CiaoCarb High-Protein Cookies now available at CarbSmart

Some of the very best high-quality low-carb products aren’t made and manufactured in the United States. Unfortunately, the big low-carb “craze” that swept across America in the early part of this decade with all their low-carb impostor products ruined the reputation of some truly great companies who made some remarkable foods for your healthy low-carb lifestyle. Meanwhile, low-carb companies are thriving with some rather amazing products overseas.

You’ll recall the UK-based GoLower nut bars thriving when they were imported into the U.S. for the first time in 2006 and they went on to become the fastest-selling new product in the history of low-carb retail giant CarbSmart. Now the folks at CarbSmart are ready to launch an equally exciting product in 2008 imported directly from Italy to the American low-carb consumer for the first time.

The product is called CiaoCarb Cookies and they are very low-carb, protein-packed morsels of healthy goodness that taste absolutely fabulous! I don’t know if you’ve ever tried any other “low-carb” cookies before, but most are absolutely disgusting, fall apart and crumble when you try to hold them, and leave you wondering if you’ll ever get to enjoy this sweet treat again. After trying these CiaoCarb Cookies for myself, I can tell you cookies are back and I’m hooked!

With a full 10g of protein in each cookie packaged in pairs, you can use these as a perfect pre-workout power-up snack, breakfast replacement, or anytime you want a little something healthy and delicious to eat. Best of all, the net carbs are so negligible (less than a third of a net carbohydrate in each cookie!) that it’s virtually ZERO carbs!

Of course, these CiaoCarb Cookies are sugar-free which makes them PERFECT for diabetics and look and taste like a crunchy gourmet cookie you would purchase in Italy. Available in Almond, Chocolate, Coconut, Coffee, Lemon, and Orange (my personal favorite!) flavors, these cookies have just 95 calories each and are sweetened with a blend of maltitol, Splenda, and ACE-K. Although I’m not usually a fan of maltitol in low-carb products, I was pleasantly surprised that these did not bother me like some other products do. With less maltitol, there was little to no reaction. AWESOME!!!

This is very likely gonna be CarbSmart’s 2008 breakout product of the year, so order your own stash of CiaoCarb Cookies today. They are available EXCLUSIVELY at CarbSmart right now, so go ahead and give them a try. You will no doubt LOVE these cookies as much as I do and CarbSmart will stand behind their quality 100%. If you don’t like ‘em, then CarbSmart will take care of you. But you WILL eat these up!

I’d love to hear your feedback about these innovative low-carb cookies directly from Italy, so try ‘em and lemme know what you think! ENJOY!

True Lemon products catching on with busy health enthusiasts

On a recent trip down to Atlanta, Georgia to visit with some friends there, they took us to the gym where they workout. When we walked in and started to sign our names as guests, I couldn’t help but notice the counter display for True Lemon sitting right there with lots of little packets for the members to try this amazing product in their bottled water during their workouts. It made me proud to have them as a sponsor at my blog because they really do have an incredible product for anyone living a healthy and busy lifestyle!

In fact, True Lemon is looking for some enthusiastic stay-at-home moms and housewives primarily to join their True Crew–a group of wonderful people just like YOU who spread the True Lemon word by contacting select businesses and non-profit groups to talk about this amazing product. If you already love True Lemon (and who doesn’t?), are excited and don’t mind talking with people, know how to use Excel and aren’t afraid to pick up the phone and tell somebody about the True Lemon products, then simply e-mail True Lemon at customercare@truelemon.com for more information about joining the True Crew team.

Oh Canada! You’ve asked about how to find True Lemon in your country and now you’ve got it! CLICK HERE for a store locater listing of the provinces where you can purchase True Lemon products. If you’re still having trouble finding True Lemon products in stores there, then please visit this online store in Canada to order.

In my 2005 book entitled Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb: My Journey From Flabby Fat To Sensationally Skinny In One Year, I dedicated an entire chapter to the subject of water. Water consumption is vital when you are livin’ la vida low-carb because it “keeps things moving” so to speak. Anyone who complains about constipation on low-carb clearly is not drinking very much water. And the complaint about water is that it tastes disgusting. Two ways to improve that is to get filtered or bottled water and to flavor your water with True Lemon, True Lime, or True Orange. Read more about “The Benefits Of Drinking Water.”

Christine and I have been traveling a lot this year taking many plane rides across the country. On a recent trip back from Phoenix, Arizona, my lovely bride thought of a neat new way to use her True Orange packets. When you’re stuck on a plane for hours, there’s not much you can do about the choices you are given for beverages. So when she decided on a Sprite Zero to drink, I watched her pull out some True Orange and mix it with her drink. Just one sip and she was raving about it! I tried it and agreed–pretty good stuff! Just last night we were watching television and Fresca now has an “orange-flavored” version of their product. Were they on that plane listening to Christine?
I’m a real sucker for great-tasting recipes and True Lemon products are very versatile is so many different kinds of recipes. I highlighted a few previously in these YouTube videos and even came up with this tempting lemon cheesecake that is to die for, but there are many more low-carb ways to use True Lemon. How about a Southwest Chili Lime Steaks with Cilantro Lime Butter that’s totally livin’ la vida low-carb friendly, baby? Or maybe this Shrimp for the Barby recipe? And don’t you dare miss these Lime Seared Scallops! OH MY GOSH, slap me silly these are some awesome recipes!

Don’t forget about Operation Gratitude in support of the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. Every time you sign up for FREE SAMPLES of True Lemon products through the end of May, True Lemon will be donating 10 packets to send overseas to the troops to help flavor their water in the arid conditions there. Their goal is to send 1,000,000 packets and they’re getting very close. If you haven’t already, won’t you go get your samples and help out the soldiers who are defending our nation? THANK YOU!

Brand new stores are adding the True Lemon products to their inventory every week, so check out the Store Locater to see where you can purchase it in your area. It’s usually on the same aisle you will find Splenda and other artificial sweeteners (although True Lemon doesn’t have any artificial sweeteners in it–just crystallized lemons, limes, and oranges!), in the powdered drink mix section, or next to the bottled lemon juice, usually in the juice aisle. But if you’re still having trouble finding it in a store, then you can always get some from any of these online vendors. Get a special $1 off coupon by signing up here and it will be mailed to your home.

Wanna know why True Lemon products taste so incredible? Here’s the secret behind the process that goes into making True Lemon. It’s one of the reasons I was so impressed with them and support their products for use on the healthy low-carb lifestyle. With such concerns over artificial sweeteners along with the ever-increasing busy schedules that most of us have, True Lemon is such a convenience to have around. I LOVE IT!

Finally, would you like to be considered an official True Lemon Super Fan by expressing your love and devotion for this amazing carbohydrate-free, calorie-free product? True Lemon wants to hear from you if you do. Send your True Lemon love letter to Heidi Carney at customercare@truelemon.com. Tell her you heard about True Lemon here at “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” and how much you enjoy using it as part of your healthy low-carb lifestyle. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

Remember to sign up for FREE SAMPLES (after all, they’re FREE!) and let me know what you think about them. I appreciate the support you have given this outstanding sponsor who helps me continue to bring quality low-carb diet and health information to you on a daily basis. They’re a company I KNOW you can trust and feel good about. THANK YOU!

Delicious Satiatrim wards off hunger by increasing CCK in the body

Although a healthy low-carb lifestyle is an excellent way to naturally reduce hunger and increase the satisfaction you have with the foods you consume while losing weight, Satiatrim is a 50-calorie beverage that will help those of you who deal with getting hungry or have the propensity for overeating. If that’s you, then listen up and find out more about this amazing new low-carb appetite-suppressing drink.

In Episode 31 of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On YouTube,” the all-new and improved video series (check out the snazzy updated opening to the video along with a change in the format of the video itself–ENJOY!) focuses in on this product called Satiatrim and the impact it has on your body. There’s an important hormone in your body called cholecystokinin, aka CCK (that’s easier to say anyway!), that regulates how full you feel as you are eating and afterwards. Satiatrim greatly stimulates the production of this hormone.

Learn more about how Satiatrim can help you in today’s video:

The good people at Satiatrim have an incredible offer for the readers of the “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” blog. In addition to getting 20% off and FREE SHIPPING with any order, they also want to provide another $5 off of your order just by using the coupon code “JIMMY!” As Christine says in the video, my name is actually useful for something now. HA HA! Gee, THANKS honey!

If you could suppress your appetite before meals for around a dollar, then why wouldn’t you do it? Try some Satiatrim and become a believer in it yourself, too! It’s low-carb and comes in three yummy flavors–Chocolate, Vanilla, and Mixed Berry (our favorite!). Plus, if you’re not completely satisfied, Satiatrim offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. But you’re gonna fall in love with this stuff as much as we have!

See any of our previous YouTube videos anytime and go subscribe to our videos to have them delivered directly to you whenever we post new episodes. Share your feedback and show ideas with us anytime at livinlowcarbman@charter.net. THANKS for watching our YouTube videos!

The True Lemon products are a low-carber’s dream come true

I’m excited to introduce you to something you may not even be aware of for your low-carb lifestyle–but you will be now. It’s called True Lemon and is one of the most amazing new low-carb products I’ve seen come out in years because it has ZERO sugar, carbs, calories, and sodium and will add so much dynamic flavor to the foods and drinks you consume as you’ll see in a couple of YouTube videos my wife Christine and I recorded about it.

True Lemon is a crystallized substitute for three specific flavors: Lemon, Lime, and Orange. These products are 100% all-natural and made from the juice and oil of the various citrus fruits. Since those of us who are livin’ la vida low-carb need to stay away from these high-sugar fruits for the most part, the True Lemon products enable us to add the flavor of lemon, lime, and orange to just about anything we eat or drink.

In Episode 21 of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On YouTube” as well as Episode 22, Christine and I had a little bit of fun with True Lemon products by taking our cameras to what Christine calls our “one butt kitchen.” Yesiree, we had some fun making all sorts of recipes with these outstanding new low-carb flavoring substitutes.

See the True Lemon creations we came up with in today’s videos:

In case you want to make the recipes we featured in today’s videos, then you can see a full ingredient listing and directions for all five of them by clicking here. You’ll also find out more about True Lemon and how you can get some FREE SAMPLES of the True Lemon products to try for yourself.

Everybody seems to love my new raspberry dark chocolate bars!

When I set out to create my own low-carb chocolate bar earlier this year, my purpose was to try to make a very high-quality product that people will love and enjoy as much as they would sugary chocolate except without all the blood sugar-spiking high fructose corn syrup and sugar that usually accompanies it. I’m very pleased with the final product that is now called “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Bar” and available for purchase at the online low-carb retail store CarbSmart.com where they quickly vaulted to the top of the bestseller list!

You can also pick up decoratively-packaged 12-packs of my new raspberry dark chocolate bars at Amazon.com and even leave some feedback about what you think about them there. I’d be grateful for your reviews to share with others how fantastic you think my chocolate is. At least that seems to be the consensus among so many of you who have written to me so far. Check out these actual comments from people:

I got the candy bars - and hot damn, it is actually a low-carb product I’d actually eat now and then! It is way good Jimmy! I do hope it sells well!
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I’m also a big fan of dark chocolate with raspberry. I think the coconut oil is a nice touch, too, and I’m sure it’ll make the bar very creamy. I’d love to share some of these bars with my mom and 13-year-old sister too, as I just got them started on livin’ la vida low-carb (woo hoo!)!
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Congratulations on having your own low-carb candy bar! I think it’s going to be a winner. Chocoperfection bars are great on their own, and even better when used as the base for other candies.
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I really like ChocoPerfection dark chocolate bars and I LOVE chocolate and raspberries. YUMM! I order the dark chocolate bars, then hide them from my low carbing husband. Thanks again for informing the low-carb community of another good and good for you product.
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Way to go on the new product. It is always nice to know that there are choices for people livin’ la vida low-carb.
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I am a chocolate lover and I have not had any chocolate since August. I have been on Atkins since July and I have not cheated at all. I have lost over 80 pounds so far and I will keep going thanks to your chocolate bars.
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Wonderful! I love dark chocolate and raspberry–together they are heavenly. I appreciate all your information on your blog as well as the videos.
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Raspberry and chocolate are one of my favorites, I even love coconut oil, but never thought of putting all three together. Sounds like a fabulously delicious idea, and I bet they must be for you to be putting the Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb name on it. I wish you well, and hope you sell millions.
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I’m really not missing much of anything on this way of eating but I do love some GOOD chocolate now and then. I have not tried any low carb chocolate bars because of the sugar alcohols in them. I’m happy to give yours a try!
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I love chocolate and am thrilled with the idea that I won