Category: Grain-free

Eating Salad Is Pointless Unless You Do This + Recipe for Kale Salad with Creamy Keto Rosemary Dressing

Eating Salad Is Pointless Unless You Do This + Recipe for Kale Salad with Creamy Keto Rosemary Dressing

We’re missing a critical step in salad making that’s making our big bowls of green relatively pointless. Do this one simple thing so that your body can actually USE the nutrients you’re taking in.

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Make Grain-free Croutons with Chia Seed: Low-Carb, Keto Rosemary Chia Croutons

Make Grain-free Croutons with Chia Seed: Low-Carb, Keto Rosemary Chia Croutons

Crisp, golden, sea salt-dusted croutons made from ground chia seed – entirely grain-free, low-carb, keto and delicious. I’ve missed you! It’s been a whole 7 days since we chatted last. How are you? Things are good? Summer is bright? Life is cheery?

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Tea Soda:: a Sugar-free, Keto Pop-like Fizzy Drink

Tea Soda:: a Sugar-free, Keto Pop-like Fizzy Drink

A healthy soda recipe made with mineral water and brewed tea – a perfect no sugar, keto approach to satisfy your craving for fizzy drinks, soda, pop or coke.

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Bacon Grease Can Be Your Friend: Homemade Delectable Keto Bacon Mayonnaise

Bacon Grease Can Be Your Friend: Homemade Delectable Keto Bacon Mayonnaise

Transform leftover bacon grease into delectable bacon mayonnaise – a flavorful keto accompaniment to sandwiches, dips, dressings and more. Kevin (my husband) loves his bacon. Weekends, we go in search of Calgary breakfast places that sport the best bacon (our favorite is Red’s Diner right now). Weekdays, he snacks on a couple strips a day…

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10 (scientifically proven) Reasons Why I’m Not Scared of Eating Fat + Keto Vanilla Creme Pudding Parfaits recipe

10 (scientifically proven) Reasons Why I’m Not Scared of Eating Fat + Keto Vanilla Creme Pudding Parfaits recipe

Fat makes up the outside layer of every cell in your body. Our hormones need it, our muscles need it and (a lack of it) can lead to endless raging cravings for sugar at every turn. How (and why) I am no longer scared of eating fat and choose to follow a keto eating style.

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Load Up On Fiber with this Low-carb, Keto Flaxseed Focaccia Recipe – No Gluten, Dairy, Grains, Flours. Just Flax!

Load Up On Fiber with this Low-carb, Keto Flaxseed Focaccia Recipe – No Gluten, Dairy, Grains, Flours. Just Flax!

Grain-free, low-carb, keto bread recipe made entirely of flaxseed with a very bread-like texture. Perfect for toast and sandwiches. 3 weeks of my new keto eating style are in my back pocket and my daily keto recipe ideas are starting to take shape (lucky for you, you’re in for a real keto treat. This is…

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Make Your Smoothies Lighter with this Essential (inexpensive) Base Ingredient + New Smoothie Recipe and Giveaway

Make Your Smoothies Lighter with this Essential (inexpensive) Base Ingredient + New Smoothie Recipe and Giveaway

Using this inexpensive ingredient as the base for your next smoothie lightens up your drink and boosts the health benefits without the added cost of superfood ingredients. In the end, it’s about swapping high sugar ingredients for low sugar ingredients and tea is a fabulous (healthy!) way to do this.

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The Time I Decided That Chocolate Donuts Were the Best “Cookie” for a Grain-free + Vegan Ice Cream Sandwich

The Time I Decided That Chocolate Donuts Were the Best “Cookie” for a Grain-free + Vegan Ice Cream Sandwich

Extra creamy dairy-free ice cream that’s sandwiched between two fudgy cake donuts. All gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and egg-free. Last week, I was in the kitchen (heh, when am I ever NOT in the kitchen?) with a plan. I was going to make ice cream sandwiches for my pals at Natural Vitality. I love their products,…

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5 Reasons Why This Nutrition Educator No Longer Likes Leafy Greens in Her Smoothies (psst, it burns 10x the calories!) + a “Green” Smoothie recipe

5 Reasons Why This Nutrition Educator No Longer Likes Leafy Greens in Her Smoothies (psst, it burns 10x the calories!) + a “Green” Smoothie recipe

Add this green super ingredient to your next smoothie and ditch the bloat, burn 10 times the calories and boost energy. No dark leafy greens required. I was in the mall last week frantically searching for a 25th birthday present for my little sister when I got distracted by Teavana and bought 500 grams of…

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4 Things to Expect This Summer + recipe for Dairy-free Ice Cream Bars

4 Things to Expect This Summer + recipe for Dairy-free Ice Cream Bars

Chocolate-covered dairy-free ice cream on a stick. Made with just 7 healthy ingredients. When you eat healthy, you feel better. It’s science. The cool part? Healthy can be popsicles. Healthy can be ice cream. It’s all in the ingredients.

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