Type 2 Diabetes is a disease that affects blood sugar regulation. The management of this disease can be difficult. Adjustments in lifestyle, diet, and exercise are keys to maintaining healthy body weight and managing diabetes. These days, many people managing Type 2 Diabetes are being advised to turn to the ketogenic diet. Read more about how the ketogenic diet can help T2D.

With game day parties, you want recipes that are easy to graze on throughout the event. People don’t sit down and eat through two or three courses as they might do during a holiday party. Everyone is up and down, and they need foods that can be easily transported, shared, and do just fine on a paper plate. And if you know there’s going to be tempting treats like pizza at your Superbowl watch party, then you definitely need to have some keto-friendly game day recipes available to help you resist that temptation!

You know, I manage to make it through Thanksgiving and  Christmas without much of a problem. So many of the foods that we celebrate with on those holidays can be safely eaten while on keto. Superbowl Sunday is a whole other beast, though. If you’re going to make it through game day on keto, you’re going to need a plan! Here’s what I do before a major get together where I know there will be lots of food choices that aren’t keto.

Occasionally, you just get a craving for Chinese food. Movie night with the bestie, a night in with a good book, or after a long week at work. You just need some Chinese food. While it’s often easy to order keto-friendly versions of many of your favorite foods at some restaurants, finding keto-friendly Chinese food is an entirely different challenge.

Enjoy the Keto-friendly recipes of my top 7 favorite Chinese dishes!

Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is coming up at the end of January. Like many celebrations where we end up with family, food has become a part of the tradition. Whether you’re celebrating just for fun, or it’s an important part of your culture, being on the keto diet while trying to celebrate can be challenging. I’ve put together some tips on how to ketofy your favorite Chinese foods.
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Finally! When the cold season hits, I LOVE comfort foods and sharing them with my family and friends! If you’re into entertaining, we’ve moved from outdoor get-togethers to cozier (and maybe even formal) indoor parties.

Read my full list of Keto-Friendly Appetizer, Soup, Main Dish or Dessert Recipes to enjoy the best winter parties, Keto-approved! 

Starting the ketogenic diet for health can be the first step of a journey that will last a (longer) lifetime. It can be the keystone to weight loss, a more fit body, lower A1C levels, and more health benefits.
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Did you veer off of your keto plan during the holidays or did you stay the course? There is no wrong answer here. Just remember, the only negative thing about ‘veering off’ is not coming back! Read more... 

What started as a little bit of delicious stuffing or a slice of pie on Thanksgiving has rapidly progressed and now you find that you’ve veered far away from the ketogenic diet plan. You’re feeling like you’re deep underwater and you aren’t sure how to get back on the keto diet wagon. Read my 8 ways on how to get back on the ketogenic diet wagon. 

One of the things I love about winter is that I can spend more time playing around in the kitchen. That means more experiments with yummy keto-friendly recipes. I love playing with desserts in the winter months because it’s no big deal if I heat the kitchen up making keto-friendly cupcakes or keto-friendly pies.