Low Carb Pizza

Recipe of the Week

I hear many people saying that eating low carb is boring as you can't have your favourite foods, I tend to disagree, here is my recipe for low carb pizza

*3 eggs

Salt (only use good quality salt)

Tomato puree (make sure it is a low sugar one)

Mozzarella to taste (do not use grated mozzarella in a bag from the supermarket as it is often mixed with flour)

Topping of your choice (I used ham and mushroom)

Olive oil

Oregano

Beat 3 eggs in a bowl and add a pinch of salt then cook them in a round pan, this is your base

Take out of pan and let then egg base cool

Spread with tomato puree

Add mozzarella

Add your topping

Drizzle with olive oil

Sprinkle with oregano

Pop under the grill for a few moments and make sure the cheese has melted

*You could also add Pork Panko to your eggs for a crispier base

Filling and delicious

Alison

Does Eating Fat Make You Fat?

 Will I Be Fat If I Eat Fat?

The simple answer to this is no, not if it is the correct type of fat

Lots of people believe that they cannot have fat in their diet as it is bad for you, makes you ill, piles on the pounds etc........I could go on

Fat has been demonised for many years and yes some fats that are in processed foods or margarine are very bad for you (even birds won't eat margarine)

So what is a Good (Real) Fat?

Good fats are found in bacon, butter, bacon grease, egg yolks

These types of fats are very satiating and filling - this why some people can eat a load of doughnuts for example and not feel full as there is no real fat in them so you after a short time they feel hungry again

Try the bacon test, cook 10 pieces of bacon and eat them until you are comfortably stuffed and see how long you feel full for

Now try the same experiment on 5 cakes and notice the difference

This is very typical for an all you can eat Chinese buffet, yes the food is delicious and we all probably eat way too much, however do you feel you could eat again perhaps an hour or so later!

So the message is don't be hungry all the time, add fat to your diet it is good for you and will be absorbed by the body so you won't gain extra pounds - butter, coconut oil, avocado oil and if you are cooking at low temperatures olive oil

Alison