Menus Feb 21 ~ 27

[Loretta V]

Away from home today, no quick quotes at hand.

Have a great week folks. My eating this past week end has been delicious but not really low carb or even near it. I have enjoyed every bite.

[mykneesareback]

Wow Loretta, Chicago, nice change of pace for you.

I ate well from Thursday evening through today, tasty foods, not the usual "on plan" stuff, but no matter, back to normal tomorrow. Brought home lots of asparagus, it seems to be cheaper everywhere this past week, must be prime time for it, it comes from Mexico lately.

Have a pleasant evening folks.


Doris

[hdyhouse]

Sunday's Breakfast - Chipolte seasoned shredded pork Machaca con Huevos.
Lunch - Rueben casserole.
Dinner - Roast pork w/cranberry relish, curried cauli-rice pilaf, and broccoli.

[Loretta V]

The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
Watch that ground meat folks.

Monday

• 1/2 decaf black coffee all day
  Brunch: lavash french toast w sf syrup
  12:30: apple w pb mixed w flaxmeal
  4:00: sf jello w cream
  6:00: porcupine meat ball
  steamed asparagus
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: wasa cracker, CF diet soda

[hdyhouse]

Monday's Breakfast - Maggie's cereal w/cranberries.
Lunch - Lettuce salad and Nacho Ordinary Strata.
Dinner - Oven Fried Chicken Breast, curried cauli-rice pilaf, and asparagus.

[mykneesareback]

Monday's foods

B: one zucchini, 3 mushrooms, 3 bell peppers and seeds, 1/2 cup egg subs., flaxmeal, minced garlic. hot salt. grated parmasan on top
black coffee

L: sandwich w/light laughing cow cheese and turkey and spinach. 1 H/B egg and 4 mushrooms. black coffee

Snack: dark chocolate 2 squares and popsicle and coffee

D: garlic, cauliflower and Boca burger pieces, browned in a pan.
black coffee


Evening snack: no sugar added mint Skinny Cow truffle bar and mandarin oranges. black coffee



Doris

[modon69478]

Anne, Sorry I'm just getting back to you on this, but here is the 'Citrus Chicken' recipes -

First, is the official version from the South Beach Diet Cookbook (Yellow):
2TB minced red onion
2TB Sherry Vinegar
5TB EV Olive Oil, divided
1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 lb head green leaf lettuce torn into bite size pieces
1 pink grapefruit, sectioned
salt & pepper

Combine the onion, vinegard, 4 TB olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp pepper in a jar with a lid. Close tightly and shake to combine.

Season chicken with salt & pepper. Heat remaining oil in lg skillet over med heat. Cook chicken until browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Remove from heat, cut into 1/2 inch slices and toss with 3 TB of dressing.

Gently toss together lettuce, grapefruit, and remaining dressing in a large bowl. Season to taste. Serve salad topped with chicken slices.
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Well, I didn't have some of these ingredients so I improvised and changed the red onion to white. The sherry vinegar to balsamic vinegar. Chicken breasts to chicken thighs. And, lettuce to asaparagus spears. I grilled the asparagus and then placed the cooked chicken slices along side it.

However you fix it - it should taste pretty good - and, according to the book, only 8 carbs per serving --

Michele

[Loretta V]

That chicken sure sounds tasty Michele, thanks.

Tuesday

• 1/2 decaf black coffee all day
  Brunch: part of an orange, part of my cheerios
  11:00: rest of orange and cheerios
  12:30:tuna salad
  4:00: banana w 2 tbs pb mixed w flaxmeal
  6:00: turkey chili
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: wasa cracker, CF diet soda

[mykneesareback]

Tuesday's on the go foods

B: at 5:20AM, 2 eggs over easy and 3 sips of hot coffee

L: at IHOP, veggie mixed omelete from their Health menu, 360 calories, and coffee, several cups.

Snack: Skinny Latte at Starbucks, 90 calories

D: last 2 pieces of veggie pizza from last week, Papa Murphy's delite pizza
black coffee

Evening snack: one orange, brought from my brother's place when they were in Arizona. I also rub off the rind and freeze it for baking muffins or cranberry scones at some point in the future.

hot coffee and maybe a cup of hot Soy Slender chocolate drink later on before bedtime



Doris

[hdyhouse]

Tuesday's Breakfast - Chipolte seasoned shredded pork Machaca con Huevos.
Lunch - Lettuce salad and Nacho Ordinary Strata.
Dinner - Roast pork, curried cauli-rice pilaf, and broccoli.

[hdyhouse]

Wednesday's Breakfast - Warm chocolate "breakfast pudding".
Lunch - Lettuce salad and a piece of l/c Deep Dish Pizza.
Dinner - Oven fried chicken breast, curried cauli-rice pilaf, and asparagus.

[mykneesareback]

Wednesday's stuff and nonsense

B: Had my zucchini and some cauliflower with flaxmeal and garlic and egg substitute. Some hot coffee

Snack: one grapefruit

L: Campbells healthy request chicken noodle soup and an orange later on.

Snack: coffee, hot, reheated from morning pot

D: meatloaf with f/f cheese on top and cauliflower asian style
coffee

Evening snack: thinking of round Baby Bell Light cheese, bought some yesterday, weight watcher people rave about them. They are sold next to the light laughing cow cheese wheels and the reduced fat Bleu Cheese crumbles.

Have several more grapefruits to get eaten up soon, so they don't go bad, but have to eat them when dh isn't around, since he can't have that anymore. Makes me feel badly to "sneak" grapefruit.


Doris

[Loretta V]

Wednesday

• 1/2 decaf black coffee all day
  Brunch: 1 fried egg, 1 slice rye bread
  12:30: tuna salad
  4:00: 3 homemade almond flour cookies
  6:00: fried crappie
  steamed green beans
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: almonds w a few raisins, CF diet soda

[Loretta V]

Thursday

• 1/2 decaf black coffee all day
  Brunch: flaxmeal muffin
  12:30: burger from Backyard burgers
  Brought lunch to friend who was getting chemo.
  4:00: banana w 2 tbs pb mixed w flaxmeal
  6:00: left over fish
  butternut squash
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: air popped corn sprayed w pam, tossed w parm cheese, CF diet soda

[mykneesareback]

Do you buy your flaxmeal muffin, or make them for yourself Loretta? I have seen some at bakeries in 2 grocery stores lately. But they were not sugar free or low sugar, so we didn't buy any to taste. I'm trying to get my brother to try them, he does not even use flaxmeal now.

Thursday's foods

B: one zucchini, 1 cup cauliflower leftovers, 1/2 cup brussel sprout leftovers, 1/2 cup egg whites, 2 tblsp. flaxmeal, 3 dollops minced garlic, hot salt, grated Parmasan on top when done.
black coffee

L: sandwich with f/f cheese toasted, spinach leaves. 2 H/B eggs. one orange later on. black coffee

Snack: reduced fat cheese stick 60 calories and coffee

D: turkey garlic and basil sausage, 130 calories, and cooked carrots, over 1 cup.

Evening snack: one Skinny Cow chocolate truffle ice milk on a stick, 100 calories, and coffee

Should eat a grapefruit, just don't feel like it.



Doris

[modon69478]

Henry,

You mentioned two very interesting items, "chocolate breakfast pudding" and "l/c Deep Dish Pizza" - Would you be able to refer me to the recipes (if they're online) or share?

Thanks,
Michele

[hdyhouse]

Thursday's Breakfast - Chipolte seasoned shredded pork Machaca con Huevos.
Lunch - Lettuce salad and a piece of l/c Deep Dish Pizza.
Dinner - Roast pork, curried cauli-rice pilaf, and asparagus.

Michele, I will send you the recipes.

[hdyhouse]

Originally Posted by modon69478

Henry,

You mentioned two very interesting items, "chocolate breakfast pudding" and "l/c Deep Dish Pizza" - Would you be able to refer me to the recipes (if they're online) or share?

Thanks,
Michele

Michele, I cannot send you a private message with the recipes, so I will post them here:
Warm Chocolate Breakfast Pudding

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One of the staples of my breakfast menu planning is Maggie's Cereal. I have found that the cereal mix also works as a l/c baking mix and use it for making One Minute Muffins and also the 3 minute chocolate cake. It is the latter use that gave me the idea to make the "breakfast pudding". It is like eating a bowl of 3 minute chocolate cake with the consistency of a nice thick pudding. I use 1/2 cup of the cereal mix (recipe follows) combined with 2 Tbls cocoa. I add about 1 cup of water, 2 Tbls of brown sugar slpenda syrup, 1 pat of butter, 1 tsp vanilla, and a/s to taste. I cook the cereal in a sauce pan and after bringing it to a boil, I add 1-2 Tbls cream, stir to combine and pour into a bowl. I let it sit for a couple of minutes to cool a little and thicken and then enjoy.

Maggie s Breakfast cereal
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16 oz. Flax meal
16 oz. Soy protein isolate*
16 oz. Coarse unprocessed wheat bran

(It just happens that the brand of flax meal and bran which I buy come in 16 oz bags and the isolate comes in a 16 oz canister. You can make a smaller batch, just make sure you use equal parts by weight - not by volume.)


Mix 'em up in a big bowl till everything's blended and store in an airtight container (like tupperware, or heavy duty ziplocks) in the fridge. Flax and flax meal should always be refrigerated, since they have oils which would go rancid over time, if not kept cool.

In the morning put about 1/3 to 1/2 a cup into a bowl and add boiling water while stirring until it's the consistency you like.

Add cream, splenda and whatever else strikes your fancy and fits into your current carb allowance: vanilla, nuts, fruit, davinci syrup, cocoa, etc. Have a different flavor every time!

This generally yeilds about 30 1/2 cup servings.

Carb counts are for the cereal mix, alone. Remember to add the numbers for whatever goodies you use!


Deep Dish Pizza

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Here is the recipe I found when I first started on Atkins. My non-low carb spouse likes it too so it has become a regular part of my menu rotation.

Deep Dish Pizza

4 oz cream cheese
3 eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
¼ cup parmesan cheese
½ t oregano
½ t garlic powder
2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella, pepper jack, provolone, or combination)
½ cup of your favorite low carb pizza sauce. (Some commercial marinara sauces have as few as 5 net grams of carb per ½ cup and will work well, or make your own.)
1 cup mozzarella (I typically use at least 2 cups)
Favorite toppings.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat eggs and cream cheese until smooth, add cream, parmesan cheese, oregano, and garlic powder and mix well. Spray a 9x13 casserole with non-stick cooking spray, spread shredded cheese over the dish and then pour the egg mixture into the dish. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes until the top is lightly browned. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Spread sauce over the top, sprinkle with part of the shredded mozzarella and apply your favorite low carb toppings. ( Any meat toppings should be cooked or ready to eat before adding to the pizza.) For mine, I usually use ground beef, pork sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, sauteed onion, green and red pepper, mushrooms, and sliced ripe olives.)Sprinkle additional mozzerella and parmesan cheese on top and return to the oven until bubbly and brown (about 10 minutes). Remove from oven, let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Excluding the toppings, the whole pizza has 16 carbs. A serving of 1/4th of the pizza will have 4 carbs plus the toppings. (However, 1/4th is way too large a portion with all the toppings I put on. I usually get 10 to 12 nice servings.)

[Loretta V]

I would like to give your Maggie's cereal a try Henry but would worry about making a big batch and not liking it. I am looking for something different to eat lately.

Doris I make my own flaxmeal muffins and add some fresh or frozen cranberries to the mix.

Friday

• 1/2 decaf black coffee
  Brunch: pancake w sf syrup, 1 egg oe
  12:30: tuna salad
  4:00 orange
  6:00: Not sure, will be helping out at our fish fry tonight. They serve too many carb laden foods, hush puppies (no) fries (no) breaded fish (maybe)
  slaw (a little) hopefully some beans.
  Snack: wasa cracker, CF diet soda

[mykneesareback]

Loretta, I did finally buy that big container of the yellow flaxmeal that they sell at Costco, just about ready to open it up, have 2 servings left in the bag of the other brand from Bob's Red Mill. I did notice that Wal Mart had bags of the almond flour on hand this time, it was $9.89 for one bag.

Friday's foods

B: half a zucchini, 1 cup leftover brussel sprouts asian style, some cauliflower and 2 mushrooms sauteed in PAM. 1/2 cup egg whites added. 2 tblsp. flaxmeal, minced garlic added. Hot salt. grated Parmasan on top
black coffee all morning

L: 2 slices wheat bread, reduced fat pepper jack cheese and turkey sandwich w/spinach leaves. 1 H/B egg one grapefruit
black coffee

Snack: one 20 calorie Creamsicle and coffee

D: some turkey balls heated in the oven, from Foster Farm's brand frozen
cauliflower, one and a half cups steamed
coffee

Evening snack: Soy Slender chocolate drink warmed up and 2 pieces light laughing cow cheese triangles later on. also coffee



Doris

[mykneesareback]

What kind of flowers are those, pray tell, Loretta???

[hdyhouse]

Friday's Breakfast - Maggie's cereal w/cranberries.
Lunch - Lettuce salad and a piece of l/c Deep Dish Pizza.
Dinner - Oven fried chicken breast, curried cauli-rice pilaf, and asparagus.

[Loretta V]

Saturday

• 1/2 decaf black coffee all day
  Brunch: 1 egg, 1 slice rye bread, 1 bacon strip
  12:30: apple w 2 tbs pb mixed w flaxmeal
  4:00: pumpkin bar w cream
  6:00: grilled hamburger patty on rye bread
  onions & mushrooms sauteed in OO
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: almonds w a few raisins, CF diet soda
  

[hdyhouse]

Saturday's Breakfast - Sausage and l/c pancakes w/syrup.
Lunch - Roast pork and the last of the curried cauli-rice pilaf.
Dinner - Lettuce salad and 1/2 of a rolled chicken breast stuffed with 3 cheeses and chicken andouille sausage served on Dreamfield's linguini w/marinara sauce.

[mykneesareback]

Saturday's choices

B: half a zucchini, 1 1/2 cup leftover cauliflower, 2 mushrooms sauteed in PAM and canola. 1/2 cup egg whites added. flaxmeal and minced garlic added. Hot salt. 2 tbsps. grated parmasan on top.
black coffee often

L: 2 slices wheat bread sandwich w/turkey and light laughing cow cheese, spinach leaves. 1 H/B egg and Roma tomato cut up
black coffee

Snack: one grapefruit and coffee

D: eggs scrambled and 2 cups brussel sprouts and coffee

Evening snack: 1 skinny cow chocolate truffle ice milk bar, 100 calories, and some Baby Bell cheese later on, 50 calories.
coffee



Doris