Culinary Corner

Summer’s finally here, and for many of us that can mean more social engagements taking full advantage of the nice weather. But some of those fun summer BBQ’s can also come with calorie-laden options that can get in the way of our healthy goals. So let’s talk about some strategies to work around potential pitfalls. [...]

MY TWO-DAY CHALLENGE While I’ve already established that low-carb works best when it simply becomes your everyday way of eating—your lifestyle— with your body in a state of ketosis and burning fat, I’d now like to issue a challenge, something completely different for those people who can’t quite break their reliance on carbohydrates. My [...]

Getting Started So you’re ready to make one of the most important decisions of your life: to change the way you look at food and to change your eating habits. For many people who have successfully lost weight, the moment they knew they could do it was the moment when something just “clicked”. For [...]

Everyone gets food cravings, whether you are watching your weight or otherwise. These cravings are often for carbohydrates, as they are often the quickest way to get the densest number of calories into your body. When you aren’t eating low-carb, they are your body’s preferred fuel source, so you’re practically hardwired to crave carbohydrates. [...]

Making a resolution to change is quick and easy. It only takes a moment—a spark of inspiration—to decide that things can be different: that you don’t have to continue down the same path or make the same choices. Things don’t have to spiral out of control. You can resolve to make something better. Resolutions are [...]

As sugar is a carbohydrate, you can’t eat low-carb without cutting out all types of real sugar, including sucrose, glucose, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, added fructose, cane juice, cane syrup, and honey. But once you’ve cut these things out of your diet, you’re inevitably still going to want to indulge in something sweet. You’re [...]

First and foremost, I am a chef, not a doctor, nutritionist, or scientist. My experiments are with ingredients, not test tubes. You wouldn’t want a doctor writing recipes (many have), but you should consult a doctor or nutritionist before making changes to the way you eat. You should also understand that my explanation of how [...]

An Essential Change Fifteen years ago, the scene around the Stella family dinner table looked bleak. There was usually a stack of pizza boxes. Empty soda cans and bottles were thrown into a recycling bin between our feet. Then there was us…all twelve hundred-plus pounds of us. George Stella at 467lbs in 1999 [...]

You’ve probably heard of several low-carb plans over the years, such as Atkins or Paleo. The options can be a bit overwhelming at first; however, most of these plans share at least one basic principle: eating natural foods that are not processed. Because of this, I have chosen to write all my recipes using only [...]