5 LOW CARB LOW SUGAR RECIPES

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1.Bacon & Vegetable Breakfast

If you like your bacon super crispy, just cook it and the onion for about 5 minutes before adding the other ingredients.

•  Ingredients: 1/2 onion,
•  diced 3 rashes bacon, 
• finely chopped 2 cups sliced mushrooms. Add more if you like them lots!
•  1 cup of fresh, roughly chopped tomatoes (100g of canned tomato has about 2 1/2 g of sugar, fresh a little more) 
• 3 Tbsp parsley leaves roughly chopped. (full of nutrients fresh, if you have them in your garden)
•  1/2 red capsicum finely chopped (optional)
•  3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
•  1 -2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or minced salt and pepper to taste 

Directions: 1. Place all ingredients into a bowl and combine well. 2. Fry over medium-high heat in a little oil, cooking for 5-8 minutes until bacon is crispy and the veggies are almost cooked through. 32 3. Add salt & pepper to taste.

 Quick, tasty and easy for sure. 

*You may like to serve this separately or on top of scrambled eggs. Canned tomato may be added on the side. 

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2.Nut & Seed Granola

HEALTHY NUT AND GRANOLA BAR RECIPE

SUGAR-FREE

These make great snacks or treats but if you feel like some primal crunch for breakfast – crush some up into a bowl and add some cold unsweetened almond milk for a terrific treat!

Ingredients: 3 cups assorted nuts & seeds (almonds 4g sugar, walnuts 2.6g, sunflower seeds 2.6g, etc)

1/4 cup fresh cranberries (fresh has 4g sugar, dried has about 65g) 2 cups shredded coconut (unsweetened)

¼ cup coconut oil ½ cup sunflower seed butter

½ cup honey or maple syrup (honey has 82g of sugar per 100g, maple syrup has 68g sugar per 100g)

¼ tsp vanilla extract, optional (13g of sugar per 100g)

½ tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp chia seeds

Directions: 1. Line a baking dish or tray with baking paper and set aside. 2. Combine nuts and seeds into a large bowl 34 3. Remove 1 cup of nuts & seeds mix and chop into small pieces 4. Place the remaining 2 cups of nuts & seeds in a blender and pulse till chopped quite finely – You should end up with a good mix of small and fine pieces 5. Return nuts & seeds to the mixing bowl. Stir in dried cranberries and add coconut. Stir well combining contents together 6. Place a small saucepan on a low-med flame and add coconut oil, sunflower seed butter & honey, vanilla, salt & cinnamon to cook. Stir until mixture bubbles and then remove from heat 7. Pour hot liquid mixture over nut mixture, stirring to combine. Add chia seed if you haven't already. Mix well. 8. Pour the combined nuts-and-honey mixture into the prepared tray and press together using wet hands or a spoon pressing firmly to ensure the ingredients are well packed together. 9. Leave the mixture to sit for 2 hours, cover it, and then place in the freezer for at least 1 hour 10. Remove from the freezer and cut into chunk-sized pieces or muesli bars slices with a very sharp knife. You can eat like this or serve crumbled up for a grain-free cereal with coconut or almond milk!

3.APRICOT SMOOTHIE

APRICOT SMOOTHIE

SUGAR FREEUnsweetened almond milk works in this recipe instead of yogurt if you are weight-watching. However, the flavor won't be as rich, and the texture not be as creamy.
Ingredients: •1 cup raw halved apricots
•6 ice cubes
•1 cup plain natural yogurt
•1 Tbsp honey or equivalent Stevia sweetener (optional)
Directions: Blend apricots, yogurt, ice cubes & sugar in a blender until the mixture is thick and frothy. (serves 2) Packs a sweet-n-sour tang that's extra refreshing. Place an apricot half on top for the older kids.

4.Breakfast in a Glass

HEALTHY BREAKFAST IN A GLASS

Bananas are high in potassium, have fiber and protein, but are high in fructose. They are however a natural fruit and a "food" so eating in moderation, especially for breakfast when you have a busy morning ahead of you is okay. If not, leave out the banana and go for a berry smoothie instead! Try squeezing your own fruit juices.

 Ingredients: •1 1/4 cups natural orange juice
•1/2 ripe small banana, peeled and sliced (12g of sugar per 100g and 23g of carbs, but 2.6g in dietary fiber)
•1 1/2 cups frozen berries such as blueberries or raspberries
•1/2 cup silken tofu (optional - it has 2.7g of sugar per 100g and 1.9g of carbs)
•a few ice cubes, crushed
Directions: Mix orange juice, banana, berries, tofu & crushed ice until smooth and frothy. Very tasty – brimming with soy protein, fiber, and a host of other nutrients. Give this smoothie the party look by decorating it with an umbrella, straw, and slice of fruit.

5.Nutty Porridge

If the dried fruit is too high in sugar for you in this recipe, opt for fresh apricots or berries instead.

 Ingredients: 

1 cup oatmeal (or quick oats. Oatmeal have has 0.5g sugar per 100g and 12g of carbs) 

2 cups water salt to taste 

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

 1/4 cup prunes or raisins (prunes have 38g of sugar per 100g, raisins have have 59g of sugar per 100g) 1/4 cup sliced almonds, or walnuts (almonds 3.5g sugar per 100g and 22g carbs. Walnuts have 2.6g sugar and 14g carbs) 

1 cup milk of your choice

 1/2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup

 *Garnish with fruit and walnuts if desired. 

Directions: 1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan with the salt 

2. Turn heat to low and add the oats 38 

3. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring so that the oatmeal doesn't stick together.

4. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and almonds, stir, cover the pan and turn off heat.

 Let sit for a few minutes. Serve with milk and honey.