Food Before and After Photos

[ShoppGirl 3,355]

On 10/6/2021 at 11:40 PM, Shannon In MN said:

Green Giant I also sometimes get birds eye but green giants firms up better and is thicker Hope this helps!!

Just had some of the birds eye roasted garlic and they were delicious. Thanks for the tip.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 1,896]

7 hours ago, ms.sss said:

I dunno, its weird...i still love food, but its not so much about actually eating it anymore...i really just enjoy cooking it, plating it, planning to cook it, looking at pictures of it, smelling it, watching others eat it. And - don't judge me - I absolutely LOOOOOVE reading restaurant menus in their entirety. I probably spend more time perusing the menu than I do actually eating. Not sure if this is some weird mental issue, but i seem to be functioning well in society so its all good. LOLOLOLzzzzzzz.

I’m the same way. Out of the 20+ dozen Cookies I made this week I had maybe 6 over 4 days. I just enjoy being able to make others happy with a treat or just making their day suck a little less (hospital healthcare is a nightmare right now) so to me researching a new recipe to share or learning a new technique for baking makes me feel better and seeing others enjoy helps reduce the anxiety and stress of working.

And strangely some coworkers have asked me when I’m opening a bakery or if I’m taking cookie orders for the holidays….. 😂

Also, I woke up early Friday to make another 6 dozen cookies before work to Celebrate a couple of coworkers birthdays- triple chocolate chip, strawberry shortcake, chocolate caramel, and chocolate butterfinger.

Edited October 9, 2021 by Starwarsandcupcakes

[kristieshannon 1,544]

Fall comfort food. Split pea and ham Soup. Pumped up the Protein by using Bone Broth instead of regular chicken broth. A bunch of chopped kale goes in at the end.

[Kris77 1,506]

On 10/10/2021 at 12:48, kristieshannon said:

Fall comfort food. Split pea and ham Soup. Pumped up the Protein by using Bone Broth instead of regular chicken broth. A bunch of chopped kale goes in at the end.

Looks so good!! I’m in Texas so not quite fall here lol

[GreenTealael 24,857]

I can’t wait for Soup season!

2 hours ago, kristieshannon said:

Fall comfort food. Split pea and ham Soup. Pumped up the Protein by using Bone Broth instead of regular chicken broth. A bunch of chopped kale goes in at the end.

[Kris77 1,506]

@kristieshannon I made tortilla Soup a couple weeks ago too. It was good. Wish Texas was having some fall weather. Nothing like a cup of hot soup on a cold day.
Yours look so good too!!

[Kaminsky Dyer 3]

Was that hard to make? Looks good

[kristieshannon 1,544]

On 10/10/2021 at 14:58, Kaminsky Dyer said:

Was that hard to make? Looks good

Nope, super easy. Dice an onion, a couple carrots, and 4 oz ham. In a pot with 7 cups liquid (I used 2 cups chicken Bone Broth and 5 cups water). A 1 lb bag of split peas, a couple bay leaves, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder. Let it simmer a couple hours until the veggies & peas are soft. Chop a bunch of kale and stir it in for the last 5 minutes.

[Kaminsky Dyer 3]

I just had Gastric bypass 5 days ago so still in phase 1. Tuesday will be a week for me not eating just liquids but I hope I will be able to a least eat some cream of wheat.

[GreenTealael 24,857]

Just now, Kaminsky Dyer said:

I just had Gastric bypass 5 days ago so still in phase 1. Tuesday will be a week for me not eating just liquids but I hope I will be able to a least eat some cream of wheat.

Congratulations!!!!

[Kaminsky Dyer 3]

This is all so new for me..

[Arabesque 6,471]

Spring time here on the opposite end of the earth. Friendly Butcher bird came to visit as I sat on my deck with my mid morning snack. Didn’t like the way he was eyeing off my multigrain crackers though & I wasn’t sharing. 😁😁

Your Soup looks yummo @kristieshannon but you all know I love soup regardless the weather.

Congrats on your surgery @Kaminsky Dyer. We’ve all been where you are now & undesrand the newness & strangeness of the post surgical eating play. Just take it day by day & you’ll be able to eat soup like Kristie’s (without the kale to begin - too coarse) before you know it.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 1,896]

On 10/10/2021 at 4:13 PM, GreenTealael said:

I can’t wait for Soup season!

Lol 😂 Soup season is EVERY season.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 1,896]

Packed my lunch (meals really) like always-

green smoothie- kale, spinach, unsweetened almond milk, frozen pineapple and Syntrax lemonade Protein Powder

egg white and American cheese everything bagel thin with extra everything bagel seasoning

onions, zucchini and tomatoes with everything bagel seasoning

2 Protein Shakes (for coffee)

2 different dried fruits, beef Bone Broth packet, a pack of seaweed Snacks, and a 100 calorie chocolate almonds as snacks

and a random Orgain Protein Bar because I was still hungry 9hrs into my shift.

Edited October 12, 2021 by Starwarsandcupcakes

[JDLane 139]

Salmon with a Dijon chive sauce; zucchini and potato wedges from a hello fresh box. I had half a salmon portion and probably quarter or less portion of the zucchini and potatoes and didn’t finish that.