So what would you "cuke" fans load your sub with? *Let the salivating begin*
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Showing posts with label Tasty Tuesday. Show all posts
November 12, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Cucumber Subs
You can't say this doesn't look just a little bit yummy! My local grocery store has cucumbers that are 2 for $1.50! I know what I'm having for lunch this week!
So what would you "cuke" fans load your sub with? *Let the salivating begin*
So what would you "cuke" fans load your sub with? *Let the salivating begin*
October 29, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Baked Eggs
My go to meal for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even a snack!
Baking your eggs this way makes life so much easier. At least for me it does.
- I spray the pan with non-stick spray
- Crack the eggs or pour egg whites in each cup.
- Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on each
- (Optional) Sprinkle parsley flakes on each egg.
- Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
- Enjoy!
October 22, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Eats on Repeat
I read the other day about a trick that helps break plateaus and attributes to continuous weight loss. The miracle trick is eating the same meals over and over. You know the meals, the ones that you know will not make you feel bloated, help you lose weight, and even help to maintain your weight. Keep these meals in your arsenal to get to your goal weight when it seems like your progress is slowing down.
Some of my go to meals are:
Breakfast:
Baked eggs or egg whites (depends on my mood)
Jones farm sausage
Cheese stick
Green tea
Lunch:
Tuna salad
50/50 salad or any tossed greens salad
Cheese burger with no bun (or in 1/2 a low carb whole wheat pita)
Dinner:
Cheeseburger no bun
Steamed broccoli
Mashed Cauliflower
Snacks:
Pork rinds
Hummus
Hard boiled egg
String cheese
I try to stick with foods that are of course low carb but also, gluten free and sugar free.
What are your "Eats on Repeat?"
October 15, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Oopsie Bread
Hey there! Welcome to another Tasty Tuesday! Today I wanted to share a low carb alternative to bread...Oopsie bread!
I hate to call it a struggle but it is a struggle finding foods to replace conventional foods. One problem I have is breakfast. I love the convenience of a breakfast sandwich especially when I can get it at a drive thru. If I'm going to lose any weight however I have to avoid that place like the plague! Not to mention the sodium and the carbs in those sandwiches are pretty high. I came up with an alternative! An oopsie breakfast sandwich!
Here's what you need for the oopsie bread:
3 eggs
1/8 tsp of salt
1/2 cup of softened cream cheese
1 tsp of baking powder (optional) gives it more of a "bread" texture
or
1/2 tsp of cream of tartar (optional)
Oopsie bread can substitute biscuits, rolls, or sandwich bread.
Here's a funny Oopsie bread video.
I hate to call it a struggle but it is a struggle finding foods to replace conventional foods. One problem I have is breakfast. I love the convenience of a breakfast sandwich especially when I can get it at a drive thru. If I'm going to lose any weight however I have to avoid that place like the plague! Not to mention the sodium and the carbs in those sandwiches are pretty high. I came up with an alternative! An oopsie breakfast sandwich!
Here's what you need for the oopsie bread:
3 eggs
1/8 tsp of salt
1/2 cup of softened cream cheese
1 tsp of baking powder (optional) gives it more of a "bread" texture
or
1/2 tsp of cream of tartar (optional)
- Preheat your oven to 300F.
- Separate your egg whites from your egg yolks.
- Add a pinch of salt and baking powder or cream of tartar to your egg whites.
- Beat your egg whites until you get hard peaks. Set it aside.
- In the bowl with the egg yolks add the cream cheese and beat until smooth.
- Take half of the egg yolk mixture and fold it into the egg whites.
- Do the same for the next half until all mixed.
- On a parchment paper lined cookie sheet drop dollops of the mixture.
- Bake for about 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let it cool on a cooling rack.
- Enjoy!
Oopsie bread can substitute biscuits, rolls, or sandwich bread.
Here's a funny Oopsie bread video.
October 8, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Low carb "Fried" Chicken
Welcome to another Tasty Tuesday! Now that I've made the commitment to go Low carb and Gluten Free I've been on the hunt for LC/GF recipes that replace conventional ones. My first attempt was Fried Chicken. This batch can be summed up in one word DE.LI.CIOUS!
Some of you may turn your nose up at the ingredients but I'm here to say don't knock it till you try it. I never found an actual recipe for how I made it. I took bits and pieces from forums and other recipes and came up with my own.
Ingredients:
6 Pieces of chicken with skin (4 legs and 2 thighs)
1/2 bag or 1.75 oz of Crushed Pork Rinds (yep you read that right)
1/2 Tbs Parmesan Cheese (you can actually add more)
2 Tbs Mayonnaise
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder*
1/4 tsp Onion Powder*
1/8 tsp Black Pepper*
1/8 tsp Salt
*The measurements are approximates not exact. Feel free to substitute, add, or remove ingredients.
2. Wash and pat your chicken dry
3. Mix all your dry ingredients together except for salt. (I wasn't sure if adding salt would be too much that is why I waited and added it after it was baked.
4. Dip and coat your chicken in mayonnaise. I opted for mayo because it holds the moisture and it already contains oil and eggs. Plus I had more mayo than I did eggs but you can substitute with eggs.
5. Then dip your mayo slathered chicken into the crushed pork rind mixture.
6. Lay out chicken on your (lightly sprayed with oil [I used canola] )baking sheet.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or how ever long it takes your oven to get the thickest piece of the chicken to at least 170 degrees.
8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt.
9. Enjoy!
If you tried this recipe please let me know how it came out!
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| Low Carb Gluten Free "Fried" Chicken |
Some of you may turn your nose up at the ingredients but I'm here to say don't knock it till you try it. I never found an actual recipe for how I made it. I took bits and pieces from forums and other recipes and came up with my own.
Ingredients:
6 Pieces of chicken with skin (4 legs and 2 thighs) 1/2 bag or 1.75 oz of Crushed Pork Rinds (yep you read that right)
1/2 Tbs Parmesan Cheese (you can actually add more)
2 Tbs Mayonnaise
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder*
1/4 tsp Onion Powder*
1/8 tsp Black Pepper*
1/8 tsp Salt
*The measurements are approximates not exact. Feel free to substitute, add, or remove ingredients.
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375.2. Wash and pat your chicken dry
3. Mix all your dry ingredients together except for salt. (I wasn't sure if adding salt would be too much that is why I waited and added it after it was baked.
4. Dip and coat your chicken in mayonnaise. I opted for mayo because it holds the moisture and it already contains oil and eggs. Plus I had more mayo than I did eggs but you can substitute with eggs.
5. Then dip your mayo slathered chicken into the crushed pork rind mixture.
6. Lay out chicken on your (lightly sprayed with oil [I used canola] )baking sheet.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or how ever long it takes your oven to get the thickest piece of the chicken to at least 170 degrees.
8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt.
9. Enjoy!
If you tried this recipe please let me know how it came out!
October 1, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Veggies on a budget
One big complaint with alot of people is that healthy food, specifically vegetables are more expensive than highly processed foods. That was my argument at least. Now that my meals are more low carb than they have been I find that I'm eating more veggies. I challenged myself by planning my meals based on the vegetables that are on sale. Taking this approach has made meal planning easy for me. If you know me you'll know I kinda hate meal planning, so I embrace anything that makes the process easier.
My process:
Thursday the sale flyer for my grocery store is delivered to my inbox and mailbox. I look for the vegetables that are on sale focusing ideally on BOGO veggies. That ensures that I can make at least two dishes with the sale vegetable. Last week I turned a high carb meal to a healthy low carb meal.
Next I determine what recipe I can prepare with that vegetable. If I don't have a particular recipe then I do a google search for low carb recipes that feature that vegetable. I focus on recipes that will contain ingredients I already have at the house.
Lastly I plan my grocery trip. We are doing Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover so we find ways to save. One way we save is on gas, so our shopping trip occurs on Sunday on the way back from church since it's on the way home. We actually pass 2 grocery stores on the way home so if there is something out of stock at store one we stop at store two and not have to go out of our way and waste any gas.
How do you save on healthy foods that are normally expensive?
My process:
Thursday the sale flyer for my grocery store is delivered to my inbox and mailbox. I look for the vegetables that are on sale focusing ideally on BOGO veggies. That ensures that I can make at least two dishes with the sale vegetable. Last week I turned a high carb meal to a healthy low carb meal.
Next I determine what recipe I can prepare with that vegetable. If I don't have a particular recipe then I do a google search for low carb recipes that feature that vegetable. I focus on recipes that will contain ingredients I already have at the house.
Lastly I plan my grocery trip. We are doing Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover so we find ways to save. One way we save is on gas, so our shopping trip occurs on Sunday on the way back from church since it's on the way home. We actually pass 2 grocery stores on the way home so if there is something out of stock at store one we stop at store two and not have to go out of our way and waste any gas.
How do you save on healthy foods that are normally expensive?
September 24, 2013
Tasty Tuesday: Making a dish low carb
Living a low carb lifestyle certainly has its challenges. Especially when we live in a society that breads, pastas, and high carb foods dominate the average meal. My challenge to live a low carb lifestyle is taking meals from my cooking repertoire and making them low carb.
For example, last week the meal plan called for a pasta dish that I typically made for the family.
Ingredients:
1 Jar of Newman's Own Sockaroni spaghetti sauce
2-3 cups of penne pasta
1 pound of bulk mild italian sausage
Low carb version; substitute pasta with same amount of broccoli
Since I'm completely eliminating the whites from my meals but not from my family's meals I cook the meal a bit differently now. I brown the sausage (draining the excess fat of course) and then add it to the sauce. In the past I mixed the pasta with the sausage and sauce and served it up. Now I pour the sauce over the pasta with a side vegetable and then serve it to the family. My portion consisted of pouring the sauce over steamed broccoli florets and then topping it with a bit of shredded mozzarella cheese. I can't begin to tell you how delicious it was.
If your meals are modified from your family's, do you find modifying your meals challenging?
For example, last week the meal plan called for a pasta dish that I typically made for the family.
Ingredients:
1 Jar of Newman's Own Sockaroni spaghetti sauce
2-3 cups of penne pasta
1 pound of bulk mild italian sausage
Low carb version; substitute pasta with same amount of broccoli
Since I'm completely eliminating the whites from my meals but not from my family's meals I cook the meal a bit differently now. I brown the sausage (draining the excess fat of course) and then add it to the sauce. In the past I mixed the pasta with the sausage and sauce and served it up. Now I pour the sauce over the pasta with a side vegetable and then serve it to the family. My portion consisted of pouring the sauce over steamed broccoli florets and then topping it with a bit of shredded mozzarella cheese. I can't begin to tell you how delicious it was.
If your meals are modified from your family's, do you find modifying your meals challenging?
August 9, 2011
Tasty Tuesday: Low Carb Recipe Website
Hey low-carbers! I am plugging along on my atkins/PCOS diet and doing pretty well. A friend of mine who has been a low carber for over a year shared one of the best low carb recipes sites ever!
Low Carb Luxury
This website is chock full of recipes, articles and resources for the low-carb dieter. I am going to have regular blog posts titled "Tasty Tuesdays" and they will feature recipes that I prepare and share with you. Just to let you know many of the recipes I try out may come from this site. I will always let you know the source of the recipe so you know where you can find the information for yourself. So if you are looking for some low carb recipe reviews be sure you check back here on Tuesdays.
Low Carb Luxury
This website is chock full of recipes, articles and resources for the low-carb dieter. I am going to have regular blog posts titled "Tasty Tuesdays" and they will feature recipes that I prepare and share with you. Just to let you know many of the recipes I try out may come from this site. I will always let you know the source of the recipe so you know where you can find the information for yourself. So if you are looking for some low carb recipe reviews be sure you check back here on Tuesdays.
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