Posts by Andrea Wilson

Ground Beef, Asian Cauliflower Rice, Eggs

Another easy low-carb meal, this time with ground beef, eggs and cauliflower rice. I used a basic recipe (link below) and tweaked it to suit what I had on hand. I substituted jarred ginger and frozen Asian cauliflower rice. I also sautéed a minced shallot with the beef. I topped the meal with toasted sesame…

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Ground Pork, Veggies and Sweet Chili Sauce

Looking for a simple, quick, easy and delicious low-carb meal? This one uses only ground pork, bagged coleslaw mix and frozen Asian cauliflower rice (cauli rice is optional) and sweet chili sauce. I used a basic recipe that I found online (link below). I only had half a bag of coleslaw mix, so I added…

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Pork Chop, Coleslaw, Tomatoes, Pork Rinds

Large, air-fried pork chop (bone removed), coleslaw with store-bought dressing, tomatoes, pork rinds (for a bit of fun!). This meal has a bit of everything: well-seasoned protein, sweet tomatoes, crunchy/creamy salad and (even more crunchy) pork rinds!

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Citrus Salad Dressing (Recipe)

Citrus Salad Dressing ¼ cup lemon juice 2 large garlic cloves (minced) 3-4 T olive oil 1 tsp maple syrup (or low-carb sweetener) 1 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Combine with hand blender. Great on kale salad as shown in the photo. Note: The original kale salad recipe had dried cranberries…

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Sausages, Broccoli and Baby Tomatoes

Sausages, Broccoli and Baby Tomatoes

Anyone wondering whether my low-carb journey continues? Well, it does! Today I weighed in at 116.8 pounds and here is today’s meal: three English Banger Sausages from Save-on-Foods (there are two more that I can have for a snack, if necessary), left-over steamed broccoli with a pat of butter, baby tomatoes. Delicious, quick and easy.

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Adjustments from Low Carb to Low-ish Carb

In 2022 I dropped my weight from 142 pounds to 117 pounds on a low-carb diet. I stayed there for many months until I decided to add a few more carbs to my diet, and see what would happen. What happened was my weight actually dropped a little more, hovering between 112 and 115 pounds.…

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