Low carb ice cream is one of the best dessert choices for the low carb dieter. Now, Dixie Diner’s Homemade Soft Serve Mix offers a unique low carb ice cream choice that’s delicious and easy to make.
What makes a low carb dessert great is when it tastes as much like the real thing as possible. Unfortuantely, low carb dieters usually have to search high and low for low carb desserts like these. Fortunately, Dixie Diner’s Homemade Soft Serve Mix makes the search simple. This unique soft serve ice cream mix is incredibly easy to use — just pour it directly into an ice cream maker, and it whips up a batch of rich, creamy soft serve ice cream that passes for the real thing!
The package makes 1 1/4 quarts of soft serve — enough for ten services, and has very few ingredients. Dixie Diner boasts, “ALL NATURAL-NO SUGAR ALCOHOLS OR POLYDEXTROSE EVER!”
If you have an ice cream machine, then the Dixie Diner Homemade Soft Serve Mix is a no-brainer. And if you don’t have an ice cream maker, go out and buy one, then get Dixie Diner Homemade Soft Serve Mix — it’s that good, really!
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When it comes to low carb baking, Stevia now comes in liquid format — perfect for sweetening without real sugar!
If you’re an avid low carb dieter, then you know that Stevia is now one of the biggest low carb artificial sweeteners out there. It’s great taste and all-natural attributes make it a viable alternative for low carb dieters that like to eat organgically and avoid some of the strange chemicals that are often associated with low carb sweets and desserts.
SweetLeaf’s new Liquid Stevia offers a great liquid sweetener to add into your low carb baking arsenal. SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener is a 100% natural sweetener derived from the stevia plant, an herb native to Paraguay. SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener has zero calories, zero carbohydrates and zero glycemic index.
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ZSweet Sweetener 40 Packet Boxes are now available. Description from ZSweet, “ZSweet all natural zero calorie sweetener packets are a potent blend of erythritol and botanical extracts combined for a super sweet flavor that is perfect for sweetening hot and cold beverages or adding a boost of sweetness to your favorite foods. Each packet is equal to approximately two teaspoons of sugar.”
Quest Nutrition low carb, high protein Quest Bars are now available in Vanilla Almond Crunch, Peanut Butter Supreme, Mixed Berry Bliss, Chocolate Brownie, and Apple Pie flavor.
Quest Bar Almond
From Quest Nutrition, “QuestBars are the perfect nutrition bar for anyone looking to get top quality protein while dropping some carbs from their diet. They’re as delicious and convenient as a candy bar, while maintaining all of the nutrition of a carefully prepared meal that’s packed with fiber to make you feel full and to help with digestion and weight loss.”
Considering that low carb diets rely so heavily on meat and protein, is it feasible for a vegan to cut carbs, lose weight, and still maintain their dietrary restrictions?
It would seem that veganism and the low carb diet are opposing forces in the world of diet and nutrition. While the low carb dieter relies heavily on the protein gotten from meats and some dairy, the vegan eschews both of these in the same of animal rights, opting instead for alternate forms of sustenance from vegetables, fruits, beans, and grains. As a result, the vegan must struggle to find creative ways of getting non-meat protein into their daily diet, and otherwise relies heavily on high carb intakes.
Because we now know that most humans’ metabolisms cannot handle the high level of carbohydrates that are eaten in the modern western diet, it is no wonder that vegans suffer from overweight and obesity, in spite of the fact that their fat intake is often lower than individuals who do not limit meat and dairy. As we know, pasta, breads, and other carbs metabolize into sugar, which leads to overweight.
So, for the vegan who is looking to lose and maintain a healthy weight, the low carb diet would in theory be an impossible choice. What foods, for example, would be available to a vegan on a low carb diet?
For as much as the challenges for a vegan on a low carb diet are high, the fact is that the low carb diet still offers vegans a better option for losing weight than a low calorie diet: since the vegan already relies so heavily on the “quick fix” that carbs offer, eating a high carb, low protein diet is recipe for diet failure and lethargy.
The vegan low carb diet is often referred to as the eco-Atkins diet, since it employs the same principles that Dr. Atkins espoused in his Diet Revolution, but is entirely plant-based. According to EatDrinkBetter.com, the diet can be very successful in providing a balanced diet with plenty of protein that: “they designed a 100% vegan diet that was high in protein (31% of calories) and fat (43% of calories).The protein was derived from gluten, soy, vegetables, nuts and cereals. Fat came mostly from nuts, vegetable oils and soy products.”
As you can imagine, fake, soy-based meat products are a staple on such a diet for many vegans — but this isn’t a real change from what they would normally eat. The difference comes from replacing much of what the average low carb dieter has to replace: refined grains and sugars. Instead, the eco-Atkins dieter concentrates of these staples:
Vegetables
Nuts
Seeds
Tofu
Tempeh
Seitan
Beans and some whole grains are also factored into the eco-Atkins diet for protein, and as a result, vegan low carb dieters often do not garner the same level of ketosis that non-vegan low carb dieters experience, thus slowing down their weight loss. But on average, even vegan low carb dieters who have employed this version of the Atkins diet have experienced similar low term weight loss goals.
If you’re a vegan looking for low carb diet foods, be sure to check out Linda’s Diet Delites! You’ll be amazed at how many low carb breads, mixes, and other items are actually vegan! Take a look!
A recent study indicates that consumption of low carbs and high amounts of dairy leads to considerably flatter tummies among women.
Anyone who already ascribes to the positive effects of a low carb diet knows that the fewer carbohydrates you eat, the less body fat you retain. but for as much as this is an anecdotal fact for many low carb dieters, very few clinical studies have gained mainstream traction in the U.S. medical community with respect to low carb dieting, thanks to a strong lobby from carb-rich U.S. food manufactuers.
But a recent study is now gaining popularity in the press, which proves that a diet high in protein and low in carbs leads to a trimmer physique and less belly fat.
McMaster Daily News reported on the finding, which was originally published by the Journal of Nutrition, which “compared three groups of overweight and obese, but otherwise healthy, premenopausal women. Each consumed either low, medium or high amounts of dairy foods coupled with higher or lower amounts of protein and carbohydrates.” By ensuring that these women exercised equally, they were able to compare the results diets with varying levels of carbohydrates. The results were compelling.
According to the article, “there were identical total weight losses among the groups, but the higher-protein, high-dairy group experienced greater whole-body fat and abdomen fat losses, greater lean mass gains and greater increases in strength.”
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This finding is significant, since it vindicates what Dr. Atkins espoused in his groundbreaking Diet Revolution: that low carb diets indeed burn fat, whereas low calorie diets’ results come more from water loss and muscle loss.
The science behind these findings is simple: when the body doesn’t receive enough energy from carbohydrates in the daily diet, it draws instead from stores of fat within the body to make up for the loss. In this way, by reducing carbs in your diet, you’re forcing your body to burn that fat to make up the difference. Conversely, when you eat a high-carb diet, the body stores the extra fat mostly in the belly.
The implications here are significant for the low carb diet community, which has had little supporting science in the mainstream medical and research community to back up its claims until now. While all low carb dieters can identify that these facts are true, the new report helps to corroborate what has been known for decades about carbohydrate consumption.
To be sure, low calorie diets and heavy exercising also leads to weight loss as well, but it is being proven now that the body is less discriminating in shedding pounds in the form of water and/or muscle when depriving your body of calories. With a low carb diet, however, one’s metabolism specifically targets body fat as a reliable source of energy.
Getting Dairy Into A Low Carb Diet
Another component of this finding is that higher amounts of dairy were included in low carb diets as well. Dairy can be a tricky food ground for the low carb dieter, since, while some dairy products are safe on a low carb diet, others are to be avoided. As always, heavy cream, which has no net carbs, can be substituted for milk and even yogurt in many recipes. Also, hard cheeses are a great snacking option for the low carb dieter.
But since ice cream is a big dairy no-no, opting for low carb desserts can be a great alternative.
Walden Farms has given Linda’s Diet Delites the privelage of being one of the very first stores to offer customers all the new flavors of Miracle Mayo. No longer limited to plain old mayo, you can now also choose from Ranch Mayo, Pomegranate Mayo, Chipotle Mayo, and Honey Mustard Mayo. All mayo flavors are still zero calories, zero fat, zero carbs, and zero sugar.
We all know that a low-carb diet is good for our waist-line, and that it has also recently been proven to be good at reducing cancer risk and type 2 diabetes, but now a new study has shown that a low-carb diet could be great for our skin too.
With over 15 million teenage sufferers of acne in the USA, could a simple change of diet help?
A report published by the Department of Dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, has shown that some people who have the skin complaint, acne, could be suffering from a disorder called ‘hyperinsulinemia’. Hyperinsulinemia is an excess of insulin in the blood, and acne sufferers could benefit from reducing the amount of carbs they eat to reduce the overload of insulin.
The MD of the department of dermatology, Dr. Alan R Shalita, said: “Foods that are low in the glycemic index (GI) may contribute to the hormonal control of acne. I would encourage patients with acne to moderate the amount of carbs that they eat and not to overdo diary.” (Which has also been proven to aggravate acne).
Consuming foods which are at the low end of the glycemic index will ensure that a person will avoid the blood sugar level spikes that occur with processed, starchy foods such as white rice, flour, bread, pasta, sugary foods etc. A diet rich in fresh foods such as non-starchy fruit and vegetables, and plenty of proteins will keep insulin levels under control and the acne condition should improve.
Dr. Shalita was also keen to debunk some myths about acne causes and pleased chocolate lovers everywhere by stressing that it was unlikely that chocolate was to blame for outbreaks of acne, citing that it would be more likely the fault of the fat and sugar in candy bars rather than the cocoa.
“One study that compared Hershey chocolate bars with carob bars found no difference in acne risk,” Shalita says. “There is sugar and fat in both, so for people that do react to chocolate, it has more to do with the sugar than the cocoa.”
Dr. Shalita did stress that if a low carb diet didn’t show a significant improvement in patients’ acne condition, then they should see a dermatologist for further medical treatments.
A British University study has found that patients with Type 2 diabetes were able to completely reverse the disorder through diet alone. The Newcastle University ran a study with just 11 patients and put them on a low carb and 600 calorie a day diet for eight weeks.
The research found that the extremely low calorie diet removed fat from the pancreas which then allowed normal insulin levels to be secreted. The researchers at the Northern England based university also discovered that 7 of the 11 patients remained free from diabetes 3 months after the diet had finished.
The diet consisted mainly of non-starchy vegetables and diet drinks, and over the eight week period the volunteers had the amount of fat in their livers monitored, along with the insulin in their pancreas. These results were then compared to a group of individuals who did not suffer from diabetes.
The results were astonishing; with pre-breakfast blood sugar levels at normal after just one week of the trial. MRI scans showed that the fat levels in the pancreas had dropped, allowing the organ to produce more insulin.
Professor Rob Taylor, who led the trial, said: “To have people free of diabetes after years with the condition is remarkable – and all because of an eight week diet.”
Professor Taylor, who is director of Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre, continued:
“We believe this shows that type 2 diabetes is all about energy balance in the body. If you are eating more than you burn, then the excess is stored in the liver and pancreas as fat, which can lead to type 2 diabetes in some people. What we need to examine further is why some people are more susceptible to developing diabetes than others.”
The disease, also referred to as adult-onset diabetes, develops when the pancreas cannot make enough insulin to regulate the blood sugar levels and fat metabolism. It differs from Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes), which is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the cells that produce insulin.
Gordon Parmley from Newcastle, was one of the patients on the trial, the 67 year old ate only vegetables and salads and drank 3 diet shakes a day. He said that he found the diet incredibly difficult: “At first the hunger was quite severe and I had to distract myself with something else – walking the dog, playing golf – or doing anything to occupy myself and take my mind off food. But I lost an astounding amount of weight in a short space of time … after six years, I no longer needed my diabetes tablets.”
Indeed Professor Taylor himself warned that only a minority of people, perhaps 5% or 10%, would be able to stick to the harsh diet necessary to get rid of diabetes, and that diabetes sufferers should not undergo such a drastic diet without full medical support from their doctor.
Scientists at Diabetes UK, who commissioned the study said that although the trial was with a very small number of people they were looking forward to future results. Particularly if those results showed that diabetes could be completely reversed in the long term.
