Stuffing
Herb Stuffing
1 lb ground turkey Or turkey sausage
1/4 cup finely chopped onion(I use more)
1/4 c chopped celery
2 eggs
2 cups coarsely chopped cauliflower
1/2 c diced yellow squash
1/2 c parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley
3 tablespoons fresh thyme and sage
1 tablespoon minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Crumble turkey in pan and cook over medium heat. Add the celery and onion, stirring until browned.
Beat eggs in a bowl. Mix remaining ingredients in to meat mixture. Pour into a baking dish and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
6 servings @ 6.5 fat, 8.4 carbs, 17.4 protein
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Mashed Cauliflower
1 head cauliflower, trimmed, wahsed and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons butter
low fat or non fat sour cream
1 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Steam the cauliflower until it is well cooked. Drain, add your butter, garlic and mash it up. Add sour cream slowely until desired c...onsistency.
you may add Thyme, or Rosemary. Any kind of fresh herb that you like!
makes 6 servings @ 3.5 Carbs, 6 carbs, 2.3 protein
2 tablespoons butter
low fat or non fat sour cream
1 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Steam the cauliflower until it is well cooked. Drain, add your butter, garlic and mash it up. Add sour cream slowely until desired c...onsistency.
you may add Thyme, or Rosemary. Any kind of fresh herb that you like!
makes 6 servings @ 3.5 Carbs, 6 carbs, 2.3 protein
Shrimp with cocktail sauce
2 lbs cooked shrimp
Cocktail sauce
no-sugar ketchup or low carb ketchup
horseradish sauce (I use real shredded horseradish root)
little lemon juice
combine these three ingredients together to suit your taste.
Wash throughly, keep shrimp on ice in a bowl. Serve with homemade coctail sauce
4 oz or 4 medium shrimp is 24 protein, 2 carbs, 1 fat
Cocktail sauce
no-sugar ketchup or low carb ketchup
horseradish sauce (I use real shredded horseradish root)
little lemon juice
combine these three ingredients together to suit your taste.
Wash throughly, keep shrimp on ice in a bowl. Serve with homemade coctail sauce
4 oz or 4 medium shrimp is 24 protein, 2 carbs, 1 fat
Cranberry Relish
12 oz or one bag of Fresh Cranberries
1 cup water
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 cup sugar sweetner(Splends or Stevia)
Combine sugar substitute and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add cranberries and orange zest, bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, you may refergerate until ready to serve.
Makes 8 servings.
10 carbs per serving
another alternative:
12 oz fresh cranberries
1 cup sweetener
orange zest
chop all ingredients in your bullet blender, and a touch of cinnamon and refergerate until ready to serve.
1 cup water
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 cup sugar sweetner(Splends or Stevia)
Combine sugar substitute and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add cranberries and orange zest, bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, you may refergerate until ready to serve.
Makes 8 servings.
10 carbs per serving
another alternative:
12 oz fresh cranberries
1 cup sweetener
orange zest
chop all ingredients in your bullet blender, and a touch of cinnamon and refergerate until ready to serve.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Lets Talk Turkey!
Traditional Turkey Dinner; 1 glass cider, 1 cup eggnog, 1 cracker w/cheese,1 oz potato chips, 1 tbsp dip. 3 c green salad w/dressing, 1/2 c jello w/fruit, 6 oz Turkey(white and dark), 1/2 c stuffing, 1/2 c potatoes, 1/2 c gravy, 1/2 c cranberry sauce, 1/2 c green bean casserole, 1/2 c candied sweet potatoes, 1 dinner roll, 1 pat butter, 1 pc pecan pie w/whipped cream.
You would CONSUME about 3076 calories, 56 Protein, 222 Carbs and Fats! If you had pumpkin pie in place of Pecan, you would save 300 calories, 22 carbs and fats!
You would need to walk 58460(29 miles) steps to burn off that Dinner, and that is just dinner!
You probably ate breakfast and lunch!
And lets be honest who just eats one serving!
Lets face it, Thanksgiving is not exactly a low-carb, low-fat meal. With a few changes, new recipes, new thoughts we can make lifestyle changes for that all important meal.
Its the high carb vegtables that will send your low-carb, low-fat lifestyle into a tailspin. The potatoes, candied yams, that flour based gravy, all those good homemade rolls, and the old time favorite Stuffing!
Don't even get me started on the desserts! Pumpkin pie, Pecan, Apple, Cherry. What about those appetizers? Cheese balls, crackers.
We can still have a very healthly, satisfying meal. The great part about a low-carb way of life, is that Turkey is included! You can keep your stuffing(we will show you how)and the gravy too. Just give up the potatoes, and bread. How about pumpkin pie, you can keep that too! Over the next few days I will share some great recipes to exchange for those items we would like to stay away from.
We want to keep our weight loss going in the right direction during the holidays.
You would CONSUME about 3076 calories, 56 Protein, 222 Carbs and Fats! If you had pumpkin pie in place of Pecan, you would save 300 calories, 22 carbs and fats!
You would need to walk 58460(29 miles) steps to burn off that Dinner, and that is just dinner!
You probably ate breakfast and lunch!
And lets be honest who just eats one serving!
Lets face it, Thanksgiving is not exactly a low-carb, low-fat meal. With a few changes, new recipes, new thoughts we can make lifestyle changes for that all important meal.
Its the high carb vegtables that will send your low-carb, low-fat lifestyle into a tailspin. The potatoes, candied yams, that flour based gravy, all those good homemade rolls, and the old time favorite Stuffing!
Don't even get me started on the desserts! Pumpkin pie, Pecan, Apple, Cherry. What about those appetizers? Cheese balls, crackers.
We can still have a very healthly, satisfying meal. The great part about a low-carb way of life, is that Turkey is included! You can keep your stuffing(we will show you how)and the gravy too. Just give up the potatoes, and bread. How about pumpkin pie, you can keep that too! Over the next few days I will share some great recipes to exchange for those items we would like to stay away from.
We want to keep our weight loss going in the right direction during the holidays.
GOALS
Setting GOALS helps you to choose where you want to go in life. By setting goals, you know exactly what you want to achieve. Properly set goals can be extremely motivating. As you get into the habit of goal-setting, you will find that your self-confidence builds fast! Goal setting helps with short term motivation and your long term vision.
By setting clear defined goals, you can measure and take pride in your achievements! You can see a forward progress in what might have been a previously, pointless grind.
Create a big picture for yourself, what you want to do with your life. Break down that end result goal into smaller goals. By making the small goals attainable, we reach them and keep motivated. Motivation is part of keeping our goals.
Write down your goals. First, by making yourself a lifetime goal, work your list until you have reached your ultimate goal. We all want to have a goal of being a healthier, weight loss is part of that.
By setting clear defined goals, you can measure and take pride in your achievements! You can see a forward progress in what might have been a previously, pointless grind.
Create a big picture for yourself, what you want to do with your life. Break down that end result goal into smaller goals. By making the small goals attainable, we reach them and keep motivated. Motivation is part of keeping our goals.
Write down your goals. First, by making yourself a lifetime goal, work your list until you have reached your ultimate goal. We all want to have a goal of being a healthier, weight loss is part of that.
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