Favorite Breakfasts:
- oatbran or steel cut oats with chia seeds, skim milk and splenda or stevia
- cottage cheese and tomato
- v8 and a cheese stick on busy days, when I need to get out the door early
Lunch is usually leftovers from supper the night before, or from the freezer. I usually have an apple or tangerine with it.
Suppers:
- Lots of our favorites come from this site,
refried bean soup,
deep dish italian pie,
taco bake,
salsa baked chicken with lots of steamed veggies.
- chili (I really like it with chunks of turkey breast rather than hamburg, but we have it both ways)
- chicken stir fries. (I buy boneless chicken breasts on sale, cut them up and combine them with frozen stir fry veggies and SF teriyaki sauce.)
- "faux pasta dishes (I use broccoli slaw or spaghetti squash as a base for pasta sauce, usually with meat in it. We like homemade sauce best, but there are a couple of jar brands that are SBD friendly and I've always got at least one in the cupboard just in case. The slaw steams up quickly and spaghetti squash keeps well so these are my go to meals when plans change.)
- plain old meals (grilled or baked fish, chicken or pork tenderloin with steamed vegetables)
Snacks:
- hummus and red pepper strips
- pistachios or almonds
- fruit or raw veggies
- hard boiled egg & v8
Desserts:
- SF jello
- SF fudge pops
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SF peanut butter cookies
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I remember feeling overwhelmed when I first started SBD, but after a month or so it felt natural and it was easier to branch out and start tweaking our favorite things to be SBD legal. I avoid SF products now but I relied very heavily on them when I was losing weight and was so thankful for the variety of SF jellos, flavored yogurts and frozen popsicles and fudge pops and chewing gums in my grocery store!