Low Carb in... Orlando, FL

My most recent work trip took me to Orlando, FL.  I had beautiful weather the whole time and lots of great low carb food. Here are a few of my favorites (or ones I remembered to take pics of).

This is actually on the way to Orlando via a layover at Charlotte Douglas Airport.  There's a great BBQ restaurant there.  Smoked turkey, green beans, tomatoes cucumber salad...

A great grilled salmon salad with pecans, pears, bacon, and an avocado ranch dressing.  The pears were a bit sweet so I just had one...

When I travel I mostly stay at Hilton hotels (points, baby!) and particularly Embassy Suites because the stay includes a really good breakfast...

This Chicken Florentine and mixed grilled veggies was amazing!...

Another reason I love Embassy Suites is because every night between 5:30 - 7:30 they have an "Evening Reception" included with your stay.  Free snacks, wine, beer and mixed drinks for 2 hours.  Yes please!  Depending on the hotel location, some are more low carb friendly than others.  This one is Orlando was great.  Here were some of my snacks...

Grilled chicken house salad with feta, vinaigrette dressing and French onion soup, no croutons...

Simple blackened salmon and grilled veggies...

My co-worker and I went to this fantastic Korean BBQ restaurant.  I love being able to order a variety of meats and cook it how I like it.  And I love all the sides on the table. We had... Ribeye, Beef Bulgogi, Marinated Pork, Shrimp, and Steamed Egg Bowl.  A few pics...

Meatball sub, minus the sub, topped with marinara and melted cheese.  My waiter though ordering like this was genius! 😂
Roasted asparagus, zucchini, and peppers...

On my way home and another layover in Charlotte.  This time I went to Bad Daddy's Burger Bar.  They have lots of great burgers or you can build your own.  This is one has Monterey jack cheese, 3 pieces jalapeno bacon(!), 3 pieces of Maplewood smoked bacon and baconnaise.  No bun of course.  I was stuffed, but it was awesome!...

Homemade Low Carb Fishsticks

This is really just my corndog batter made into fishsticks.  I wasn't sure how they'd turn out, but everyone really, really loved them.

I sauteed some tilapia (use whatever fish you like) and seasoned it really heavily so the flavor carries through the breading.  Cook until almost done; set aside to cool.

Make corndog batter (use search feature on blog to find the recipe).

Pre-heat corndog maker and get going!

Cut your fish into corndog-sized strips.  Add a little batter, fish, and top with batter.

Bake until golden brown.  Add some super-easy sides and dinner is done. I also made a tarter sauce using homemade mayo, dill pickle relish, Tajin spice, and hot sauce.

Packed to the gills fish sticks at about 1 net carb each.  Haha... get it?  Packed to GILLS.  See what I did there?  😂🤣🐟🐠

Low Carb in Nashville, TN

I was just in Nashville, TN for a week and found it an easy city to stay low carb in.  I ate in nice restaurants, bar-type restaurants, my hotel restaurant, mall restaurants and even a gas station when I was in a pinch.  All of them offered something I could eat.

I also drank a lot of coffee from a lot of coffee shops and every single one of them had sugar-free syrups/sweetener and didn't bat an eye when I asked for my latte be made with heavy cream or half and half.

Here are a few of my favorites...

Grilled Salmon with pureed butternut squash and charred brussel sprouts.

Some days I work from secure facilities where I have to be metal detected and have bags searched.  I dislike having to leave just to go through that process again.  So I always take LC snacks in so I don't have to leave.  I also had jerky, but forgot to take a pic.

Seafood stuffed tilapia with grilled shrimp and a cream lobster sauce.  It was amazing!

Hotel room service of beef brisket chili with no beans.  Topped with cheddar cheese and dill sour cream.

My hotel had an omelet bar.  I watched the person in front of me get theirs made and the egg mixture clearly had some sort of batter in it.  This is a restaurant trick to make omelets light and fluffy. And full of hidden wheat and carbs.  I asked for my omelet to be made with fresh cracked eggs, which the cook had handy right at his station.  Sausage, bacon, pepper, tomato omelet - yummy.

My co-worker and I checked out a winery where we got a block of gouda to go with our wine.  Great light snack.

Grilled chicken sandwich - no bun - topped with melted gouda and aioli.

I had some really good coffee in Nashville.  This was one of the prettiest from a coffee shop in the Gulch.

I went to a cool restaurant downtown that made me a craft whiskey sour that I asked to not be sweet. The bartender did a great job - beautiful and tasty.

And at that same cool restaurant, I got a delicious salad with strawberries, pecans, feta, red onions, and blackened salmon.

Over-easy eggs with chipotle sauce, lots o' bacon and sausage.

This day I was driving in a 3 vehicle caravan and we only had a few minutes to stop for lunch.  Look what I found at a rural gas station in TN!  Pepperoni, cheese, almonds, and a hard boiled egg.  Add a diet soda and I'm all set.  Score!

Grilled chicken smothered in cheese and mushrooms and southern style green beans.

I had a great time in Nashville.  Every time I travel, I'm convinced more and more that staying LC can be easy peasy!  Happy travels!