Savvy Snacking in Karen’s Kitchen
Savvy snacking means strategically timing snacks throughout the day for improved concentration and reduced cravings. Snacking with the right ratio of nutrients and with the right calories, will help keep your body be energized. Protein (plus exercise) fuels the growth of lean muscle mass, which boosts metabolic rate. Fiber, meanwhile, helps improve digestion and keeps […]
Gluten Free Lasagna Recipe
You’ll be surprised how easy this gluten free lasagna recipe is to make! For this recipe you will need: lean ground turkey low fat cottage cheese gluten free spaghetti sauce gluten free lasagna noodles Watch my video below for step by step process: STEP 1 – Turn oven on 350 degrees and on stove top cook […]
Gluten Free Lunch made Easy
Gluten free lunch made easy. My lunch today is low glycemic as well as gluten free. I aim for both of these in all my meals. I just feel better when I reduce gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley as well as some close cousins of wheat such as couscous, spelt, […]
Healthy Snacking On the Go
My secret to healthy snacking on the go is Greek Yogurt! Snacking has always been the hardest part of my eating plan because I always seem to be hungry! I have finally found something that works! I even took it to a baseball game on the weekend. I cup of Greek Yogurt has 23 grams […]
The Secret to Snacking with Vegetables
The secret to snacking with vegetables is BE PREPARED! I live a low glycemic lifestyle and in the video below I have taken vegetables from my own refrigerator and show you my secrets to snacking with vegetables. All these vegetables in this video are unlimited on my Sugar Buster Program. Even during the first 5 days […]
Dr Karen’s Top Ten Low Glycemic Snacks
Keep healthy snacks handy! Scheduled snacking is a smart strategy for maintaining stable blood glucose and achieving your weight goal. Snacks help you stay motivated by avoiding hunger, which is what often leads us to abandoning our program. Top 10 Glycemic Impact Snacks 1. Yogurt: Buy low-fat or nonfat, no-sugar added yogurt. Organic with “live […]
Dr Karen’s Seven Simple Steps to Low Glycemic Eating
Dr Karen’s Seven Simple Steps for Successful Low Glycemic Eating Eat plenty of fiber-rich vegetables like dark leafy greens, spaghetti squash Beware of over doing fruit (apples, pears, peaches, and berries have a lower GI than tropical fruits, like papaya and mangoes). Eat every couple of hours to keep blood sugar stable Eat protein with […]
Do You Have a Holiday Food Hangover?
The average American gains about 1 pound between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, according to a Tufts University study. And if you’re overweight or obese, then that number can exceed 5 pounds. Even worse, “people don’t generally lose the weight they put on,” says Betty Kovacs, M.S., R.D., codirector of the New York Obesity Nutrition Research […]
Low GI Healthy Holiday Eating – PART 1
Here we are again in holiday season! A chance for us to stay healthy! I always find it helpful to have a specific plan when eating out or planning a party so here are some very specific recipes to stay LOW GI LOW GLYCEMIC APPETIZERS Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes: slice cherry tomatoes in half and scoop […]