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A classic low-carb breakfast for burning fat

By Jim March 29, 2017

Basic low-carb breakfast: eggs, sausage and guacamole

The classic low-carb breakfast starts with eggs, in one form or another, and often ends there. Scrambled eggs and fried eggs are my mainstays. Sometimes, for the sake of variety, I might have hard-boiled or poached eggs, but the problem with those is too little fat. Remember, I'm eating a HIGH fat, low carb diet. I want a great fat-busting ratio of fat to carbs plus protein to start my day. (See my post on calculating the Skaldeman fat-burning quotient.) So eggs pan-cooked in butter or coconut … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: avocados, breakfast, eggs, food, low-carb, Skaldeman

Perfect low-carb blueberry pancake recipe

By Jim March 26, 2017

For months, I've been working to perfect my low-carb blueberry pancake recipe. I'm finally there. What makes these the perfect pancakes? Well, they're easy to make -- just five ingredients. And they're high in fat, low in net carbohydrates, and the recipe makes just enough for one person to eat on a weekend morning when he or she is hungry for a treat. Oh, and the blueberries add a lot to the experience! I suppose a person could share the pancakes with another person if that other person would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: almond flour, blueberries, breakfast, eggs, low-carb, pancakes, recipe

Low carb blueberry pancakes revisited

By Jim June 19, 2015

I made -- and enjoyed -- these almond/ coconut flour blueberry pancakes for breakfast today, attempting to improve the recipe I posted a couple months ago. The basic ingredients remained the same: two tablespoons of coconut flour, six tablespoons of almond flour, and two whole eggs. I used vanilla and cinnamon as before, and of course some fresh blueberries. However, this time I used four tablespoons of water (a quarter-cup) instead of just two tablespoons, and I also added Stevia to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: almond flour, blueberries, breakfast, coconut flour, pancakes, stevia

Avocado in the morning

By Jim May 15, 2015

Avocado in a low carb diet Pictured is my low-carb breakfast this morning: two eggs fried in coconut oil, three small and crispy strips of bacon, and the flesh of half an avocado. It's a fairly typical breakfast for me these days. I eat other things in the morning, including a goopy mixture of chia seeds, almond butter, walnuts and (LCHF purists avert your eyes!) oatmeal. But day in and day out, my breakfast is likely to include eggs. If I'm fortunate enough to have an avocado on hand, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: avocados, breakfast, eggs, food, LCHF, low-carb

Great foods for a low-carb diet (part 5): eggs

By Jim May 6, 2015

Eggs aren't merely a great food for a low-carb diet. They're nearly the perfect food. You've got a whole potential chicken in that little spheroid, so an egg is jam-packed with the building blocks of life. Like most people, I've always eaten eggs, either as a main dish or inside of recipes, but for 30-plus years I limited my consumption to two or three eggs a week. Maybe four in a really wild week. Why did I do such a thing? Why did I foolishly limit this nearly perfect food? You know why. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: Anita, breakfast, diet, eggs

Just your basic low-carb blueberry pancake

By Jim April 9, 2015

People eating low-carb, high-fat usually learn pretty quickly about wheat flour substitutes. At least they do if they have a hankering for foods like pancakes and waffles. To be honest, I'm happy eating eggs for breakfast most mornings, with or without bacon or sausage on the side. But a change of pace only enhances the pleasure you take from the usual, customary fare. So occasionally I make pancakes. My basic recipe mixes almond flour/meal and coconut flour, at a ratio of three parts to one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Personal Reflection Tagged With: blueberries, breakfast, eggs, LCHF, low-carb

Building your own breakfast special

By Jim October 13, 2011

Build your own breakfast

Back in my carb-eating days, my favorite meal to eat out was breakfast. There were a couple reasons. First, breakfast is an affordable meal to eat out.  You can usually get a hot breakfast for a few bucks. Even in Manhattan, on the edge of the theater district, Anita and I got a breakfast special at a Greek diner that included eggs, meat, toast, two cups of coffee and a small glass of juice for five dollars each.  In mid-Michigan, breakfast specials typically start at $2.99. Second, breakfast … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: Anita, breakfast, eating out, eggs, low-carb

My low-carb breakfasts

By Jim September 27, 2011

Often after I've told a friend or acquaintance about my low-carb way of eating, and explained that I no longer wheat, corn, rice or potatoes, one of the first questions I get is, "But what do you eat for breakfast?" Breakfast seems to be the carb-lover's favorite meal. I know my own breakfasts used to be carborific. My standard morning meal was cereal, milk, orange juice and coffee. I frequently added a slice or two whole-wheat toast with jam. Some mornings, I skipped the cereal and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: blueberries, breakfast, eggs, flax seed, low-carb, salmon, strawberries, tomatoes

Low-carb brunch on a summer Sunday

By Jim August 7, 2011

Sunday Brunch, low carb style

I took a walk this morning, swinging around the city cemetery (always inspirational), and came loping home with an appetite. That, of course, is the rub for all those who think they can work-out to lose weight. The more you work, the hungrier you get. Having eaten a modest breakfast four-and-a-half hours earlier, I figured a low-carb brunch was in order. Here's what I made myself: Pictured are two eggs scrambled in coconut oil, a salmon patty, and five halved fresh strawberries. The salmon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: breakfast, coconut oil, eggs, exercise, food, inflammation, low-carb, salmon, saturated fat, strawberries

Low-carb road-trip eating

By Jim July 1, 2011

Road

When my wife was 11 years old, she was mesmerized by Peter Tork, a member of the Monkees.  Depending on whom you ask, the Monkees were either actors in a TV comedy or musicians in a rock-band.  Or both. My wife would say both, and more, but her focus was always on the blond, hazel-eyed Mr. Tork. It still is. All of this explains why she and I drove to Merrillville, Indiana, yesterday to watch the Monkees (three of the four, anyway) perform at the Star Plaza Theatre.  It was a stop on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Food, Low-Carb Basics, Personal Reflection Tagged With: Anita, breakfast, eating out, low-carb, Monkees, salad, salmon

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