by Paulette | Mar 21, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Blood Sugar Balance, Carbs, Health, High Fat Low Carb, Main Dish, No Grains, Nutrition, sugar
This Low Carb English Muffin is one of the most popular recipes in my Better Breakfast Recipe Book. In less than 5 minutes you can have a tasty low carb bread that can be sliced and toasted like an English muffin. I’ve used a combination of ground flax, almond... 
by Paulette | Mar 17, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Blood Sugar Balance, Carbs, Fat, Fat Loss, Health, High Fat Low Carb, Nutrition, Recipes Blog
We all have cravings from time to time, and we try to rely on our willpower to help us make good choices. However, the mere thought of certain foods can start the salivating and then you feel like you can’t think about anything else until you satisfy that... 
by Paulette | Mar 7, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Blood Sugar Balance, Carbs, Coconut, Fat, Health, High Fat Low Carb, No Grains, Nutrition, Recipes Blog
Today is National Cereal Day….but I don’t want you to eat cereal. At least not the typical grain-based high carb cereal that you probably grew up eating. Why? What’s wrong with cereal? If you start your day with a high carb breakfast like cereal, you... 
by Paulette | Mar 4, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Blood Sugar Balance, Carbs, Fat Loss, Health, High Fat Low Carb, No Grains, Nutrition, Recipes Blog
Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day….whatever you call it in your family, today is a good day for pancakes. Really though, when isn’t it a good day for pancakes? It gets a little tricky when you’re eating low carb since a typical... 
by Paulette | Feb 23, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Blood Sugar Balance, Carbs, Health, High Fat Low Carb, No Grains, Nutrition, Recipes Blog
A typical banana nut muffin is extremely high in carbs and sugar. Take for instance this one from Tim Hortons: There are 50 grams of NET CARBS and 27 grams of sugar. That’s almost 7 teaspoons of sugar! Here is a healthier alternative, made with ground flax,... 
by Paulette | Feb 4, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Blood Sugar Balance, Cancer, Carbs, Fat, Health, Immune System, Nutrition
Today is World Cancer Day: ‘… the only day on the global health calendar where we can all unite and rally under the one banner of cancer in a positive and inspiring way’ (NCDAlliance.org). CANCER is scary The thought of going through the debilitating... 
by Paulette | Jan 29, 2019 | Better Breakfast, Health, Immune System, Nutrition, Recipes Blog
As I look out the frost-decorated window at the blowing snow, I can almost feel the -11 degrees Celsius temperature chilling me to the core (and my immune system calling for back up). Even though I’m comfortable and safe inside my house, I start to crave cozy... 
by Paulette | Dec 28, 2018 | Better Breakfast, Calories, Carbs, Fat Loss, Health, High Fat Low Carb
(updated December 2019) Ohhhh….I don’t feel so good….plop, plop, fizz, fizz…oh what a relief it is….(did you catch that reference?) Sometimes we just overdo it. The holidays have become a free-for-all when it comes to food, drink,... 