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Sorry, that wasn't clear - yes, perhaps a guest spot for recipes

Have you checked out the recipe sharing section of the forum? I love that section, I post ENTIRELY too many recipes in there :)

I also post them on my blog, www.sleevers.wordpress.com

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If it would nut be intrusive it might be cool to have a "guest" place for goodies like the wheat berries dish

If you would like the recipe I would be happy to post it....Takes only a few minutes prep and 30 min to cook the berries and it tastes heavenly...Eat a Protein along side it and you have a complete meal...

yess!! RJ that sounds great. Def post it here.

Also...want to be a guest blogger on my site? I would love to post your recipe along with that picture you sent us. Very mouth-watering! :) I do that blog for free, not for pay, just as a service and a way to share my love for healthy food with other sleevers/wls folks.

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If it would nut be intrusive it might be cool to have a "guest" place for goodies like the wheat berries dish

If you would like the recipe I would be happy to post it....Takes only a few minutes prep and 30 min to cook the berries and it tastes heavenly...Eat a Protein along side it and you have a complete meal...

yess!! RJ that sounds great. Def post it here.

Also...want to be a guest blogger on my site? I would love to post your recipe along with that picture you sent us. Very mouth-watering! :) I do that blog for free, not for pay, just as a service and a way to share my love for healthy food with other sleevers/wls folks.

I have no problem posting her or anywhere else the recipes I have created or have enjoyed through this journey so far.....K gamergirl.....Your a peach to invite me!!!

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Wheat berry, Kale and Cranberry salad

10 min. prep / 40 min. total

1 cup dried wheat berries

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 cups chopped kale, about a 1/2 of a bunch

1/2 cup red onion diced

1 yellow or red pepper, diced

Method:

Rinse wheat berries. Combine with 8 cups Water in a medium pot. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium high. Cook covered for 30-35 minutes. Stir in cranberries during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse in cold Water.< /p>

Whisk oil with vinegar and salt in a large bowl. Season with fresh pepper. Stir in wheat berry mixture, kale, onions and red/yellow pepper. Serve immediately. Keeps well left over in the refrigerator for 1 day.

Serves 12. 143 calories. 3 grams Protein. 20 grams carbs. 7 grams fat. 3 grams Fiber. 110 mg sodium. Excellent source of Vitamin C.

Add cooked diced chicken, or chick peas or dare I say bacon...Doing so will give you a complete protein.....

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Not strictly lunch.. It's dinner time now-chicken with roast veggies (mushroom, onion, fennel, cherry Tomato and green pepper) with garlic and herbs

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Shoot. I meant to figure out how to put pictures up for this. I heated up refried black Beans with some cheese and meant to have some guacamole with that…but forgot the guac. Then the whole thing looked like a hot mess for all that it was delicious.

Our "nice" grocery store puts together meals every night, and one of the family's favorites is the enchilada one, that comes with the refried black Beans and rice. I went to the deli to find out if they ever sell it on its own, and fortunately they use it in their 7-layer dip and were willing to sell me a big container of it. I figure that by the time I get through this I won't want it for a while. It's perfect for this phase. And delicious.

Funny, I probably wouldn't have spent $10 or $11 on this a few weeks ago, but it's so easy to justify since it's easily 8 meals. I love this part of sleeving.

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I actually have made tipping harder on myself since sleeving because I don't think it's the waiter's fault that my husband and I share an entree. So I invariably end up tipping as I would have if we'd had two meals. But then again, we had lunch for $4 a the food court for both of us so....:)

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Well, shoot! I forgot to take a picture of my lunch but it was blackened Tilapia, boiled shrimp and asparagus.

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Well, shoot! I forgot to take a picture of my lunch but it was blackened Tilapia, boiled shrimp and asparagus.

that would have made a nice picture! Don't forget at dinner. Enquiring minds want to know what your dinner/snack looks like :)

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Hubby cleaned up lunch and left the leftovers on a plate so although my plate was much smaller, lunch!

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Hubby cleaned up lunch and left the leftovers on a plate so although my plate was much smaller, lunch!

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oh that looks amazing! and so healthy.

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If you consider eating Indian food normal that is :)

So if you're worrying you won't be able to eat or enjoy your food or be normal? Here's what I made for lunch today. Brown rice for the kids, ground beef curry, cucumber/tomato/Greek yogurt salad, palak paneer (spinach. with a homemade cheese). Apart from the rice, all good for us sleevers to eat.

I sometimes see people thinking they won't enjoy food, or that they can only have baked chicken and steamed vegetables. SO not true. I make Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, Greek etc all the time.

What is true however, is that my two kids (23 and 13) and my husband and I all ate--and we finished about a fourth of the food you see here :)

Feel free to post pics of what you're enjoying today that is sleeve friendly.

It looks Yummmmmmyyy

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Hubby cleaned up lunch and left the leftovers on a plate so although my plate was much smaller, lunch!

Hmmm...I would like the leftovers please ;-P

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Here's my "I'm too lazy to cook tonight" dinner. Half an avocado with salt and pepper, and 2 oz cilantro lime shrimp from costco. So full and quite yummy.

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Looks yummy! I LOVE avacado.

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