[Rockyc]

I understand you can have a patty of Extra Lean Ground Beef in Phase 1. Any suggestions on what can be used to help it stay together a bit more? Things I usually use seem to be not allowed.

Thanks

[Ruthxxx]

I usually add an egg to a pound along with finely chopped onion and some garlic powder. What do you usually use?

[ang61601]

you can also add parmesan cheese it holds the meat together great! Also if you are on phase two you can add oatmeal in place of breadcrumbs.

[Rockyc]

Originally Posted by Ruthxxx

I usually add an egg to a pound along with finely chopped onion and some garlic powder. What do you usually use?

Sorry, I should have said. I do the same thing with onion, chopped garlic and egg. But in non diet-times used some bread crumbs or oatmeal to help it stay together plus a bit of HP steak sauce or worchestershire sause or other prepared sauce for flavour. I felt on Phase 1 all these were out. So my patties tended to fall apart in the pan.

Parmesan cheese sounds like a good option, so I will try it if I can find some low-fat. My neighborhood seems to have little in the way of low-fat cheeses that don't taste tike a strip of plastic or are soft like cream cheese!

Since I never much liked Chicken breasts in the first place I am having some problem with meat options in Phase 1. Although I have gone down 10 lbs in the first 7 days I do not feel I am eating enough, but re-learning cooking skills is hard.

[ang61601]

well actually the lf parm cheese has .5 fat and the reg has only 1 g of fat so i think its ok to use regular! But that is just my opinion!!! they also have about the same calories as well!