Tag Archives: LCHF – what to eat

My Top Ten Low Carb Foods

I raided my fridge and food cupboard today, pulled out and photographed my top ten low carb staple foods.  I am sure that all Banting fundies will have their own list, which will most likely contain a few of these. Starting … Continue reading

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No Dough Banting Pizza

NO DOUGH PIZZA! This one is a WINNER! Gluten Free, Low Carb, Diabetic Friendly! For when you absolutely want pizza but not all the carbs! Crust 1 (8 oz/250g) container full fat cream cheese at room temperature 2 eggs 1/4 tsp ground … Continue reading

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Step by Step Banting Seed Crackers

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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Cheesy, Mushroom Chicken

1-28pm I made this the other night. I knew I had Ina Paarman’s mushroom sauce in my food cupboard and I also had 4 free range chicken fillets. After that, it was a peek in the fridge for some left-overs, … Continue reading

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Simple Banting Scrambled Eggs in 90 Seconds

6-42am Saturday is Banting recipe day. And it’s an early one as I’m off to caddie for Mike.  If you are ever in a rush and need a quick meal? Two minutes is all it takes for these creamy, one … Continue reading

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Helga’s Breakfast Courgette and Cheese Flapjacks

1-05pm This afternoon family arrive for 6 nights. David is doing the airport run and I am doing a quick run around the house, cleaning up (again) and planning dinner. The main event of the day was what I decided … Continue reading

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Festive Berry Meringue Dessert

10-49am I’ve often wondered if you can make meringue with a substitute sugar and the answer is yes you can!  I went onto a couple of meringue websites and then substituting xylitol for sugar, I started experimenting. Just a note, … Continue reading

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Banting Pinwheels

9-37am This is a fabulous little treat, ideal for breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, starter or light dinner. For special occasions or family times, it will be a real hit. This came straight from Riana, who not only made them, but … Continue reading

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Banting Coconut Macaroons

8-16am It’s just under 7 weeks before Christmas! This is probably not something you want to hear, but if you are aiming for a low carb festive season, you’re going to need to do some planning. Banting Coconut Macaroons are … Continue reading

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Banting Cheese and Onion Pie

11-14am 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 for today’s blog. This recipe speaks a lot about how well Riana knows me. … Continue reading

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Melt in Your Mouth Chicken

9-47am Aah, Saturday….the day I bring you a recipe. It’s almost like a blog day off, it’s so easy! This recipe I learned about just over a year ago. Not only is it low carb, but it is also not … Continue reading

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Savoury Banting ‘Biscones” – Cross Between a Biscuit & a Scone

10-53am I went for tea at a friend’s house yesterday.   Riana bought a plate of what was a cross between  biscuits & cheese scones (I’m calling them biscones). Karin made chocolate cake.  Karin still has to send me the … Continue reading

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Jo’s AMAZING Banting Seed Loaf

8-05am Let me pre-empt this by saying that Jo did not have a dream and wake up one morning with this recipe in her head. When I asked her where she got it, she said, ‘one of the banting sites.’ … Continue reading

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5 Banting Principles Even the Critics Can’t Argue With

9-18am Tim Noakes is in the news again….this time 4 professors from UCT have signed a scathing letter to the Cape Times, criticising his promotion of a LCHF/Banting Lifestyle. Prof Tim is also a professor at UCT, so it’s a … Continue reading

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Three Banting Recipes – And Some Beautiful Sea Point Views

11-45am Yesterday, I took a drive to Sea Point to meet up with a friend – Mary. She’s staying in a friend’s apartment while hers is being renovated. Wow, what a view! It was like being on a ship, looking … Continue reading

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