I had a meaningful conversation Saturday with my neighbor about out health and family members health. I told her we've been doing this thing called keto and she said her doctor recommended a ketogenic diet for her as well. Low carb and a keto diet are similar but I believe the keto diet has helped us get fast results and feel better then any "diet" before. It's all about increase healthy fats to flush out bad fat and decreasing carbs to make your body use fat as your fuel tank. The protein intake doesn't even change that much from a standard diet. Just remember...increase healthy fats and decrease carbohydrates. Being that we were just talking about this way of eating and I had a yummy soup in the crock pot I told her I'd send some over so she could taste why this doesn't feel like a diet at all. The food is rich and hearty. A little goes a long way. Here is my recipe. Enchilada Chicken Soup 3 Pre-cooked chicken breasts, shredded 2 cups chicken broth (reserve 2 cups as needed to thin down after cooking if desired) 1/2 cup enchilada sauce 6 garlic cloves diced 1/2 chopped onion 4 tbls salsa 1 8oz block of cream cheese 1 package of taco seasoning 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tsp of xanthan gum for thickening Add additional water per cup as needed during cooking. Cook in slow cooker, on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours. With hand help mixer beat the mixture until liquid is smooth. Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, chives, or cheese crisps. MACROS (8 servings) Approx 8oz Calories 259 Fat 23g Protein 10g Carb 2g
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Joyce
10/2/2017 10:34:09 am
Is a serving 8ozs?
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Krista
11/27/2017 10:10:54 pm
What enchilada sauce do you use?
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Lynn
1/4/2018 09:56:11 pm
I've made this at least 10 times without the xantham gum and the LOVED it! Put the xantham gum in it tonight and it's so gross, I'm going to have to throw it away. I may have done something wrong, but I never going to try with that ingredient again. Such a waste of money and time! Especially when it's so good with out it.
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Courtney
1/5/2018 05:44:05 pm
I have made it several times with the xanthan gum and it has been delicious every time! I am out of xanthan gum today, so we shall see what the difference is without it.
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Cassandra
1/17/2018 09:11:45 pm
Thanks for the tip.
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