tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post5860765770983664233..comments2024-03-28T08:46:46.705+00:00Comments on The Low Carb Diabetic: Healthy Fats ... so good for us and our garden birdsLowcarb team memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-17305731796584815332019-02-05T03:28:12.291+00:002019-02-05T03:28:12.291+00:00Excellent post Jan! Thank you! Excellent post Jan! Thank you! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-80588577024810931712019-02-03T09:52:47.581+00:002019-02-03T09:52:47.581+00:00Here is a laugh for you today; the last time we bo...Here is a laugh for you today; the last time we bought suet for the birds my husband read the ingredients and said, "if there is a zombie apocolypse we are going to the store and grabbing all the bird suet because these ingredients are like Keto." Think about it! Let everyone else take the other foods and you take the suet cakes, etc. Could save your life. That's if there is a zombie apocalypse and we all know how that goes. LOL Carol Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744965568317454970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-92195366302569203682019-02-03T00:55:59.808+00:002019-02-03T00:55:59.808+00:00Thanks for the recipe! I will certainly try to mak...Thanks for the recipe! I will certainly try to make some fat balls for the birds as I get super annoyed by the plastic wrapping and netting on bought ones!!! We have lots of old nuts and seeds too to use which will be useful to use up!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-40006466321809752212019-02-02T20:17:43.601+00:002019-02-02T20:17:43.601+00:00The birds will certainly be grateful for all the h...The birds will certainly be grateful for all the help they can get at the moment.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-42114525711475283082019-01-31T22:00:56.716+00:002019-01-31T22:00:56.716+00:00Woodpeckers seem to love suet.Woodpeckers seem to love suet.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-60892901413154976302019-01-31T20:58:37.375+00:002019-01-31T20:58:37.375+00:00Reply to thoughts and comments from Linda and Deni...Reply to thoughts and comments from Linda and Denise regarding Hot Pepper Suet, other readers may be interested too!<br /><br />How to Make Hot Pepper Suet<br />When winter approaches, wild birds’ natural food supplies begin to diminish. You can help the feathered friends in your garden survive by making hot pepper suet. If you have a problem with squirrels, raccoons and other foraging pests, hot pepper suet serves another useful purpose. While the birds will happily eat the hot suet because they don't have well-developed taste buds, squirrels and raccoons will try it once then stay away, deterred by the hot, spicy capsaicin, the main ingredient in hot peppers.<br /><br />Birds That Love Suet<br />Wrens, cardinals, nuthatches, woodpeckers, chickadees, starlings and most insect-eating birds love to eat suet, which is basically a solidified mixture of fats. Suet keeps birds warm and boosts their food intake during the winter, when natural grub is scarce.<br /><br />Hot Pepper Suet Ingredients<br />To make hot pepper suet, you need melted fat, such as beef fat or lard, yellow cornmeal, natural peanut butter, powdered cayenne pepper and fresh habanero or Scotch bonnet peppers. If you don't have cornmeal, you can use almost any seed or grain, including birdseed. Rolled oats and dried fruits, like apricots, currants or raisins are optional.<br /><br />Hot Pepper Suet Cake Recipe<br />The first step in the suet cake recipe is to pulverize the fresh habanero or Scotch bonnet peppers in a blender or food processor and set them aside.<br />Place your lard and peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it in the microwave until it is melted, then stir it well. If you want to add rolled oats or dried fruits, do it now, adding one spoonful of oats at a time and stirring well as you go.<br />In a large mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal and cayenne pepper. Add the melted lard mixture to the dry ingredients, mix well, then spoon in the pulverized peppers and mix again. Spoon the mixture into small containers, such as tuna fish cans. You can then refrigerate or freeze them as required. Transfer any suet you don't use within a week to the freezer in freezer bags.<br />When you're ready to feed the birds, fasten the containers securely to trees or feeders. You can also stuff your hot pepper suet mixture into one-inch holes drilled in small logs, and hang the logs from trees.<br /><br />Please see article/read more here<br />https://sciencing.com/hot-pepper-suet-4840403.html<br /><br />In the present cold weather so many areas/countries are experiencing it's important to think of our feathered friends, as well as our next door neighbour, who may also be struggling to cope.<br /><br />Let's be friends and neighbours to all who may need extra help during this bad weather.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-83701087042171495522019-01-31T20:42:19.565+00:002019-01-31T20:42:19.565+00:00I just came inside from refilling ours. I was int...I just came inside from refilling ours. I was interested in Linda's comment about the red pepper in a suet cake. Makes sense but I have never heard of that before. Must try and make my own suet cakes. I have always bought them before. Thanks Jan and have a great weekend :)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-60338056335777433382019-01-31T17:03:21.244+00:002019-01-31T17:03:21.244+00:00Teresa said...
Me ha encantado tu publicación. Bes...Teresa said...<br />Me ha encantado tu publicación. Besitos<br /><br />Google translate:<br />I loved your publication. Kisses. Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-27432686042322836002019-01-31T15:17:11.307+00:002019-01-31T15:17:11.307+00:00I do a lot of cheese, nuts and olive oil.
Great re...I do a lot of cheese, nuts and olive oil.<br />Great recipe for the birds. Thanks, Jan.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-33170667468505757022019-01-31T14:58:03.041+00:002019-01-31T14:58:03.041+00:00Me ha encantado tu publicación. Besitos.Me ha encantado tu publicación. Besitos.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402717341051324422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-89498774289607031952019-01-31T14:52:11.720+00:002019-01-31T14:52:11.720+00:00I have never made my own suet cakes for the birds ...I have never made my own suet cakes for the birds I always buy it, and they have been going through it more this cold winter that is for sure.Conniecrafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-6433245840764586382019-01-31T08:21:19.164+00:002019-01-31T08:21:19.164+00:00Snowing here this morning, so the birds in my gard...Snowing here this morning, so the birds in my garden will welcome their daily feed of nuts. Being 'vegan,' I tend to eat quite a low fat diet, though I know we all need some form of fat in our diet. Like the birds I get most of mine from nuts and seeds. I use vegeatble and olive oil for cooking, too.John Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188291999941733299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-3614400447443962542019-01-31T06:28:28.606+00:002019-01-31T06:28:28.606+00:00Here I buy suet cakes that have red pepper and see...Here I buy suet cakes that have red pepper and seeds in them. The pepper discourages squirrels from eating them. The squirrels do eat my bird seed and woodpecker bars though. I once tried bird seed with red pepper in it but some dust from it blew into my eyes so never again! <br /><br />Today was so cold I put peanuts out for the squirrels. They are rascals but they are cute.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-35892360561846243222019-01-31T02:23:13.679+00:002019-01-31T02:23:13.679+00:00Interesting regarding the birds.Interesting regarding the birds.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-12067370079078064692019-01-31T02:18:06.164+00:002019-01-31T02:18:06.164+00:00The kerrygold looks just the very same in Germany/...The kerrygold looks just the very same in Germany/our fridge!<br />Oh, I do hope the squirrels will come back once we're home - the birds found a better place... Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-16731125495936222902019-01-31T00:35:35.147+00:002019-01-31T00:35:35.147+00:00Good to know what the healthy fats are. Thanks fo...Good to know what the healthy fats are. Thanks for sharing.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-63290280697858235982019-01-31T00:04:16.523+00:002019-01-31T00:04:16.523+00:00Everything in the picture would work for me, too!
...Everything in the picture would work for me, too!<br /><br />Thank you Jan 💮JFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021461504951465311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-58619282548802041982019-01-30T23:56:47.538+00:002019-01-30T23:56:47.538+00:00I make my own bird cakes with lard.
God bless.I make my own bird cakes with lard.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-54000035196265394892019-01-30T23:55:45.633+00:002019-01-30T23:55:45.633+00:00i am so glad your eating plan works so well for yo...i am so glad your eating plan works so well for you. I do think we have to work at what works for us. I was on HFLC for about 5 year and felt fantastic. I got off it and have had a terrible time getting back on the plan. I start and then abandon it after a short time. <br /><br />Have a great night- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-35369730762144083342019-01-30T23:51:49.659+00:002019-01-30T23:51:49.659+00:00Great shot of the birds. Great shot of the birds. happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-90162663747745316752019-01-30T21:52:57.883+00:002019-01-30T21:52:57.883+00:00What a lovely idea for the birds! Some fats do in...What a lovely idea for the birds! Some fats do indeed seem to be healthy. Lisabella Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621662488987992112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-91033359953688396162019-01-30T20:50:04.381+00:002019-01-30T20:50:04.381+00:00fat balls - sounds like a good idea for the birds....fat balls - sounds like a good idea for the birds. it just kind of made me giggle though.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-58161668481486613462019-01-30T20:22:23.625+00:002019-01-30T20:22:23.625+00:00Since going on a low carb, high fat diet my number...Since going on a low carb, high fat diet my numbers have improved to normal! I am thrilled to say the least. I'm a big believer in this plan as you can imagine.<br />The darling birds would love a fat ball in this cold weather. Stay warm and cozy. ♥<br />The Joy of Home with Martha Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912198511168813613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-20891780010899178442019-01-30T19:00:45.375+00:002019-01-30T19:00:45.375+00:00I love everything in that picture. I'll have t...I love everything in that picture. I'll have to try more almond flour.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-58826705487961540372019-01-30T18:22:23.089+00:002019-01-30T18:22:23.089+00:00Healthy fats are delicious! Interesting about the ...Healthy fats are delicious! Interesting about the birds. We just give them seed but maybe we should try something different for the colder months.Miss Val's Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200441034267532187noreply@blogger.com