You may have heard that nuts are fattening. But in fact, nuts can be a great weight-loss food. For one thing, they digest slowly and therefore satisfy your hunger longer. Not only that, nuts are a source of monounsaturated fats – and most nutrition experts believe that these fats (which are found in olive [...]
Modern food processing has created unnatural kinds of fats called “trans” fats, which are made when unsaturated oils are artificially hydrogenated in order to increase stability and shelf life. Virtually all packaged foods, including cake mixes, crackers, breakfast cereals,
and mayonnaise, are made with artificially hydrogenated fats. Trans fats are also created when unsaturated fats are [...]
Although many health experts are telling us that we have too much fat in our diet, the truth is that that most people are actually efficient in essential fatty acids (EFAs), especially omega-3 fatty acids.
By increasing your consumption of these vitamin-type fats, you can lower your chance of getting heart disease, reduce inflammation in your [...]
BLT Salad CarbsPerServing: 7g total
Ingredients:
7 slices bacon – cooked crisp,drained and crumbled
1 cup chopped lettuce, 1/8 cup chopped onion,1/2 medium tomato chopped, 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
How to Prepare:
Stir mayo into lettuce,onion and tomato until evenly coated. Toss in bacon.
