Blueberry Pavlova

Impress your Friends and Family with this Delicious Low Carb Blueberry Pavlova

Serves 8

Preparation Time: 10 min

Cooking time: 20 min

Carbs per serving: 8 grams 

 

Ingredients
6 egg whites

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 cup of Splenda granular

 

For the Topping:

300 grams of heavy cream

1/2 cup of Splenda granular

1 cup of blueberries

Method

Preheat oven to 150ºC. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and Splenda with an electric mixer until very stiff and shiny (approx. five minutes). Spoon the egg white mixture onto the prepared tray and shape into a circle approx. 20-24cm wide. Bake for 20 minutes or until a light golden brown. Leave in oven to cool. Once cool, lift the pavlova from the tray and peel away the baking paper. Place on a serving dish. Beat the cream with Splenda until thick. Spoon over the pavlova and decorate with blueberries.

Holiday indulgence without the carb loading – a Merry Atkins Low-Carb Christmas

 Enjoy the season of festive feasting with Atkins

 

With the silly season officially upon us, the calendar is filled with festive holiday parties, dinners with friends & family, and endless rounds of drinks. In the centre of all this celebration, is food. Temptations appear at every corner, so Atkins has developed a range of low-carb festive recipes to keep you on the right track to weight wellness over the holiday season.

A simple rule of thumb in the Atkins low-carb lifestyle, is following a 90/10 eating rule during the holidays – that is 90% of food consumed being low-carb, with 10% wriggle room to indulge over the holidays. Eat until you're satisfied – not stuffed!

 

While it's easy to be tempted by carb-loaded canapes, heavy Christmas dinners, and sugar laden desserts, there are ways to indulge without throwing your healthy eating habits out of the window by consuming excess carbs and sugar.

 

Atkins' range of delicious and simple low-carb recipes will create a delectable celebratory spread the whole family will enjoy – without the next-day guilt. This year the Christmas table spotlight is on seafood, meats and all things fresh, making it the ideal time to go low-carb and avoid a festive blow out.

 

If you do over indulge don't beat yourself up about it - just bounce back from the occasional carb fest and get back on track. Squeeze in some extra exercise over the holiday period, even if it's taking the stairs, enjoying an early morning swim, or going for a brisk walk on the beach – embrace a healthy lifestyle and get out and soak up the Aussie sunshine!

Scientifically formulated for safe and effective weight loss, weight management and healthy lifelong eating, Atkins is an easy to follow, flexible four-phased program (start at the phase that best suits you) that helps you build a diet around whole foods rich in vitamins and -good carbohydrates' including low sugar fruits, leafy green vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, dairy, good fats, and protein (fish, poultry, meat and tofu) – while at the same time helping you eliminate  highly processed carbs such as white flour and sugar. For further information or more delicious low carb recipe ideas, visit atkins.com