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Keto Meal Idea #58: Avocado, Cheese, Tomato Salad

May 25, 2016 | Diabetes, Epilepsy, Gluten Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Menus, Recipes, Vegetarian

Keto Meal 58

Ingredients

2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped

1/2 avocado, sliced

1 ounce blue cheese

1 ounce cheddar cheese

1/2 cup grape tomatoes

Macros: 349.3 calories, 28.4 g fat, 15.3 g protein, 11.6 g carbs, 6.9 g fiber

Keto Meal Idea #7: Eggs, Cheese, Arugula

May 23, 2016 | Gluten Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Menus, Recipes, Vegetarian

Keto Meal 7

Ingredients

2 eggs, scrambled

1 ounce cheddar cheese

1 tablespoon butter

2 cups arugula, topped with one tablespoon olive oil

Macros: 442.9 calories, 39 g fat, 19.3 g protein, 3.6 g carbs, 0.3 g fiber

Taste Test: Heavy Whipping Cream

May 8, 2016 | Diabetes, Epilepsy, Gluten Free, Keto, Keto Chat Interviews, Low-Carb, Taste Test, Vegetarian

The Hypnotic Nutrition taste testers are back again sampling some very high fat, heavy whipping cream. Along with Carole and Mikayla, this time we also have guest taste tester Daniel Andras, Registered Dietitian and self-proclaimed “fat snob”. Did we all agree on our favorite and least favorite?

The heavy cream and heavy whipping cream we tasted:

Darigold 36% Heavy Whipping Cream – about $3.29 for a pint

Trader Joe’s Organic Heavy Whipping Cream – $3.99 for a pint

Twin Brook Heavy Cream – $3.49 for a pint (plus $1.95 deposit for glass jar)

Pure Eire Organic Heavy Cream – $3.49 for 1/2 pint

What we talk about in the video:

Carrageenan vs. Gellan gum
Grass-fed nutrition benefits
Holstein vs. Jersey cow milk
Pasteurized vs. raw milk and the benefits of each
Benefits of buying milk in glass containers vs. cartons
Homogenized vs. non homogenized milk products
A1 casein vs. A2 casein and how one might be better for dairy sensitivities
The breakdown of fat content of whole milk, cream, heavy cream, and heavy whipping cream

What are you hungry for us to taste next?

Let us know in the comments below.

Moving away from a vegetarian diet transformed Randy Webb’s health

May 7, 2016 | Emotional Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Hypnosis, Keto Chat Interviews, Keto Success Stories, Low-Carb, Psychology, Vegetarian, Weight Loss

Keto Chat Episode 14 is with Randy Webb, Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona and Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington. Randy was my counseling internship supervisor when I was completing my graduate degree in 2012, and at that time, he was a vegetarian. When I went to visit Phoenix in March 2016, I was excited to talk to Randy about a couple of the therapies he’s passionate about. But then I discovered that he had a big surprise for me regarding his diet!

What we talk about:

Randy’s surprise development of metabolic syndrome, fatigue, sleep trouble, and kidney issues when he was eating, what he thought was, a health diet.
His journey from a low-fat, high carb, vegetarian diet to a lower carb, omnivorous diet
Who inspired Randy to look at his diet and give up oatmeal and consider eating sardines for breakfast
What health improvements he’s seen since changing his diet
Which dietary change had the biggest impact on his health markers
How Randy became interested in hypnotherapy
How trauma can lead to mindless eating, emotional eating, or stress eating and what can be done about it
How EMDR therapy empowers a person to build their own internal resources for health and well-being as opposed to other talk therapy that focuses on identifying and changing what is “wrong” with a person

Butter Taste Test Keto Chat Episode 12

Apr 21, 2016 | Diabetes, Epilepsy, Hypnosis, Keto, Keto Chat Interviews, Low-Carb, Taste Test, Vegetarian, Weight Loss

Nutritionist Carole Freeman gets together with her intern Mikayla and Jim Kellner, Hypnotist and Comedian, to taste test 4 different kinds of butter and share their favorite ways to incorporate butter into their daily meals.

What do we talk about in this video?

Does grass-fed Kerrygold butter live up to the hype?
Which butter tastes like butter-flavored butter?
Why is some butter salted and other butter not salted?
What is CLA and why have people been duped into spending money on it?
And don’t miss Jim’s secret for dropping 10 more pounds in the last month.

What is your favorite way to eat butter? Have you ever eaten butter on cheese?

Keto Sandwich Maker Almond Buns

Apr 8, 2016 | Diabetes, Gluten Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Recipes, Vegetarian

Recently, my son started back to college (after working 2 jobs to support me after my devastating car accident. I love you, kid!). He ordered his sociology textbook through Amazon, however they mistakenly shipped us a Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker. Score! I’d been eyeing these, wondering what kind of delicious keto meals I could create.

Since the whole premise of this appliance is to start with some kind of bread (oh, Oprah would be so happy!), like a bagel, English muffin, or croissant, my first step was to master a keto-friendly bread muffin to build my delicious sandwiches from.

After making these buns, you can continue on to make a breakfast or other sandwich in your sandwich maker (with meat, cheese, eggs, etc.) or you can brown the bottoms and use for a cold sandwich, or make several and keep them on hand for future sandwich needs. For example, make a grilled cheese sandwich.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons (42 grams) almond meal

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

2 tablespoons butter, melted (or any other fat: coconut oil, lard, tallow, schmaltz, red palm oil, etc.)

Up to 1 tablespoon of water

Directions

Preheat sandwich maker according to manufacturer directions.
In a small bowl or mug, mix together the almond meal, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the egg and then the melted butter and mix thoroughly. Add water if needed, to make batter a pourable consistency.
Pour the batter into the top half of your preheated sandwich maker, dividing evenly between the two compartments. Cook for 4 – 5 minutes, until the top is set.
OPTIONAL: Only do this step if you are not going to use these to make a sandwich in your sandwich maker. To brown the bottom of your bun, slide out the divider on the sandwich maker so that each bun falls down to the bottom of the sandwich maker. Cook for 2 more minutes.
Remove buns from sandwich maker and place on a cooling rack until cooled. (Or eat right away, because they are that good!)