.

    Leftovers. It’s What’s for Lunch.

    Leftovers make for quick, easy lunch.

    leftover  bell peppers and onions cooked in butter, melty pepper jack cheese, and sliced steak

    Steak, peppers, Onions, and Cheese

    This article was first published on January 15, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Roast Challenge Conclusion

    As I was chopping up roast for the one pot sorta cabbage roll, I looked at the roast that was left coupled with the remaining tomato paste and decided to try to make some sorta bbq chopped beef.  That finished off the roast and was the overall favorite madeover.

    bbq chopped beef

    tomato paste, water, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, xylitol, cayenne, chili powder, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, ground oregano, chopped roast

    We ate it with pickles and mustard.

    A $17 roast turned out about 13 adult meals and 3 children’s dinner/lunches. When we ate these meals, that was all that was served so portions were generous.

    I think I showed myself that eating real food does not cost more, does not take much more work, and is quite yummy!

    Also, the roast that keeps on giving yielded 3.75 cups of broth that I popped into the freezer for some sorta future soup start.

    This article was first published on January 14, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Random Food Log 1/13/14

    Hers

    B- bacon

    L- one pot sorta cabbage roll (roast challenge conclusion coming soon!)

    D- red bell peppers/ yellow bell peppers/ onion cooked in butter, pepper jack cheese, sliced steak in a bowl

    This article was first published on January 13, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Pat Robertson vs. God on Low-Carb Diets

    “What happens is you build up the clinkers. You get swollen joints, you get gout.”

    “Sooner or later, it violates the principles that God set down.”

    The video with those quotes from Pat Robertson was jumped on with lightning speed all over the net. Unfortunately, it was jumped on most quickly by secular sources while it seems religious leaders have been silent or reserved.

    I’m no religious leader but I felt it necessary to respond to Mr. Robertson’s comments on low-carb diets. First, as a Christian, one of the most significant aspects of Christ to me was that He seemed to have His biggest issues with organized religion and its leaders. Christ asked those leaders how they could speak of anything good when they were the “offspring of vipers.” Now, I’m not able to see the heart of men, including that of Pat Robertson. I am however, able to apply the common sense that God gave all of us to determine right from wrong. As a religious leader he is obligated to speak the truth and is held to a higher standard.

    In light of that, I must point out that the Bible is replete with information on diet and health. One of the earliest ones goes all the way back to Noah.

    Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs.
    ~Genesis 9:3

    Common sense won’t allow the reconciliation of the statement that low-carb “violates the principles that God set down” and the verse quoted above. In fact, that verse alone seems to call on mankind to eat naturally. A way of eating that involves meats (if it moves) and vegetables. Principles found in low carb diets, paleo diets, and any other “diet” that brings you back into a healthy state. What it doesn’t support is a diet full of lab grown low carb foods and diets foods that infuse our bodies with GMO bacterial waste which has been benzylated, hydrolysed, methylated, and then debenzylated (from the aspartame patent).

    This article was first published on October 21, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.