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[Truffles]

I "made" a salad dressing last night by using one of my small tupperware, 1/2 cup size I think. Some Dijon- about 10 calories, some lemon juice, pinch of oregano, bl. pepper, garlic and salt. Shake Shake Shake!! Pretty good. Counted the whole salad with dressing as 20 calories! YUM! Might add 1/2T of HH for 10 more calories and better mouth feel, or Light Sour Cream. Or Feta cheese if I can afford the calories.

[Redeemed]

1 cup frozen mixed veggies.......... ( 50)
2 venison sausage, 3 oz each.......(180) or 96/4 ground beef 4 oz. 140 cal.
celeriac root, 7.5oz.................... ( 80) or 5.5 oz. potato for 110 cal.
l/4 cup onion................................ ( 17)
l/2 cup Home Style gravy............. ( 40)
1/4 cup chicken broth .................( 5)
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1. Peel and cut celeriac into small cubes. Boil until soft.
2. Slice venison sausage into small pieces (or fry meat if using hamburger)
3. Heat all ingredients in a sauce pan with gravy, chicken broth and favorite spices. Add water from boiling celeriac root if gravy is too thick.

Makes 1 large serving.
venison stew 372 calories;
or beef stew 332 calories

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[oropendola]

I posted this elsewhere but maybe it should be here.

Yellow Curry Cabbage 143 calories
Adapted from Spinach Yellow Curry Shrimp at Thai Talay in Pismo Beach
Thai Talay is a favorite stop of ours when driving to southern California. Stop there and have some any UD. I omitted the shrimp, spinach and coconut milk and came up with a flavorful version of cabbage. Adding 3 oz of shrimp brings the dish to 227 calories.

1/2 head cabbage, chopped
1 tsp Maesri Karee Curry Paste (Thai masaman Yellow Curry Paste)

Spray pan with Pam-oid.
Add cabbage and wilt.
Add 1 tsp water and Maesri Paste and stir well.
Cover and turn off heat.
Let sit 10 minutes, stir and eat.

[lynnjp]

these are yummy I found the recipe on ***********
100 calorie cinnamon pancakes
Minutes to Prepare: 15 Minutes to Cook: 15 NUmber of Servings: 8

Ingredients

Whole Wheat Flour, 1.25 cup Baking Soda, 1 tsp
Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, 2 tbsp Skim Milk, 1 cup
Eggbeaters, .5 cup Vanilla extract, 1 tbsp Cinnamon, 2 tbsp

Directions
Mix flour, baking soda, and splenda in bowl. Mix milk, eggs, and vanilla in another bowl. Beat into dry mix roughly, so as to add more air to mix. Stir in cinnamon last. Serving size is 1/3 cup mix. Use PAM on skillet when cooking and sweeten with sugar free syrup and/or fruit!

Serving size is one pancake. If you use less than 1/3 of a cup batter (like 1/4, or 1/6) you can have two for 100 calories! Smaller, but more!

Number of Servings: 8
Nutritional Info

Amount Per Serving Calories: 92.6 Total Fat: 0.4 g Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
Sodium: 209.8 mg Total Carbs: 18.2 g Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g Protein: 5.2 g

[Beeb]

Ingredients:

7 oz Spaghetti Squash
4 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
2 cloves garlic, unpeeled and skin left on
1 Laughing Cow Cheese of choice
1/4 cup Calorie Countdown Fat Free Milk or low calorie nut milk
1 TBS grated Parmesan cheese
Spices to taste; salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley

Directions

Cut a small spaghetti squash in half, remove seeds and spray with cooking spray.
Take cloves of garlic, place in baking pan and place spaghetti squash halves, cut sized down, on top of each garlic.
Bake in 365/375 degree oven until squash is cooked.
Remove from oven, cover with foil and let sit until cooled.
When cooled remove flesh from squash, measure out 7 oz and put to the side. Take remaining squash, put in container and freeze or refrigerate for future use.

While squash is cooking spray a frying pan with cooking spray and brown chicken pieces with spices of choice. Put to side when done.

In a small casserole dish, spray cooking spray and then put squash in bottom of dish, add more spices and the roast garlic, and chicken pieces.

In a small bowl mix LC cheese and milk product and microwave until cheese is soft and can be mixed easily with the milk.

Pour cheese/milk mixture over the ingredients in casserole dish, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, cover and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Remove cover and bake for another 10 to 12 minutes or until bubbly and starting to brown a bit.

Enjoy!!

Serves 1.....Total Calories 251

[Tilly]

Well that sounds good AND filling! AND something different for me, anyway. Is the chicken cooked ahead of time?

[Beeb]

Originally Posted by Tilly

Well that sounds good AND filling! AND something different for me, anyway. Is the chicken cooked ahead of time?

Yes, the cut up pieces are browned in a frying pan sprayed with cooking spray and then up on top of the squash, then the milk/cheese mixture goes on top and it's in the oven until bubbly and a bit brown!!

[lynnjp]

OMG Beeb I am definitely making that tomorrow that sounds WONDERFUL!!! Almost too good for only 250 calories-thanks for sharing!!

[soon]

Last time I wanted spaghetti squash a small one was 8 bucks way too much for my cheap comfort zone. Another squash perhaps.

[soon]

Posted this on another thread and thought it might fit very well here but I dont have the calorie count.

My newest and fastest recipe is a Hungry Girl recipe I saw on Dr. Oz. 1/4 c egg beaters and 1 laughing cow wedge any flavor I like, few chopt onions microwave. You can add in anything u like to eat in eggs. I have already cooked chopt bacon from Costco ( the darn thing does have sugar beware) I microwave maybe 30 seconds and stir it and than microwave another 30 seconds. Fast scrambled eggs

[cathyjs]

Some really good recipe ideas!

Here's my latest attempt - Salmon Patties

1 pouch smoked salmon (Chicken of the Sea) 120
3 T. egg whites - 35
1/4 cup oat fiber - 0

Total cal - 155

I mixed everything together then squished it into a patty. (I think I'd make 2 next time - easier to handle in the pan.) I sprayed a pan with cooking spray and "pan-fried" the patty until it was crispy on both sides. Makes 1 large or 2 decent sized patties.

Tasted good to me!

[soon]

oat fiber has no calories wow!

[Truffles]

Originally Posted by cathyjs

Some really good recipe ideas!

Here's my latest attempt - Salmon Patties

1 pouch smoked salmon (Chicken of the Sea) 120
3 T. egg whites - 35
1/4 cup oat fiber - 0

Total cal - 155

I mixed everything together then squished it into a patty. (I think I'd make 2 next time - easier to handle in the pan.) I sprayed a pan with cooking spray and "pan-fried" the patty until it was crispy on both sides. Makes 1 large or 2 decent sized patties.

Tasted good to me!

Good Idea- I;ll have to give this a try!!

[buttoni]

Originally Posted by cathyjs

Some really good recipe ideas!

Here's my latest attempt - Salmon Patties

1 pouch smoked salmon (Chicken of the Sea) 120
3 T. egg whites - 35
1/4 cup oat fiber - 0

Total cal - 155

I mixed everything together then squished it into a patty. (I think I'd make 2 next time - easier to handle in the pan.) I sprayed a pan with cooking spray and "pan-fried" the patty until it was crispy on both sides. Makes 1 large or 2 decent sized patties.

Tasted good to me!

I would have never thought to use oat fiber this way. I think I'll try this. Thanks for the idea!

[KeirasMom]

Dawn's lower oat fiber version of Ouizoid's super yummy OMM

(Ouizoid's is the best, but if you have trouble with oat fiber, this could alleviate some of that.)

6 T egg whites (50 calories)
1 T oat fiber
1 T Hershey's natural cocoa powder (10 calories)
1/4 C DaVinci's SF syrup (I've used banana, hazelnut, and coconut at different times--all were good)
1/4 t baking powder
1 t glucomannan powder

I've done it without the baking powder and the gluc powder and it came out fine too.

Spray the mug or bowl with Pam or similar, mix all ingredients, nuke for 2 - 2 1/2 minutes. Sometimes I take it out after 1 1/2 minutes, flip it over and put it back in for a minute.

[Tilly]

Originally Posted by KeirasMom

Dawn's lower oat fiber version of Ouizoid's super yummy OMM

(Ouizoid's is the best, but if you have trouble with oat fiber, this could alleviate some of that.)

6 T egg whites (50 calories)
1 T oat fiber
1 T Hershey's natural cocoa powder (10 calories)
1/4 C DaVinci's SF syrup (I've used banana, hazelnut, and coconut at different times--all were good)
1/4 t baking powder
1 t glucomannan powder

I've done it without the baking powder and the gluc powder and it came out fine too.

Spray the mug or bowl with Pam or similar, mix all ingredients, nuke for 2 - 2 1/2 minutes. Sometimes I take it out after 1 1/2 minutes, flip it over and put it back in for a minute.

The recipe says to spray the mug, so does that mean it makes one muffin? Is this a large soup mug?

[KeirasMom]

Originally Posted by Tilly

The recipe says to spray the mug, so does that mean it makes one muffin? Is this a large soup mug?

Coffee mug, cereal bowl, whatever you want. I use a round tupperware type bowl so it's wider and flatter, almost like bread.

[Mariacj]

Cabbage stir fry, 1to 2 tbsp of coconut milk to act as steam, with laughing cow and garlic powder.... Oh my .... So good.

Calories will change depending on how much cabbage you use

[Beeb]

I made Shelly's OMM today for breakfast. tweaked without coco powder and more peanut flour. Here is my tweaked recipe. I the mouth feel of this muffin!! Thanks Shelly, VERY

DD OMM

Ingredients:

2 TBS peanut flour
1 TBS Oat fiber
1 Tsp baking powder
1 Tsp Gluc powder
2 TBS or more to taste SF sweetener of choice (I used DaVinci's Praline)
2 TBS granulated sweetener of choice
1 TBS Nonfat Greek Yogurt
1/4 Tsp vanilla extract
2 TBS egg beaters

Directions:

Spray a large mug or same sized container with cooking spray.
Mix all ingredients well in bowl and then put in sprayed container.
Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes (my micro is 700 watts so if yours in more use less time)
Let cool and ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Serving

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 14
Calories 50

% Daily Values*
Total Fat 1.58g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.218g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.498g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.782g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 59mg 2%
Potassium 147mg
Total Carbohydrate 3.12g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.2g 5%
Sugars 0.36g
Protein 5.84g

[Truffles]

Beeb i cant wait to try that!! Thanks for the tweaks!

[buttoni]

Oh, I've been trying to find recipes to use my P2B in. I'll be trying this out in the morning. Thanks for posting it, Linda!

[Tilly]

Originally Posted by buttoni

Oh, I've been trying to find recipes to use my P2B in. I'll be trying this out in the morning. Thanks for posting it, Linda!

If you are looking at the first ingredient, Beeb says peanut flour. Will the P2B work the same as the peanut flour? Maybe so because it is such a small amount.

[gharkness]

Originally Posted by Tilly

If you are looking at the first ingredient, Beeb says peanut flour. Will the P2B work the same as the peanut flour? Maybe so because it is such a small amount.

It's very similar, and yes, you can use it. The main difference is that PB2 has sugar in it, but only a little. Another thing I do is add about 1/2 cup of shredded zucchini or yellow squash. It pretty much disappears into the body of the muffin, adds moisture and volume, and only adds 10 calories.

[buttoni]

I like the idea of adding zucchini. I may add 1 tsp. flax meal to mine next time, too. But that will up the calories 12 more. But it would give more rise. Mine was kinda dense and packy this morning. Flavor was great using Torani caramel SF syrup.

[gharkness]

Originally Posted by buttoni

I like the idea of adding zucchini. I may add 1 tsp. flax meal to mine next time, too. But that will up the calories 12 more. But it would give more rise. Mine was kinda dense and packy this morning. Flavor was great using Torani caramel SF syrup.

I always allocate 100 calories for my muffin, just to take care of little things like that. I'll double check to make sure 100 will cover it, and then I may add the flaxseed in, too!

One thing I found that made a LOT of difference is psyllium husk. About a tsp (or two, even) of that changes the texture of the muffin to make it much more substantial. Also, even though I love gluc for many things, I find that my muffin will NEVER get dry (I mean it will be slimy) if I include it in my muffin recipe! But that's me! Others may love it.

I really enjoy all the different things we can do to our OMM's to make them delicious and filling!

[Dottie]

DD Chicken Tacos like Chilis
Ingredients

4 oz Chicken Breast (boneless,skinless)
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Ground Cumin
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
1 spray Olive Oil No Stick Cooking Spray
1 Pita Bread (joseph's low-carb or similar - 60cals
1 cup Shredded Lettuce
2 tbsp Walden Farms Ranch Dressing
2 tbsp Shredded Fat Free Chedder

Directions

Rub chicken breast with all the spices then pan fry (using a quick spritz of olive oil cooking spray) until cooked through. Dice and toss with 1T of the salad dressing*.
Split pita into 2 rounds and toss the lettuce with the remaining dressing, and a little salt and pepper.
Divide lettuce and chicken evenly between the 2 pita rounds.
Sprinkle cheese on top.

*If you don't have or like walden farms ranch, use a spray ranch (wishbone) or fat free sour cream thinned with a little vinegar or water.

Recipe(2 tacos) : 207 cals; 6.6g fat; 10.7g carbs; 4.7g fiber; 34.1g protein

[ouizoid]

Dottie--that looks so good--I remember the last time you posted a recipe using the pitas as tortilla shells that I wanted to try it and then I forgot--

I've been using the boca crumbles (naughty soy i know, bad hypo me--but my thyroid status is tracked monthly, and so far so good ) with mexican flavouring--just because you get such a huge protein hit for so few calories. Think I will try your recipe today

[Dottie]

I like spicy foods on DD's, that seems to really curb the appetite Mexican, thai or just "drop in some cayenne" lol

[oropendola]

Originally Posted by Dottie

I like spicy foods on DD's, that seems to really curb the appetite Mexican, thai or just "drop in some cayenne" lol

I find the same thing. I want spicy and crunchy.

[buttoni]

A great DD recipe, with a few ounces of grilled steak or grilled chicken. Mmmmmm!

This dish is incredibly easy to pull together and is exceptionally good with charcoal grilled meats. Shown above with a ribeye steak. I have even been known to cook the veggies in a grilling basket right on the grill with the meat! It’s even BETTER that way! This dish always elicits a thumbs up from diners. Induction friendly recipe. If you have leftovers, I often cut up any grilled meat that is leftover and toss it right in the vegetables for lunch the next day. This is one of those dishes that just gets better and better every time you reheat it! This dish is VERY filling!

INGREDIENTS:

1 medium yellow squash cut in 1″ chunks (or zucchini is OK)
1 small eggplant (about 10-12 oz) cut in ½” slices, then cut those in quarters
4 plum tomatoes cut into quarters
1 green, yellow or orange bell pepper, seeded and cut in 1″ chunks
1 red bell pepper seeded and cut in 1″ chunks
1 purple onion cut into ½” wedges, layers separated
12 cloves garlic (entire bulb, cloves peeled but left whole)
2 T. Shawarma Spice Blend
¼ tsp. each salt & black pepper
Splash of olive oil (about 2 T., or more if you can afford the calories)

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 450º. Cut up all veggies and place in large mixing bowl. Drizzle olive oil over all and stir well to coat all veggies with oil and seasonings. Toss to try and coat all veggies with oil. Pour into glass casserole pan and bake at 450º for 30-40 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Serves 6, each serving contains:

91 calories (doesn't include any meat)
5.0 g fat
11.45 g carbs
3.48 g fiber
2.22 g protein
105 mg. sodium
7.97 g NET CARBS
56% RDA Vitamin B6, 74% C, 19% iron, 23% manganese