Whether you follow an unrestricted-carbohydrate, low-carbohydrate, or some-but-barely-any-carbohydrate diet, counting those carbohydrates is key to managing your blood sugar.
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Get yourself some almond flour and coconut flour, as these will be the most commonly used flours. If you can’t do nuts, sunflower seed flour can make a great alternative to almond flour. Ground chia seed and flax seed meal can also be good flour alternatives.
Are you a football fan or do you just watch the Super Bowl as an excuse to eat the tasty finger food? Either way, you need sustenance on game day and you don’t want to derail your healthy diet with carb-laden junk. Football food can be both delicious and healthy so dig in to these 25 great low carb game day recipes as you cheer on your favorite team.
This grain-free cookbook contains the same recipes Ariana cooks for herself and her family, with a focus on whole high quality ingredients. With food allergies and autoimmune disease in her family, she has found going grain-free has been a great solution for all members’ health issues.
I knew if were to wake up one morning and stop eating everything I loved, I'd be hungry and cranky. So, I gave up carbs gradually and turned into a low carber with ease. Here are the steps that helped me. If you are considering a low carb diet, I hope they'll help you, too.
There’s nothing more comforting than coming in from a cold winter’s day and wrapping your hands around a hot mug full of something delicious. But most hot drinks aren’t exactly diabetes-friendly, filled with sugar and carbs as they are. Here are 20 delicious low carb hot drink recipes that will warm you down to your toes without sending your blood sugar into the stratosphere.
When you think of latkes, you don’t typically think of a healthy, low carb or diabetes-friendly recipe. Those delicious potato-and-flour pancakes served at most Hanukkah celebrations aren’t exactly kind to the waistline or the blood sugar. But there are plenty of non-traditional latke recipes that use a variety of lower carb vegetables, and many of them are gluten-free as well.
There is something about the holiday season that inspires brunch. The chance to linger over breakfast with friends and family, coffee or tea in hand, in a relaxed casual atmosphere - it’s what the holidays are all about. And it doesn’t have to derail your healthy low carb diet either. There are so many great breakfast and brunch recipes to choose from, you don’t need to miss out on the celebrations.
Last month, the journal Nature published a study that showed consuming non-caloric artificial sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, and sucralose, is associated with glucose intolerance – a condition leading to higher-than-normal blood glucose levels.
A clean, well-stocked refrigerator may be the last thing you associate with better diabetes control. But it can make a bigger difference than you think. In addition to providing an efficient and functional space for healthy food and insulin storage, a spotless and organized refrigerator can keep you from getting sick. People with diabetes are at higher risk for developing serious complications from foodborne illnesses.