Hey, here are Sunday's eats:
Breakfast: 8 oz V8, 2 scrambled eggs, a glass of non-fat milk and a sugar free hot cocoa
Lunch: 1/2 cup of fried tofu cubes, 1 cup of shredded zucchini, 3 TB homemade peanut sauce
snack: 1/2 cup of Watergate Salad (recipe to follow)
Dinner: 1 big piece of amazing low carb lasagna (recipe to follow)
Dessert: 1/2 cup of pistachios in the shell
Watergate Salad- it's amazing, it's creamy, it's low calorie, and it's very very Utah. But hey, I lived there for six years- I had to get on the jell-o band wagon sooner or later. Here's the recipe:
1 16 oz container of low fat cottage cheese
1 can of crushed pineapple in juice
1 package of jell-o brand sugar free fat free instant pistachio pudding mix
1 container of lite cool whip
1. Mix the first 3 ingredients together in a large bowl. Be sure it mix it really well and get all the pudding mix dissolved.
2. Gently fold in the thawed cool whip until it's all combined, but try not to deflate the cool whip to much.
3. If you want to get fancy you could add chopped maraschino cherries, I haven't tried this yet but am thinking about doing it for Christmas and impressing my in-laws with my Utah-ness.
A Lasagna to Remember
Noodles- thinly slice zucchini (I use a mandolin to make them all even and to make it faster)
"Ricotta" Filling-
3 cups of low fat cottage cheese
1/4 chopped fresh parsley
2 TB fresh chopped basil
1 tsp dried oregano
2 eggs
1/2 cup shredded parmesan, asiago or romano cheese (I used a mix of asiago and romano)
- Mix everything together and set aside
Meat Filling-
1 1/2 half pounds lean ground chicken or turkey
1 pound of ground Italian sausage
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 TB chopped fresh basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1-2 tsp crushed red chili flakes
1-2 tsp salt (start with less and add more to taste)
1 28 oz can of whole tomatoes
2 cans of tomato paste
- Brown the meat and drain the fat, add the spices and salt and then add the tomato products. Crush the whole tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon and mix everything together well. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes or so until it's very thick and not watery at all.
Cheese- shred one pound of part skim mozzarella and 1/2 cup of parmesan
Assembly:
Line the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish with a thick layer of zucchini slices.
Cover the zucchini slices with half of the cottage cheese mixture.
Cover the cottage cheese with 1/2 pound of mozzarella.
Cover the mozzarella with a little less than half of the meat sauce filling.
Repeat
After you've laid down the last of the meat sauce sprinkle the half cup of parmesan on top and bake in a 350* oven for 35-45 minutes. Then let it sit for ten minutes or more before you cut into it so it has a better chance of holding together well. Serve with extra zucchini and a green salad with ranch dressing.
We all LOVED this lasagna and seriously didn't even miss traditional noodles. Hope you enjoy it!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Meal Plan
I must plan!
I must!
When I don't plan I can't find anything "good" to eat in my house and I end up running...out. To like In N Out or something. And although there is something somewhat-ish acceptable there (the bunless burger) it's still rather high in fat and not something I should eat everyday. Plus if I get the bunless burger then I tell myself that I can spend the carb calories on a milkshake. Not a good idea. At all.
So I plan. (it helps me spend less too, for like all of you, I am on a budget and cannot have an expensive diet.)
My Dinner plans for next week:
Sat- Chinese Chicken and Green Beans with spaghetti squash and not eating candy at my church's Halloween party
Sun- Big Salads with Roast Beef and Blue Cheese and more of not eating Halloween candy
Mon- Chicken and Veggie Kebabs with Spinach Salad
Tues- Beef Bulgogi (I know you're saying "What the Heck?" but it's not that weird, you'll see) and Korean Bean Sprout Salad
Wed- West African Chicken and Peanut Stew with Ginger and Green Onions (thank you Kalyn, thank you!)
Thurs- Leftover Roast Beef Italian Stew (thanks again to Kalyn)
Fri- Leftovers
Lunches will be leftovers portioned out from the night before.
Breakfasts will be...varied. Protein smoothies, eggs, protein pancakes.
Snacks (which, thankfully are MANDATORY on the SBD) will be: roast beef sandwich spread (a lightened up version of Ree Drummond's aka the Pioneer Woman aka someone who's really got it all figured out food-wise. What you've never heard of the Pioneer Woman? You sad, sad soul. Google NOW), my version of super Mormon-y pineapple pistachio green stuff (not strictly phase one but close enough for me) and celery with all natural peanut butter.
And lots of green and herbal tea.
And dips with the spoon in the cool whip tub. And probably the Peanut Butter jar.
Portion control!!!
This is going to be a piece of cake. A slice of sugar free, carb free, fat free....um....cake.
Whatever. It's gonna be good.
I must!
When I don't plan I can't find anything "good" to eat in my house and I end up running...out. To like In N Out or something. And although there is something somewhat-ish acceptable there (the bunless burger) it's still rather high in fat and not something I should eat everyday. Plus if I get the bunless burger then I tell myself that I can spend the carb calories on a milkshake. Not a good idea. At all.
So I plan. (it helps me spend less too, for like all of you, I am on a budget and cannot have an expensive diet.)
My Dinner plans for next week:
Sat- Chinese Chicken and Green Beans with spaghetti squash and not eating candy at my church's Halloween party
Sun- Big Salads with Roast Beef and Blue Cheese and more of not eating Halloween candy
Mon- Chicken and Veggie Kebabs with Spinach Salad
Tues- Beef Bulgogi (I know you're saying "What the Heck?" but it's not that weird, you'll see) and Korean Bean Sprout Salad
Wed- West African Chicken and Peanut Stew with Ginger and Green Onions (thank you Kalyn, thank you!)
Thurs- Leftover Roast Beef Italian Stew (thanks again to Kalyn)
Fri- Leftovers
Lunches will be leftovers portioned out from the night before.
Breakfasts will be...varied. Protein smoothies, eggs, protein pancakes.
Snacks (which, thankfully are MANDATORY on the SBD) will be: roast beef sandwich spread (a lightened up version of Ree Drummond's aka the Pioneer Woman aka someone who's really got it all figured out food-wise. What you've never heard of the Pioneer Woman? You sad, sad soul. Google NOW), my version of super Mormon-y pineapple pistachio green stuff (not strictly phase one but close enough for me) and celery with all natural peanut butter.
And lots of green and herbal tea.
And dips with the spoon in the cool whip tub. And probably the Peanut Butter jar.
Portion control!!!
This is going to be a piece of cake. A slice of sugar free, carb free, fat free....um....cake.
Whatever. It's gonna be good.
Phase 1 one more time
So a LONG time ago I did the South Beach diet (for a very short time) and did well on it.
Really well.
Like to the tune of 12 pounds in one month!
That's really well in my opinion. But then I stopped! I know, I know! Why stop a good thing? You were on a roll, why call it quits?
Are you some kind of namby pamby quitter non-type A sort of girl?
The short answer to that question is... YES. And you won't be hearing the long answer any time soon.
Geez. Get off my back. Or, rather, don't. *Sigh* I suppose that's one reason why I need a blog- it's a food diary other people can read and help keep me accountable. But mostly I need a blog because although I may be a namby pamby quitter-type sissy whiner I ALSO happen to be a WRITER. Thus me writing. And filling a void that perhaps has lately been filled with food. Writing has many fewer calories than food.
It's true!
N E ways. Back to the diet thing.
I'm 24 and way too young to look (and feel) this old. Little black dress? Puke. Sorry, I don't mean to be self-deprecating (see that big word right there? Told you I'm a writer) but seriously, nothing I own looks good on me right now and CERTAINLY nothing I own could be considered little- except perhaps my gym socks. My feet remain as dainty as ever. One time I went on a diet and lost a shoe size. True story. For another time.
The South Beach Diet is not really a diet so much as a new lower glycemic, more heart healthy way of eating. I need these things because, you see, my doctor has just informed me that my triglycerides are ONE HUNDRED points over where they should be.
ONE HUNDRED!!!!!!!!! Freak. Holy freakin' freak. (you'll notice that, although I'm not a swearer I make liberal use of acceptable swear substitutes.) Seriously. I'm 24. Freak.
Oh yeah, he also told me that if I don't change how I eat I WILL have diabetes in 5-10 years. SCARY. I don't do sick and I don't repeat DON'T do shots. Ugh. Sick. Ugh shots. Blech.
Sorry, back to the real stuff and me not freaking out as bad.
So starting on Saturday (aka grocery shopping day) it's HELLO PHASE ONE!!!! And goodbye to me being fat and lazy (because I kind of am in some ways.)
Soon we'll be saying HELLO to a sexy (modest!) little black dress. THAT will be a good post let me tell you.
Any sister skinny fans out there? If so, it's gonna be epic like the size 6 jeans. Epic.
Really well.
Like to the tune of 12 pounds in one month!
That's really well in my opinion. But then I stopped! I know, I know! Why stop a good thing? You were on a roll, why call it quits?
Are you some kind of namby pamby quitter non-type A sort of girl?
The short answer to that question is... YES. And you won't be hearing the long answer any time soon.
Geez. Get off my back. Or, rather, don't. *Sigh* I suppose that's one reason why I need a blog- it's a food diary other people can read and help keep me accountable. But mostly I need a blog because although I may be a namby pamby quitter-type sissy whiner I ALSO happen to be a WRITER. Thus me writing. And filling a void that perhaps has lately been filled with food. Writing has many fewer calories than food.
It's true!
N E ways. Back to the diet thing.
I'm 24 and way too young to look (and feel) this old. Little black dress? Puke. Sorry, I don't mean to be self-deprecating (see that big word right there? Told you I'm a writer) but seriously, nothing I own looks good on me right now and CERTAINLY nothing I own could be considered little- except perhaps my gym socks. My feet remain as dainty as ever. One time I went on a diet and lost a shoe size. True story. For another time.
The South Beach Diet is not really a diet so much as a new lower glycemic, more heart healthy way of eating. I need these things because, you see, my doctor has just informed me that my triglycerides are ONE HUNDRED points over where they should be.
ONE HUNDRED!!!!!!!!! Freak. Holy freakin' freak. (you'll notice that, although I'm not a swearer I make liberal use of acceptable swear substitutes.) Seriously. I'm 24. Freak.
Oh yeah, he also told me that if I don't change how I eat I WILL have diabetes in 5-10 years. SCARY. I don't do sick and I don't repeat DON'T do shots. Ugh. Sick. Ugh shots. Blech.
Sorry, back to the real stuff and me not freaking out as bad.
So starting on Saturday (aka grocery shopping day) it's HELLO PHASE ONE!!!! And goodbye to me being fat and lazy (because I kind of am in some ways.)
Soon we'll be saying HELLO to a sexy (modest!) little black dress. THAT will be a good post let me tell you.
Any sister skinny fans out there? If so, it's gonna be epic like the size 6 jeans. Epic.
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