When you are on a low carb diet, fat is your friend. It keeps you full, and gives you your main source of energy. Sometimes you find yourself wanting to add fat to your diet, which seems so backwards after what we are told our whole lives about fat.

Tonight I made brussel sprouts fried with bacon, and man are they tasty!! To start, I thawed one of my packets of bacon. Whenever I buy bacon, before I freeze it, I split it into sets of two strips and freeze them separately in ziploc bags so that I don’t have to deal with a brick of bacon when I really only want a piece or two. While the bacon was thawing I steamed up a serving of brussel sprouts. I then cut the steamed brussel sprouts in half, and tossed them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder depending on your preference.

Next I tore up the thawed bacon into chunks and began sauteing it with a little bit of butter and the steamed and seasoned brussel sprouts.

Now you can cook to taste. I like mine crispy, VERY crispy. Here they are looking just about done.

This was filling enough to be my entire dinner. The full stats are below, but the damage is 11 grams net carb, and one amazingly delicious dinner.