Coconut Pancakes

These are super filling, make them savoury by adding cheese and ham, or sweet(ish) by adding a square of melted dark chocolate.  There's enough in this recipe for 4 people, it makes about 10 medium sized pancakes. The consistency is more crumbly than regular wheat flour based pancakes, so it will be necessary to turn …

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90 second Coconut Bread

This recipe is a handy 90 second bread. It contains an egg and is served with a Humpty Dumpty (boiled) egg, perfectly filling and very nutritous for breakfast or lunch. The fun egg cup is very amusing for young children, they will be fighting for one! It is best if eaten immediately as it tends …

Healthy versus Unhealthy Fats

A low carb diet means that healthy fats need to be increased. However the type of fat matters greatly. Healthy natural fats include extra virgin olive oil, butter, ghee, coconut oil, and rendered animal fats. Seed and vegetable oils are heavily processed and often oxidised, causing excessive Omega 6 fats in the body resulting in …

Kefir: A Super Probiotic

Gut health is getting a lot of air time recently, being linked to overall resistance to chronic health problems. Fermented foods are being reported as hugely beneficial to gut health. Kefir is a fermented milk drink made with kefir "grains", a yeast/bacterial fermentation starter. It typically contains about 30 different microorganisms, making it a much …

Low Carb Muesli Bars

These are handy for a dessert or as a lunchbox item. This is a modification of a recipe I found on ditch the carbs.com Ingredients: 200g sunflower seeds 100g Pumpkin seeds 50g linseed 2 eggs 1 ripe banana, mashed 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tblsp of melted coconut oil 50g dessicated …

Pancake Tuesday – Coconut Pancakes with Dark Chocolate

I was pleasantly surprised with how these coconut pancakes turned out. I even managed to properly flip a few without them ending up on the floor! The recipe came from the  dietdoctor site, which is an excellent resource for all Low Carbers. These are drizzled with 85% dark chocolate and served with some whipped cream. So …

Fried Eggs with Avocado

Eggs and avocado are super healthy high fat foods, dense with nutrients that the body really thrives on. Read more here Avocado and egg really compliment each other. This is really tasty for either breakfast or lunch. Fry 2 or 3 eggs in some good quality natural fat for about 3 minutes to cook but …

Kale Omlette

Kale is super nutritious and is extremely low carb. It is extremely nutrient dense, especially in Vitamins A, C and K1. Read about its benefits here.   To make it really tasty in an omlette, gently sautee a handful of kale in a good knob of butter with some salt until it has softened to …

Bacon and Eggs

Fermented vegetables are full of probiotics and so are really great for gut health. Find out more here. Match them up with the superfood eggs for a really nutritious meal. This is a classic low carb brunch. This will knock  hunger on the head for ages. Get the best quality rashers you can afford, its …

Boiled Eggs with Low Carb Bread

I have become a big fan of low carb bread. If you liked boiled eggs and toast prior to your LCHF life, then this one is for you. The low carb bread is very quick to make but you can always make a few batches and have them ready to go from the freezer. This …