A Low-Carber’s Holiday Eggnog

Yep. You read it right. I created a low-carb and low calorie egg nog! Ha!

Okay…it’s the closest I can personally get to an egg nog. With all the fat and sugar in a traditional egg nog, I have to pretend I don’t like it when oh my gosh I so do!

This recreation will be as close as a low-carber like myself could do. Using unsweetened almond milk and sugar-free vanilla syrup, the calorie report card is SO much better than the real deal:

Low-Carb version: 110 calories, 8 grams protein, <1 gram sugar, 8 grams fat 

Tradition version (varies by brand): 225 calories, 12 grams protein, 20 grams sugar, 11 grams fat

After Gastric Bypass or Gastric Sleeve surgery, most programs will recommend avoiding foods with more than 8 grams of sugar or fat per serving. Not only is this recipe a better idea for your weight-loss, it will also prevent some uncomfortable GI upset the tradition version may bring! Not the kind of holiday present you’d like, eh??

A Low-Carber's Holiday Eggnog

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Holidays

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Steph Wagner

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Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 4 packets natural no calorie sweetener
• 1 tsp sugar free vanilla syrup found in coffee aisle or online
• 1 1/4 cup cold unsweet almond milk
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg more if desired

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Instructions

• Place in a small blender (or whatever blender you have) the egg, sweetener, and sugar-free vanilla syrup. Blend on high for 30-60 seconds until thoroughly blended.
• Add cold almond milk and blend for another 30-60 seconds.
• Pour into serving glasses and sprinkle a good amount of nutmeg on top. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1glass | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 201mg | Iron: 1mg