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RIP NELSON MANDELA

I saw Honorable Nelson Mandela in Oakland CA when he came to speak. It was 1990. I remember just bursting out in tears to see this man, whom I never imagined would be free. His life says to me. NEVER GIVE UP, no matter how hopeless things may seem. I love Mandela. RIP

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CALM DOWN:Low Carb Grocery is Here to Save the Day

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Low Carb Grocery for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

 I have been sharing low carb recipes for awhile now. That's because if you are trying to attain a healthy body you need to keep you weight in the healthy range. One of the enemies of weight maintainence or loss is too many carbohydrates. 

There are some popular low carb based diets. Some of them are: Atkins, South Beach, Dukan etc. .  I tried the Atkins but I am a vegetarian and I ended up getting high cholesterol issues eating all that meat.  Recently the Paleo Diet which is also low carb based has become very popular.  The thing I like most about Paleo is the no-grain aspect.  The no-grain gets at the one of the greatest sources of carbohydrates. 

As I began my journey to eat low carb, I found it difficult to find sources of flours that can give you the texture and taste of breads, cakes, and other dishes that I feel comfortable with. Another problem is that there are low-carb products available but not always available in my area.  As a blogger I reach people all over the world who also find it difficult to locate the low-carb products in their area.

Low Carb Grocery Store is an online store and a brick and mortar store. If you are looking for low carb food such as:

- Miracle Noodles
- Joesph's Bakery PITA bread
- PB2 powdered peanut butter

I have seen Miracle Noodles on TV but they are not easy to find, but I can not purchase them from The Low Carb Grocery Store.  There are zero carbs in these noodles and the noodles have a firm texture, which makes it useful for various dishes,

The Joseph's Bakery PITA bread has 8 carbs minus the 4 grams of fiber equals 4 grams net carbs. These are fine if you are not a Celiac. If you are a Celiac, then there are also gluten-free.

The PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter have 5 net carbs and the ingredients are simply:

Roasted peanuts, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt.

 

Other resources about eating Low Carb

http://www.thelowcarbgrocery.com

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-carb-diet/NU00279

 

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Recipe Makeover:Fluffy Cake Donuts

Glenda's Fluffy Cake Donuts

2 cups blanched almond flour

3/4 c coconut palm sugar

1 tsp baking powder (no aluminum)

1 tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp nutmeg

2 eggs beaten 

2 Tablespoons coconut oil

1 cup Almond or coconut milk

1 tsp vanilla 

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Place all wet ingredients in another bowl. Stir each till ingredients are well blended. Add wet ingredients to the dry. Mix. 

Oil the donut pan with coconut oil. Fill each section withe the batter. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. 

Link to donut pan:

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Link to original recipe:

http://m.allrecipes.com/video/1452/fluffy-cake-doughnuts/?ms=1&prop25=116699760&prop26=DailyDish&prop27=2013-07-06&prop28=Feature_2&prop29=Photo&me=1

Riced Cauliflower - Low Carb, No Gluten Rice Substitute VIDEO

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My Coleslaw

Riced Cauliflower Fried Un-Rice

Start from the bottom to create the low carb gluten free Fried Un-Rice Cauliflower Dish. 

Almond Meal instead of Flour

http://glendathegoodfoodie.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/this-is-the-almond-meal-i-use/

Taking Gluten Free to the Next Level:free Seminar Audio

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This is a photo of some grain-free bread I made. This a almond butter and sugar-free jam sandwich. 

Paleo Bread

Posted By elanaspantry On September 10, 2011 @ 10:44 am In All Recipes,Baked Goods

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Serves:  8 slices (depending on how thinly you cut it )

Ingredients and Cooking Steps

1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour or almond  meal

2 tablespoons coconut flour

1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal

1/4 teaspoon celtic sea salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

5 eggs

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 tablespoon honey (I use stevia or coconut palm sugar)

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Place almond flour, coconut flour, flax, salt and baking soda in a food processor

Pulse ingredients together

Pulse in eggs, oil, honey and vinegar

Pour batter into a greased 7.5″ x 3.5″ Magic Line Loaf Pan

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes

Or

Pour the batter on to a cookie sheet (covered with parchment paper and roll it a flat as possible. Once done, cut into the size slices you want. 

Cool and serve

Gluten-free brownies Recipe

After some trail and error (and lots of taste-testing), I’m thrilled to share my own version of black bean, avocado, chia seed brownies! You won’t believe how good these doggone things are!

Plus, you can cut them into serving-sized pieces, wrap and freeze them, then toss one into your bag before you leave the house. Just about the time you’re thinking that you need a snack, your tasty little brownie is thawed and ready to be eaten. Perfetto.

Ingredients:

4 oz unsweetened chocolate (Bakers or similar)
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c coconut oil
3/4 cup almond flour
15 ounce can black beans
1 Haas avocado (make sure it’s very ripe)
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp coarse sea salt
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (Hershey’s Special Dark or similar)
1/3 cup organic sugar or honey
8 packets Truvia (Stevia)
4 eggs
1 cup warm water
2 Tbsp chia seeds

Link http://offthebeatenstrada.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/dark-chocolate-non-gluten-impossibly-good-for-you-brownies/

Our gluten free Sunday Dinner

Gluten Free and Low Carb Challenge

In 2012 I became aware of the problems with gluten on the body. My husband and I set out on our gluten-free journey. We needed to lose weight so we started to research a eating philosophy that includes vegetarian lifestyle. We discovered The Low Carb Vegetarian".



This plan required low carbs, but we still want to stay glute-free. As we read labels of the gluten-free products we were dismayed to find the high carbohydrate flour mixtures.

Now the challenge was to cook gluten-free and low carb. The most difficult part was locating breads and desserts. I love researching and on this expedition the Paleo Diet kept coming up.

Without going into a lot of boating details, both online- this is exactly what we needed!! The Paleo Diet requires zero grain consumption. Breads, crusts etc are made with almond meal, coconut flour, blanched almond flour and flax seed flour. I immediately began trying out the recipes on
www.Paleofast.com.

The conclusion is this:
For people who need to be gluten-free and low carb, there is a way to accomplish this. Diabetics and those of us who need to release pounds, there is hope.

Do some research of your own. Ding stop until you find what works best for you.

Glenda

Photo: this is some bread I made so we could eat our veggie burgers. Yummy!!
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention pancakes . I can eat low carb pancakes!!! Yes! Even pizza!!!

I will share dime if the recipes in my future posts.

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