Hot Tuscan Chicken Salad

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  Hi there! Just a quick recipe I wanted to share! … [Read more...]

Chicken of the Sea No-Drain Tuna and Tuna Salad Recipe

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I am not usually a seafood fan, let alone a fan of canned tuna. For one, leaky, smelly tuna juice isn't appealing, it stinks up my kitchen, and it typically leaks everywhere. Thankfully, Chicken of the Sea No-Drain Tuna is all the meat and none of … [Read more...]

Easy Minute Microwave Chipless Nachos

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Oy! Yummy! Remember those really cool mini meatballs I shared with you on Wednesday? Now you need to make these chipless nachos in the microwave in just another 30-40 seconds! … [Read more...]

20 Labor Day Menu Ideas (5 net carbs or less)

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Labor Day hails almost the end of the grilling party season, but it's the beginning of the rest of the year in terms of holidays. … [Read more...]

Loaded Baked Potato Salad (With Cauliflower)

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Loaded Baked Potato Salad. Yum. I repeat again. Yum. Only oof. If you're like me and millions of others, you have a nightshade intolerance that extends to potatoes. Eat them with said intolerance and you may to deal with inflammation, stomach … [Read more...]

Lazy Ranch Dressing

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It doesn't get much easier than this. There are recipes out there for real ranch dressings, but when it comes down to it, you are too busy being your fabulous selves than fiddle with a lot of ingredients when we're talking simple condiments. As such, … [Read more...]

Sexy Egg Salad

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Have you subscribed yet to keep the free recipes coming? Please be sure to subscribe at right under "Subscribe Via Email" in the sidebar at the right for the latest news and diabetes friendly dishes! Now to those leftover eggs. Have any? Don't … [Read more...]

Simple Blue Cheese Dip

Blue cheese dressing

This totally fun, chunky, chewy easy bleu/blue cheese dip recipe is the perfect addition to celery, hamburgers, carrots, flax crackers, celeriac chips, for dipping wings, you name it! I put some of this recipe out with veggies today for kids home on … [Read more...]

Chef Salad Ham Cups

Ham it up for lunch or dinner.

That probably sounds a little strange doesn't it? Ham cup? Consider this: Chef salads tend to consist of ham, hard-boiled egg, tomatoes, lettuce, and grated cheese at the very least. Why not use a bit of that for the bowl? Of course, you can add … [Read more...]

Low Carb Salad Recipes

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Pictured: Basic Coleslaw All recipes are marked as such: Atkins Induction Friendly = IF Gluten Free = GF Sugar Free = SF Vegetarian = V Vegan = V+ Less than 5 net carbs per serving = -5 SALADS Basic Coleslaw IF, GF, SF, V, -5 Chef … [Read more...]

Hundreds of Low Carb Recipes

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Pictured: Cheesy Round Crackers Please bookmark the following link to keep up on the latest Your Lighter Side Recipes! Your Lighter Side Cookbook   … [Read more...]

Festive Pasta Salad

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If you're low carbing it for the first time this new year, you're probably like, "Aw crap. I'll never enjoy a pasta salad ever again." With that, you throw your hand across your forehead and swoon across your fainting couch. You might moan a little … [Read more...]

Parmesan Vegetable Salad

Parmesan Salad

Look at how colorful this dish it. It pops with flavor, too. … [Read more...]

Grilled Tuna Pasta Salad

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Not gluten free, Dreamfields pasta is still an option for many low carbers occasionally, at only 5 net carbs per serving. Thanks to the fat and rich flavor from the tuna steaks, a little salad goes a long, filling way. … [Read more...]

Macho Nacho Salad

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I'm in haiku heaven with a simple dish that's so amazing, I used to pay twelve dollars to order one in a restaurant. Wow. … [Read more...]