Old School Snack!

Bring back the celery and peanut butter! This was my AM snack at work today. It drew a lot of attention because my celery was so crunchy-- people were reminding me that they used to eat ants on logs back in grade school, I was just missing the ants. So for mine I mixed up a packet of FitNutz peanut butter (powdered peanut butter) with a bit of water. If you have never had powdered peanut butter you really should try it. It is great because I can just stash it in my drawer at work and reconstitute it at anytime, use it in protein brownies, as a topping for protein brownies, in protein sludge, on toast, in shakes...

Boca Burger on Wheat Bun

This was a great dinner! A boca burger with romaine lettuce on a Rudi's Organic Bakery Wheat bun. Served with a side of sweet potato fries with dipping sauce (not pictured) click on link for recipe!

Yummy Asparagus and one of my favorite websites

Asparagus is so good! I like it steamed, roasted and sautéed. It is in the Worlds Healthiest Foods list! This website is such a great point of reference! Just thought I would share. And here is my bunch from last night!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!