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Breakfast on the Go

Enchiladas for breakfast? Why not? Mornings are about as chaotic and potentially painful as two wombats stuck in a pair of nylons. One can’t simply grab for a box of cereal or slap two slices of bread...

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Tips for not stuffing yourself at Thanksgiving

Loaded low carb yams are a great option instead of potatoes Thanksgiving, with its celebration of bounty and food is a favorite of Americans, with millions of tables being set across the country with...

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Lose weight during Thanksgiving? Sure. Don’t get sauced.

The other day I spoke about cooks tending to dabble in the gobbler while griddling. While sampling in the kitchen can be the beginnings of a difficult holiday season, beginning at noonturkey, and...

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Brined Turkey

Sodium. The stuff that causes ankles to swell twice their size is the same substance that helps turkey tissues absorb more moisture as well. Brining is an outstanding and flavorful way of making the...

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Thanksgiving: How to Smoke a Turkey

Smoking a turkey brings out a bird’s sultry side. Different than the standard styles of turkey preparations, smoking can be not only easy, but economical. Tips: Don’t use a huge bird. Because there’s a...

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Butterball sponsoring live turkey chat, November 25

From Butterball.com: Ready to talk turkey? Don’t miss your chance to talk virtually with the Talk-Line Experts! Join the Butterball Web chat November 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT. Can’t make the chat?...

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Deep Fried Turkey

Turkeys are fabulous birds. The veritable little black dress of the Thanksgiving scene, turkeys are practically perfect in every way. Frying a turkey will require a special piece of equipment called a...

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Thanksgiving: Safe Turkey Preparation

Talking turkey should always include a discussion regarding safety. While turkeys can’t lash out (unless they are Ninja turkeys–and then you will only know after they have dispatched you forthwith),...

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Meals on Wheels: Quick, four-element platter

A meal doesn’t always have to fit the constructs of the multi-step, simmering, braising, crusted finish that dazzles on the plate like a game show host’s million dollar grin. Sometimes it’s what you’ve...

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Ten tips to tame those botched recipes

Ever botch a buttercake? Oopsed an oopsie roll? Cursed a cheesecake? Recipes don’t always live up to expectations. So what can you do when disaster strikes? First of all, don’t panic. It happens to...

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Fright Night: 10 Tips for Keeping Halloween Healthy(er)

Pumpkin pizzas are perfect and punchy Halloween is coming at you like kids hankering for O’Henry candy. It’s time to hunker down and work the constitution. You’ve made it through Valentine’s Day,...

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Host your own low carb cheesecake bar

Don’t be tardy for this party Oh no I di’unt! Oh yes, we did! Game night is the night when we gather with some friends, the kids tag along, and we enjoy each other’s company while they beat the pants...

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Fun Low Carb Halloween Ideas

Seriously, it’s almost a crime to use the words “Halloween” and “fun” in the same title because it’s so redundant. I absolutely love goofing around, and holidays are no exception. I’m not going to lie...

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New Year's Eve: Eat responsibly

Looking for some easy, fun ways to enjoy New Year’s without falling off of the wagon and swallowing the horse? Take the evening away from worry and indulge in these easy finger foods. 1. Olive bar....

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Five simple dinner ideas

[pictured: crusted broiled tilapia] It is warm outside, but that doesn’t mean you have to sweat your armpits off in the kitchen (besides, where do they go when they slip off? It could be potentially...

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Hypnosis for Diabetes?

November is National Diabetes Month, and this being the last day of the month I wanted to put out one more article on the subject. There’s a lot of good information out there about diabetes prevention...

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Keeping kids happy and healthy for life!

        It is my personal responsibility to raise my daughter to become a healthy and happy person not just during her childhood, but for life! I want her to adapt a healthy lifestyle, one that she...

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Low prices and FREE shipping!

With just a little over two weeks until Christmas, I am sure you are all set with gifts for everyone.. right? Well, there are always those last few people that you totally blanked on. I find out that...

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LC Foods has some good stuff for you!

As 2013 comes to an end, many people are already starting to think about New Year’s Resolutions.  We all know that “losing weight and getting healthier” is one of the most common resolutions, and one...

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Trimming your tummy can sharpen your mind!

Swedish researchers have found that losing weight through proper diet and exercise will also sharpen your mind and memory too! There has been previous research showing that overweight people struggle...

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