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Low Carb and Keto-Friendly Guide to Eating Out
Cooking at home, especially when you have a variety of delicious low carb and keto-friendly recipes to choose from, may be the #1 secret to success for living a low carb lifestyle, but sometimes it’s nice to eat out and take a night off from cooking. Fortunately, there are some tried and true strategies that
Read More8 Sustainable Food Tips for Your Low Carb Lifestyle
If you’re reading this blog, you’re making conscious low carb choices every day, but what and how you eat can also have a positive impact on the environment. Here are nine ways you can make sustainable food choices that go hand-in-hand with living a low carb lifestyle: Shop locally. Support local farmers whenever you can,
Read More9 Tips for Living Low Carb in College
Going low carb in college can bring up a whole new set of challenges. There are late-night pizza binges, fast food runs, budget mac and cheese in a box, cafeteria food and… beer. Fortunately, it’s probably easier than ever to go low carb and keto friendly on campus thanks to the increased popularity in healthy
Read MoreWhat is the Intermittent Fasting Diet?
You’ve probably heard of the Intermittent Fasting diet (IF), which means cycling between periods of fasting and eating, with fasts ranging from 16 hours to 24 hours or more. You can learn more about the different types of IF here, but the idea behind the intermittent fasting diet is that it boosts weight loss by
Read MoreLow Carb Labor Day Recipes
Labor Day weekend is often considered the last hurrah of summer and a chance to enjoy a few more sunny days of freedom before school starts and Summer Fridays are a thing of the past. Whether you’re planning a picnic, hitting a potluck or just grilling with the family, I have plenty of low carb
Read MoreLow Carb Back to School Recipes and Tips
It may still feel like summer, but school has started or is about to for kids everywhere, and suddenly days are even busier with early-morning drop offs, sports practices, homework and more. All of this can make it a challenge to stick to your low carb lifestyle, let alone get the kids out the door
Read MoreLow Carb and Keto-Friendly Summer Dessert Recipes
Just because you’re living a low carb lifestyle doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a delicious dessert. These low carb and keto-friendly summer dessert recipes are cool and refreshing and fresh and fruity, with an emphasis on fruits that are in season during this hot month. Basic Custard Ice Cream You can top this simple low
Read MoreQ&A with Andie Thueson
Andie is a busy stay-at-home mom to three kids. Since discovering that living a low carb lifestyle could help improve her health and lose weight in the process, she has partnered with Atkins, and she’s been on a mission to share how eating healthy and embracing fitness can be simple and fun through her blog
Read MoreCure Your Summer Cravings with Low Carb Swaps
Summer’s in full swing, which means it feels natural to relax the rules, whether you’re skipping the office on Fridays to “work from home” or letting the kids stay up far past their normal bedtimes. Meals become a chill affair, where lunches are munched poolside and happy hour evolves into dinner. Suddenly it’s easy to
Read MoreLow Carb Picnic Tips and Recipes
There’s nothing more fun in the sun than a picnic, whether you’re at the beach, by the pool or in a mountain meadow. First, it’s important to avoid some common picnic pitfalls found in the form of added sugars (the average American could consume up to 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day… yikes!). These
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