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Category Archives: Banting
Energy
After a “bad” eating, no real exercise, slack attack day yesterday, today saw me scuttling off to the gym at 8-30 for a warm up walk before the Grid. Yesterday I strayed from what I usually eat and had sushi … Continue reading
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Banting Biscuit Recipe
Yesterday I sampled some Banting biscuits that tasted so very good. They tasted just like shortbread – but are made largely with coconut. They were very more-ish! Today, when I came to do my last Saturday Banting Recipe I looked up the … Continue reading
Banting Cheese and Onion Pie
Today’s amazingly simple (mainly) 4 ingredient Banting recipe originates from www.genaw.com. My friend, Riana sent me the link when I said I needed a Banting recipe. This recipe speaks a lot about how well Riana knows me. I need SIMPLE! It’s … Continue reading
Lower Carb Chocolate Brownies
Why buy when you can make! February will be the last month of my Saturday Banting Recipe. As easy as it is to pop up here, from March, I’ll do something different. For today though, this is mouth-watering stuff. So … Continue reading
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Breakfast Courgette and Cheese Flapjacks
I love finding these old recipes that I have tried and tested in years gone by. They are easy to make and provide a nice alternative to the regular breakfast. You can add a number of other ingredients to provide … Continue reading
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Chicken and Bacon Rolls
My Banting recipe for this week is this delicious, simple recipe that calls for only 4 ingredients. Serve with a salad or mixed veggies, or pack in your lunchbox for an scrumptious lunch. Ingredients: 1 boneless skinless chicken breast 2 … Continue reading
3 Minute Banting Chocolate Cake in a Mug
This quick recipe is perfect for when you have a yen for something sweet. You don’t want to be tempted by the sugar laden sweet treats in the shopping till aisle, so make sure you have these ingredients on hand … Continue reading
Banting Macaroni Cheese (Without the Macaroni)
I made this dish and it fed my husband and I twice. It so reminded me of macaroni cheese but without the macaroni – the main ingredient is cauliflower, but you can add a multitude of other veggies if you … Continue reading
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Banting Tuna Muffins
Muffins are not traditionally associated with Banting. They always sound carb-loaded. Not these ones! This fabulous Tuna Muffin recipe which is not expensive, will go down well with both those who are Banting and those who choose not to. Serve … Continue reading
4 Steps To Getting Back To Banting
December is the month where following a Banting lifestyle is sabotaged by all things Christmassy. Years and years of enjoyment of mince pies, Christmas cake and all sorts of holiday cookies, crunchies and desserts makes it very difficult to break … Continue reading
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Tagged Banting, Banting basics, New Year Resolutions
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4 Easy Steps to Watermelon Cake
This is ideal for Christmas. It looks fabulous and as Banting goes, is probably as low carb dessert as you can get – watermelon has 8g of carbs per 100g. The rest of the ingredients are Banting friendly. I got … Continue reading
Three Banting Snack Recipes
With Christmas around the corner, it is easy to fall off the Banting wagon (I already have a number of times!) It’s always going to be a constant discipline to look for the healthier options when it comes to treats. … Continue reading
Best Seed Cracker Recipe
These are very moreish. Once you start nibbling, it’s hard to stop, but at least they are not laden with carbs. They only contain seeds and come from the book the Real Meal Revolution. The batch I made came to … Continue reading
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Banting Berry Meringue Dessert
I’ve tried a recipe like this before, but the meringue base didn’t come out as well as I would have liked – it was a bit too chewy. I got this from LCHFplan.com which is a great resource. (Thanks to … Continue reading
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Avocado and Bacon Salad
When Adrian and Stacey visited recently they bought with them an avocado and bacon salad of note. They add a lot of greens to it and put in cheese as well. Altogether it is filling, scrumptious and low carb. The … Continue reading
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