1/2 cup Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal
1/2 cup Hood Carb Countdown Milk
1/2 cup Pure Pumpkin -- canned (not pie mix)
Cinnamon
Sweetner
Combine all incredients and stir. Let sit in fridge overnight. When ready to devour take out and add a splash of sugar free syrup. Microwave if you want it warm for about 2 minutes!
Oatmeal Cookie Bars
2 cups Quaker Old Fashioned Style Oatmeal
1/2 cup oat flour (take 1 cup of oats and blend in blender until flour is made or buy oat flour)
1/2 cup PB2
1/2 cup Vanilla Protein Powder**
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce**
1/2 cup egg beaters
1/2 cup carb countdown milk
1/4 cup granulated sweetner
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix oatmeal, PB2, protein powder and sweetner well. Then add wet ingredients stirring until thick batter is formed. Place into sprayed glass pan and bake at 350 until knife comes out clean.
**You can substitute the applesauce with 2 mashed bananas and use chocolate protein powder for a chocolate banana peanut butter bar as well!
1/2 cup oat flour (take 1 cup of oats and blend in blender until flour is made or buy oat flour)
1/2 cup PB2
1/2 cup Vanilla Protein Powder**
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce**
1/2 cup egg beaters
1/2 cup carb countdown milk
1/4 cup granulated sweetner
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix oatmeal, PB2, protein powder and sweetner well. Then add wet ingredients stirring until thick batter is formed. Place into sprayed glass pan and bake at 350 until knife comes out clean.
**You can substitute the applesauce with 2 mashed bananas and use chocolate protein powder for a chocolate banana peanut butter bar as well!
Sweet Potato Fries with Dipping Sauce
Slice a giant sweet potato into thin strips. Bake in a 400 degree oven on a Pam sprayed cookie sheet until the outsides are crisp, flipping once. Prepare sweet dip using 1/4 cup greek yogurt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and a packet of sweetner.
Bunless Mushroom Swiss Burger
Sautee mushrooms until done in Pam, set aside. In the same pan heat up a boca burger patty flipping until heated all the way through and slightly browned. Take 1/2 a laughing cow light swiss wedge and set on top of the burger patty. Put a cover on and let it melt on top. Take off heat and dump the mushrooms on top. I generally eat this with a fork but you could wrap it in lettuce leaves, a low carb tortilla wrap, Ezekial bun or Whole Wheat english muffin.
Frozen YO! Gurt w/ warm berry sauce
Take 1 or 2 containers of the Carb Control Vanilla Light and Fit Yogurts (only 45 calories each) and freeze them for a couple of hours until semi frozen. Stir to frozen yogurt consistency. When you are ready to eat take a full cup of frozen mixed berries or any sort of berries and sprinkle splenda on the top. Warm them in the microwave stirring well, they will become saucy-- pour over "fro-yo".
Romaine Wraps
1 boca burger chopped into little pieces
1 cup of chopped mushrooms
1 little can of water chesnuts chopped
1/2 cup pre-cooked brown rice
1/8 cup chopped onion
Braggs Liquid Aminos
Spray pan with Pam, add onion and mushrooms. When those are cooked add in the rest of the ingredients and a big splash of Bragg's. Let simmer. Serve in Romaine lettuce wraps.
1 cup of chopped mushrooms
1 little can of water chesnuts chopped
1/2 cup pre-cooked brown rice
1/8 cup chopped onion
Braggs Liquid Aminos
Spray pan with Pam, add onion and mushrooms. When those are cooked add in the rest of the ingredients and a big splash of Bragg's. Let simmer. Serve in Romaine lettuce wraps.
Greek Yogurt Dips
Plain greek yogurt has a tang to it when unsweetened. It can make so many great dips!
For veggies:
Get a packet of ranch dressing mix and stir 1/4 of it into a container greek yogurt.
You can also use italian dressing mix.
OR just use Mrs. Dash
For fruit:
Make it sweet by stiring in a little SF/FF pudding mix or even SF strawberry jello mix
Or some waldens farm caramel dip
Or a little cocoa powder and sweetner
Some PB2...
It can also serve as a great sour cream replacer. Make tacos or a baked potato and top with greek yogurt.
For veggies:
Get a packet of ranch dressing mix and stir 1/4 of it into a container greek yogurt.
You can also use italian dressing mix.
OR just use Mrs. Dash
For fruit:
Make it sweet by stiring in a little SF/FF pudding mix or even SF strawberry jello mix
Or some waldens farm caramel dip
Or a little cocoa powder and sweetner
Some PB2...
It can also serve as a great sour cream replacer. Make tacos or a baked potato and top with greek yogurt.
Cocoa-Oats
A spin off of the famous-- Cocoa Wheats!
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
sweetner
Cook oats with water as normal. Take out and stir in whites and sweetner. Cook a little longer either in the microwave or on the stovetop, then add your protein powder -- mix well.
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
sweetner
Cook oats with water as normal. Take out and stir in whites and sweetner. Cook a little longer either in the microwave or on the stovetop, then add your protein powder -- mix well.
Ezekial french toast
Mix together:
1 cup egg beaters
1/2 cup Carb Countown Milk
Cinnamon
Sweetner
Vanilla Extract
Take 3 slices of ezekial bread and dredge in mixture. Fry on stovetop in Pam sprayed pan. Serve with homemade sugar-free maple syrup or melt peanut butter and drizzle on the top
1 cup egg beaters
1/2 cup Carb Countown Milk
Cinnamon
Sweetner
Vanilla Extract
Take 3 slices of ezekial bread and dredge in mixture. Fry on stovetop in Pam sprayed pan. Serve with homemade sugar-free maple syrup or melt peanut butter and drizzle on the top
Lightened Mexican Eggs and Hashbrowns
Grab a carton of egg beaters, 1/2 cup of black beans, slices of a onion and a big dose of salsa and cut up a sweet potato into cubes. Pre-heat your black beans in the microwave. Scramble your beaters then add the black beans and cook a little longer on the stovetop. In another pan, add the sweet potato cubes and fry in Pam spray until golden brown on the outside and tender on the inside. You can also use a cheese grater to shred your potato and have it cook faster. Top your egg mixture with fresh salsa. MMMMMMMMMMM!!!
Manicotti Inspired Dish
These are so yummy! Here is what you will need:
1/2 package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
5 egg whites
1/2 cup cottage cheese
sprinkle of italian herb blend (if desired I like Mrs Dash)
No-salt added tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes for sauce (Hunts is good)
Crack each egg and dump the yolk. Pour each white onto pre-heated griddle and cook like a mini pancake. While each white is cooking mix the spinach, cottage cheese and herbs together to make a filling. Flip the whites and cook throughly. Heat the oven to 400 and put some sauce at the bottom. Take each cooked white and put a spoonful of the mixture in the center. Roll up and flatten, place into pan with sauce. Do this for each and bake for 15 mintues. Inside will be gooey and cheesy. Kinda like manicotti!
1/2 package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
5 egg whites
1/2 cup cottage cheese
sprinkle of italian herb blend (if desired I like Mrs Dash)
No-salt added tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes for sauce (Hunts is good)
Crack each egg and dump the yolk. Pour each white onto pre-heated griddle and cook like a mini pancake. While each white is cooking mix the spinach, cottage cheese and herbs together to make a filling. Flip the whites and cook throughly. Heat the oven to 400 and put some sauce at the bottom. Take each cooked white and put a spoonful of the mixture in the center. Roll up and flatten, place into pan with sauce. Do this for each and bake for 15 mintues. Inside will be gooey and cheesy. Kinda like manicotti!
Cinnful Nuts
These were inspired by those tempting stands in malls and festivals that let off that delicious aroma!
Spray baking sheet with Pam. Place nuts in single layer onto sheet. Spray again directly onto nuts. Mix together cinnamon and granulated sweetner. Lightly coat the nuts with the mixture and place into pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
Spray baking sheet with Pam. Place nuts in single layer onto sheet. Spray again directly onto nuts. Mix together cinnamon and granulated sweetner. Lightly coat the nuts with the mixture and place into pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
I can't believe its not cheesecake!
This is something else that there are a ton of variations out there, this is what mine has evolved to. You will need:
3 packets of unflavored knox gelatine
1 tub (16 oz) no-salt added cottage cheese
1/2-3/4 cup Hersheys Cocoa (depending how much of a chocolate lover you are, obviously I use the 3/4 cup)
4 cups water, divided
1/4 cup Davinci's Sugar Free vanilla syrup
1/2 cup sweetner
Splash of vanilla extract
Boil 3 cups of water and when the boil is rolling add the packets of gelatine whisking until it is disolved. In the meantime, blend the remaining cup of water and additional ingredients in your blender until cottage cheese is smooth. When hot water mixture is done add to blender with other ingredients. Pour into individual tupperwares if you want to make it portable or one big glass dish. Let it sit in the fridge overnight before eating.
3 packets of unflavored knox gelatine
1 tub (16 oz) no-salt added cottage cheese
1/2-3/4 cup Hersheys Cocoa (depending how much of a chocolate lover you are, obviously I use the 3/4 cup)
4 cups water, divided
1/4 cup Davinci's Sugar Free vanilla syrup
1/2 cup sweetner
Splash of vanilla extract
Boil 3 cups of water and when the boil is rolling add the packets of gelatine whisking until it is disolved. In the meantime, blend the remaining cup of water and additional ingredients in your blender until cottage cheese is smooth. When hot water mixture is done add to blender with other ingredients. Pour into individual tupperwares if you want to make it portable or one big glass dish. Let it sit in the fridge overnight before eating.
Peanut Butter Maple "Instant" Cookies
1 packet of Quaker Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal (7 grams of protein per packet)
1 heaping tablespoon of natural peanut butter
Splash of milk or water
One strong arm
Dump the packet of oats into a bowl and add a splash of water or milk. Set a little bit of the oatmeal aside to roll finished product in. Grab a tablespoon of your favorite natural peanut butter. Get to mixing! Use your fingers to roll into balls, then roll into the oatmeal you set aside to avoid a sticky mess. Let sit in fridge overnight and eat the next day.
1 heaping tablespoon of natural peanut butter
Splash of milk or water
One strong arm
Dump the packet of oats into a bowl and add a splash of water or milk. Set a little bit of the oatmeal aside to roll finished product in. Grab a tablespoon of your favorite natural peanut butter. Get to mixing! Use your fingers to roll into balls, then roll into the oatmeal you set aside to avoid a sticky mess. Let sit in fridge overnight and eat the next day.
Almond Bark
1 cup 100% Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nibs
Sweetner of choice
1/2 cup raw almonds
Spray a cookie sheet with Pam and set aside. Then take a large pot and fill a quarter of the way with water. Boil on stovetop. Put Cocoa Nibs into a smaller pot and place into boiling water (or if you have a double boiler use that!). Slowly melt the nibs and add sweetner making sure it is completely melted and mixed. Take off heat and add raw almonds. Stir well and pour onto cookie sheet. Place it in fridge. Wait an two hours and take out, break into bark size pieces.
Sweetner of choice
1/2 cup raw almonds
Spray a cookie sheet with Pam and set aside. Then take a large pot and fill a quarter of the way with water. Boil on stovetop. Put Cocoa Nibs into a smaller pot and place into boiling water (or if you have a double boiler use that!). Slowly melt the nibs and add sweetner making sure it is completely melted and mixed. Take off heat and add raw almonds. Stir well and pour onto cookie sheet. Place it in fridge. Wait an two hours and take out, break into bark size pieces.
Bragg's Liquid Aminos
Bragg's is a versatile cooking ingredient and sauce. Use it on your steamed veggies, brown rice, tofu, shiraki noodles or on anything else that you would use standard soy sauce on! YUM!
Protein Packed Pumkin Pie
Okay people you can add a crust if you have to but it really doesn't need it!
1 can Libby's Pure Pumpkin (NOT pie mixture, ingredients should only be Pumpkin)
1/2 cup egg beaters, or equivelent of whites
3/4 cup Hood Carb Countdown fat free milk
1/2 cup splenda
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Mix together all ingredients very well with hand beater. Pour into Pam sprayed pie pan or other glass dish. Bake in the oven at 425 until knife pulls out clean and top is firm/light brown. Turn off oven and let the pie sit until it is cool. EAT! Save the rest, if there is any in the refrigerator. This is great with a dab of greek yogurt on the top.
1 can Libby's Pure Pumpkin (NOT pie mixture, ingredients should only be Pumpkin)
1/2 cup egg beaters, or equivelent of whites
3/4 cup Hood Carb Countdown fat free milk
1/2 cup splenda
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Mix together all ingredients very well with hand beater. Pour into Pam sprayed pie pan or other glass dish. Bake in the oven at 425 until knife pulls out clean and top is firm/light brown. Turn off oven and let the pie sit until it is cool. EAT! Save the rest, if there is any in the refrigerator. This is great with a dab of greek yogurt on the top.
Roasted Veggies
Vegtables take on a whole new taste when they are roasted. I was so excited when Bob talked about this on the Biggest Loser hoping everyone gives this a try. It is awesome.
Line cookie sheet with tin foil and spray with olive oil. Pour vegtables onto pan in single layer spray with olive oil again and cover with tin foil. Let them steam in the oven at 425 for about 15 minutes then remove the top and let them cook on the top rack for another 10 minutes, move to the bottom rack for another 10 and enjoy! They will be almost carmelized on the bottom and will not need any additional seasonings or fats. My favorites are: broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus and cauliflower.
Line cookie sheet with tin foil and spray with olive oil. Pour vegtables onto pan in single layer spray with olive oil again and cover with tin foil. Let them steam in the oven at 425 for about 15 minutes then remove the top and let them cook on the top rack for another 10 minutes, move to the bottom rack for another 10 and enjoy! They will be almost carmelized on the bottom and will not need any additional seasonings or fats. My favorites are: broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus and cauliflower.
Hay Cookies!
Remember Haystacks?
10 100% Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nibs
1 Tablespoon natural peanut butter
Sweetner of choice
Chopped Peanuts (optional)
1/2-3/4 cup Fiber one cereal (if I use the peanuts I cut down on the cereal)
Melt the Nibs and peanut butter in the microwave and stir well. Slowly add in cereal and optional peanuts making sure all are covered. Grab bunches out of the bowl with your fingers and put on a cookie sheet or parchment paper in the refrigerator until cool and formed. Peel off and store. These must be kept cold to maintain shape.
10 100% Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nibs
1 Tablespoon natural peanut butter
Sweetner of choice
Chopped Peanuts (optional)
1/2-3/4 cup Fiber one cereal (if I use the peanuts I cut down on the cereal)
Melt the Nibs and peanut butter in the microwave and stir well. Slowly add in cereal and optional peanuts making sure all are covered. Grab bunches out of the bowl with your fingers and put on a cookie sheet or parchment paper in the refrigerator until cool and formed. Peel off and store. These must be kept cold to maintain shape.
Hearty "Trail Mix"
I love large portions and we all know eating a "large" portion of trail mix is NOT a good idea. I beef my own up and it is soooooooo yummy! All for 270 healthy calories.
1 100 calorie pack of blue diamond almonds crushed in the bag (100 calories- duh)
1/2 cup fiber 1 cereal (60 calories)
1 cup Kashi 7 grain puffed cereal (70 calories)
9 100% Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nibs, crushed into slivers (40 calories)
Mix and eat!
1 100 calorie pack of blue diamond almonds crushed in the bag (100 calories- duh)
1/2 cup fiber 1 cereal (60 calories)
1 cup Kashi 7 grain puffed cereal (70 calories)
9 100% Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nibs, crushed into slivers (40 calories)
Mix and eat!
Tofu
I love those shelf stable Tofu blocks made by Mori-Nu. They come in a lite version which is my favorite. It is super simple to use once you get used to it. To get it ready you must take it out of the package and drain the water. Pat the block dry being very careful not to break it. Then here come your options!
1. Slice thin and spray pan with a bit of Olive Oil or Pam and let sizzle until first side is bubbly and a light brown color-- flip.
2. Slice thin and stick in the freezer overnight. Dip into egg whites, beaters, milk (just about anything), then dip into Fiber 1 (original version-- ground in blender to breadcrumb consitency). Tastes like breaded, fried bites.
3. Slice and bake in pan sprayed with Pam or lightly greased. Either season with Salt free seasonings or a little Franks Red Hot!
1. Slice thin and spray pan with a bit of Olive Oil or Pam and let sizzle until first side is bubbly and a light brown color-- flip.
2. Slice thin and stick in the freezer overnight. Dip into egg whites, beaters, milk (just about anything), then dip into Fiber 1 (original version-- ground in blender to breadcrumb consitency). Tastes like breaded, fried bites.
3. Slice and bake in pan sprayed with Pam or lightly greased. Either season with Salt free seasonings or a little Franks Red Hot!
Make your own syrup!
I was buying the sugar-free maple syrups for a long time but finally discovered how simple it was to just make my own. This is great for topping my carbless pancakes in the morning, adding to oatmeal or as a tasty binder in homemade protein bars/ cookies. I make a giant filled pitcher and it lasts for a long time. I know lots of people keep their regular store bought syrup in the pantry but this must be kept in the refrigerator.
What you will need: a pitcher, blender, maple extract, vanilla extract, sweetner, xantham gum and water.
Fill your blender half way with cold water. Then add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and half of one of the small maple extract bottles. Add one cup of sweetner to the mix. Blend. Turn off blender and sprinkle a level tablespoon of xantham gum into the mix. Fill the rest of the way with cold water and blend again. Mixture will get thick. Transfer to picther and enjoy!
What you will need: a pitcher, blender, maple extract, vanilla extract, sweetner, xantham gum and water.
Fill your blender half way with cold water. Then add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and half of one of the small maple extract bottles. Add one cup of sweetner to the mix. Blend. Turn off blender and sprinkle a level tablespoon of xantham gum into the mix. Fill the rest of the way with cold water and blend again. Mixture will get thick. Transfer to picther and enjoy!
New Food Find-- GG Bran Crispbreads
I discovered GG Bran Crispbreads. WOW! They are great. Each large cracker only 12 calories per slice, lots of fiber and a great taste. It doesnt get much better. So far I have spread them with natural peanut butter and that is my favorite. Some other great things to do with this versatile bread: spread a layer of cottage cheese then top with a tomato and sprinkle some pepper, lightly spread a laughing cow wedge and some spinach leaves, a light layer of sugar free caramel dip and some apples, protein frosting... Here is how to make a protein frosting:
1/2 scoop of protein powder (All the Whey cupcake batter is awesome for this)
1-2 packets of sweetner (depending how sweet you like it!)
couple drops of milk or water
MIX and eat. This works great for protein brownies, these crackers or just about anything to add some yummy flavor.
1/2 scoop of protein powder (All the Whey cupcake batter is awesome for this)
1-2 packets of sweetner (depending how sweet you like it!)
couple drops of milk or water
MIX and eat. This works great for protein brownies, these crackers or just about anything to add some yummy flavor.
No meat for this girl!
Reading through you may notice a couple of things-- I love sweet things for any meal! Also, I don't eat meat. Until very recently I was vegan, purely for love of my furry friends. For various reasons I have incorporated some dairy products into my diet. If you have any high calcium, high protein recommendations for me please pass them on. I will never be a meat eater but am trying to get a more balanced diet containing some dairy products.
GIANT Oatmeal Bowl
1/2 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
1/2 cup Kashi 7 grain puffed cereal
1/2 cup egg whites
1/2 cup water
1/2 scoop protein powder of choice
Cinnamon, sweetner or cocoa powder
Mix Old Fashioned oats with water and protein powder. Cook in microwave for 1.5 minutes. Take out and add other ingredients. Stir well and microwave another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. This turns out to be a giant bowl of oats!
1/2 cup Kashi 7 grain puffed cereal
1/2 cup egg whites
1/2 cup water
1/2 scoop protein powder of choice
Cinnamon, sweetner or cocoa powder
Mix Old Fashioned oats with water and protein powder. Cook in microwave for 1.5 minutes. Take out and add other ingredients. Stir well and microwave another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. This turns out to be a giant bowl of oats!
Ice Cream!
I have seen so many variations on this. We all have our own formula. Play around with it to suit your tastes but I swear its excellent!
1 cup Deans No Salt Added Cottage Cheese
Water
Ice
Flavorings: use SF/FF Jello Pudding Mixes, Waldens Farms Syrups, Extracts, Fruit-- Just about anything!
Blend on high until totally mixed and there are no lumps. You will swear off fatty ice cream. (Great pre-bed)
1 cup Deans No Salt Added Cottage Cheese
Water
Ice
Flavorings: use SF/FF Jello Pudding Mixes, Waldens Farms Syrups, Extracts, Fruit-- Just about anything!
Blend on high until totally mixed and there are no lumps. You will swear off fatty ice cream. (Great pre-bed)
Greek PB Cup!
1 single serving container Greek Yogurt
2 Tablespoons PB2
Sweetner of choice
Cocoa Nibs or SF Chocolate Syrup
Mix Greek Yogurt with PB2 and small bit of water to get mixing. Pour into muffin tin and top with either melted Cocoa Nibs or Chocolate Syrup. Freeze. PB Cups!
2 Tablespoons PB2
Sweetner of choice
Cocoa Nibs or SF Chocolate Syrup
Mix Greek Yogurt with PB2 and small bit of water to get mixing. Pour into muffin tin and top with either melted Cocoa Nibs or Chocolate Syrup. Freeze. PB Cups!
Berry Sorbet with variations
With so few ingredients it is unbelievable how good this is!
1/2 banana frozen and cut into chunks
Frozen berries of your choice-- either mixed or I generally use plain strawberries
Sweetner
Blend until smooth and eat. The banana adds a creaminess to this all-fruit sorbet. I have added vanilla protein powder to this instead of the banana before and it is also very good. Blend first with a splash of milk or water, then add berries to ensure there is no gritty-ness.
1/2 banana frozen and cut into chunks
Frozen berries of your choice-- either mixed or I generally use plain strawberries
Sweetner
Blend until smooth and eat. The banana adds a creaminess to this all-fruit sorbet. I have added vanilla protein powder to this instead of the banana before and it is also very good. Blend first with a splash of milk or water, then add berries to ensure there is no gritty-ness.
Brown Rice Pudding
This is a great way to use up leftover brown rice!
Take 1/2 cup leftover brown rice
1/4 cup milk of choice, I like almond for this
Splash of Vanilla extract
Sweetner
Cinnamon
Microwave until warm and milk is absorbed.
Take 1/2 cup leftover brown rice
1/4 cup milk of choice, I like almond for this
Splash of Vanilla extract
Sweetner
Cinnamon
Microwave until warm and milk is absorbed.
Faux Alfredo
This entire recipe has about 150 calories!
1 bag Tofu Shiraki Noodles (boiled and pat dry)
1 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge
1 Serving of your favorite veggie (I use either spinach or broc florets for this)
Combine and microwave. Stir really well. Its excellent, filling and low-calorie.
1 bag Tofu Shiraki Noodles (boiled and pat dry)
1 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge
1 Serving of your favorite veggie (I use either spinach or broc florets for this)
Combine and microwave. Stir really well. Its excellent, filling and low-calorie.
More Favorites & Daily Staples
Share yours with me!
Tofu Shiraki Noodles
Laughing Cow Wedges (Light Swiss or Light Garlic & Herb)
Fiber 1 Cereal (Original)
Boca Chili Bowls
Boca Original Burger
Mt. Olive Bread and Butter pickles sweetened with Splenda
Oikos Greek Yogurt
Light and Fit Carb Control Vanilla Yogurt
Egg Beaters
SF/FF Jello Pudding Mix
Tofu Shiraki Noodles
Laughing Cow Wedges (Light Swiss or Light Garlic & Herb)
Fiber 1 Cereal (Original)
Boca Chili Bowls
Boca Original Burger
Mt. Olive Bread and Butter pickles sweetened with Splenda
Oikos Greek Yogurt
Light and Fit Carb Control Vanilla Yogurt
Egg Beaters
SF/FF Jello Pudding Mix
Fall Apples
Everyone loves when I make this easy treat at work
1 apple (any variety) cut into little chunks
Lots of cinnamon
Sweetner of choice
Water
Put your apple chunks, cinnamon and sweetner in a microwave safe bowl with a lid. Shake to mix then add water until apples are wet about 1/2 cup. Microwave about 2-3 minutes until the apples are no longer hard. So yummy. Eat with a side of greek yogurt. Yum!
1 apple (any variety) cut into little chunks
Lots of cinnamon
Sweetner of choice
Water
Put your apple chunks, cinnamon and sweetner in a microwave safe bowl with a lid. Shake to mix then add water until apples are wet about 1/2 cup. Microwave about 2-3 minutes until the apples are no longer hard. So yummy. Eat with a side of greek yogurt. Yum!
Crustless Spinach Quiche
This is one of those versatile, fix and forget dinners/ lunches or even for breakfast. Gently spray a baking dish with Pam and dump veggies of choice. I usually pre-heat and drain some frozen spinach, broccoli or fresh mushrooms, onions -- anything and then cover in egg beaters. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes depending on the thickness and enjoy. Top with Franks Red Hot!
Dense, Fudgey, Flourless Cake
Don't knock it until you try it-- this is AWESOME.
1 Can of Black Beans
5 egg whites or equivelent of egg substitute
3 tablespoons of smart balance omega blend (or whatever butter/ fat/ oil you use)
1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sweetner
2 teaspoons baking powder
Splash of whatever milk you use (I use Carb Countdown or sometimes Blue Diamond Almond Milk)
Blend all ingredients it the blender until there are no more bean chunks. Should be a totally smooth batter, like a cake batter. Pour into a pan and bake at 400 until knife comes out clean. This really does not need any topping but sometimes I will make a frosting of protein powder and water or smear some peanut butter on there. No one will know its beans!
1 Can of Black Beans
5 egg whites or equivelent of egg substitute
3 tablespoons of smart balance omega blend (or whatever butter/ fat/ oil you use)
1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sweetner
2 teaspoons baking powder
Splash of whatever milk you use (I use Carb Countdown or sometimes Blue Diamond Almond Milk)
Blend all ingredients it the blender until there are no more bean chunks. Should be a totally smooth batter, like a cake batter. Pour into a pan and bake at 400 until knife comes out clean. This really does not need any topping but sometimes I will make a frosting of protein powder and water or smear some peanut butter on there. No one will know its beans!
A few of my favorite things!
Everyone has their favorites! Here are some of mine:
PB2 powdered peanut butter (for shakes and protein "brownies")
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
Hershey's Cocoa powder
Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Nibs (the new 100% cocoa variety!)
Protein Powder-- use a variety for brownies, pancakes, shakes... (Zero Carb Isopure is my #1 love)
Frank's Red Hot
Nu-Salt (Sodium Alternative)
Mori-Nu Lite Tofu
Blue Diamond Almond Packs
Emerald Almond and Walnut Packs
Pure Protein Bars
Kashi 7-Grain Puffed Cereal
Dean's Carb Countdown
Extracts of all flavors (use almond, vanilla, maple on a regular basis)
Stride Sugar-Free Gum
Cinnamon
Ezekial breads and wraps
Smucker's all natural peanut butter
Sugar-free jellys and preserves
Frozen and fresh veggies of every sort!
Frozen and fresh fruit-- especially berries
Vitalicious Vitamuffins-- chocolate!
Walden's Farms brand chocolate syrup and the caramel dip
I will add to this list often!
Please share with me your wonderful food finds and daily staples.
PB2 powdered peanut butter (for shakes and protein "brownies")
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
Hershey's Cocoa powder
Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Nibs (the new 100% cocoa variety!)
Protein Powder-- use a variety for brownies, pancakes, shakes... (Zero Carb Isopure is my #1 love)
Frank's Red Hot
Nu-Salt (Sodium Alternative)
Mori-Nu Lite Tofu
Blue Diamond Almond Packs
Emerald Almond and Walnut Packs
Pure Protein Bars
Kashi 7-Grain Puffed Cereal
Dean's Carb Countdown
Extracts of all flavors (use almond, vanilla, maple on a regular basis)
Stride Sugar-Free Gum
Cinnamon
Ezekial breads and wraps
Smucker's all natural peanut butter
Sugar-free jellys and preserves
Frozen and fresh veggies of every sort!
Frozen and fresh fruit-- especially berries
Vitalicious Vitamuffins-- chocolate!
Walden's Farms brand chocolate syrup and the caramel dip
I will add to this list often!
Please share with me your wonderful food finds and daily staples.
Homemade Protein Balls/ No Bake Cookies
1/4 cup Psyillum Husks
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 scoop protein powder
2 tablespoons Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder
Sugar free sweetner of choice
Sugar-free maple syrup OR nut butter
Stir mixture together until very stiff. Roll balls in chopped almonds or unsweetened coconut. Refridgerate overnight so all ingredients bind and soften together. You can also flatten into a cookie shape and put a whole almond in the center or a cocoa nib.
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 scoop protein powder
2 tablespoons Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder
Sugar free sweetner of choice
Sugar-free maple syrup OR nut butter
Stir mixture together until very stiff. Roll balls in chopped almonds or unsweetened coconut. Refridgerate overnight so all ingredients bind and soften together. You can also flatten into a cookie shape and put a whole almond in the center or a cocoa nib.
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