Low Carb Cheese Taco Shells

Do you eat low carb but miss the crunch of taco shells? This low-carb cheese taco shells recipe is a quick and easy solution!

Part of my own personal journey to health has included making sure that blood sugar levels are under control….especially since I have both type 1 and type 2 diabetes that runs in the family. So I have been very concerned about reducing the number of carbohydrates and the type of carbs that I eat each day.

So I have been doing a moderately low carb diet over the past couple of weeks (up to about 65 grams a day). I am not eating any grains….even gluten-free ones. Those grains can still cause blood sugar levels to spike, and I want to avoid that as much as possible!!

I have also been avoiding potatoes and many of the tuber vegetables that grow beneath the ground. Those are high in starch and can impact blood sugar levels.

Of course, processed sugar is a big no-no right now because that will really raise blood sugar! But along with the refined sugar that causes so many issues, I’m also avoiding some natural sugar substitutes as well….such as honey, maple syrup, sucanat, and turbinado sugar.  Even though there are more nutrients than found in white sugar and corn syrup, they cause a major roller coaster effect when it comes to blood sugar.

Saying no to fruit

The final group where I am avoiding things is fruit. Now don’t get me wrong, I am eating some types of fruit. Berries, cherries, avocados, coconut, lemons, limes, and a few others. But some other popular fruits such as pineapple and bananas are quite high in carbs in the form of natural sugar.

I am also eating more high-quality fat and plenty of good protein! One benefit of this is that it significantly reduces carb and sweet cravings! In fact, I can specifically tell when I haven’t gotten enough fat because I really have some sweet cravings when that happens!

One thing that I love to eat is tacos! But I can’t exactly eat traditional flour or corn taco shells! And although I’ve done tacos in a bowl format, sometimes I just want that good crunch!

There is only one ingredient in these shells….cheese! Yep, cheese can be crunch when you cook it the right way! I do these in the microwave when I want something quick and easy to eat. And I usually make up a large batch of taco meat and keep some of the extra in the freezer in individual servings. That way I can just thaw it and heat it up and have tacos pretty quickly! I love to do that for simple lunches!!

You can also cook these low-carb cheese taco shells in the oven at 350 for 7-8 minutes per batch.