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The benefits of low-carb diet

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We are told that eating fat will make you fat. It is actually when you eat fat and too many carbohydrates. When you consume carbohydrates, they are converted into glucose . The pancreas then secretes insulin to reduce the blood glucose levels. Insulin is our fat storing hormone and fat burning is turned off. If we have very little amounts of carbohydrates in our diet, we require less insulin, thus store less fat and able to burn fat. Different people can tolerate, and remain healthy, with large amounts of carbohydrates and some virtually none (diabetics). Also when we get older, our ability to handle carbohydrates get lessened and we may get pre-diabetes or insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes). When we consume too many carbs, our body will produce more insulin to help reduce the large amount of glucose now in our blood, leading to  insulin resistance . So what is low-carb? A low-carb diet limits carbohydrates — which are found in grains, starchy vegetables and ...
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Roast Chicken with Peppers

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prep time: 15 minutes cook time: 15 minutes yield: 2 servings

Begin your day in a hearty but healthy way with this tasty mushroom and spinach omelet. Easy to prepare, and tastes like you got it from a top-rated restaurant and full of nutrients!




Ingredients for this recipe:

  • 4 oz Fresh Mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 Tbs Butter or Margarine, divided
  • 2 Tbs Minced Onion
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 1 Tbs Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Oregano Leaves, crushed
  • 1/8 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 cup Spinach, cooked & chopped

How to cook:

1.  Rinse, pat dry and slice mushrooms (makes about 1 ¼ cups); set aside. In a medium skillet melt 1-T. butter. Add mushrooms and onion; sauté until golden, about 5 minutes; remove from skillet. In a mixing bowl combine eggs, salt, oregano and pepper.

2.  In the skillet used to sauté mushrooms, melt remaining 2-T. butter. Pour in egg mixture. Cook over moderate heat letting uncooked egg run under the cooked portion. When almost set, top with mushroom mixture and spinach. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place skillet under a preheated moderately hot broiler until top of omelet is set. Turn out onto a plate and serve.

Nutritional value per serving
  • Calories 345
  • Fat 29g
  • Protein  16g
  • Carbs 5g
  • Fiber 1g

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