Low Carb - Taco Tuesday
IT'S TACO TUESDAY! Enjoy a guilt-free taco night with these all cheese taco shells, and yes that means NO CARBS. Eat your heart out Taco Bell, these tacos put your Dorito Nacho Cheese Tacos to shame. In fact these flavor infused tacos will make any Mexican Restaurant envious.
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LOW CARB - TACO TUESDAY
IT'S TACO TUESDAY! Enjoy a guilt-free taco night with these all cheese taco shells, and yes that means NO CARBS. Eat your heart out Taco Bell, these tacos put your Dorito Nacho Cheese Tacos to shame. In fact these flavor infused tacos will make any Mexican Restaurant envious.
IT'S TACO TIME!
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SERVINGS
Makes 12 Tacos Serving Size: 2 Tacos
INGREDIENTS
SHELL
- 9 cups chedder cheese (recommended 3/4 cup per shell)
Filling
- 1 lb Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey (or ground beef)
- 1/2 packet Taco Seasonings
- 2/3 cup water
Toppings
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1/2 cup salsa
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
STEP 2: Spread 3/4 cup shredded cheese into circle on greased cooking sheet. Cook shells 5-10 minutes, until edges start to brown.
STEP 3: Remove taco shells from oven, let cool a minute, then use spatula to gently remove shell from cooking sheet. Place for a minute on paper towels to soak up unnecessary grease. Drape taco shells over kitchen utensil handles (Start taco fillings while shells are drying).
STEP 4: Brown the ground turkey as per directions on package. Mix in taco seasonings and water, heat to boil. Let simmer 3-4 minutes.
STEP 5: Dish taco filling into dried taco shells and top with desired toppings.
STEP 6 It's now time for TACO TUESDAY!
- BEVERAGES How can you have Taco Tuesday without some Cancun Cocktails? Don't worry we got you covered, here's a drink that will add just the right amount of bubbles and sweetness and no artificial nothing! Try this No Carb Cancun Cocktail. Recipe here.
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The Best Low Carb Pizza
Ok picture it...it's mid-week, you want to have date night (or fun-filled family movie night), but you're on this diet....you can't have carbs, what to do?
From our Italian style kitchen to yours, we bring you the best, I mean the best..... Keto-licious Pepperoni Pizza (actually it rivals even the most gourmet of Pizza Parlors).
As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. It will feel like cheat day with this so-low-carb pizza . . . but oh wait, you don't need a cheat day for this pizza. Each serving (2 slices, cause I mean really, who can stop at just one) has only 7.6g of Carbs.
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THE BEST LOW CARB PIZZA - PEPPERONI
Ok picture it...it's mid-week, you want to have date night (or fun-filled family movie night), but you're on this diet....you can't have carbs, what to do?
Well normally, you'd call up Pizza Hut and order a Pepperoni Lover's Garlic Parmesian Pizza, when it arrives, you sit down and eat 2 slices, then realize, wait, you just ate 54g of Carbs, 26g of Fat, and 560 Calories! Wow!
Now drop and give me 30 minutes of burpees to burn off those carbs!
From our Italian style kitchen to yours, we bring you the best, I mean the best..... Keto-licious Pepperoni Pizza (actually it rivals even the most gourmet of Pizza Parlors).
As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. It will feel like cheat day with this so-low-carb pizza . . . but oh wait, you don't need a cheat day for this pizza. Each serving (2 slices, cause I mean really, who can stop at just one) has only 7.6g of Carbs.
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SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1/2 Pizza
INGREDIENTS
CRUST
- 3 eggs whites
- 1 cups shredded mozzarella
Topping
- ¼ cup pizza sauce (make sure to keep as low carb as possible)
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 cup shredded chedder cheese
- ¼ cup mini pepperonis
Dipping Drizzle Sauce
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp. dried oregano
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
STEP 2: Beat the eggs. Blend in the mozzarella cheese. For best results, pour mixture into greased pie pan. Bake the crust in oven for 15 minutes until the pizza crust turns golden.
STEP 3: While the pizza is in the oven make the garlic drizzle-dipping sauce: Recipe here.
STEP 4: Remove crust and let cool for a few minutes. Transfer pizza to cooking sheet. Brush or drizzle 1 Tbsp. of the garlic dipping sauce over crust.
STEP 5: Increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees.
STEP 6: Mix the pizza sauce and oregano, then ladle onto the crust. Top with the chedder cheese and mini pepperonis.
STEP 7: Place pizza back in oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the crust and cheese have started to brown.
STEP 8: Remove from over and cut into 4 slices. 1 serving is 2 slices. IT'S PIZZA PIE TIME!
- TOPPINGS If you want other oh so tasty low-carb toppings, you can add olives, spinach, any meat you want, or onions.
- BEVERAGES Nothing goes better with pizza than coke... well here at DRAEKK we are boycotting sweetners of all kinds, so no coke, no diet coke, but here is a drink that will add just the right amount of bubbles and sweetness and no artificial nothing! Try this No-Guilt Bubbly Coctail. Recipe here.
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EGG MUFFINS - Crustless Quiche Lorraine
It's Low Carb Party Time!!!
Nothing screams brunch like quiche! From our healthy kitchen to yours, we bring you the Guiltless Crustless Quiche Lorraine. This Crustless Quiche Lorraine is a yummy twist on a classic recipe. Loaded with bacon, eggs, half & half, onions and cheese, so much flavor you won't even miss the crust! As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. Weight a quiche designed to eat on a diet.....yes, you heard us right! Without the crust this is a perfect quick grab-n-go breakfast or snack with minimal carbs.
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EGG MUFFINS - CRUSTLESS QUICHE LORRAINE
Nothing screams brunch like quiche! From our healthy kitchen to yours, we bring you the Guiltless Crustless Quiche Lorraine. As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. Without the crust this is a perfect quick grab-n-go breakfast or snack with minimal carbs.
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SERVINGS
12 muffins (serving size is 1 muffin)
INGREDIENTS
- 6 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ½ cup chopped white onion
- ½ cup chopped green onion
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 eggs
- 5 egg whites
- 1 cup half & half
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- ½ cup chopped spinach (destem)
- ½ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. salt
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
STEP 2: Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in skillet. Add chopped onion and cook until slightly brown. Add crumbled precooked bacon.
STEP 3: In a large mixing bowl mix eggs, egg whites, half & half, flour, cheese, pepper, and salt.
STEP 4: Into the greased muffin cups divide the bacon and onions among the 12 muffin cups, then add the chopped spinach.
STEP 5: Ladle enough egg mixture into each muffin cup to fill the tin about 2/3 full.
STEP 6: Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes (depending on size of muffin tin).
STEP 7: Enjoy this quick-grab low-carb breakfast every morning!
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WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - Guilt Free Summer Cocktail
It's Low Carb Party Time!!!
If you like to party, but still have goals in the gym then this is the drink for you! This No Guilt Cran-Razz Alcoholic drink will keep you in the fun while still on track for your goals!
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GUILT-FREE CRAN-RAZZ COCKTAIL
Let's raise a glass to you!!! We're celebrating you and your decision to make today a good day! If you like to party, but still have goals in the gym, here's a drink for you!! This Guilt Free Cran-Razz is one of my absolute fav summer drinks, a mixture of two great tastes that’s berry delightful with nothing artificial. A perfect way to toast to Hump Day.
SERVINGS
1 serving
INGREDIENTS
- 12 oz. (1 can) Cran-Razz La Croix Sparkling Water
- Dash of Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice
- Shot of vodka
- Garnish with fresh raspberries
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Pour chilled Cran-Rasspberry La Croix into glass filled with ice. Add the Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice, shot of vodka, and gently stir.
STEP 2: For added flare, add muddled respberries or whole frozen raspberries.
STEP 3: ENJOY!
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WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - UGH, Do I Really Need To Drink Water?
Summer is officially here! As temperatures sour into the 100's you may find yourself in need of a cool down! Whether it be a hike down the Grand Canyon to Havasu Falls or lounging on the lawn under a sprinkler . . . H2O is the hero of the hour. Learn about the facts of H2O and some ways to make it taste even tasting!
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WELCOME TO WET + WILD WEDNESDAY -
UGH... DO I REALLY NEED TO DRINK WATER?
Yes it came that fast...those days of being couped up in the house, longing for those warmer days are over. But, now that it's here, the temperatures are rising well into the 100's and you are not quite sure if this is really what you envisioned summer would be like.
Maybe you pictured yourself looking summer sultry with your peeps, but in reality you feel like hell has risen to the surface and there's no way you're going outside.
No worries...today is your lucky day, here at DRAEKK we can help you combat the heat! If you are still brave enough to venture outside, maybe take a hike (10 miles there + 10 miles back) to Havasu Falls - pictured. After a long grueling, yet awe inspiring hike, dive into the refreshing turquoise waters at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Or if you are a bit more tame and would like to leave the summer hiking to the crazy ones, maybe your cool paradise is a bit closer to home. You may be one of the lucky few to have a pool, live near the beach, or even own a sprinkler. Either way there are many, many ways to beat the heat...but, by far the most important is staying hydrated.
About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water . . .
Your body is made up of 60-70% water . . .
It would seem by conventional wisdom that water, H2O is vital to your health and well-being.
We are told the rule of 8 - 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water is necessary every day.
UGH . . . BUT I HATE WATER, DO I REALLY NEED TO DRINK IT?
Okay, so yes, a large, large amount of people say they hate water or that they don't like the taste of it! Some people will drink a coke or tea and think that well, its liquid right, it's has to hydrate me...
FALSE oh so false.
- Alcohol
- caffeinated Tea
- Coffee
- Soda
- Milk
Dehydration and sunstroke can cause life-long health issues. According to the National Institute of Health, signs of mild to moderate dehydration are:
- Thirst
- Dry or sticky mouth
- Not urinating much
- Darker yellow urine
- Dry, cool skin
- Headache
- Muscle cramps
Signs of severe dehydration are:
- Not urinating, or very dark yellow or amber-colored urine
- Dry, shriveled skin
- Irritability or confusion
- Dizziness or light-headedness
- Rapid heartbeat
- Rapid breathing
- Sunken eyes
- Shock (not enough blood flow through the body)
Checkout Bodybuilding.com post by Krissy Kendell, Phd on Everything You Need to Know About Hydration. It's a great tutorial on the benefits of water as well as it has a nifty calculator on your individual water intake needs.
OK FINE HOW DO I MAKE WATER TASTE GOOD THEN?!?!
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WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - STRETCH ZONE
You've heard of the SPLASH ZONE...well we at DRAEKK would like to introduce you to the STRETCH ZONE!
It may be summer, but as any good athlete knows there is no off season! Add this stretch routine to your beach vacation...then take them home and incorporate them into your daily workouts! Avoid injury and increase flexibility and strength with these stretches!
WELCOME TO WET + WILD WEDNESDAY
STRETCH ZONE
You've heard of the SPLASH ZONE...well we at DRAEKK would like to introduce you to the STRETCH ZONE.
If this is your first time joining us for WET + WILD WEDNESDAY checkout last week's WET + WILD post to get the full frontal on what we're about.
It may be summer, but that's no excuse to not get your workouts in (at the very least, your stretches)! Add this stretch/yoga routine to your beach vacation...then take them home and incorporate them into your daily workouts!
Avoid injury, increase flexibility and strength with these stretches!
There are a lot of myths about stretching...should you stretch before/after a workout...should you stretch at all, what about dynamic stretching vs. static stretch. Join us next week as we DEBUNK the most common myths about stretching and prove to you ... oh, and show you how to properly and effectively stretch for your body.
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