hi everyone! ok so no secret :hungry: I LOVE FOOD!

here are some foods i have been eating lately and REALLY loving!

1. health nut BREADS: 1 oversized slice = 90-100 calories. organic bread with flax seeds and sunflowers.

2. LA tortilla factory wraps...rosemary and something. these are 100 calories for a HUGE 10 inch wrap! most low cal. wraps are 100 calorie for a 6 or 8 inch so these are bigger and taste AWESOME! also made with unproccessed wheat flower!

3. yoplait LIGHT yogurt KEY LIME PIE! 90 calories. i eat one of these for Breakfast about 4-5 times a week and i LOVE them!

4. fudgecicles (sp) (no sugar added) GREAT for a choco fix! 40 calories per single bar!!! even if you have 2 a 80 cal. snack is AWESOME!

5. wal mart brand sweetened with splenda peaches. THE WHOLE CAN is a whopping 110 calories!!!

6. litehouse sesame ginger dressing. i use this for my stir fry's. its 35 calories per 2 tbsp. OR brush it on chicken or pork as your grilling!

you guys give me some good foods to try!

I have fallen head over heels in love with yogurt! I didn't eat it pre-band, but now I eat it every day. I have tried the commercial brands, but I stick with the organic all-natural ingredients which do have a bit of fat and sugar in them. I figure that is probably better than the chemicals, corn starch, and dyes in the Dannons and Yoplaits even though those are good, too. I also like Weight Watcher yogurts.

I'm really grateful for my yogurt addiction because it's PLAIN that I love. Occasionally, I will have blueberry or strawberry, but some days I think I could subsist on plain yogurt.

Kelli

Yum! PlAIN GREEK STYLE YOGURT WITH LEMON AND A BIT OF STEVIA TO SWEETEN...it is soooooo good!:clap2: Feels like you are cheating on cheesecake!

This IS a great thread...I wish I could load you guys up and take you to the grocery store with me!!!

Fun thread!! I get to start eating solids on Nov 27 and I'm getting ready to stock up. Keep the great ideas coming...

one other thing that i have been eating a lot of is cilantro..i have always used it for salsa and mexican but its soooooo good on:

a regular salad

a sandwich

cooked in eggs

Great for a quick lunch on the go - carry along food...

chicken of the Sea Salmon Cups... I eat the BBQ Honey salmon cup with a serving of lowfat Wheat Thins. It's about a perfect Bandster lunch.

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I love all these ideas... I'm from Australia and unfortunetly we don't have half the sugar free goodies you guys have. Those SF fugicles or the SF jello puddings sound good.

I love the SPECIAL K meal replacement bars. 10 g of protein. 140 calories.

Yum.

edie

Shelly we call cilantro coriander here, but its awfully good in a salad, mix in a good bunch with the lettuce - if you can find a Thai/Asian style dressing, its yummy - with slices of barbecued beef, bean shoots, red onion you can call it a Thai Beef Salad.

I'm in Australia but I'm not big on sugar free or diet products, I dont like the taste and the thought of the chemicals in them gives me the heebies.

Lately I've been eating a lot of reaaaaaaaalllllly goooooood gourmet yogurt, full fat greek style stuff with fruit, its heavenly. Really expensive too. And of course more calories than lite stuff but for a meal, with maybe a small piece of fruit its still reasonable.

And tonight we had chicken burgers for dinner because for some insane reason I have had a huge craving for mango chutney lately - which we had on the burgers.

Jacqui, I'm a huge fan of the gourmet yougarts!! My favorite at the moment is Envy, with passionfruit. I'm so glad they've finally started selling them at the supermarket, rather than just the small fruit and veg shops I used to find it at. Because I'm on mushies, I've been having that occasionally for Breakfast.

Another breakfast thing I've been having is low fat smooth cottage cheese mixed with either crushed pineapple or canned mandarins, all wizzed up with the stick blender. I've never really liked cottage cheese before, but thought I'd try it again, as it is a decent source of protein/calcium.

Tonight for dinner, we had homemade split pea and ham Soup and I must say it was delicious!! It was the perfect consistency after blending it for a moment and extremely filling.

Every year for Christmas we would buy a couple of Hickory Farms Smoked Beef Sticks....something my Mom started a long time ago. They carry approx 200 calories / 60 g serving. I was elated to find that they now have a smoked turkey stick....74 calories / 60 g serving....and you can't tell the difference!!!!!

Carol

Cilantro is also fabulous sprinkled on chicken curry on top of a bed of basmati rice....great combo.

Carol