Who can resist a crispy baked potato with a family roast? Not many. And if you’re following a strict low carb or banting lifestyle, chances are you’ve cut these “earth-apples” out of your diet. But it may not be long before you can buy a low carb potato. A Canadian company based in Ontario has […]
Top 5 Low Carb Alcoholic Drinks
So you are following a healthy low carb or banting lifestyle. The key-word in that sentence is “lifestyle”. This means that you may still enjoy a little alcoholic beverage every now and again. Before your order that huge strawberry daiquiri (“because it has strawberries so it must be healthy”) – read this list: Medical Daily – […]
A New Sugar Barometer For South Africa
Do you know how much sugar is in that energy bar you’re busy snacking on? Probably not, because like most people it’s a small pain to try and decipher what is in the pre-packaged foods we eat. That is why Eat Better South Africa! (The Noakes Foundation educational arm) has launched the Sugar Barometer. It will […]
Banting Hot Cross Buns Recipe
Easter is around the corner and it could possibly be the most trying time for anyone following a low carb or banting lifestyle. Every shop you walk into is brimming with easter eggs in all shapes and sizes, as the smell of freshly baked hot cross buns entices you to buy everything that you shouldn’t. […]
The Banting Diet Food List
Did you know that there are 8 times more net carbs in a banana than there is in a whole avocado? And did you know that if you are feeling hungry the best thing to eat is a tablespoonful of healthy fat – like coconut oil (because it satiates your hunger pangs and has zero […]
6 Reasons Why You Should Eat Chia Seeds
If you haven’t yet heard of Chia Seeds, then best you read this post. These mini seeds pack more energy than an overzealous boerbull. I would even declare them the super-est of all superfoods. Here are 6 reasons why…
Low Carb Summer Salmon Salad Recipe
If you enjoy watching Game of Thrones (or GOT) then you will be very familiar with a certain phase used ominously throughout the show. In Durban, South Africa, where I am from, we say something similar… “Summer is coming… bru*”!
Banting Diet Green Food List – FREE pdf download
So you’ve decided to jump on the proverbial banting band-wagon, and why shouldn’t you? It’s a healthy eating lifestyle that encourages you to eat real unprocessed food, including steak, cheese, eggs and butter! But once you realise that the shelves of the supermarkets are stocked full with items that are loaded with sugar, preservatives and […]
No Carb Pasta – 6 Things you Didn’t Know
What? No carb pasta? Have you lost your noodles? It cannot be possible that the pasta we all know (and used to love) could have zero carbs! But it is true – there is such a thing as no carb pasta. There are 6 important things that you probably don’t know about this pasta and you […]
Low Carb Morning Mojo Smoothie Recipe
If you’re following a low carb, banting or paleo lifestyle, you probably struggle to get enough vegetables in your day to day meal plan, right? Veggies are beneficial when following a low carb lifestyle for a number of reasons:
Low Carb Bacon Broccoli Salad
When I was growing up I have to admit that I really didn’t like Broccoli, perhaps you didn’t too? That would be no surprise. Bacon, on the other hand, well, I couldn’t get enough of it. That is until I watched “Babe” the movie… you know the one with the adorable little talking piglet that […]
My Story
Welcome to Low Carb Love. My name is Terez, and this is my website. I started this site because I am passionate about living a Low Carb life. It all started about 7 years ago now, when I started following a low carb lifestyle. And since then, I have spent a lot of that time […]
Joan Dye Gussow
As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists.