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Most carbohydrates come from plant-based foods—fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes (beans, peas, and lentils). Carbohydrates in fruit, especially fruit juice, are essentially simple carbs. However, the fibre, vitamins and phytochemicals in fresh, frozen or canned fruit are essential to a healthy, balanced diet. Many foods high in sugar (especially sucrose and other added sugars) provide [...]

There are many ways of lowering your carbohydrate intake, even when you crave deserts. Try this low carb desert cheesecake recipe: Best Cheesecake Low Carbohydrate Desert Recipe Ingredients: 3/4 pound grated aged asiago cheese 1-1/4 pound cream cheese at room temperature 4 eggs 1 clove of garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon or 1 tablespoon [...]

Even though you might not know it, there are carbohydrates in alcohol. Alcohol, when consumed into the human body, is converted to carbohydrates—and, just like everything else we eat and drink, should be consumed in moderation. Too much or too little of anything is by and large a bad idea. A regular 12 fluid ounce [...]

Folks who want to enjoy a nice, cold brew and still maintain a healthy diet have a good friend: low-carb beer. Despite what you might guess from witnessing certain new product launches and advertising campaigns, low-carb beer is nothing new. In fact, all light beers are low-carb; just recently have brewers started so vigorously publicizing [...]

How to find an enjoyable, low-carb alcohol is something on the minds of many. The recent popularity of low-carb diets put a new focus on carbohydrates in foods. In an effort to capitalize on this situation, dozens of books have been published touting everything from easy, low carb-recipes to how to find a good low-carb [...]