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Low Carb Breakfast Ideas without Eggs

Six Low Carb Breakfast Ideas without Eggs

Posted by Angela Parker 
· October 27, 2017 
· 2 Comments
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Eggs are a really popular way to start your day if you are trying to eat low carb… but eating eggs every morning can get old, amiright? That’s why I’m sharing these 6 Low Carb Breakfast Ideas without Eggs so you can start your morning the right way (even if you don’t want eggs!) 

We had a reader reach out who is REALLLLLY trying to transition to a low carb lifestyle and she doesn’t like eating eggs, so finding breakfast ideas she can get excited about has been difficult for her. I wanted to make this easier, because I believe that how you start your morning is important! read more

Keto Coffee Hot Chocolate Recipe

Posted by Angela Parker 
· October 11, 2017 
· 1 Comment

When it is cold outside, I love warming up with a yummy hot chocolate! This recipe includes my fat burning keto coffee and my favorite superfood chocolate powder to make a Keto Coffee Hot chocolate you will love!

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Keto Coffee Hot Chocolate

OH SNAP! – It got cold fast! (I’m jumping up and down in my fuzzy socks and hoodie)

  • and I’m SUPER cold natured….

 

 

So this means that I need a warm, toasty drink to warm me up! 

 

What if my warm drink:

  • gave me superfoods to keep me healthy through the winter
  • fuel to help me stay away from the nagging SUGAR CRAVINGS
  • energy to keep me going all day long
  • and collagen to keep my skin healthy in the cold, dry air.

 

Now that would be a magical drink right there…

AND what if it also tasted like HOT CHOCOLATE!  read more

Low Carb Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Posted by Angela Parker 
· October 9, 2017 
· 1 Comment

Fall is my favorite!! One of my favorite parts of fall is the food, smells, and cooler weather…

Imagine this…. You all curled up on the couch (in your favorite fuzzy socks) sipping on a cup of healthy coffee, and enjoying a piece of your favorite low carb bread…

It will be so perfect – “You should be on a Christmas card!”

 

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My girls and I had so much throwing this recipe together… I love showing them that you can eat yummy treats that are healthy too!! You don’t have to eat like a rabbit – you can enjoy food that is healthy!

 

Staying healthy through the holidays is just making healthy choices one meal at a time : ) 

 

Low Carb Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

1 cup of Coconut Flour

1.5 cups of Almond Flour

1/4 cup of THM Gentle Sweet Blend (or your favorite sweetener of choice)

1.5 tsps of Baking powder

1.5 tsps of Cinnamon

1/2 tsps of Ground Cloves

1/4 tsps of Salt

3 Eggs

3 Tablespoons of Ground Flaxseeds

2/3 cups of water

1.5 tsps of Vanilla Extract

1 can of Pumpkin Puree

1/2 cup of Low Carb Chocolate Chips

 

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees.

Line a 9 x 5 loaf pan with parchment paper.

Mix dry ingredients well. Stir in wet ingredients. Fold in Chocolate Chips when everything is mixed in well.

Bake for 1.5 hours.

Serves 8-12

 

Enjoy!!!

 

 

P.S. For more tips about staying healthy through the holidays – and staying on track with your weight loss, check out my BEST tips here! 

The One Breakfast Hack That Can Transform Your Morning

Posted by Angela Parker 
· October 3, 2017 
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You’ve always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day… and it really can set the tone for not only how much you get done that day… but also your mood, your energy, and your metabolism.

One of the biggest problems I see is that people are so busy, they don’t have time to start their day the right way… they grab a quick breakfast that is loaded with carbs.

Maybe it’s because of our busy lifestyles but breakfast tends to become “morning dessert”. Think about the typical hotel “continental” breakfast, or what many of us tend to grab in the morning from Starbucks on the way to work:

  • muffins
  • biscuits
  • danishes
  • donuts
  • sugary cereal

 

The problem is that this type of breakfast burns up quickly leaving you starving just hours later…. and low on energy too.

 

I don’t know if you have ever been able to travel to some other countries and experience their typical “breakfasts”, but I’ll never forget on my first trip to Italy having breakfast at our hotel and being surprised by what was being served.

  • Frittata
  • Cheese (several types)
  • Fresh Fruit
  • Cold Cut Meat
  • Hard Boiled Eggs
  • Pickled Vegetables (olives primarily)

 

Notice any differences?

 

The typical American “Quick” breakfast consists of quick carbs and if someone is trying to make a “healthy” choice it tends to be a lower fat option.

 

But what I saw in Italy consisted primarily of healthy fats, low carbohydrates, and some protein.

 

“Ok that’s great…” but let’s talk about reality!

 

I’m busy, I’m in a hurry, and I need something fast that isn’t full of empty carbs.

 

Did you know your morning coffee could be the secret to having more energy, staying full longer, and increasing your mental focus? 

 

The secret is in the ingredients that you can ADD to your coffee. You can turn your cup of coffee into a breakfast that helps you burn fat, fire your metabolism, and give your body what it needs to fuel your brain too.

 

Grassfed Butter

Butter has some amazing properties! For all the details, read more here. But here is a quick list:

  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Great for your heart!
  • Excellent Source of Vitamin A
  • Energy Boosting
  • Appetite Suppressing MCTs (medium-chain triglycerides)
  • High in Anticancer CLA
  • Rich in Vital Cholesterol
  • Source of Arachidonic Acid

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    If You Aren’t Drinking Keto Coffee Yet, It May Be Because…

    Posted by Angela Parker 
    · October 2, 2017 
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    Everything you wanted to know about keto coffee
    Everything you wanted to know about keto coffee

    I have been singing the praises of grassfed butter and coconut oil for years!! And if you know me at all… you know I hold a special place in my heart for coffee, haha.

    So when I heard about an amazing coffee that you can drink for breakfast that gives you fuel (from grassfed butter and coconut oil) and helps you focus better too, I had to try it!

     

    What is Keto Coffee

    So what is keto coffee? You may have heard it called bullet-proof coffee, butter coffee, fatty coffee. But the basic ingredients are always the same. It is a combination of butter, coconut oil OR MCT oil and coffee. The best version of Bulletproof coffee is 2 parts butter to 1 part MCT oil. read more

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    3 Benefits of Adding Collagen Peptides to Your Morning Coffee

    Posted by Angela Parker 
    · September 28, 2017 
    · 3 Comments
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    I was learning about collagen recently when I was researching about our skin and how to keep our youthful glow… and I started reading about the Benefits of Adding Collagen Peptides to your diet!

    Read why you should include collagen peptides to your daily supplement list and one easy way to make sure you don’t miss a day.

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    What are the Benefits of Collagen Peptides?

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    I was learning about collagen recently when I was researching about our skin and how to keep our youthful glow…

    Collagen is the most abundant protein in our entire body and it’s main goal is used as a connective tissue.  read more

    Low Carb Chocolate Chip Coconut Flour Bread

    Posted by Angela Parker 
    · September 27, 2017 
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    Can you eat Dessert before Dinner??

    When it is packed with protein, healthy fats, and superfoods – Sure you can!

     

    My girls love getting messy in the kitchen, whipping up all sorts of treats…But I want to make sure I am teaching them easy recipes that also keep them healthy!

     

    So many recipes are packed with SUGAR (yuck!) and as much as they may taste good, they are really doing us harm.

    If you are struggling with cutting out the sugar, here are Four simple Tips that really helped me break the sugar addiction.

     

    One thing I learned when I was trying to get healthy was that Healthy FATs were my friend! (Seriously!!)

    Did you know that we were LIED to? Saturated Fats (like grassfed butter and coconut oil) are actually good for you!

     

    They help me stay full longer (help regulate blood sugar), give you energy (fat is a fuel too!) but without the crash, and they can actually boost your metabolism! So here’s to eating more healthy fats, and enjoying great recipes like this one that gives you fiber, healthy fats, and protein too!

     

    Now, for a simple Low Carb Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe your kids will BEG you for! 

    Low Carb Chocolate Chip Coconut Flour Bread

     

    Recipe:

    6 eggs
    1 tsp baking powder
    4 tablespoons of coconut oil
    3.5 tablespoons of milk (I used almond milk)
    2/3 cups of coconut flour
    1/2 tsp of salt
    8 tsps of truvia
    1 tsp of vanilla extract
    1/3 cup low carb dark chocolate chips.

    Mix wet ingredients and mix in dry ingredients. Then stir in chocolate chips.

    Pour into parchment lined 9×6 bread pan.

    Bake 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

    Enjoy!

    P.S. If you want an simple and easy way to get healthy fats, give your metabolism an extra boost, and collagen to keep you looking young even when you are on the go – check out my favorite instant butter coffee! 

    Why is Grassfed Butter Good for You?

    Posted by Angela Parker 
    · September 27, 2017 
    · 5 Comments

    As you may can imagine… given the title of this blog… We like grassfed butter and we cannot lie, haha.

     

    But what the heck is it and WHY is it good for you???

     

    What is Grassfed Butter?

    Grassfed Butter is just butter made from cows who eat grass…

    Cow are supposed to be eating grass, Right? Sadly this shouldn’t be so usual… but we see that many conventional dairy products come from cows who are given feed other than their preferred diet of grass. You can read more about that in the Omnivore’s Dilemma 

    Because these cows are fed grass, the butter that is made from the cream of cows getting a diet rich in beta-carotene – resulting in higher nutrition for you! 

     

    Although you may have been told that butter is bad for your health… That couldn’t be further from the truth.

     

    Let’s look at Grassfed Butter’s nutrition facts: 

    Grass-fed butter nutrition is even more impressive than regular butter nutrition.

    For example, 14 grams of butter, which is just under a tablespoon at 0.93 tablespoon, contains about the following nutrients:

  • 100 calories
  • 11 grams fat (with 7 grams saturated fat and 0 grams trans fat)
  • 30 milligrams cholesterol
  • 500 international units vitamin A (1o percent DV)
  • 0.4 milligram vitamin E (2 percent DV)
  • 0.8 microgram vitamin K (1 percent DV)

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    The One Appliance Your Kitchen is Missing

    Posted by Angela Parker 
    · September 21, 2017 
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    So I LOVE to cook, (sometimes… lol)

    I love the finished product and the feeling that comes from preparing healthy dishes for my family (and knowing what they are putting in their bodies!)

    But there are times that I’m just not excited to hit the kitchen and do the meal prep and the cooking.

     

    Ever been there?

     

    Enter the “Instant Pot”

     

    You might be wondering “Instant what?”…

     

    Basically, an Instant Pot is a multi-use and programmable electric pressure cooker. When I first heard about this I was like “So what?”, but consider what this bad boy can do!

    My Instant Pot has so far replaced my:

    • Rice Cooker
    • Slow Cooker/Crock Pot
    • Saute’ Pan
    • Steamer
    • Warmer

    and probably some other stuff I’m forgetting!

    That sounds a bit more impressive to me, haha!

     

    Brown Rice in 20 minutes?? Yes, Please!

    Ingredients

    2 cups of Brown Rice

    2.5 Cups of Water

    Directions

    Add to the Instant Pot and Cook on manual high for 20 minutes! Perfection!

     

    Next up is One Pot (Instant Pot) Spaghetti!

    You only need four ingredients!

    One Pound of Dry Pasta

    One Pound of Beef

    One 6 oz can of Tomato Paste

    One 16 oz can of Spaghetti Sauce

    Watch for directions: 

     

     

     

    Most busy moms know the benefits of having a slow cooker… you throw a bunch of ingredients in, set it to low, dinner is ready by the end of the day… wouldn’t it be nice if you could speed up the process a bit?? Especially if you aren’t that organized lol.

     

    This is where Instant Pot comes in! It has the same benefits of a slow cooker, but FAST (a pressure cooker speeds up the cooking time by up to 70 percent.)

     

    Pressure cookers were a little scary to use back in the day, but now with newer models – they are so easy to use!

     

    If you are ready to give the Instant Pot a try, Click Here to See the Options!

     

     

    Do you have a favorite Instant Pot Recipe, Share it below! I would love to try it!

     

    8 Signs that Your Body Needs to Detox

    Posted by Angela Parker 
    · September 21, 2017 
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    Did you know that Your Body sends you Signs when you Need to Detox??

     

    Hang on, because we are going to cover EIGHT signs that may be showing you that it is time for a natural detox!

     

    Watch: 8 Signs You Need to Detox:

     

     

    Was that Eye opening???

     

    Are you thinking… I need to Detox like YESTERDAY! 

     

    I know that I can tell when I personally haven’t been eating like I should… I get tired, headaches, sluggish, brain fog, gassy, constipated… UGH!!!

    But you don’t have to stay that way!! There is a way to DETOX naturally and easily : )

     

    Grab my FREE Detox and Lose Guide where I show you 8 Steps you can start taking TODAY to help you Detox and Lose!

     

    Click to Grab Your Free Guide!

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