Yesterdays lunch:
Chicken fillet with sweet and sour wok sauce
Rice noodles
Broccoli
Red sweet pepper
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Sesame bean burgers….protein packed!!
for the recipe:
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Apple Pie Pancakes!
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup ultra fine whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2/3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 cup finely chopped apple
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup skim milk
Directions:
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add wet ingredients and mix, but not too much.
- Fry at medium heat on a sprayed or oiled pan.
- Turn each pancake once.
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Hash Brown Egg White Nests
Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes
- olive oil spray
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 1 cup shredded potatoes, Simply Potatoes
- dash of garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup egg whites or egg beaters, beaten
- 2 tbsp diced onions
- 1/4 cup diced bell peppers
- 0.8 oz reduced fat swiss, chopped
- 1 oz turkey ham, diced
- dash of garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly spray a muffin tin with oil spray.
- Combine potatoes, 1/2 cup onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Fill each muffin tin with 1/4 cup of potatoes and press along the side of the tin so that it forms a nest.
- Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown and edges are crispy.
- While nests are baking, combine the egg whites with remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Remove nests from the oven when golden brown.
- Fill each cup with about 3 tbsp of egg mixture. Return to the oven and bake an additional 17-20 minutes or until eggs are fully cooked.
Makes three servings of two “muffins” each. 134 Calories per serving.
Fat: 1.8g / Carb: 15.3g (Fiber: 1.8g/ sugar .6g)/ Protein: 13.2 g
If you have any trouble following the directions, I encourage you to check out the original page, which has more pictures.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
I would switch the dip to something healthier, but honestly, how appetizing does this look? It’s being made at this year’s Christmas dinner FOR SURE.
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Party food!
Raw Vegan Apple Strudel
- 1 apple
- 3 bananas
- 12 dates
Take the dates, half a banana and a little grated apple, BLEND until thick and pasty in a blender or cuisinart (not runny). Don’t add water unless you have to get the blender moving. Put paste aside.
Cut a banana in half then cut in thin slices lengthways (for layers).
Cut/mandoline apple slices very thinly for layers.
Layer down slices of banana then a layer of apples followed by a layer of BAD (banana, apple, date) paste. Repeat.
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Green Pizza
1 pound prepared pizza dough, preferably whole-wheat
2 cups chopped broccoli florets
1/4 cup water
5 ounces arugula ,any tough stems removed, chopped (about 6 cups)
Pinch of salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup prepared pesto
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Position oven rack in the lowest position; preheat to 450°F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about the size of the baking sheet. Transfer to the baking sheet. Bake until puffed and lightly crisped on the bottom, 8 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook broccoli and water in a large skillet over medium heat, covered, until the broccoli is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in arugula and cook, stirring, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread pesto evenly over the crust, top with the broccoli mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Bake until crispy and golden and the cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Per serving: 323 calories; 13 g fat ( 4 g sat , 7 g mono ); 19 mg cholesterol; 33 g carbohydrates; 15 g protein; 3 g fiber; 511 mg sodium; 241 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (45% daily value), Calcium (34% dv), Vitamin A (31% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 2
Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 medium fat meat, 1 1/2 fat
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