My most popular healthy food recipes.

One dish I find myself missing the most since going low-carb decades ago is pasta. I’ve tried many different low-carb versions over the years and it comes down to texture. This Low-Carb Pasta Carbonara recipe calls for low-carb, egg-based noodles that cannot be replaced so follow the directions carefully. After boiling the “pasta” for 10 minutes, the texture tastes as close to the real thing as possible, yet provides me with protein and zero carbohydrates, the key to staying insulin sensitive and metabolically flexible. I love this simple, healthy carbonara sauce, keeping this recipe animal-based for me, which helps me maintain my lean muscle mass, our longevity organ.

Shawarma is an Arab meal that is made by grilling meat on a spit. Since most of us don’t have a spit, I created this delicious version for my family. We love topping ours with pickles, pickled red onion and olives, and sheep milk yogurt for a tangy finish, but feel free to create your own version. You can buy a store-bought shawarma seasoning mix, but I prefer to make my own, making sure I’m using pure ingredients with no fillers or additives. You can use this on beef, pork and even shrimp to change it up. Eating a low-carb diet may be very helpful in weight loss, weight maintenance and burning fat for fuel versus glucose. Low-carb diets support the mobilization of stored fat on the body to use as energy, the preferred fuel source for your heart and brain. Whenever choosing chicken, it is best to purchase pasture-raised, organic chicken to minimize incoming toxins, which ultimately lead to chronic inflammation - the root of all diseases. Enjoy!

Who doesn’t love a solid bowl of chili on a cold, winter day? Who doesn’t eat beans? I am not one to recommend beans due to their high level of anti-nutrients called lectins. All plant food have anti-nutrients, some more than others. Legumes (beans, peanuts, soybeans), and whole grains can interfere with the absorption of calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc. Cooking them absolutely reduces the lectin load some, but I, for one, work too hard on my daily nutrition to consume foods high in lectins. Besides, my chili recipe is full of flavor and texture - you will not miss those beans or the gas!

Low-Carb Crispy Chicken? Trust me, this will be a top 5 meal for you. Eating a low-carb lifestyle is so important for layers of reasons. Stabilize your blood sugar levels, having more energy, building more muscle and sleeping deeper are all low-carb benefits. I triple the batch just so I can use them all week in salads and sandwiches with zero carb bread. They’re great cut up into strips for kids - just add they’re favorite healthy dip. These are oven cooked, but if you have an air-fryer, that’ll work really well. If you are able to, buy pasture-raised, organic chicken to keep this as toxic free as possible. Eating clean foods helps to keep inflammation down. I look for pork rinds that are baked or cooked in pasture-raised pork fat. And, if you’re dairy free, omit the cheese - it’ll be just as delicious.

Cool fall and winter months mean comfort food to me. There’s nothing better than a kitchen filled with the aroma of braised meats cooking with fresh herbs. My Braised Short Ribs recipe is so easy to make and doesn’t take all day. As a carnivore, I don’t use anything except mineral salt and broth, but this recipe is designed for you to add your own personal touches that your family will love. Beef short ribs are a nutrient-dense packed meal, with healthy fats and cholesterol. We need cholesterol to make our hormones, to help convert sunlight on our skin to vitamin D in our bodies, and to protect our cells by making that protective myelin sheath around them. Serve these over my Mashed Cauliflower recipe, on top of homemade pizzas (low-carb of course), or in a bowl of broth for a nice warming soup.

The Tomahawk steak is the holy grail of steaks in my book. I’m all about marbled fat and bone-in meats. No need to be intimidated by this Flintstone cut. My Seared Tomahawk Steak recipe is foolproof and delicious every time. Eating nutrient dense animal-based food is essential for optimal human health. Eating foods that provide us with the bioavailable forms of nutrients supports our body with healthy cellular function, brain and heart health, energy production, hormonal balance, healthy hair and skin growth, and lean muscle mass, our longevity organ.

This delicious Low-Carb Lasagna dish is animal-based, full of protein and healthy fats. Animal-based protein is the healthiest way to bring in all the amino acids you need to reach optimal health. In this lasagna recipe, I use an egg-based mixture to create the low-carb noodle sheets, keeping the carb count very low, which will regulate blood glucose levels. High blood glucose levels lead to a host of health issues, including metabolic dysfunction. Eating a low-carb to zero-carb diet supports us in mobilizing stored fat to be then used as an efficient energy source instead of glucose, helping you to lose weight. The healthy fats, along with the protein, will keep you satiated for hours. Animal-based foods contain nutrients that are already packaged in their bioavailable form so that your body doesn’t have to do the extra work converting them like in plant-based foods. This ensures that you are obtaining over 60% of the nutrition supplied to your body. It’s a tasty low-carb, comfort food option.

I absolutely love prime rib. Since I was a young girl, it was my go-to menu option whenever present. My Reverse Sear Smoked Prime Rib recipe is a level-up and so easy to make. Yes, you need access to a smoker and I was fortunate enough to create this recipe with my long-time dear friends at their lake house this summer on their Traeger. This recipe serves a lot of people, making it perfect for a celebration or family feast. I used the leftovers for breakfast steak bites for the next couple of days by cubing pieces and sautéing them in grass-fed butter with more sea salt. Animal based nutrition provides us with bioavailable nutrients, like B vitamins (not found in plants), amino acids to help us build muscle and healthy omega-3 fatty acids for brain and heart health. Feeling satiated and nourished from eating animal proteins is a key component to weight loss so that we are better able to crush our sugar cravings.