20 Easy Low-Carb Recipes
Let’s just be honest and get this out right away, I LOVE carbs. LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM! They are my favorite thing.
My stomach does not love them, I can just look at bread and immediately it’s as if I ate it. I am constantly in a battle between trying to eat low-carb and enjoying my bowl of Cocoa Puffs. It’s such a hard battle.
I do have lots of tasty low-carb recipes though because most of the time, I truly am trying to eat low-carb. I’ve been in a holding pattern with my weight loss for a while now. One thing I’ve noticed though is when I lower the carbs, I lose weight.
It truly does have something to do with all those carbs…but goodness why do they have to be so good?
Honestly, I thought when I went gluten-free that I would lose weight because so many carbs are flour…that was until I realized I can make everything I love gluten-free. That backfired, didn’t it?
Quick Tips for Low-Carb Cooking
A few quick tips, one super easy way to make your most delicious pasta dish low-carb is by using Spaghetti Squash.
Spaghetti Squash is a great way to make that same pasta dish in a better for you way, instead of having starchy pasta you can easily have a delicious vegetable!
Low-Carb Eating & Being Gluten-Free
I can make all the foods I love that have carbs in a gluten-free version, so really weight loss when going gluten free isn’t always realistic at all.
I have learned though it’s all about balance. So if I am wanting some carbs, I add in a serving of brown rice or wild rice in a perfect portion size, not too much.
Now since I’ve got that out of the way, let’s get to these low-carb recipes!
20 Easy Low-Carb Recipes
Lasagna Style Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti Squash Chicken Alfredo
Chicken Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad
Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa
These are 20 Easy Low-Carb Recipes that fit my diet needs, hopefully you will find some good inspiration here as well.
Now, in full disclosure…SURPRISE…I am not a doctor, so if these do not fit your needs, feel free to adapt them or try other recipes. Some of these recipes do have milk and other ingredients that may need to be adjusted to fit your needs, feel free to adjust those as needed.
Do you have any other tips you would love to share? I’d love to hear them because as I’ve mentioned, eating low-carb is actually one of the biggest struggles I have with my health and diet in general.
Enjoy these tasty recipes!