I have a wonderful idea for myself and my fellow bandster's(and bandster's to be)!! Let's make a LBT cookbook! I will do all the laminating and I will make all the prints and everything! I am addicted to scrapbooking, so this is right up my alley!

My idea is to compile a bunch of recipes and make them into an actual cookbook. I would like to have drink recipes, protein shakes, appetizers, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts that are LAP band friendly! ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME!!

As soon as there are enough recipes for each catagory, I will start to design the cookbook! Make sure to put your name below your recipe so that you get the credit.

When the cookbook is done, I am not really sure how I will get them to everybody, or if I should sell them, but I will figure it out with everyones help!

Sooooo, what do you guy's think??

Low fat chilli.

Fast, Easy and yummy.

Dont be affraid by these ingrediants.. this makes the most delicious unique chilli.

In a pot:

Half pound 7% or less fat Hamburger or you can use ground turkey or chicken. (cooked and crumbled)

2 cans red kidney Beans

2 cans stewed tomatoes

One can black beans

one can corn or mexi corn

1 cup finely chopped green pepper

One medium chopped onion

One can progresso type tomatoe herb Soup or tomatoe basil thick and chunky..(not regular tomatoe!)

Some brown sugar or spenda to taste. (or chilli powder if you prefer)

Cook till hot..

Makes 12 generious lapband servings.

This keeps very well in the fridge.

Tastes even better the next day.

Can easily be blended for a smoother consistancy.

Top with fat free sour cream and serve with Fat free mini cornbread muffins. (baking mix at the store, Kruteez, they taste good and with out any butter even!)

Chilli made with hamburger, without sugar.

Approximate

Calories 220

Fat 6

Carb 38

Protein 14

Nykee~~I will make sure they sound good and the instructions are easy to follow. No worries!!

Spicy Fish with Coconut - slow cooker recipe

This recipe is aboslutely freaking divine! I used tuna steaks for this. any firm fish filets would work just as well.

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 chilli chopped and deseeded

I clove garlic, peeled and crushed

1 lemon grass stalk, chopped (i used about 2 tsp dried)

1 tbsp grated lime rind

2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp Thai fish sauce

150ml coconut milk

4 fish steaks or fillets

1 tbsp chopped coriander to sprinkle on top for serving

steamed rice and sald or steamed green Beans to serve.

Heat oil in frying pan and fry cumin seeds, chilli, garlic and lemon grass for 3 minutes. Blend with rind, soy and fish sauce and coconut milk.

LIghtly rinse fish and place in slow cooker pot. Pour coconut mixture over. Cook on high 20 mins then on low for 2-3 hours depending on the fish.

We had this with cauliflower rice and steamed snow peas. Yummy.

I'm in Love with Jessie

I cook all the time...your just blowin me away.

Great idea! I get some together too!

There was a thread a few months ago with lots of easy recipes, it might have been Jessie that put so many good recipes in there. I'll have to see if I can find it.

I found it under..FOOD, "Quick and Easy Recipes", some really great recipes shared by our lovely members here.

Fabulous Protein smoothie

1.5 c Skim Milk

2 Bananas (previously peeled then frozen)

1 c Strawberries

2 scoops Six Star chocolate whey Protein Powder

Be sure to peel and freeze the bananas ahead of time. This gives the smoothie a thick and frozen consistancy.

Put the milk and protein powder into the blender. Slowly add the bananas until completely blended. Then add the Strawberries. For a thicker, more frozen smoothie you can use frozen strawberries.

This makes two large smoothies. For a crunchy Fiber add 1/2 cup of wheat germ. For extra Vitamins add vegetable powder, or crushed Vitamin pills. You can also add Benefiber powder, or any other supplemental needed.

I do not freeze the strawberries, as my teeth are sensitive to the cold, by DH likes his that way, and it is a frothy frozen treat that he just loves!

Here's Carol's famous Las Vegas Crab Dip!

Carol’s Crab Dip Recipe

1 lb of cleaned and cracked crab meat (I buy it at a fish market)

1 block of cream cheese (room temperature)

4-6 stalks of celery (chopped fine)

6-8 stalks of green onion (sliced very fine)

1 cup mayonnaise

6-8 shakes of Tabasco

1 pkg Gelatin

1 tbsp Water

1 can cream of mushroom soup

garlic powder to taste (optional)

Heat can of mushroom soup just till boiling. Remove from heat and add gelatin (already mixed with 1 tbsp water). Cool slightly.

In a mixer beat cream cheese and mayonnaise together. Add all other ingredients except crab. Mix in soup mix and then add crab.

Put in mold or container. Should cool overnight or at least most of the day.

Serve with crackers (triscuit or wheat thins are best) or with sliced baguette. (or for bandsters plain with a fork is great).

Mmmmmmm, Carol's crab dip is great people!:biggrin1: :biggrin1:

Crispy oatmeal Cookies (perfect for bandsters)

In a large Bowl:

1/2 cup Lite butter or margarine, melted.

1.5 cups quick or old-fashioned rolled oats

In a small bowl:

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (yes, only one tablespoon)

1 tsp. baking powder

1 pinch salt

Mix it up

Add:

1 beaten egg

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

Mix well.

Add to the oatmeal bowl, mix well

Add 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts and 1tsp vanilla, mix.

Refridgerate an hour or overnight

Roll into balls, flatten with wet fork

Bake at 350 degrees..10 to 12 minutes

Use a real good cookie cooking sheet or paper.

Per cookie:

74 calories

4.5 fat

9 carbs

These are some greeeeeaaaaat recipe's everyone!!! But we need alot more to make a cookbook!! Let's keep it going!!!

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awesome idea ladies! im soo exicted to try some of these!

[dear teresa I am a chef from australia who has had the lapbanding done in oct 2004 at that time surgury weight was 494 pounds 225kg and at the moment I am 264 pounds 120kg and falling at approx 1.25-1.85kgs per week approx 4Lbs p/week and I think there is a possibility I could help other bansters eat well and healthy without the pain of intergestion:cool: lofarosonline@hotmail.comquote=casinocat74]I have a wonderful idea for myself and my fellow bandster's(and bandster's to be)!! Let's make a LBT cookbook! I will do all the laminating and I will make all the prints and everything! I am addicted to scrapbooking, so this is right up my alley!

My idea is to compile a bunch of recipes and make them into an actual cookbook. I would like to have drink recipes, protein shakes, appetizers, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts that are LAP band friendly! ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME!!

As soon as there are enough recipes for each catagory, I will start to design the cookbook! Make sure to put your name below your recipe so that you get the credit.

When the cookbook is done, I am not really sure how I will get them to everybody, or if I should sell them, but I will figure it out with everyones help!

Sooooo, what do you guy's think??

Tasty Green Tea Protein shake

1 cup Tazo Matcha Green Tea (liquid)

1 cup 1% organic milk

1 cup ice

1 cup Water

2 scoops vanilla whey Isolate

1 shot Starbucks Melon Syrup

Throw it all in a blender until smooth.

This gives you around 350 calories, is very soothing, and tastes as close as I can get it to a Starbucks Green Tea Frappucinno. The volume is enough that you can carry it with you all day, and get at least 1/2 of your day's required water.

Enjoy!!