Eating low-carb at parties and events can be a challenge. For example, a couple days ago, I was talking with a colleague about the menu for the annual meeting of an organization we both belong to. The plan, he told me, is Italian, which basically means pasta, bread and a salad. There will be a pasta dish with meat and a pasta dish without meat. I do not think there will be a pasta dish without carbohydrates. In the morning, there will be coffee, juice, ice water and pastries. … [Read more...]