VEGANLY LOW CARB BBQ CHIPOTLE CAUIFLOWER TACOS

It’s not a Taco Tuesday or a Taco Thursday, however, it is…. a Happy Wednesday.

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And these are Happy:) TACOS:)

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Low Carb, Low Sugar, Low effort and HIGHLY TASTY;)

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These Mr. Tortilla Low Carb tortillas are amazing. I purchase them on Amazon.

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G Hughes Sauces are amazingly Low Carb//No Sugar with an outstanding variety. Amazon has them, and also, Walmart.

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CHEERS.

CCCF 7 – ⓋAQUITOS

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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My favorite number is seven:) Keeping Carbs down is now essential for my survival. Well, for almost a year, now. I was a, and still am a, Carb addict… Food isn’t always friendly, but there’s many of ways to cheat the high Carbs and still consume some favorites. It’s fun:)

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VEGAN CCCF TAQUITOS

  • ‘Chicken’ W/ CHIVES & PEPPER
  • Daiya
  • RICED CAULI
  • LC Tortillas
  • ARUGULA, chopped
  • High temp bake
  • PICO

REFRIED BEANS

  • VEGGIE REFRIED BEANS
  • DRIED : CILANTRO, OREGANO, GARLIC, CAYENNE
  • ALMOND MILK
  • PEPPER
  • DAIYA
  • BLACK SOYBEANS 🙂

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CHEERS.

CCCF 6 – ⓋEGAN MEATLESS ROUNDS W/ MUSTARDY SAUERKRAUT

CCCF = CARB CONSCIENCE COMFORT FOOD

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Making delicious low carb meals are essential for and to me – being type one diabetic. It’s sometimes easy keeping my blood sugars down, but sometimes difficult. I had a strange morning with a massive peak in glucose levels.

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CCCF VEG MUSTARDY MEATLESS BALLS & SAUERKRAUT

  • MEATBALLS
  • SAUERKRAUT
  • MUSTARDS
  • ONION
  • SEASONINGS: LS, PEPPER, LIGHT SEA SALT, ROSEMARY, JALAPENO POWDER
  • ARUGULA/SPINACH
  • RICED CAULIFLOWER
  • GARLIC

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Ellie was intrigued:)

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CHEERS.

CCCF 4 – Ⓥ Beyond ‘steak’ & Eggless Tacos

Happy WBC (World Baseball Classic:) excitements!

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CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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Originally, Tostadas were thought of with these ingredients, but tacos were desired more – with ease of consumption;)

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Beyond Steak & Eggless Tostada FOLDED

  • Just Egg
  • Scallions
  • Salt/Pepper
  • Cayenne
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • ‘Cheese’
  • Steakless
  • Spinach/Arugula
  • Low Carb Tortilla

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CCCF 3 – Ⓥ Tofu Fried Riced Cauliflowered

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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Just Egg is the best Vegan Egg option used yet. It was utilized in this spin off recipe with LOW CARBS, Veganism and deliciousness:)

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These posts aren’t posted to teach anyone how to cook//prepare food, because recipes are just guidelines – anyways… These post are meant to inspire and show ideas.

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Tofu Fried Riced Cauliflower

  • Tofu
  • Garlic
  • Just egg
  • Veggies
  • Scallions
  • Salt/pepper/cayenne
  • Olive oil
  • Sesame oil
  • Soy sauce
  • Onion
  • Steamed Riced Cauliflower

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CHEERS.

CCCF 2 Ⓥ Chipotle Tofu Tostada

Happy March!

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Two new Ⓥegan products were utilized and enjoyed for today’s lunch:)

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The Ⓥegan ‘cheese’ doesn’t melt , as doesn’t most Ⓥegan ‘cheese, the way I wish it would. Daiya ‘cheese’ melts a little better. These LOW CARB Tortillas are amazing:) Small, but delicious and seemingly versatile, as they need to be.

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CCCF =Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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  • Tofu

Mixed with

  • Soy sauce
  • Sesame Oil
  • Ginger
  • Rosemary
  • Olive oil
  • Crushed Red Pepper
  • Chipotle
  • Garlic Powder
  • Pepper
  • Sea Salt
  • Onion Powder
  • Paprika
  • Cilantro 🌿
  • Liquid smoke 💨

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It’s basically whatever ya got, whatever you’re feeling – to combine into an awesome plate.

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CHEERS.

 

 

Lower Carb Chickenless Parmesan w/ Meatless Sauce

HELLO:)

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Gardein Chickenless patties are phenomenal and extremely “hefty” for being Ⓥegan. Chicken Parm in Vegan or Vegetarian style has been prepared before, but not in a lower carb fashion. I had FUN with this one:)

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Making this a meal, was to add spaghetti – in my eyes and tastebuds! Spaghetti is high carbs, which is unfortunate… Being a recovering carb addict, I LOVE spaghetti! Not as much as Linguine, but…. Low Carb Spaghetti does exist. It’s not perfect as a lot of substitution foods are. Aren’t?

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CHEERS FOR CAPERS:)

Happy New Year Tomatoes

I’m hopeful for an outstanding and prosperous 2023. We’ve all had some interesting and challenging last couple of years.

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All of us deserve an easier year!

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Roasted Tomatoes were made and thoroughly enjoyed.

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Simple, versatile and delicious.

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I sliced the Tomatoes and placed on parchment paper to be seasoned and topped with Ⓥ Parmesan ‘Cheese’ or regular Parmesan Cheese – depending on diet and preference:)

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Cheers to a new year!

Pasta Zero Spaghetti

Probably the most difficult thing about being diagnosed with Type One Diabetes, for me, is having to cut out a lot of my favorite foods from my diet. Monitoring Carb intake isn’t hard – it takes discipline and low carb food.

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My goal is Not to take insulin if I don’t have to. The deciding factor is food consumed and the carbs included. Vegetables usually have moderate to extreme Carbs. Luckily, not all.

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I tend to make exceptions for higher Carb foods that are high in Fiber and/or Protein. Also, I am not perfect.

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I found this Pasta! It is Pasta Zero by Nasoya. It’s Vegan, gluten free, low Carb and Calories. For the first time since being diagnosed Diabetic, I enjoyed guiltless Spaghetti. It was delicious and I give it two thumbs up without the insulin:)

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Cheers.

Lower Carb Pizza Cheat

Since being a young child I remember how special and comforting Pizza has been and my addiction to this wonderful food. The older I become, the less Pizza I can consume. Chicago style deep dish pizza is one of my favorite styles of Pizza to eat. That style has always been a occasional enjoyment because of its higher price. Regular deep dish or pan Pizza has been, in my eyes, the most economical for amount of Pizza density.

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Since, checking my blood sugar 40-50 times a day with my Freestyle Libre 2 sensor, I’ve noticed how much Pizza and its large amounts of delicious Carbs bring havoc to my glucose levels. It’s unfortunate, but my Pizza addiction evolves, significantly, this year.

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Store bought (frozen to be cooked) pizza is no longer good for me unless I want to inject extra insulin, being type ONE Diabetic. My goal is not to inject insulin, however, my body isn’t that simple.

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Here’s my latest Pizza cheat. These low carb Tortillas aren’t very low carb, but the Fiber excuses the carbs – for the most part. The Egg White “wraps” along with the Mozzarella Cheese aren’t Vegan, but I do not see Veganism offering the delicious food in a low carb state as much as the Vegetarian food.

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The Aldi low carb tortillas were 19 g carbs, 4 g protein and 15 g FIBER… Still jumping my blood sugar levels, just not as much as any other regular Pizza.

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CHEERS.