gardengirlkl

Bari-Bread: Prep time - 10 minutes, Cook time - 20-30 minutes
Let's start with the basics. I'm sure many of us wish we could still have some sort of bread, even if only as a vehicle for meat, eggs, or cheese on our sandwiches. Despite their apparent simplicity, this riff on Paleo Oopsie Rolls have a great flavor reminiscent of potato bread and easily modifiable to meet most any palatte.
Ingredients:
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1/8 tsp salt
3 egg whites
3 Tbsp lowfat cream cheese or neufchatel, room temparature
2 Tbsp Water
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 300F
Beat egg whites & cream of tartar until stiff peaks form
Blend Water, salt & cream cheese
Fold cream cheese mixture into egg whites gently
Spoon in 6 equal sized 'patties' on nonstick surface (parchment paper with NS spray or silpat)
Bake at 300F for 20-30 minutes depending upon elevation. Remove when browned but at about the texture of the tip of your nose.
Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool to room temperature
Store in refrigerator in an open ziploc
Nutrition per 'roll'
Calories: 25
Total fat: 1 g
Total Carbs: 1 g
Total Protein: 3 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Sodium: 99 mg
Potassium: 50 mg
Modifications:
Add dill or dehydrated onion for sandwich rolls
Add caraway for a rye-like flavor
Add sesame seeds on top for burgers
Add basil & oregano to use as a pizza crust
Add taragon for a chicken salad sandwich

sleeved on June 25th
HW 234
SW 201
CW 184
I was on full liquids straight out of the hospital for a week. Then pureed foods for a week and now soft foods for a week. So far I've eaten an egg (which my stomach did not like), cottage cheese, fish, and soft veggies. I feel good but think I've not hit the stall that I see many of you mentioning.
My main goal with surgery is to get diabetes in remission...not there yet, but only on small doses of short acting insulin (was on Levemir, Victoza and Metformin) so I am really happy about that.

Since surgery 17 days ago, I've had trouble with gas and diahrea. I've concluded that I've become lactose intolerant. So I am now using Lactaid milk and cottage cheese and Lactaid chewables when I eat other dairy. I also discovered that only whey Protein isolate is lactose free. Most Protein shakes use whey Protein concentrate too...so when I try one of these again, I will take a Lactaid chewable. I'll see how it goes and let you know.