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Category Archives: Banting
Easiest Banting Chicken Dish Ever
One of my favourites… A couple of credits for today’s yummy suggestion for tonight’s dinner. My friend Jo copied it from Susie Janzen’s FB profile. Thanks Jo & Susie! It is just so easy, it’ healthy and it’s much better … Continue reading
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Low Carb Muffins
My Banting Saturday recipe is for these delicious, healthy muffins. They do contain honey and fruit. If you have one muffin, you will consume 1ml of honey, 1/12 of a banana and 1/12 of an apple, which is pretty low … Continue reading
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Lazy Eggs
Today’s Saturday Banting Recipe is a fabulous option for breakfast, brunch or simple weekend supper. Lazy Eggs Here’s what you do: Using a 12 well muffin pan: 1) Spray the muffin wells with nonstick spray. 2) Place a slice of ham in the bottom … Continue reading
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No Dough Pizza
Saturday and my Banting recipe day. Pizza is one of the things that is hard to give up when Banting. There are some options. I’ve tried pizza bases made with cauliflower, which are a bit to think and lack the crispy texture … Continue reading
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Bacon Wrapped, Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Wow, it doesn’t get better than this for an easy snacky kind of low carb treat. Bacon Wrapped, Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts: 1 boneless skinless chicken breast 2 tablespoons cream cheese 1 tablespoon green onion, Chopped 2 pieces bacon, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacon recipes, Banting recipes, Banting snacks, Eating LCHF
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Courgette and Cheese Flapjacks
This is a wonderful simple recipe to use for breakfast, lunch or a light supper. Serve with salad, fried mushrooms, or vegetables. I love it. Multiply the ingredients as this recipe only feeds one. Ingredients 2 eggs 1 large courgette … Continue reading
Controlling Carb Cravings
One of the issues with Banting or a LCHF lifestyle is that if you fall off the wagon, it may set you on a road to a long-term binge. Sugar begets sugar. Once you start, it’s hard to stop. How … Continue reading
Banting Flapjacks
This week I spotted a post on the Banting Facebook page from someone who was struggling to make Banting flapjacks. I looked up to find out what recipe I had used and found this post from a couple of years … Continue reading
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Banting Chocolate Brownies
Saturday is the day of the week I look at something Banting related. Chocolate Brownies are generally one of life’s delicious treats. When you are low carbing, traditional brownies have to whimper out the back door with their high sugar, … Continue reading
Best Banting Seed Bread Ever
About once a year, I find this recipe and marvel at how well it works. For regular readers, you will remember it well. It’s time to make it again! My friend Jo says she got it from ‘one of the … Continue reading
What I Know About LCHF
It’s been an interesting eating week. I took milk out of my diet on Monday and replaced it with full 37% or more cream in very small quantities in my coffee. As I was taking milk out, I stopped drinking … Continue reading
Dumping Dairy
This has been something that I have been thinking of doing for probably not months but years. For me, trying to follow a LCHF (low carb high fat) lifestyle as been a see-sawing conundrum. I see all the benefits of cutting … Continue reading
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Saturday Dinner? Here, Make This…
I haven’t done a Saturday Banting recipe for ages. I think I will get back into it. The other night I was reminded of this and made it for dinner. It is one of my all time favourite and easiest … Continue reading
A New Banting Book
From time to time I have publishers or PR companies contact me to ask me if I would like to receive a new Banting book that has come out. I always say yes! This one focuses on why we get … Continue reading
The Banting Solution
I haven’t written about Banting for AGES! Recently I started reading a book entitled The Banting Solution written by Bernadine Douglas and Bridgette Allan and published by Penguin. It was sent to me by the PR company who know I … Continue reading
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