Chicken Thighs, Salad and Brussels Sprouts

By Andrea Wilson | January 13, 2026 | Comments Off on Chicken Thighs, Salad and Brussels Sprouts

Low-carb is such an easy “diet”! I simply air-fried three pre-seasoned chicken breasts, then added some bagged salad and leftover Brussels sprouts. It doesn’t have to be complicated!

Curried Ground Lamb and Veggies

By Andrea Wilson | January 8, 2026 | Comments Off on Curried Ground Lamb and Veggies

I love lamb! This ground lamb was sauteed with onions, mushrooms, canned diced tomatoes, frozen Asian cauliflower rice and spices for an Indian flavour. I served it with buttered Brussels sprouts and parsnip fries. Not super low-carb, but I do fine with some carbs on maintenance.

Meat Sauce and Brussels Sprouts

By Andrea Wilson | January 6, 2026 | Comments Off on Meat Sauce and Brussels Sprouts

I often make a sauce with ground meat and veggies. This one is lamb, Italian-seasoned sausage meat, cauliflower rice, diced canned tomatoes, spinach, onion and seasonings. I also steamed some Brussels sprouts, which I absolutely love, and slathered them with butter.

Tofu Greek Salad

By Andrea Wilson | January 5, 2026 | Comments Off on Tofu Greek Salad

I have to avoid eating a lot of dairy, so this Greek salad uses marinated tofu instead of feta cheese. Note: For some really good fat, I added an entire diced avocado after this photo was taken.

Sausages, Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage, Sweet Potato

By Andrea Wilson | January 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Sausages, Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage, Sweet Potato

This was a really tasty, filling meal. English Banger Sausages (Save-on-Foods, Vancouver area), sweet and sour red cabbage (use 1/3 c. allulose instead of the sugar) and a small piece of sweet potato.

Chicken Thighs, Spinach and Sweet Potato

By Andrea Wilson | January 2, 2026 | Comments Off on Chicken Thighs, Spinach and Sweet Potato

Worried about being hungry on a low-carb diet? It’s very unlikely unless you are deliberately restricting calories. Here’s one example of a low-carb meal that is very filling. Even without the small piece of sweet potato, this is a lot of food. I couldn’t even eat all three chicken thighs, so I have one for…

Shredded Chicken Salad

By Andrea Wilson | January 1, 2026 | Comments Off on Shredded Chicken Salad

A big salad is such a versatile low-carb meal! This winter salad has Romaine lettuce, seasoned shredded chicken breast, a small amount of sweet potato, tomatoes, red peppers, red onion, salsa mayo, Aleppo pepper flakes and salt. I warmed up the chicken and sweet potato in the microwave.

Chicken Leg and Salad

By Andrea Wilson | December 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Chicken Leg and Salad

What could be simpler? How about an air-fried chicken leg and a Romaine lettuce salad.

Halibut and Salad

By Andrea Wilson | December 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Halibut and Salad

A nice piece of halibut from Pomme (my local health food store) seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then air fried and served with salad.

Pork Chops and Spinach

By Andrea Wilson | December 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Pork Chops and Spinach

A very simple and typical low-carb meal: air-fried pork chops and steamed spinach with butter.