Why low-carb and sugar free diet? (Hypoglycemia/ Carb Intolerant Diet)

My recipes are all low-carb and sugar free for a reason!! I have Hypoglycemia and my husband has type 2 diabetes.

This picture is one of our meals, and typically what we eat. protein and lots of vegetables! The picture shows Steamed cauliflower and Homemade Burger recipeAll healthy AND delicious!! We don’t NEED sugar, potatoes, rice and pasta to feel satisfied and full!

Low carb and low Glycemic diets are known to lower inflammation! As someone with Fibromyalgia, I can tell you right now that this diet is WORTH it!!!
Here is a link for some information on why!

On this diet, I have noticed with my symptoms is that I am MUCH less sleepy during the day. For me, even one slice of bread makes me droopy lol! I sleep better, less mood swings, no hot flashes or night sweats!

The HOW of this diet is really all about substituting vegetables for the carbs in your diet. My recipes that I post here are all easy, healthy alternatives.

To substitute for spagetti noodles, I make zucchini noodles with a spirilizer. Turns out, I love this better then the pasta anyways! YAY!

To substitute for rice, I make Riced Cauliflower.

To substitute for potatoes, I make steamed cauliflower or steamed carrots.

To substitute bread, I use lettuce wraps or Oopsie Bread.

My day of meals usually consists of this:

Breakfast: frittata, omelet, protein shake or fried egg.

Lunch: Salad with boiled egg, taco meat or leftovers from the night before.

Supper: meat dish, steamed vegetables or salad, and a fried or baked vegetable dish.

Snacks: Fruit with sugar-free whipped cream, and/or steamed milk with flavor and/or handful of nuts. If I didn’t have a frittata, or fruit with my breakfast I make sure to get it in my evening or afternoon snack. I never feel hungry and when I do, I have a little Ziploc baggie in my purse with mixed nuts in it. These things keep me from snacking on unhealthy foods like chocolate, chips and sugar filled ice cream =)

I have many helpful tips and tricks to living with this diet! Check out the links through this post and the tags under the post for more info 🙂