What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

B: 3 slices low salt ham, half a tomato sliced, and low fat cheddar cheese, melted on top. orange, 2 cups coffee
S: 3 small pieces of Machengo cheese
L: roasted red pepper/tomato soup (in a mug), 4 slices roasted chicken, small amount of cole slaw, apple, water
S: slice of whole wheat bread/margerine after easy snow shoe
D: slice of thin, whole wheat crust cheese pizza with small Greek salad

[Becky]

I just polished off one of Kacie's oat bars made with dried cranberries and walnuts- yummmm! These are going to be a staple in my diet, I can tell.

Now I'm plotting how to bake at least a dozen at a time....

[malkin]

Yep - and it does do the job, the ingredients in order:

100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Soy Lecithin
Propellen
no chloroflurocarbons

Still don't understand why it can have no fat or calories, but there you go.

Here's why:
a serving size is a very small amount
the amount of fat is very small

and for food labeling, definition of 'fat free' is:
less than 1/2 gram fat in a serving

[Catrin]

Here's why:
a serving size is a very small amount
the amount of fat is very small

and for food labeling, definition of 'fat free' is:
less than 1/2 gram fat in a serving

Ahah! I didn't know that last bit I had never really thought about it until Susan commented on my post - thanks!

[Susan]

I didn't know that either.
So if I use a very small amount of butter, it's fat free butter, no?

[spokewench]

Tuesday

Breakfast Toast with cream cheese low fat

Snack: Orange

Lunch Chicken Noodle soup 1 cookie

Snack Bag of Pretzels

Dinner: Spagetti/homemade tomato sauce with turkey meatballs, parmesan and steamed broccoli glass of red wine

Desert: 1/2 c low fat chocolate pudding

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Toast with cream cheese low fat

Snack: 1/2 Cliff Bar

Lunch: Chicken Noodle soup

Dinner: Beef (sirloin) stir fry with zucchini, asparagas, red bell pepper, onions with brown rice. 1 Beer

Desert: One cookie

[indysteel]

Great; now I want a stir fry.

For those of you who make stir fries, do you simply saute your veggies and protein or do you add any sauce or broth?

[Catrin]

Great; now I want a stir fry.

For those of you who make stir fries, do you simply saute your veggies and protein or do you add any sauce or broth?

I go both routes, I do love certain Asian sauces and will sometimes use those towards the end of the process. Sometimes I will just add a little sesame oil at the end to enhance the flavor. The nice thing about stir-fry is that it is so wonderfully versatile!

[Catrin]

I didn't know that either.
So if I use a very small amount of butter, it's fat free butter, no?

Works for me

[indysteel]

I go both routes, I do love certain Asian sauces and will sometimes use those towards the end of the process. Sometimes I will just add a little sesame oil at the end to enhance the flavor. The nice thing about stir-fry is that it is so wonderfully versatile!

I typically use a tablespoon of a spicy bottled sauce with our stir fries, along with a bit of soy sauce. I also add in ginger, garlic and red pepper flake. One recipe I follow calls for a slurry of chicken broth and corn starch to be added in at the end, and I like the results I get with that. But I can't say that I'm counting calories when I make it. I figure it's a lot better than what I would get at a Chinese restaurant. Still, I wish they were a bit healthier.

[Owlie]

I fry some garlic, ginger and pepper flakes (amount depending on if it's just me or me and DBF!) before I put in the meat. I've also got a bottle of Kikkoman's stir-fry sauce, which is pretty tasty. I should try just adding a bit of sesame oil next time.

[indysteel]

I fry some garlic, ginger and pepper flakes (amount depending on if it's just me or me and DBF!) before I put in the meat. I've also got a bottle of Kikkoman's stir-fry sauce, which is pretty tasty. I should try just adding a bit of sesame oil next time.

Just be sure to add it at the end. It has a low smoke point, so it's not the best oil to actually cook with.

[spokewench]

I make stir frys different ways too. Sometimes with broth and corn starch - then I add garlic, red pepper flakes, to my stir fry.

Sometimes I have bottled sauce and use that, but I try to limit the amount since it is so high in sodium. But, it is yummy.

Love stir frys. My husband always complains that he isn't getting enough calories so I tell him to have some ice cream or an extra cookie after dinner!

Poor boy.

[kacie tri-ing]

I just polished off one of Kacie's oat bars made with dried cranberries and walnuts- yummmm! These are going to be a staple in my diet, I can tell.

Now I'm plotting how to bake at least a dozen at a time....

AWESOME!!! I am so glad you liked it!

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs, over easy, half a grapefruit, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee
S: 1 piece low fat string cheese
L: salad with lettuce, chicken breast (3 slices), garbanzo beans, red peppers, grape tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, an apple, water
S: chocolate peppermint Luna Bar at 3:00
S: slice of low fat provolone before trainer ride at 5:15
D: (restaurant) glass of red wine, 1.5 small pieces of bread with olive tapenade, 6 oz. salmon w/ coriander crust, tomato culis, and cous-cous

S: 2 squares dark chocolate