Going low-carb? Here are 19 recipes

If you’ve been advised that a low-carb diet is good for whatever heart issues you’re dealing with, here are 19 recipes for low-carb dinners from Eatingwell.com.

*The One-Pot Garlicky Shrimp & Spinach recipe I checked out.*

As always, though, check the nutrition information thoroughly before making any of these. Thankfully, you can click through for a full nutrition read-out on these, unlike on some other recipe sites.

So look for the salt and fat contents before making these. I checked a shrimp recipe, for example, and found 444 msg of sodium in one serving. Not bad is you stick to the one-cup serving but I would likely eat twice that much.

November 28, 2023 0

Thanksgiving food costs are down; here’s how to drive them even lower

The good news for Thanksgiving 2023 is that food costs are down compared to last year. The American Farm Bureau estimates you can feed Thanksgiving dinner to a family of 10 this year for $61.17 compared with $64.05 act year.

But if you’re a smart shopper, you can drive your costs down even more. To do that:

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November 22, 2023 0

10 worst foods if you have high blood pressure

I’m just getting back to this blog after several months off and what better to start with than foods that cause high blood pressure. I recently came across this video from someone who calls himself TheCookingDoc.

Imagine soups are low in sodium and fat, a rarity for any prepared soup. — *If you must buy pre-made soup, read the labels and look for the lowest salt content.*

Canned soup is the worst on his list, likely because of all the salt. Cookies are on the list, added sugar, processed meats, candy. It’s a list of what Americans normally eat.

So if you have high blood pressure, watch it and then start changing your eating habits.

ThecookingDoc sounds like a kidney specialist, here the link to his website.

November 9, 2023 0