Do you ever find yourself eating the same foods, because they are easy? Maybe you go through a phase where you eat just about the same thing everyday? The other day I went to CostCo. to buy cat litter among other things, and I came out with all sorts of foods just because they were different. I went a little crazy, but for those of you looking for a variety of foods and snacks, here some suggestions (btw these are all low-carb for S.B. diet I just started (again):
Snacks:
Edamame (soy bean pods)
Put them in the microwave for a minute, eat and enjoy
Any type of nut (yum!)
Beef Jerky
Pork Rinds (brand does matter, get the good stuff)
String Cheese
Fresh Mozzerella Balls
Entrees:
Pork Chops
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Put on the seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, italian seasons. 20 minutes later you have food.
Mahi Mahi: Dethaw in warm water for 5 minutes. Marinate in Lemon/ Pepper sauce (get at the store). Broil for 10 minutes (gas stove) and sprinkle on more lemon if you wish.
Chicken Salad (fast method)
Dethaw in microwave. Heat up George Forman Grill, sprinkle on KC Masterpiece Chickent Seasonings and cook for 5-7 minutes (until it's not pink inside). Cut up chicken, and put on Romaine lettuce with cheese (and artichokes if you like 'em). Add dressing of choice.
Southwest Chicken (super fast method)
Use canned (all-white) chicken and add salsa or rotel. Microwave or saute on oven (also goes well with rice and peas.)
Butter Chicken
Dethaw in microwave or warm water. Mix a couple tablespoons of butter with salt, pepper,
garlic powder, onion powder, italian seasonings. Cook in oven for 20 min at 350 degrees.
Sushi (NOT low carb)
Using rice cooker, make sushi rice (can find at Shop n Save). In the meantime cut up in LONG slices as possible: avacado, cucumber (can also use carrot and imitation crab). Put seaweed on bamboo mat. Near the end of the seaweed add a small amount of rice and spread out about 2 inches (thin!). Add the ingredients along the roll in a line. If you like c. cheese, cut it in small long slices. Roll the sushi, and add a bit of water to the end, to ensure it stays closed. Cut into bite, size pieces.
Steak
Thaw steak in warm water. USE A MARINADE OF CHOICE. I have found that marinade can make the difference between an ok steak to a phenomenal steak. I prefer Adolf's Marinade in Minutes. It goes well with everything. I also like Hot n Spicy Allegro Marinade. After 15-30 minutes (or if you really want it juicy do it over night!), grill or broil your steak to desired wellness. Good steaks are London Strip and T-Bone, depends on what you like.
Tuna Salad
Get 1 large or 2 small cans of tuna (all white albacore is good, especially the kind in the packets!). Add MIRACLE WHIP and mustard to taste, one boiled egg (smashed with a fork), celery or a small amount of relish.
Stuffed Peppers
Get any type of pepper you like, green, red, yellow, orange. Cut open the tops and clean out the inside with a spoon. Put 4 of them in boiling water and boil until slightly soft (check with a fork). In the meantime, brown ground meat of choice and season with whatever sounds good: salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, thyme etc. (Tradionally you add coooked rice to the meat when finished, I'm skipping that for low-carb). Add low-carb spaghetti sauce or tomato sauce to meat. Then take peppers and put in a pan that can hold them upright. Add meat/sauce combo to inside of each pepper, and put extra on the outside. Cook for 20 min. at 350. This takes even better if you sort of make it as a 'stew' in a crockpot!
Side Dishes:
Broccoli
Take frozen or chopped fresh broccoli. Add butter, salt, pepper to taste. Microwave for about 2-4 minutes (can also be steamed). Add velveeta for something extra.
Salad
Take a spring mix, spinach, or romaine lettuce. Add chopped pecans or walnuts, feta cheese, and artichokes. I like this with Blackberry Balsalmic Vinigerette. If you want something sweeter (not low carb), take out the artichokes add dry (or fresh) cranberries or blackberries.
There are tons of ways to make salad, I'm just including ONE way that I make it.
Broccoli/ Cauliflower Salad (YUM!)
Take FRESH broccoli and cauliflower, parmesean cheese, miracle whip, and walnuts (can also add real bacon crumbles) and mix it up to taste. GREAT for BBQs.
Dessert:
Cheese cake (not for phase 1):
Take Sugar Free Whip Cream? and Cream Cheese, add half a cup of splenda. Blend with a blender. Put in Graham Cracker Crust (or something like it sugar-free), chill and serve.
Jello and Whip Cream
Sugar Free Pudding Pops! (Yum chocolate)
Sugar Free, low carb Ice Cream
Sugar Free Instant Pudding
Hope that helps you be more creative in the kitchen. Share some fav. recipies if you like. Especially if they are low-carb!
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