Paleo Snack – Plantain Chips With Peanut Butter

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Plantain Chips with Peanut Butter

Paleo Snack – Plantain Chips With Peanut Butter
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Recipe type: Snack
Author: Nima
Prep time: 2 mins
Total time: 2 mins
Quick, simple and delicious paleo snack for in-between or after a meal.
Ingredients
  • Roasted Plantain Chips
  • Skippy’s Chunky Peanut Butter (or your favorite peanut butter)
Instructions
  1. Spread about 1/4 tablespoon on top of each plantain chip
Serving size: 1 chip Carbohydrates: 2
Notes

1 chip has about 2 carbs, I usually use food like this to get my daily carbs in, since most of the other things I eat are very low on carbs. A delicious paleo diet snack, relatively low on carbs considering its sweetness and creaminess.

Trader Joe's Plantain Chips

 

Stir Fried Eggplant With Bell Pepper & Onions (Vegetarian)

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Eggplant With Bell Pepper & Onions
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Author: Nima
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 1-2
A quick and easy low carb vegetarian side that you can eat together with eggs or something like that.
Ingredients
  • 1 eggplant
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 red onion, sliced
  • Olive oil
  • Salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. Cut the eggplant into thick round slices, about 1/2 inch
  2. Make sure the eggplant slices get well soaked up with olive oil on both sides
  3. Put eggplant, bell pepper, and onion into frying pan and add a little more olive oil into the mix
  4. Stir well
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste
  6. Let cook for about 20 min, stir occasionally, flip over eggplant occasionally

 

Low Carb @ Denny’s: T-Bone Steak & Shrimp Plus Sides

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When you’re on the road as a business traveler low carb choices literally abound. Last night after a big business event I stopped by at a Denny’s (which thank god is open 24/7).

One choice on their menu is the t-bone steak with shrimp and 2 sides.

So here is the combination I picked:

T-bone steak with …

  • grilled shrimp
  • spinach & bacon with pico de gallo
  • broccoli
  • plus a side of mushrooms

Add 1-2 tablespoons of A1 Steak Sauce if desired, that’s about 3-6 grams of carbs, other than that there’s very little carbs in this hugely satisfying entree! :)

T Bone Steak With Shrimp, Mushrooms, Bacon & Veggies

Salad With Anchovies & Crispy Wasabi Seaweed

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I work in the city and I happen to have a Trader Joe’s near my work, so this is what I eat quite often for lunch. The total cost for the combination of salad, anchovies, and seaweed $6.47. No matter where you work, it should be possible for you to find similar ingredients at any grocery store of your choosing. Sometimes I also get a medium peach in addition for desert which contains about 8g of net carbs.

Trader Joe's Salad with Anchovies & Seaweed

Salad With Anchovies & Crispy Wasabi Seaweed
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Recipe type: Lunch
Author: Nima
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 1
This is a quick & easy lunch you should be able to grab at any urban grocery store. In this example I use Trader Joe’s.
Ingredients
  • 1 box of Harvest Chicken Salad (or any other low carb salad of your choosing, check the label and make sure net carbs don’t exceed 15g)
  • 1 can anchovy fillets
  • 1 pack of roasted seaweed
Instructions
  1. Pour the dressing that comes with the salad over the salad
  2. Open the can of anchovies, pour the oil in it over the salad as well
  3. Add the anchovies to the salad
  4. Crumple 3 seaweed sheets into the salad
  5. Mix well
  6. Eat the remaining seaweed on the side with the salad mix
Carbohydrates: 11g

 

Trader Joe's Harvest Chicken Salad

Trader Joe's Anchovies

Trader Joe's Wasabi Seaweed

Eggs, Tuna & Tomato

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Eggs, Tuna & Tomato

Eggs, Tuna & Tomato
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Author: Nima
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 1
A variation on traditional eggs + x breakfast. And as we all know since Denny’s you can really eat this any time of the day :)
Ingredients
  • 1 can tuna in oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tomato, cubed
  • Butter
  • Salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. Let butter melt in pan, medium heat
  2. Crack eggs into pan
  3. After 5 min, when eggs get a little more solid add tuna & tomatoes mixed up next to eggs
  4. Add some sat and pepper to taste
  5. Cook for another 10 min and stir tuna/tomato mix occasionally
Carbohydrates: ~0g

Can of Starkist Tuna

Low Carb Breakfast: Bacon, Eggs & Salad

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Bacon, Eggs & Onions

Bacon, Eggs & Salad
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Author: Nima
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 1-2
Makes for a quick, easy, satisfying, and delicious low carb meal, that you can really prepare any time of the day.
Ingredients
  • 6 strips of bacon
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 onion, cut into stripes
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1/2 bag salad mix with iceberg lettuce, romain lettuce, carrots, red cabbage (e.g. Safeway Green & Crisp)
  • 1 tomato, cubed
  • 1/4 cucumber, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil (or another low carb dressing you like, e.g. ranch)
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Feta cheese
Instructions
  1. Let bacon fry in a pan on medium heat, leave some room for eggs, add half of the onions on top of and in-between bacon
  2. After about 10 minutes get some of the bacon fat on the other side of the pan
  3. Crack eggs into the pan and let everything cook for another 10 min
  4. While things are cooking mix all the veggies and feta together in a salad bowl
  5. Add olive oil and apple cider vinegar
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste to both
  7. Serve the bacon/onion mix with eggs on the side on one plate, add salad as desired while eating
Carbohydrates: ~0g

Greek Salad

Peruvian Ceviche With Saffron

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Peruvian Ceviche
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Author: Nima
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Serves: 8
A great low carb dish to bring to parties or dip into while watching a movie.
Ingredients
  • 1/2 red onion, cut into thin strips
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 stalk celery, sliced
  • 1/4 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves
  • 1 pinch ground cumin
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 habanero pepper, seeded and minced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 pound fresh tilapia, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 pound medium shrimp – peeled, deveined, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 5 strings of saffron, ground in 1 tsp hot water & 1 pinch sugar (optional)
  • 2 heads Romaine Lettuce OR 5 heads Belgian Endive (or mix)
Instructions
  1. Place the lime juice, celery, cilantro, and cumin into the bowl of a blender, and puree until smooth. Pour this mixture into a large glass bowl, and stir in the garlic and habanero pepper. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the diced tilapia and shrimp.
  2. Set aside to marinate for an hour, stirring occasionally. The seafood is done once it turns firm and opaque. For best results leave in fridge over night. Mix in saffron (optional).
  3. Line serving bowls with lettuce leaves. Spoon the ceviche with its juice into the bowls and serve.
Serving size: 1 bowl Carbohydrates: 4.6g