This set of nugget-sized podcast episodes begins with praise for the humble chia seed and its stupendous fiber. It continues with a lament for the great butter shortage taking place in Europe, mixed with a tip for keeping your butter soft and spreadable. It concludes with a sober consideration of the carb content of alcoholic beverages. Subscribe to the Low Carb Nugget through any of the following services: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn (With the Amazon Echo, use the … [Read more...]
Keeping cool, low-carb style: simple salmon salad
When it's hot, most people like to eat light. Low-carb makes that easy. Lately, it's been hot all over, including here in Michigan. Locally, our temperatures have been in the 90s all week; today's high is predicted to be 98 degrees with a heat index of 110. If you live in Oklahoma or Texas, that may seem like a cool breeze to you, but up here, we aren't accustomed to temps in the upper 90s. After all, not only is Michigan a northern state, but it's surrounded by the largest bodies of … [Read more...]
Great foods for a low carb diet (part 3): red wine
Some may quibble that wine is a beverage, not a food, to which I say -- go get your own blog and quibble away. Others may object to calling any food/ beverage containing alcohol "great." That point I will take under consideration, but only for those of you with a relevant addiction, religion or age status. Still, even readers who are OK with drinking alcohol on occasion might question if there is enough nutritional value in red wine to qualify it as a "great" food. After all, just the other … [Read more...]