What's on your OWL/Pre-Main menu today?

[sham]

I had sardines with cheese and mayo with a side salad.

[sallyseachange]

Yesterday had chicken pieces cooked with EVO, wine, carrot, onions and celery; salad and a small portion of Purea di Fave (that's dried split broad beans, poached with a small amount of potato, anchovie, garlic, bay leaves, salt and lots of olive oil... then purèed) It's often eaten with toasted bread - which I didn't have - with newly pressed olive oil drizzled over it - it's olive harvest time here, right now. This is a speciality from Puglia (the heel of the boot) and is quite wonderful, though pretty carby and calorie dense. Small portions are definitely the order of the day!

[Georgiana]

I'm making Cod en Papillote for dinner, which is basically cod with wine, leeks and carrots, and salad with spinach, feta cheese, strawberries, apple and pecans.

Cod en Papillote | A Smart Mouth

[liv]

That does sound delicious G. I have to make sure I copy down that recipe.

I have been trying dreamfields pasta lately. A product with protected carbs. How much does one trust that? But it good. And I was able to stick to the portion size - which is super small compared to how I used to load up with pasta. Had my favourite ground beef tomato sauce with it - always has some good veggies in it too.

[Whatsername]

I am afraid of Dreamfield pasta.

When I did Atkins before (2003), one of my mistakes was too many frankenfoods (though it didn't seem to hold me back at that time). I got some kind of low carb pasta (it wasn't dreamfield) and it was awful! I have been afraid of low carb pasta every since. I would rather do without something than to have it and not taste good.
My son says...even the worst pizza is still good pizza. I don't think that is true for all food. lol


Jane

[liv]

I thought it was very good actually. Just like the real thing. Mind you I have not had the real things for a while But I doubt anybody could really tell the difference. So it that sense it is not a bad product. I of course am thinking this is wheat and as such can it really only have 5 carbs and very little effect of on system? I do not want to make pasta part of my daily routine but it is there as one of the many options I have for a meal now.

[gonnabskinny]

Lunch today was Tuna Melts and 1 1/2 cups of cauliflower.

5 oz tuna
2 tbsp mayo
1 celery stalk
1 medium tomato sliced into four slices
2 slices colby jack cheese.

Made the tuna salad, then placed on top of tomato slices. Placed the cheese slices on top and stuck it under the broiler until cheese melted. Placed along side of cauliflower and seasoned to taste.

598 calories
11 net carbs
47 grams protein
39 grams fat

[sallyseachange]

Ribs today... plus tossed chicory. Leftover purea di fave (v. small portion).

[gonnabskinny]

This morning was Egg NoMcMuffins and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and slices of roma tomatoes.

4 slices of canadian bacon
2 eggs
1 slice of colby jack cheese

One egg folded with 1/2 slice of cheese placed between each of the two slices of canadian bacon.

Lunch will be Chipotle Chicken Salad approximately 6 ounces with a couple of cups of cauliflower mash with 1 oz of cream cheese.

Chicken salad contains about 4 oz of chicken breast, 2 tbsp mayo, diced tomatoes, cilantro, peppers, and onion.

Dinner tonight will be Hormel Cure 81 Ham about 6-8 oz and a couple of cups of green beans sauteed in butter with a touch of balsamic vinegar and topped with diced tomatoes.

1608 Calories
103 grams of fat
132 grams of protein
30 net grams of carbs

[liv]

I had some fried fish for supper today with turnip fries and acorn squash. I tried acorn squash during the veggie challenge and I am so glad I did. It has become one of my favourite things.