Thinner got Married!!

We apologize for not posting anything new over the past few weeks. Emily (Thinner) got married!! We can't wait to share how we prepared for the wedding and what we are up to now ~

Going Out to Lunch on a Low-Carb Diet

Going Out to Lunch on a Low-Carb Diet

Thin just had a delicious low-carb lunch at Frog Hair on Transit Road in Amherst, New York. With a few modifications to the steak in the grass, served with fries, she had the following: tenderloin topped with fried spinach, sauteed onions, and mozzarella cheese, without the bun. They served it with a garlic aioli sauce and green beans with roasted almonds. Low carb is delicious!!!!

Chicken Alfredo (Low-Carb)

Chicken Alfredo (Low-Carb)

1 pound boneless chicken breast
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1 cup chopped onion
8 oz. cream cheese (cut into pieces)
2 cloves minced garlic
1 cup of whole milk (or cream)
¾ cup grated parmesan cheese
¼ tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. salt
dash of nutmeg
low-carb noodles (kelp noodles, “No Oodles”, or Shirataki Tofu Noodles)

Directions:

Place chicken in pot. Cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Break chicken apart with 2 forks. Set aside.
Saute onion in olive oil until wilted and slightly browned.
Add butter and minced garlic.
Whisk in cream cheese.
Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Slowly whisk in milk and then parmesan cheese.
Add chicken to the cream sauce.
Serve over noodles.

Serves 6

Low Carb - Gluten Free Cinnamon Spice Muffins

Cinnamon Spice Muffins

Ingredients:
7 Truvia
3 droppers of Stevia (or 60 drops)
1 cup almond flour
1 heaping tablespoon cinnamon
¼ tsp. allspice
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ cup Greek yogurt
4 egg whites
1 bag of fresh cauliflower (12 oz.)



Directions:
Steam the cauliflower. When it is completely soft, drain in colander and press with a potato masher to squeeze out all of the liquid.
Wisk together the egg whites, yogurt, and cauliflower until there are no lumps.
Combine all of the dry ingredients.
Wisk the wet and dry ingredients together.
Spray mini muffin cups with olive oil, or use paper liners.
Spoon batter into muffin cups.
Bake at 400 degrees for 14 minutes.
Let set for 5 minutes, before removing muffins.
Cool on a wire rack.

Makes 12 mini muffins

Low Carb & Gluten Free Pizza Crust (Recipe, No Yeast)

Low Carb Pizza Crust:

This recipe is simple and quick to make (no yeast involved)!
The longer it cooks, the more crisp the crust gets.
It's quite delicious and has recieved the "non" low carb dieters seal of approval.





½ cup almond flour
1/8 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. baking powder
1 egg white
1/16 tsp. Xanthan gum
1 packet Truvia
¼ cup Greek yogurt

Mix dry ingredients. Stir in Greek yogurt.
Rub butter onto parchment paper on a large flat pan.
With a spatula, spread the pizza dough into a thin round shape on the buttered paper.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
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Top with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.*
Bake for an additional 20 minutes.
*Or, top with any interesting toppings of your choice!

Media Blaming Fat for Paula Deen’s Diabetes, But What About the Carbs?

I am very dismayed with the media coverage of Paula Deen’s type 2 diabetes. My main concern is with the assumption that the type 2 diabetes was caused by a high fat diet. This is perplexing because research has proven that fat consumption does not lead to diabetes. An eight year study [1] of 50,000 women, which cost $415 million, one of the most expensive and rigorously designed studies ever conducted, proved that there is no causal relationship between dietary fat intake and the development of type 2 diabetes.

And, if anyone were to examine the recipes in any of Paula Dean’s cookbooks, it would be clear that the culprit was not the fat, but the carbohydrates. I have always been a Paula Dean fan. I have loved watching her cooking shows, and I have looked through many of her cookbooks, wishing I could find something in them that I could eat. But, living a low-carb life for the past 11 years, I have noted that everything she makes is loaded with carbs, including sugar, flour, or pasta. So, to say that the fat is to blame seems odd.

It is quite well documented that our high carbohydrate Western diet is responsible for the surge in type 2 diabetes in this country. An interesting website, concerned with our food pyramid, called “My Life in a Pyramid” eloquently states the problem with the conventional wisdom. ”Instead of focusing on macro-nutrients like fat and dietary cholesterol – which have nothing to do with developing diabetes – they should have instead focused on the QUALITY of the foods, and reducing sugars and grains.” [2] It is too bad that this revelation of Paula Dean’s condition could not be used to increase awareness of the need to control carbs in our diet. Instead, it is erroneously being used to reinforce the myth of dietary fat leading to obesity and disease.
References:

1. Archives of Internal Medicine, July 28, 2008
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/168/14/1500

2. My Life in a Pyramid: Healthy Living With a Cosmopolitan
Twisthttp://mylifeinapyramid.com/2012/01/paula-deens-diabetes-a-result-of-unhealthy-
eating-but-dont-blame-the-butter/

Thin’s Average Daily Calories, Fats, Carbs, and Protein

Thin’s Average Daily Calories, Fats, Carbs, and Protein

I've been living low-carb for 11 years and counting. And, I have just figured out how many calories, fats, carbs, protein, and fiber that I am eating on a typical day (because I normally just track my carbohydrate intake). Here's the breakdown:

1,576 calories
110 g of fat
18 g net carbs
20 g of fiber
91 g of protein.

Here is what a typical day looks like:

Breakfast:
Yo’tmeal (2 scoops of Greens and Whey protein powder, ¼ cup of Anutra, 1 tbsp. olive oil, ¼ cup of Greek yogurt, and 1 tsp. cinnamon)
2 cups of coffee with ¼ cup of half and half
Lunch:
1 serving of almond crusted chicken (left over from previous night)
½ cup of roasted brussel sprouts
Dinner:
3 oz. filet mignon
1 cup roasted green beans
salad with Romaine lettucce, 1/8 plum tomato, 1 tbsp. chopped onion, and 2 tbsp. Good Seasons mild Italian dressing
Other:
2 cups of coffee with ¼ cup of half and half
1 piece of low-carb chocolate fudge (made with almond butter, 100 % Ghiradelli chocolate, and Truvia)

A few times per week, I'll have a few hundred more calories (e. g. 1/4 cup of nuts or 1 or 2 ounces of cheese). Then, occasionally I'll have a dessert of low carb ice cream or strawberries and whipped cream. So, all in all, I stay between 1600 and 1800 calories per day.

Interestingly, I have read that a 5'4" woman needs to consume between 1500 and 1800 calories per day. And, I've been doing it without even trying. That's the beauty of a low-carb diet! The body naturally adjusts to eating what it needs.

Low-carb, done right, is not a low calorie diet. It is filling, satisfying, and realistic. It truly is plan that can be enjoyed for life.