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Bok Choy with bacon recipe

Here in the Northwest we have pretty mild winters so I am growing some Bok Choy which was ready for harvest today.  Knowing everything goes better with bacon added some with a little bit of seasoning which turned out great.  Turned out to be only 147 calories and 4 net carbs, but also provides 149%
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My plate doesn’t look like their plate

My Plate Their Plate Give it to our good ole government to come up with ways to make us healthy with their new updated recommendations: Foods to Increase Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. Make at least half your grains whole grains. Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk. Foods to Reduce Compare sodium
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Low carb peanut butter cookies

I was craving a peanut butter cookie, I checked a few recipes online and couldn’t find one that I liked so I came up with the following recipe.  With only 73 calories, 3 grams of protein, and only 1 net carb this beats out nearly all the snacks I see at my local health food
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Using fat as a primary energy source

This may sound like a strange statement, since we have been told that carbohydrates should be our source of energy.  First it may make sense to look at what fat on our body really is but energy storage.  It is very efficient at that for a single gram of fat packs 9 calories.  Just to
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Why do we have an obesity epidemic?

There are several hypothesizes out there and unfortunately none has really been proven as scientific law as we all may remember from grade school science class.  This seems strange given we have government agencies and employers providing advice without the scientific backing to really support the hypothesis’s claim. I will go through a few of
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Poor man’s low carb beef and broccoli recipe

Little economical twist of the classic beef and broccoli.  This is a great meal to cook up in about 10-15 minutes and leftovers work great as additional meals.  You can also add some extra veggies if you want but below is the simple bare bones method. Ingredients 1 lb. hamburger 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1
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