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Some low-carb foods taste good, some terrible and some extraordinary. I've put together my very favorite discerningly taste-tested gourmet low-carb foods--many of them very hard to find even here in NYC--and made them available to you by mail order in three different combinations and prices!!
Replacing carb-y or sugary staples with low-carb upgrades is one of the most powerful ways to change your body and improve your quality of life*. Many problems with weight, skin and overall body aging stem from too many carbs or high-glycemic foods, which drive up blood sugar and insulin levels and prompt the body to store fat. I call the resulting roller-coaster of cravings and energy slumps that lead to subsequent sugar and starch fixes the "pendulum." The hormonal consequences of high-glycemic foods not only destroy your shape, but your skin and your overall health. It is not fat that harms you and gives you heart disease (unless it's hydrogenated fat). It's the carbs and sugar. You'll find the science to support my statements (my statements are FDA unapproved and unevaluated, mind you) in my new book, The Truth About Beauty. read more about going low-carb...
These foods are indispensable tools to stay stocked with. They are more expensive than the snacks you buy, because they have actual value without detriment to the body. The foods they will replace will never do for you what these will and when you consider the assault you will save yourself each time you eat one of these real foods instead of the damaging and depleting, empty standard choice, you will find they are priced quite fairly. If your kids snack on these, they will crave less sugar, eat less at dinner and whine less and bounce off the walls less afterward. The trick to transforming yourself with these foods is consistency, carrying them with you on the go and staying well stocked for every kind of craving (those will diminish quickly, and you will savor and enjoy things like chocolate like never before!)
Sample these very carefully picked favorites of mine until you find your favorites and staples. Some items are sold singly (I've listed some other healthy staple products sold separately, too. Once you know what you like, customize a fixed, one-of-a-kind monthly subscription for yourself, combining any product listed here, and keep an eye out for our New Favorites Sampler and our beautifully presented The Truth About Beauty Gift Sampler available starting October!
| KAT JAMES' LOW-CARB CONNOISSEUR'S SAMPLER #1 ($16.99)
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NuNaturals SoooLite No Carbs Blend
Carbs:less than 1 gram
Servings: 1/2 packet-100 servings-50 packets per box
Pure De-lite Milk Chocloate Bar
Net Carbs: 3.4 grams
Servings: 1 bar, 38 grams
Note: Fine Imported Pure Belgian Chocolate, Sugar Free, may contain traces of nuts
Asher's Chocolates Peanut Butter Truffle Bar
Net Carbs: 1 gram
Servings: 1 bar, 47 grams, 1.65 oz.
Note: Sugar free, and really, really tasty
Keto Spagetti by Life Services
Net carbs: 5 grams
Servings: 6, serving size 1.3oz., net weight 8 oz.
Note: One of the best tasting low-carb pastas. UNDER-COOK and test to keep pasta firm; al dente. Contains soy, wheat and eggs.
Carb Sense Soy Tortilla Chips (Pico de Gallo) mild vegetable salsa
Carbs: 8 grams
Servings: 1, about 18 chips or 1 oz.
Note: Some of the best-tasting chips. I always go flavored with soy chips. Texture is slightly heavier than normal chips, but really satisfies the munchies. Filling, so expect to want less at your next meal or to want to eat later. Great steady energy following, rather than knocking you out like standard chips or popcorn. TAKE THESE TO THE MOVIES INSTEAD!
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| KAT JAMES' LOW-CARB CONNOISSEUR'S SAMPLER #2 ($39.99)
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NuNaturals SoooLite No Carbs Blend
Carbs: less than 1 gram
Servings: 50 packets per box
Note: Everyone should taste stevia as well as the other available sweeteners, such as Lo Han Sweet (sold individually)
Daskalides Milk chocolate with Hazelnut
Net carbs: 4.0 grams per bar
Servings 1 bar, 1.72 oz
Note: sugar free, fine belgian chocolate, may contain nut pieces
Keto Spagetti by Life Services
Carbs: 5.0 grams
Servings: 6, serving size 1.3oz, net weight 8 oz
Note: One of the best tasting low-carb pastas. UNDER-COOK and test to keep pasta firm; al dente. Contains soy, wheat and eggs.
Pure De-lite Chocolate Bar (Dark Chocolate)
Net Carbs: 1.1 grams per bar
Servings: 1 bar, 1.33 oz.
Darielle Pasta, Mezze Penne
Carbs: 10 grams per 3/4 cup
Servings: 6 per container, net weight 12 oz.
Note: This is great pasta, but you must under-cook it. Start testing it three minutes before the minimum recommended cooking time.
Carb Sense Soy Tortilla Chips (Pico de Gallo) mild vegetable salsa
Carbs: 8 grams per 18 chips
Servings: 5.5 per bag total 5.5 oz.
Note: Some of the best-tasting chips. I always go flavored with soy chips. Texture is slightly heavier than normal chips, but really satisfies the munchies. Filling, so expect to want less at your next meal or to want to eat later. Great steady energy following, rather than knocking you out like standard chips or popcorn. TAKE THESE TO THE MOVIES INSTEAD!
Keto Cocoa Crisp Cereal by Life Services
Carbs: 3 grams
Servings: 8, 2/3 cup per serving, 8 oz per box
Note: Have your chocolate and eat it for breakfast, too! A nice treat that won't harm you or start your day on the wrong foot the way any other cocoa cereal will.
Keto Hot Cereal, Apple Cinnamon flavor
Carbs: 3 gr per 2 scoops
Servings: 9, total 12.5 oz per box
Note: REALLY GOOD and a perfect energy balance, A great upgrade to oatmeal. Cozy and warming.
La Tortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low Carb/Low Fat Tortillas (Original Flavor)
Carbs: 3 grams per tortilla
Servings: 10, 13oz. per package
Note: These are the best-tasting low-carb tortillas and maybe even the best tasting tortillas, period. Incredibly versatile. Fill with avocados, scrambled eggs for breakfast, cheese, or make little pizzas, tacos or tuna salad wraps!
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| KAT JAMES' LOW-CARB CONNOISSEUR'S SAMPLER #3 ($69.99)
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Stevia Liquid
Carbs: 0
Servings: 5 drops, 375 servings or 2 oz.
Note: Many people prefer the stevia liquid. It is a matter of taste. I like both liquid and the powder.
Atkins Fudge Brownie Mix Deluxe
Net Effective Carbs: 9 grams per 2" brownie
Servings: 11
Note: These are pretty good. I like to make homemade icecream sweetened with Lo Han Sweet or Stevia on the Vita-Mix and top the brownies with it while they are still warm.
Asher's Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffle Bar
Net Effective Carbs: 1 gram
Servings: 1 bar, 1.65 oz.
note: may contain nut piece
Daskalides Chocolate Bar, Grand Marnier Cream filed center
Net Effective Carbs: 9 grams
Servings: 1 bar, 1.72 oz.
Note: This is fine Belgian chocolate, without the sugar consequences.
Keto Spaghetti by Life Services Supplements
Carbs: 5 grams
Servings: 6, serving size 1.3 oz., net weight 8 oz.
Note: One of the best tasting low-carb pastas. UNDER-COOK and test to keep pasta firm; al dente. Contains soy, wheat and eggs.
Darielle Pasta, Mezze Penne
Carbs: 10 grams per 3/4 cup
Servings: 6 per container, net weight 12 oz.
Note: This is great pasta, but you must under-cook it. Start testing it three minutes before the minimum recommended cooking time.
Carb Sense Soy Tortilla Chips (Pico de Gallo) mild vegetable salsa
Carbs: 8 grams per 15 chips
Servings: about 6 net weight 5.5 oz.
Keto Cocoa Crisp Cereal by Life Services
Carbs: 4 grams per 2/3 cup serving
Servings: 8, 2/3 cup servings box
Note: Have your chocolate and eat it for breakfast, too! A nice treat that won't harm you or rob you of your beauty the way any other cocoa cereal will.
Gram's Gourmet Flax Nut Crunchies (Maple brown sugar flavor)
Carbs: 3 grams per serving (1/3 cup)
Servings: 6 per container
Note: Awesome nuggets can be eaten as a snack or as cereal with milk. Perfect for Kids' lunch boxes and on the go. The best of granola without the sugary, carby consequences. Almonds, flaxmeal, pumpkin seeds and whey protein, sweetened with Sucralose, a non-nutritive sweetener that has pretty good safety data. I don't eat a lot of Sucralose, but I have it occasionally, and definitely with this.
Gram's Gourmet Cream of Flax (Vanilla Almond flavor) Cereal
Carbs: 3 grams per serving (1/3 cup)
Servings: 6 per container
Note: Really tasty, with flax, real vanilla, almond and coconut, with whey protein, to up the nutritional value and lower the glycemic index.
La Tortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low Carb Tortillas (plain)
Carbs: 3 grams per tortilla
Servings: 10 per container
La tortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low Carb Tortillas (Green Onion flavor)
Carbs: 3 grams per tortilla
Servings: 10 per container
Note: These are the best-tasting low-carb tortillas and maybe even the best tasting tortillas, period. Incredibly versatile. Fill with avocados, scrambled eggs for breakfast, cheese, or make little pizzas, tacos or tuna salad wraps!
Banana Walnut Pancake and Waffle Mix by Low Carb Success
Carbs: 4 grams per 2 pancakes
Servings: 12 per container
Note: Best tasting mix I've found for low-carb pancakes and waffles, which has been a tricky endeavor...
Diet Hansen's Soda (Ginger Ale)
Carbs: 0 grams per can
Servings: 1, net 12 oz.
Diet Hansen's Soda (Black Cherry)
Carbs: 0 grams per can
Servings: 1, net 12 oz.
Note: The only high-end sugar free soda with NO ASPARTAME. Contains Splenda (Sucrolose), which has pretty good safety data, I wouldn't O.D. on Splenda, as there are still some unknowns, but as an occasional treat, these sodas could help soda addicts escape the fast track to heart disease and obesity.
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