Regular foods (stage 4)

Made this today, thought I would share! You can add in other goodies as your diet allows - I would like to try it with different veggie/cheese combinations! Mini crustless quiche makes: 4 servings ingredients: 4 slices of prosciutto, very thinly sliced! 4 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup low-fat ricotta cheese 1 slice american cheese (2% or skim milk cheese would be best) 1 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese salt and pepper to taste (I also put in a bit of garlic powder - optional) *note: prosciutto is very salty on its own and you do not need much added salt in this recipe. In fact, you might want to skip salt altogether and just salt the finished product if it's needed instruction…

Just figured out how to make this.. 4 chicken breasts small package frozen spinach crimini mushrooms. About. 1/2 ll 2 cloves garlic Salt and pepper 1 shallot 1 c. Ricotta Z1/4 c parmesan 1/4 t. Nutmeg Pound chicken breasts very thin defrost spinach...wring out all moisture Saute shallots garlic and mushrooms with salt and pepper until soft grind in food processor combine with ricotta and parmesan, spinach and nutmeg Place a mound of stuffing in each breast. Roll up and secure with toothpicks Brown chicken in hot pan with a little olive oil....brown well on all sides, cook 10 to 12 minutes can be served with basic white wine sauce....this is dinner tomo…

I see so many people enjoying chili during the puréed phase and I'm going to be there next week and I LOVE chili so I'm thinking this would be great for me. Are there any certain kinds of chili people buy or are you all just making homemade? I typically make homemade but I don't know how healthy it is, ground beef, 3 kinds of Beans with chili sauce, some tomatoes, some chili seasonings and basically that's it. Just wondering if I should whip up my own chili from scratch or if there are canned (eek scary to me) chili that doesn't taste like dog food!!!! SW: 324 DOSW: 322 CW: 315 surgery date-7/10/13 Sent from my iPhone using VST

2 servings- maybe 1 if your farther out or can eat more- about 2.5 oz for half 1 egg 1/2 cup of almond flour 1/8 cup Water 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of olive oil Cook as u would pancakes in a skillet, etc!! Yummy!! I used 2 tbsp of maple syrup on top! (I Luved them! My wifey... Not so much - she thought it was too 'grainy'-- I thought it was great pancakes and it was all protein)!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

They look good, going to try making them tomorrow. I am desperate for anything bread-like. Has anyone tried making these? http://www.food.com/recipe/cleochatras-oopsie-rolls-292261

By my calculations in fitness pal it has about 34 calories,1 carb and 2 grams of Protein AND it's light as a feather! I'm going to play with it a little in an effort to add some flavor. http://www.recipebyphotos.com/2013/05/carb-free-cloud-bread.html?m=1 surgery date 6/11/13 HW: 364lbs. SW: 335.5 CW: 308 GW: 150

Hash browns Substitute: Squash for potatoes Summer squash (the football-shaped yellow kind) tastes similar to potatoes when cooked—but has just a fraction of the carbs. Grate the squash, mix in an egg as binder, make patties, and fry them in olive oil, says Mary Dan Eades, M.D., co-author of The Low-Carb Comfort food Cookbook. Carbs eliminated: About 15 grams (g) per hash-brown patty The taste: "Not as firm and crispy as regular hash browns, but the potato flavor is there." Mashed potatoes Substitute: Cauliflower for potatoes One of Dr. Agatston's favorites: Steam some fresh or frozen cauliflower in the microwave. Th…

OK I had to share this cuz I made it this evening and several families loved it. So here it goes: It is basically a fruit salad One package of fat free coolwhip One small pkg of sugar free strawberry Jello Mix those together till jello is basically dissolved Then add 12 oz of reduced fat cottage cheese Then add 1 cup of sliced strawberries and 1 bannana sliced (I left these out this time because I am not at the point where I can have raw fruit..but it was very good and tons of protein) ENJOY!

I'm going to try ALL of these as soon as I can eat solids & fruits..... Anyone already tried them? If so, are they any good?

Since I can't eat alot at dinner, I always have half of my pork chop left over. So I eat it the next morning diced up in a scrambled egg. So good! Just an idea for something different. Also, I made a pot roast in the crock pot yesterday. The kind that shreds really good. I mixed the leftovers with the mild taco seasoning and made tacos for my husband. I put some in the wonton wrappers with shredded cheese and refried beans and a little taco sauce in the muffin pans and baked 375 for 10 minutes! Who needs big taco shells! YUM!

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I found some bagels that i can eat some of and are very good, they are Thomas bagel thins. Also Pepperidge Farms makes a very thin bread thats also very good. I just wanted to pass this info on to those of you that are looking Sent from my iPhone using VST

1. 1/2 lbs orange roughy 1 tsp butter 1 lbs olive oil 2 cloves garlic minced 1 shallot minced 4 sprigs thyme 1/2 c white wine Juice of 1/2 lemon Sautee garlic and shallots in butter and evoo until soft Add wine and lemon juice and thyme sautee for a few minutes Prepare fish: pat dry and add salt and peper add fish to foil or parchment paper.divide sauce over each fishnadd one sprig of thyme to each packet Seal edges of each packet. bake at 350 for. 18-22 minutes until flaky Serve with roasted summer veg. just shopped...cooking this tonight..

So i used to be obsessed with beef stroganoff hamburger helper so i was playing around and found a decent replacement! take 1 lb of 90% lean ground beef and brown it. add 1 cup of peas and 1/2 a bag of baby spinach and sautee it until spinach is cooked. then mix 98% fat free cream of mushroom Soup w/ 1/4 cup of skim milk and mix until thinned. Add the soup to the other ingredients and simmer together for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let it thicken and it tastes amazing! it's all the tastes of hamburger helper with minimal fat and no pasta! you can season to taste

Interesting and surprising find. HEB Tuna Delights Premium Chunk Light Tuna Patty Lightly Sprinkled With Cracked Black Pepper browned in olive oil for 2 min per side. Topped with 1/8 cup low moisture mozzarella. Garnished with lemon and cocktail sauce. 21 grams protein. 191 calories. I was able to eat the whole thing. It's not very big, but packs the protein!! The patty is in a pouch on the tuna isle, and is less than $1.50. Pretty good in my opinion.

From Kalyn's Kitchen Blog http://www.kalynskit...ited-again.html I only use about 10 eggs which makes a dozen muffins for me. I use a cup of shredded cheddar, green and red peppers, green onions, and Smokey River meat Company turkey Breakfast sausages. With the way I make them, stats are approximately 126Cal 3g Carbs 12g fat 9g Protein 1g Fiber 0g sugar These are super delicious, like scrambled eggs to go! Egg Muffins Revisited (Makes 12 muffins, recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from The South Beach Diet book. Ingredients: 15 eggs (for silicone muffin pans, use 12 eggs for metal muffin tins or indi…

I must say I was so thrilled with it. I found a recipe on Pinterest for Cauliflower pizza crust. I made that and for the sauce I used the cauliflower alfredo sauce. then topped with shredded queso cheese. I loved it and so did my kids. MY ole man says he might like it if it had real pizza sauce and maybe some toppings. so next time I have to make too. Dein finatley gonna be a recipe to make again...Cant even tell it is made of cauliflower amazing!

Has anyone made or had such made with quinoa instead of rice? I am dying for sushi, but don't want to so rhe whole rice thing. Thoughts?

Yes, you read that right... Well, ok it has less than 1g of carb.... And it's not really "bread" but it tastes delish! (pic attached) According to MFP this has less than 1g of carbs, 43 calories and 2g of Protein. Just made them and was so surprised at how "bread-like" this is... I tried it straight from the oven and it tasted a little eggy, but I had it a couple of hours later and I liked it, I also read some of the comments on the recipe and some people added cinnamon, flavored cream cheese or other "sweet" stuff to make this a sweet treat. I put chicken salad on top of mine and ate it like an open faced sandwich So, here is the link and recipe: eggs (separ…

I ate this twice this week because it's easy and delicious and ready in 5 minutes! Low carb tortilla wrap (50 calories) 3 teriyaki chicken meatballs by aidelas (Costco) (130 calories) Shredded cabbage or carrot matchsticks or bean sprouts or even the slaw mix (I even used broccoli slaw) or any combination together Chopped cilantro Chopped scallions Smear of hoisin sauce (20-40 calories depending how liberal you are) It's a good size portion so you ay not even finish it but if you do, it's only 200 calories. Meatballs come precooked so you microwave for 2 minutes but if you do dont have meatballs, you could use shredded chicken breast or left over rottiserie …

I'm so craving muffins for Breakfast. I've made the ricotta/egg muffins and loved em but they were more custardy then muffin. Any recipe suggestions for high Protein, low carb muffins? Blueberry or apple spice are really calling my name! HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 210

Just found this on Facebook. Haven't tried it yet, but what do you think? Crust 1 (8 oz) package of full fat cream cheese, room temperature 2 eggs 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese Topping 1/2 cup pizza sauce 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese toppings - pepperoni, ham, sausage, mushrooms, peppers Garlic powder Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spay a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. With a handheld mixer, mix cream cheese, eggs, pepper, garlic powder and parmesan cheese until combined. Spread into baking dish. Bake for 12-15 minutes, our until golden brown. Allow crust to cool for 10 minutes. Spre…

http://fastpaleo.com/2-ingredient-pancakes/ Yum!!!!!!! It was great- almost like banana bread- but my wife who doesn't like banana bread liked it too!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

I'm still pre op, but saw this on my Facebook and thought it would be good for my fellow sleevers!

My husband and I go to the movies a lot and the snacks there are NOT healthy at all. Sometimes I will treat myself to some popcorn but am looking for other ideas that I can bring with me. Let me know your suggestions, thanks.

From smoothie Girl Eats Too Blog http://www.smoothiegirleatstoo.com/2010/11/moist-low-calorie-microwave-protein-fudge-muffins/ This is seriously AMAZING! I use the applesauce instead of the pumpkin and use 1 TBSP of coconut flour and 1 TBSP of Protein powder. I also have added a TBSP of sugar free pudding. I have made the chocolate below, vanilla using vanilla Protein Powder and SF vanilla pudding (adds 25 calories), and cheesecake using vanilla protein powder and cheesecake SF pudding. With the coconut flour, they are so light and delicious! I also just use a whole egg instead of egg whites (70 cal vs 30 cal), but that is just me. With my changes the stats are…

I found this recipe on facebook. I tried it today and even though I messed it up, I think it's a good one. I didn't whip my egg whites long enough so the batter flowed into one big shape. But I was still able to cut it into bread size, they were just very thin. I am not a good cook, so this is a normal experience from me! I'm sure the better cooks will have better luck with the recipe. Here it is: Will you have a hard time living without bread? Ooopsies are a good option. It’s a “bread” without carbs and can be eaten in a variety of ways. Oopsies 6–8 depending on size. 3 eggs 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cream cheese a pinch of salt ½ teaspoon baking powder (can b…

Anyone have ideas for eating while camping?

Found a great recipe for turkey sausage ... 1 lb lean ground turkey 1/4 c.bread crumbs 2 t sage 1 t. Each coriander and oregano 1/2 t each paprika., garlic powder and onion powder 1/4 t each: salt, cayenne, black pepper 1/2 c chicken broth Combine all, except broth Add broth until moist buy not mushy Refrigerated for at least 20 minutes Form into eight patties Coat a non stick pan with cooking spray heat over medium - high heat Cook 7 minutes on each side or until browned and center is done I mixed the sausage today ; we'll eat tomorrow! Much better than store- bought turkey sausage, I bet! 14.5 g Protein 79 calories 1.06 g fat

I had read about this pizza recipe using cauliflower for the crust but can't seem to find it anywhere...can someone post it for me? Thanks so much!

So I haven't made this yet (start mashies Wednesday) but I love to cook and create different food combinations. As I watched my 4 year old eat hummus, I came up with this recipe idea to make a Greek twist on a pizza. Take either whole wheat pita rounds (you probably could split a pita and use each half to make a thinner crust) or even a low carb tortilla. Spread your favorite hummus on the "crust" however liberal you want (probably 2-3 tablespoons would do the trick). Then sprinkle with a light mozzarella or provolone cheese and add some of your favorite toppings like roasted red peppers (dry off well), Greek olives, peporiccini peppers or artichokes! Toast in oven …

Hey everyone, I am 7 weeks post op and I am wondering if there is a way to have pizza or a variation of it. I love pizza and have since cut out the thought of even having it but maybe there are some alternatives out there. Just wondering if anyone had any ideas. Thanks

I found this on Pinterest and tried it tonight...tasty. While I only made for me, seems like a good one that your family could have over rice. This is half the orig. recipe and my post-op stage (1 month, getting in 1/4 to 1/3 C) I will easily have 5 servings : 1 lb bs chicken breasts, cut into chunks 1/8 C ap flour 1/4 t pepper 1/2 T canola oil 1/4 C soy sauce 2 T rice wine vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar) 2 T ketchup ( I used hoisin, because was, surprisingly, out of ketchup) 1 T brown sugar 1 minced garlic clove 1/2 t fresh grated ginger 1/4 t crushed red pepper 1/2 C cashews Step 1: add flour and pepper to plastic bag. Add chicken pieces and shake to…

I'm making this for a client that is having a wedding shower BBQ. Good stuff, healthy etc. Apple Mango salad (modified slightly, my original recipe feeds 25) 2 mangos peeled cored and sliced. 2 Granny Smith apples peel on, cored and sliced zest of 1 lime juice of one lime Stevia Slice the fruit, pour the lime juice over it set aside (or cover and put in the cooler to get cold) Put the lime zest and as much Stevia (or sugar if you want to) in a food processor and pulse until the zest is fully incorporated into the sugar. Toss into the fruit, chill or serve. Really good! It was on my tasting menu and the client loved it.

This is my Fav Meal right now! It came to me after getting bored with cold cocktail shrimp... Yumsies!! I take 5 defrosted cocktail shrimp (Market Pantry Large Shrimp) and skewer on a small stick. I sprinkle with salt, pepper, and a True Lemon packet. I place on a pre-heated, medium-heat pan sprayed with spray Canola Oil and cook on each side for like 30 seconds. I place this over a half cup of low-fat Kroger cottage cheese. Stats: 20 g Protein 5 g Carbs 4 g Sugar (from Cottage Cheese) 140 Calories I am four months out right now and can get this meal down if I eat over about 15 minutes. If you are on a cold shrimp kick, I recommend my signature sauce: Reduced…

Protein Cupcakes w/ PB2 Icing This is a mix of two different recipes and not my own. I did make some changes. I wanted to post it here since they were very good. This recipe makes 24 cupcakes. You might want to cut the recipe in half because I ended up tossing most of them because I couldn’t eat them all before they started to get hard. But if you have other family members it might be fine The PB2 icing recipe is at the very end. Wet Ingredients: 1.5 cups no-sugar added applesauce 2 eggs (or equivalent liquid egg substitute) 1.5 cups no-calorie sweetener (Splenda or something like it) 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg Dry Ingredients: 1 …

I love indian food I wonder if there are any sleevers from India that would like to post some awesome recipes. Would so appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

Any bread recipes for my breadmaker that wouldnt be that bad to eat?

Since it is Memorial day I thought this would be a good time to list my new healthy version of a mountain pie. I preheat the mountain pie Iron in the fire. Then take either some pam or I can't believe it's not butter spray butter and spray in both sides of the iron. Then take 1/2 of a Joseph's brand flatbread lay it in 1 of the irons wells with the overhang towards the hinge. then chop up a Hebrew national brand 97% fat free hot dog and place on the flat bread, then place 1/8 cup aldi's fit and active shredded cheddar cheese on it. You can then add onions, peppers, ketchup, mustard whatever just figure out what you have to add to the numbers. Fold the flatbread over …

WOW...who knew? LOVE healthy recipe ideas like this to change it up! http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1850

So I made this for the family last night. Mind you I'm still on pureed foods (Hopefully soft starting tomorrow) I made a large cookie sheet and based it on two slices per person serving 6 people 1 whole cauliflower head 4 cups of shredded mozarella low fat or fat free ( I used low fat) 8 egg whites 2 tablespoons minced garlice 2 tsps italian seasoning Toppings - I used sliced plum tomatoes, fresh chopped basil and some sauteed fresh spinach leaves So first you need to rice your cauliflower. This means you need to put it in your food processor and process until it looks like a rice consistancy. Next I cooked the cauliflower in a microwave safe container f…

Looking for crockpot meals. I have an 8qt crockpot so anything that freezes well would be great. I'd prefer to make large batches and then freeze into some single serve for easy consumption and smaller portions for easy defrosting. Plus if they are family friendly for a small child and my fiance so I don't have to make them a different meal on those nights.

I made this Friday night. It was awesome! I've had it for 4 meals now and i still have two pieces left. I love cold pizza and that's how I've been eating it. I'm sure it would be good reheated in the oven as well. I thought I would need something to dip it out of the pan with but it isn't dip-like at all!! I am shocked! It was very easy to make too, that's a bonus! "Crust" 1 - 8 oz. pkg. reduced fat cream cheese 2 - eggs (I used 6 Tbsp. Three Cheese Egg Beaters) 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (I used Buitoni, not that powdery green container Kraft stuff.) "Topping" Pizza sauce of your choice to desired am…

I made for the full stomachers honey soy sauce chicken wings with an avocado Caesar salad! All from scratch. And a cinnamon apple something other.

Well, with in reason, OK, but most pizza and pizza cups are to loaded with calories. I searched for variation to this and came up calories cut like this. I split each of reduced fat Pilllsbury flake grands biscuits, flattened the halves and made small discs and used a muffin tin, the dough was still raw and each disc 80 cals. Stuffed cups in muffin tin with 1-1/2 tablespoons filling; I used browned ground turkey, onions and olives, with (edit: ) (Worcestershire? )sauce and some italian dried spice ( sauce will be spiced any way), light grated parmesan. Mix the filling with about a 3/4 tablespoon of pizza sauce for each cup your filling. now 80 calorie biscuit halv…

Plain Greek yogurt, strawberry agave syrup, and strawberry protein powder. Mix that mess up, and enjoy...

Here is a recipe that my wife perfected over the last 2 months: No Pasta chicken Spagetti Ingredients 1 medium Spagetti Squash 1.2 lbs of Rotisserie Chicken (it took almost 1 1/2 chickens) 1 1/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1 1/4 cup of diced Bell Pepper (I used mostly red with a little green) 1 diced small white Onion 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup - low fat 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup - 98% fat free Salt / Black Pepper / Italian Seasoning Steps 1 Cut spaghetti squash in half, remove seeds, and place cut side down on a foil lined baking pan. 2 Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Let cool and remove the spaghetti like flesh with a fork. 3 Place the sp…

Is there anything we can have that can be a baked good? like Choc. Chip Cookies, pies, or cakes anything!! I have a sweet tooth and been dieing for baked goods!!! help!

Here's a recipe for Sesame chicken! I love it because it's Sooo tasty and yet healthy with lots of Protein. The chicken stays really moist and is great paired with lightly salted in the shell edamame. From a slightly modified Pintrest weight watchers recipe. 4 raw boneless skinless chicken breasts, 6 oz each 1/4 cup flour 1 tsp Kosher salt 1 tsp ground black pepper Sauce 2 Tbsp soy sauce 2 Tbsp maple syrup (you can sub brown sugar or the half brown sugar half Splenda stuff if you want) 2 Tbsp Water 2 Tbsp dry sherry 2 tsp fresh chopped ginger 2 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder ( easy to make your own mix- look online for a recipe) 2 Tbsp wh…

Any good recipe books for this surgery I can buy on amazon?