South Beach Diet - Better late than never, dinner 2/23 - 3/1

Tonight I made mustard & spinach, eggplant curry and tossed some chick peas in. yum

Garlic and Herb Oven Fried Halibut (phase 2)
salad
sliced nectarines

Ham and cheese omelet with salsa, and a mug of lentil soup

Breakfast
2 cups fruit, LF cheese wedge, 2 hard boiled eggs (no yolk)
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Lunch
Zucchini and egg plant lasagna
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Dinner
peppercorn grilled pork loin
steamed cabbage and kale

Dinner tonight was vegetarian italian sausages(the new morningstar ones, and I don't recommend them... boca brats are better) with kraut, shelly beans, and latke, and yes, I had two small ones. bad rikki!

Breakfast: Cinnamon omelet
Lunch: Chickpea Daal
Dinner: Tofu szechwan stir-fry
snacks: celery and peanut butter, hard boiled egg, baby carrots

Tonight it'll be shiritake noodles (weird things!) with stir fried beef, broccoli and red pepper. I'll go easy on the soy sauce so I won't be whining about water weight tomorrow.

mmk, girls. What's the deal with shiritake noodles? I've seen mention of them many times here but haven't seen them. The foodie in me is intrigued and wants to try them.

Today's the first day of Lent so it's meatless:

B: eggbeater & red bell pepper frittata
L: homemade mini cheese pizza w/side salad
D: baked haddock & sauteed baby spinach

zeff...they are tofu noodles(i think) and I can't find them anywhere!

roasted chicken with veggies!

I am having zucchini lasagna.

Lentil Soup & Salad... I had a BIG diner omelet for lunch, so I want to keep dinner light!

I get my shiritake noodles in a Korean grocery store. They are very inexpensive and a little pouch does my for two meals. Very bland though, no need to cook them just rinse them under hot water. No cal. no carbs. no sugar.
Sophie

Today was a bad day - one of the worst this year. My aunt passed away from complications from Type 1 diabetes, working with difficult people and pressures from work. I cried this morning, had a cookie during lunch and a bag of M&Ms this afternoon.

breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, 2 cup fruit cuts, cheese wedge
lunch: 2 oz pork loin and 2 cups steamed greens
snack: cheese, cookie, M&Ms
Dinner: 2 oz pulled pork, pancit (chicken, veggie and mung bean noodle stirfry)
~2000 cals

red - sorry to hear about your aunt. Your menu looks pretty good regardless.

wow, that was possibly the best stir fry I've ever made. Red cabbage, edamame, broccoli, green peppers, red peppers, bok choy and onion. I stir fried some tofu and threw it all together with some szechwan sauce. awesome. very spicy.

my 2 y/o absolutely loved it. He loves tofu.

sorry to hear about your aunt redflat :hug:

tonight was veggie chic parmesan... some noodles and a big salad... need to lay off the noodles! Ive been eating too many lately and it shows!

redflatshoe, I'm sorry about your aunt. Please accept my deepest sympathies. :hug:

Zeffryn and JerseyGirrl, the shiratake noodles can usually be found in the refrigerated section of the supermarket. I think most every grocery store in my area carries them. If you can't find them in your store, ask.

I had to work late, and the girls and I went out for Chinese after gymnastics. I did very well, having steamed vegetables w/ shrimp, and some baked spinach & cheese thingy. :)

Meat free chili. Ezekial bread with almond butter for bedtime snack.

Last night I had a Morningstar Asian veggie patty and miso soup w/ broccoli.

Tonight it's going to be BBQ'd tofu, sweet potato fries, and roasted brussel sprouts.

redflat, my condolences about your aunt. :hug:

Last night I made Tyler Florence's Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup again. I think it's my favorite Chicken Noodle recipe. I won't cook tonight - the kids'll have pizza and DH and I will have leftovers. I've got the soup, some Taco Bake, and chicken chili to choose from, yum!

I'm all about comfort food today so there is whole grain pizza dough in the bread machine as we speak. Mine will be nacho pizza - refrieds, chorizo, rf cheese, jalapenos and DP will go more traditional with fake sausage, shrooms, cheese. I picked up some baby lettuce salad mix to have with it.

I've got a 3 bean chili in the crockpot complete with eggplant, tomatillos and the usual stuff. Unless something more interesting occurs to me while shopping, then the chili will be lunches for the week :)

B: southwestern omelet (tomatoes, peppers, onions, black beans and chilis); half apple; milk and coffee
L: leftover omelet filling (tomatoes, peppers, onions, black beans, chilis) topped with rf cheddar and half avocado. water.
D: hamburgers, ww buns, lettuce, tomato, red onion; roasted sweet potato wedges; brocolli. water.
snacks: celery and pb, cottage cheese

Last night I didn't feel like cooking, so I just gathered a few things and made something up. Surprise! I liked it. I spread hummus on a whole wheat tortilla, then put sliced lite provolone cheese on top, then slivers of red bell peppers, then olive oil. Baked it in the toaster oven at 400 until bubbly, cut it with a pizza cutter, and ate it all up, yum.

Here's the plan:


B: Seckle pear (those baby, French pears) & cottage cheese
L: Black beans, edamame, carrot slices, snap peas, red pepper steamed and then drizzled with a 1/2 tsp of walnut oil & tossed with 2TBS shredded sharp cheddar cheese
D: catfish, baked w/some WW panko crumbs & a drizzle of melted Smart Balance & broccoli & grape tomato salad

Cauliflower Curry over brown rice. Nonfat yogurt with agave nectar and toasted slivered almonds will make a great dessert with it.

B: ww toast with peanut butter, strawberries with light sour cream
L: leftover omelet filling from yesterday (black beans and veggies)
D: shrimp in a spicy sauce over ww pasta

Chicken & White Bean Chili, salad

chicken and ricotta spinach tortellinis in sun dried tomato pesto, roasted brussels sprouts

Curried shrimp and veggies over brown and wild rice - I copied Zeff and Cottage! It wasn't on the plan this morning but they inspired me.

After smelling vegetable curry cooking all day we are opting for falafel (baked), hummus, & sauteed greens for dinner :) the curry is safe for lunches.

I just made tacos for the rest, and black bean and corn salad for me...it was fabulous! I'm off to post it in the recipe section!

cyndi- I just picked up some dried chic peas to make baked falafel(kalyn's recipe) (http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/08/recipe-for-baked-falafel-patties-with.html)... what recipe do you use for yours? I am thinking of manking your curry recipe(or using it as my guide, I can never follow a recipe exactly!) for lunches this week...

:o Snagged! I actually use Fantastic Foods falafel mix, I buy it in bulk. I cut it 1/3 with soy granules so it isn't so high carb for DP. I'll have to check that recipe out though I admit falafel is one of my easy dinners. I made Kalyn's balela today and can't wait to try it. I'm letting it marinade overnight.

Turkey chili, large side salad, steamed cauliflower, broccoli & zucchini.

Cyndi- I didn't realize that falafel was made from chic peas or I probably would have bought that mix before! do you bake it or pan fry? let me know how the balela turns out- I was thinking of making some fresh tabouli but may try that instead! sounds delish and I would prefer to use garbanzos :)

Breakfast was 2 eggs, wilted spinach and veggie sausage
Lunch was stirfry with shiratake noodles, broccoli, and asparagus with tamari and sriracha sauce
Dinner was soup and salad- made creamy broccoli and cauliflower soup with a pureed white bean base sprinkled with rf cheese! Yum!
Snacks were rf string cheese, and triscuits with hummus and a sliver of gouda- I couldn't resist!