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I *LOVED* these!

2 Corn (hard) Taco Shells (I used Old El Paso Stand ‘n Stuff)
1/4 cup Black Beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup Pace Picante Sauce, divided (hot, medium or mild)
2 leaves Romaine Lettuce, chopped
2 oz. Talapia, pan-grilled in cooking spray, chunked
1 slice onion, chopped
1/2 cup mini carrots, matchsticks or shredded coarsely
10 large green or black olives
1 Tangerine

Heat [...]

Since I will be traveling from very early to very late tomorrow, I decided to pack all my food and take it with me. This way I know I can get what I need when I need it.
Breakfast: I’ll be making a protein shake from OJ, yogurt, protein powder, water and ice. It tastes better [...]

This was my snack meal today and it was yummy. I can see that it is going to be nice to mix the snack meals up between sweet, savory and smoothies. It is also very filling.

1/2 cup hummus (I made fmine from a very easy recipe on allrecipes.com)

2 stalks celery, cut in pieces

1 cup mini carrots [...]

Got this from the Whole Foods website.
 ”The unique use of spices in the broth combined with the chicken gives you a great combination of flavors.”
Check out their recipe section! You can ask for menus and specifiy  ingredients (up to three) you want included.
Try this meal in one dish. Their page contains extremely detailed nutrition info. [...]

I made this one up because I was craving something simple, more like what I *used to* eat! lol Today, when I ate it and logged it, I was so impressed. It looked and tasted GREAT, made me feel good, and turned out to be very good on counts, too.
You could use unsalted tuna but I [...]

I’m not a real Starbucks person, but not averse to a special coffee now and then either, and when they put Starbucks in Barnes & Nobles… Well, I usually justify my reading and drinking habit with good-for-me green tea. This is one of my favorite getaways.
NOW! Let me be the first to tell you! Starbucks [...]

My first Flat Belly dessert. I knew that chocolate was a MUFA (moly-unsaturated fat), usable at any meal, but just hadn’t gotten around to buying any or choosing a menu with it.
Then, today, I did buy some: bulk dark chocolate chips sweetened with cane at Whole Foods.
Eating my unplanned meal, I realized I hadn’t added [...]

I really did it today. I started the day with too few calories, then ate my snack in lieu of lunch because I had it with me. By the time I next ate a real meal, I didn’t eat what I planned and just winged it, to the tune of 900+ calories (these are supposed [...]

This is a little light-weight but I’m so stuffed from lunch I can’t think what to add. All these will go into my “favorite menu file.”
Breakfast: 1 small orange, 1 cup gluten-free corn flakes, 1 cup Lactaid fat free milk, 2 tbsp. sunflower seeds & a kiwi fruit
Lunch: Large romaine salad with cucumber, radish, celery, [...]

This turned out to be one of the best balanced menus I’ve had, is easy to fix and feels like eating comfort foods. I will definitely use it again.
Breakfast: 1 small orange, 1 cup gluten-free corn flakes, 1 cup Lactaid fat free milk, 2 tbsp. almonds
Lunch: 2 slices sprouted bread, 2 oz. smoked turkey, [...]

1 cup Grape tomatoes, sliced
1 cup Artichoke hearts, canned, low-sodium, chopped chunky
4 oz. Chicken breast, pre-cooked, chopped chunky
.5 cup 1% low-fat Cottage cheese
1 Tbsp. Pesto sauce
Simple but very easy. I made this ahead and think it tasted better for letting the flavors merge. It left me feeling pampered, satisfied and slender. =)
For some reason, these [...]

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled with no fat, 1 slice Ezekiel 4:9 toast, ¼ cup picante sauce, 2 T. black olive tapenade, ½ c. spinach from frozen, ½ grapefruit, 8 oz. Sassy water. (Next time I will skip the tapenade for breakfast and add either 1 T. olive oil or ¼ c. avocado.)
Lunch; Nicoise Salad, (recipe), [...]