Breakfast: Chocolate smoothie (260) with one small banana (90) and one cup of coffee (15) = 365
Lunch: Vanilla smoothie (260) with strawberries (12) = 272
Thought maybe I would try to head off the hungry feelings I am having before dinner by having a snack late afternoon.
Snack: Pomagranate Tea (20) handful of raw almonds (82) = 102
1 cup of coffee (15)
So far, so good. After picking up Sam from school may be a good time to schedule in some exercise as well. Keep my mind off of eating and naturally curb my appetite for a bit. That way I am not ravenous by dinner. Also, when the weather breaks we can walk to and from school. (20 minutes and 1 mile each way) So I'd have the quick brisk walk with Jake first thing in the am, then a walk to school with Sam and back at 11:30 and then again at 2:30. Walking about 5 miles a day should be pretty good exercise for a woman who never, never, never exercises. Until the weather breaks - because I am NOT walking a mile in 16 degree weather - I will have to stick with routines from the Wii Fit.
Tonight I'm having pork chops with the fat removed (164) with apple/onion sauce (70). 1/2 cup Brown rice with celery, onion and sage (108), green beans (20) = 362
Cup of coffee = 15
Snack Bar = 120
Total = 1251*
Found a healthy recipe for Eggplant Parmigiana I may try that tomorrow.
P.S. All of the snack bars are good, but I have to give a big shout out to the Lemon Cranberry one. For someone who adored her great grandmothers lemon squares and has missed them since her death - even though I've tried to make them, tried and failed miserably - these remind me oh, so, much of them. Nice sweet-tart flavor. Yum!
*UPDATE: I didn't have anywhere near 1/2 cup of brown rice. Maybe, maybe 1/4 cup - probably more like 1/8 cup. I'll play it safe and go with the calorie count of 1/4 cup (58) so my total was actually = 1193
On another note.... I really need some good brown rice recipes. I found a basic *how to* from Alton Brown last night and next time I will use his method to prep it... maybe cook it in a vegetable stock instead of water... we'll see. Anyone have any good recipes using long grain brown rice?
Nice day, Stevie!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of cooking the rice in vegetable stock. I do the same with my risotto.
It's pretty easy to find good recipes for healthy dinners. I like some from www.eatingwell.com
and www.cleaneating.com...
Besides looking out for the calorie content, also make sure it doesn't have ANY artificial ingredients and not too much sodium. (There's better ways to add flavor then with salt)
Also, as promised, here's a great recipe for your boys from my Shaklee friend Brooke.
She has girls and has perfected recipes that kids LOVE. Here's one from her site:
Preparation Time: 5-10 minutes Yield: 1-9 x 13 inch dish cut into squares or Roll into balls
Ingredients:
1 cup Shaklee Instant Protein Soy Mix
*(Sometimes I use 1/2 cup of the Instant and 1/2 cup of the Shaklee 180 Smoothees)
1 ¼ cup oats
½ cup of flax meal
1 cup Raw Honey or Agave**
1 tsp Pure Vanilla
1 cup Peanut Butter or Almond Butter***
Add-Ins (Add some or a small portion of all):
1 cup slivered almonds
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 cup Organic Chocolate
1 cup of Coconut
1 cup Gluten Free Brown Rice Crispies
Directions:
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. In sauce pan, bring Agave to a boil then immediately remove from heat and add Peanut or Almond Butter and Vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour Almond/Peanut Butter mixture into bowl of dry ingredients and stir till combined. You may need to use your hands. Press down into ungreased 9 x 13 in. glass dish. Cool in the refrigerator. Cut into squares. You also can roll the mix into balls if you prefer and then cool them.
Variations:
Add Fruit to dry mix— ½ cup chopped dates, raisins, cranberries, or cherries
Add Nuts to dry mix— ½ cup almonds, walnuts, pecans, or other nuts
Add ½ cup Chocolate Chips ON TOP of mix after it is pressed into pan. Turn oven on Broil. Place bars into oven for 1 minute. Remove and use a knife to spread melted chocolate chips around on top of bars. Refrigerate.
Tips:
I typically use the Shaklee Instant Protein Soy Mix for my bars. You can use any of the Shaklee protein powders for this recipe and it will come out pretty close to the same. The Instant Soy Mix Protein is flavorless and is a substitute for flour in other recipes. I keep this as one of the staples in my pantry. You can throw it into muffin, pancake, cookie or cake recipes and it will cut back on the carbs and of course the flour! It’s also a great add in to oatmeal or applesauce to make sure the kids are getting their protein! (Add it to your next order and use for baking. It's great!)
I also have used in this recipe: Shaklee Energizing Soy Vanilla, Shaklee Energizing Soy Chocolate, and both flavors of the Shaklee 180 for weight loss: 180 Chocolate and 180 Vanilla. I love using Shaklee 180 Smoothee mix because its powered by Leucine**** to help preserve muscle while you lose weight.
If you choose to use Shaklee Instant Protein, your entire dish or protein bars will have 120 g of Protein that offers all of the amino acids, especially the 9 essential amino acids that your body does not produce on it’s own.
** Agave is the ideal sweetener because it does not raise your Glucose level like honey does, which will help your insulin level not to rise as much.
***If you use Almond Butter(I prefer) instead of Peanut Butter, you may want to cut back on the agave or it will taste too sweet! If you only have peanut butter, try to avoid PB with added sugar or preservatives. Get the Natural PB or Organic.
****Leucine helps with the regulation of blood-sugar levels, the growth and repair of muscle tissue (such as bones, skin and muscles), growth hormone production, wound healing as well as energy regulation.
Eatingwell.com has come in VERY handy - the eggplant recipe is on there as well. I will be sure to bookmark cleaneating.com
DeleteThank you so much for the cookie recipe. I will have to add a lot of those things to my shopping list for the next outing. Agave, Almond Butter, flax meal... My shopping list has changed so drastically. LOL
What is the difference between the smoothie mix and the soy protein mix? Could I use *just* the smoothie mix in the recipe?
We are very careful about HFCS. My oldest boy (and my patience level) doesn't tolerate it well. I know immediately when he's eaten or drank something with it in it. So our Peanut butter is always all natural. :)
Here's another site for some pretty good cookie recipes:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.eatingbirdfood.com/category/12-days-of-cookies/