Low+Carb

Low Carbohydrate  By Jenny and Art What is it Low carb diet is a diet that mainly includes all the nutrients except from carbohydrate. It mainly consists meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables but avoids high carbohydrate food such as bread, flour or sugary cereal.

Who chooses to follow this diet Most people that choose to follow this diet are diabetes patients and people that want to loose wieght. This is because consuming low carbohydrate means consuming less sugar, and it also helps looses weight.

What food groups are included and why Low carbohydrate diet focuses on vegetables and fruits, and then lean proteins like chicken (protein, fat, vitamin, minerals) but not so much bread or other high carbohydrate food. This is because vegetables, fruit and meat doesn’t contain a lot of carbohydrate which gives a lot of calories.

The consequences of the diet There are lots of consequences on low carb diet. Low carb diet can cause weight loss, nutritional imbalances, lack of carbohydrate, hormonal changes, heart disease, and weight loss.

Benefits Low carb diet gives lots of benefits such as: - Weight loss (only good for overweight people) - Improves triglycerides - Reduced blood glucose for diabetics and pre-diabetics - Increases the HDL which is the good cholesterol - Improves insulin sensitivity - Decreases blood pressure (good for people with high blood pressure) - Gives a lower blood insulin level

Constraints -Bad Breath

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 * Mint Meringues Recipe **

**Table of ingredients **


 * Ingredients || Amount  ||
 * Egg whites || 2 eggs  ||
 * Salt || 1/8 teaspoon  ||
 * Cream of tartar || 1/8 teaspoon  ||
 * Peppermint extract || 1/8 teaspoon  ||
 * Green food coloring || 6-8 drops  ||
 * sugar || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">½ cup  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">chocolate chips || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">1/3 cup  ||

|| <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">40-45 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Teaspoon, baking tray, baking sheets  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Don't put the heat too high because it will burn  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Careful when using the oven  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Table of cooking method **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Method (step by step) || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Time (min)  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Resource- Equipment and Ingredients  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Quality  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Safety  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Beat the egg, cream of tartar, extract and food colouring (medium speed). Beat until soft peaks form. [[image:P1230320.JPG width="160" height="119" align="center"]] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">7  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Egg, Cream of tartar, peppermint extract, food coloring, Beater  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Take the yellow egg out first  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Don't beat too hard  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Beat until the sugar is dissolved and stiff glossy peaks form. [[image:09tecr/P1230348.JPG width="160" height="119" align="center"]] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">10  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Beater  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Should use the electronic  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Don't beat too hard  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Fold it in chocolate chips [[image:P1230330.JPG width="160" height="101" align="center"]] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">5  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Chocolate Chips  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Spread the chocolate chips  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Put the result into the tray. (each piece is about 1 teaspoon) [[image:P1230376.JPG width="160" height="101" align="center"]] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">10  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Spoon  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Leave space between each piece  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Bake at <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">120°C
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Leave for 30- 60 minutes || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">40-45  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Oven  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||

Low Carb Big Beef Bacon Cheeseburgers with Sauteed Mushrooms

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Table of ingredients **
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Ingredients || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Amount  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Responsibility  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Details  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Bacon || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">8 slices  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jenny  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Apple wood or other thick, center- cut  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sirloin beef || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">1 ½ pounds  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jenny  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Must be grounded  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Worcestershire sauce || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jenny  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">For brushing  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Olive oil || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">School  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">For drizzling  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Grill seasoning or coarse salt and black pepper || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Extra-virgin olive oil || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">2 tablespoons  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">School  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Garlic || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">1 clove  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Must be crushed  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Crimini (baby Portobello) mushrooms || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">1 pound  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Must be cleaned with a damp towel and sliced  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">fresh sage || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">3-4 sprigs  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Salt || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">pepper || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Dry cooking sherry || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">¼ cup  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jenny  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Fontina or Swiss cheese || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">8 ounces  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Art  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Must be thinly sliced  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Mustard || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jenny  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Grainy, stone ground prepared for passing at the table  ||

|| <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Meat, bowl, plastic bag, warm water  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">To save time, put the meat into a small plastic bag. Then, put the bag into warm water. || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">- || || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Use the oven carefully || || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Grill seasoning, meat, aluminum bowl  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Don’t use too much seasoning  || || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Cooking spade, stove, skillet, meat patties  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Cook 5 minutes on each side. || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">- || || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Skillet, garlic, mushrooms  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">- ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Table of cooking method **
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Method (step by step) || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Time (min)  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Resource- Equipment and Ingredients  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Quality  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Safety  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Let the meat rest to take the chill from the refrigerator.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Preheat 2 skillets on the stove. || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">2 skillets (cooking pan), stove  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Over medium high to high heat.
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Put the meet into a bowl and separate into 4 patties || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">5  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Meat, aluminum bowl  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">The meat must be grounded first  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Season each patty with grill seasoning
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pour a few tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce into a small bowl. Lightly baste the patties with sauc<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">e.  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">2  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Worcestershire sauce, 2 aluminum bowls (1 for the meat and 1 for the sauce), cooking brush  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Use the cooking brush to baste the pasties  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Don’t put too much sauce  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Drizzle <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> a touch of oil into 1 skillet and arrange the burgers  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">2  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Olive oil, skillet, stove, meat patties  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Do not move the meat  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Use the skillet carefully.  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Turn and sear the meat. Lower the heat slightly and c <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">ook.
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Place bacon slices in the other skillet and let them cook || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">6  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Bacon, another skillet, stove, cooking spade  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Cook for 3 minutes on each side or until crisp  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Don’t let them burn  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Drain fat and reserve bacon || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">2  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Tissue paper, tray, bacon  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Return the skillet to the stove top. Add 2 tablespoons of oil, garlic and mushrooms to the pan. || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Skillet, stove, oil, garlic, mushrooms  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Look carefully to avoid burning  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Thinly slice sage leaves, and then add to the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sage leaves, mushrooms, salt, pepper, knife, bowl  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Use the knife carefully  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Sauté the garlic and <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">mushrooms <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> until tender.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Deglaze <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> the pan with dry sherry and scrape up the pan <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">drippings <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">.  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">3  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Skillet, dry sherry  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">-  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Arrange the pastries, mushrooms, and bacons on the dish. Add some cheese on the top of the pastries. Pass the grainy mustard at the table. || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">5  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Dish, bacon, mushroom, pastries, cheese, mustard  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Cover the cheese with a lid or foil to melt cheese.