Ogdog - that looks fantastic!! I can't wait to try it. I figure if I don't indulge in the 1 oz of skim milk every day a little bit of low fat cheese once in a while as a treat isn't so bad. I've been doing that since the beginning and I don't think it's affected my results. In my opinion, which I'm sure doesn't count for much, if it helps you stick to the diet then legal or not it's worth it!
that's so funny - now when we talk treats we talk about a small 1 oz. piece of skim milk cheese - oh how times have changed!
hey Ogdog have you tried making the crust as a double recipe with 2 cups of cauliflower & just 1 egg and egg whites so that you can use 2.5 oz of meat and make it a complete meal?
Ok, I'm feeling the love on this thread. I've already had a freak out moment about what the cost is doing to the family budget. I'm trying to get the hang of IP since I am only in my second week, but am taking notes on all the great alternatives you guys have mentioned.
Do any of you know how many of the nutrients are removed from vegetables when you dehydrate them? I have dehydrated turnips and raddish chips this week for the crunchy texture I miss. My coach wasn't sure, and when I looked it up, I found that only Vitamin C is water soluable and would be the only thing partially removed. Not sure how confident I feel about that though. Any help would be great.
All that cheese talk is making me drool. Yummo!
hey Ogdog have you tried making the crust as a double recipe with 2 cups of cauliflower & just 1 egg and egg whites so that you can use 2.5 oz of meat and make it a complete meal?
I don't eat meat so no. I found this recipe online. I would think that it needs the egg for binding....egg is protein too so you really don't need to cut back.
Ok, I'm feeling the love on this thread. I've already had a freak out moment about what the cost is doing to the family budget. I'm trying to get the hang of IP since I am only in my second week, but am taking notes on all the great alternatives you guys have mentioned.
Do any of you know how many of the nutrients are removed from vegetables when you dehydrate them? I have dehydrated turnips and raddish chips this week for the crunchy texture I miss. My coach wasn't sure, and when I looked it up, I found that only Vitamin C is water soluable and would be the only thing partially removed. Not sure how confident I feel about that though. Any help would be great.
All that cheese talk is making me drool. Yummo!
Actually, vitamins A, D, E and K are the only vitamins that are NOT water soluble. Vitamin C starts to break down at around 180 degrees F, so if you have your own dehydrator and keep the temperature below that, you should be good.
This is a good idea, though. We have a dehydrator, and I had never even considered using it for the diet...
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I don't eat meat so no. I found this recipe online. I would think that it needs the egg for binding....egg is protein too so you really don't need to cut back.
Oh that's right - I'm a dumbass...I knew you were a vegetarian too!
Oh ya I know the egg would be good for protein, I just was trying to figure out how to keep it Phase 1 compliant (minus the cheese) so a double recipe would be 2 cups of cauliflower which would be my veggies for dinner, 1 egg & 2.5 oz of meat would be my protein serving. I guess I've got some experimentin' to do
Ok, I'm feeling the love on this thread. I've already had a freak out moment about what the cost is doing to the family budget. I'm trying to get the hang of IP since I am only in my second week, but am taking notes on all the great alternatives you guys have mentioned.
Do any of you know how many of the nutrients are removed from vegetables when you dehydrate them? I have dehydrated turnips and raddish chips this week for the crunchy texture I miss. My coach wasn't sure, and when I looked it up, I found that only Vitamin C is water soluable and would be the only thing partially removed. Not sure how confident I feel about that though. Any help would be great.
All that cheese talk is making me drool. Yummo!
My understanding is that any heated process accounts for nutrient loss. Dehydration accounts for a 10% loss, which isn't much compaired to other methods of food preparation. Use higher heats, and the foods will dehydrate faster, but that will also accelerate nutrient loss...and get yucky results.
Actually, vitamins A, D, E and K are the only vitamins that are NOT water soluble. Vitamin C starts to break down at around 180 degrees F, so if you have your own dehydrator and keep the temperature below that, you should be good.
This is a good idea, though. We have a dehydrator, and I had never even considered using it for the diet...
I have done radish chips and turnip chips just to mix it up. I thought they were good. Thanks for the info on the vitamins, I had no clue. If anyone tries something else in a dehydrator, let me know how it goes.
I think I mentioned this on the other thread, but I cheated all through my first week by eating carrots. What, cheating with carrots? My husband thought that was hilarious. I somehow missed that those were not allowed. Anyhow, now I've posted the paper with everything listed in my kitchen cupboard so I'll stay on track. Hopefully that will mean a larger loss next week without the carrots. . .maybe?
My understanding is that any heated process accounts for nutrient loss. Dehydration accounts for a 10% loss, which isn't much compaired to other methods of food preparation. Use higher heats, and the foods will dehydrate faster, but that will also accelerate nutrient loss...and get yucky results.
I'll just have to use the dehydrator occasionally for a treat. Glad you guys know this stuff. Thanks for the help!
Oh that's right - I'm a dumbass...I knew you were a vegetarian too!
Oh ya I know the egg would be good for protein, I just was trying to figure out how to keep it Phase 1 compliant (minus the cheese) so a double recipe would be 2 cups of cauliflower which would be my veggies for dinner, 1 egg & 2.5 oz of meat would be my protein serving. I guess I've got some experimentin' to do
You are not a dumbass...silly girl. But I did get a good chuckle out of it as it would be something I would call myself!!
I don't think that would work because the egg is working at the binding to hold the cauliflower together. Skip the meat or your crust won't stay together. Or, try the recipe as is and add a vegetable as a topping along with your meat.
Jordanna, your opinion does count. This is where we all come to voice our opinions and where we come to read each others opinions. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here. There's a Starbucks on the corner if we want to sit somewhere and keep our thoughts to ourselves.
I've been putting half&half in my morning coffee since the beginning. This one little indulgence gets my day started right and I can stick with the program the rest of the day.
Speaking of indulgences, have you all tried adding Hansen's diet root beer (made with sucralose) to the premade vanilla drinks? It tastes just like a float!
I was just reading about raw foods (in Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, a book I just checked out from the library) and if you use a dehydrator, set it at 104 degrees. The nutrients are maintained in the food at that temperature (but it does take a while to dehydrate). That's what the book says anyway.
Ogdog13 - Thanks for posting the You Won't Believe it's Cauliflower Pizza Crust. Sounds good to me. Also, I just bought a big bulb of fennel. Does anyone eat fennel raw? I read that I can roast it. How do you eat it?
It's nice that you all talk about the cost of the diet here. I am having a freak out moment about it. And it was the ONE thing that they didn't discuss in the seminar before I signed up- the cost. Maybe it's because I live in Northern VA and they assume everyone makes oodles of money?
I ordered my supplements (2nd round of them) from iHerb.com at a fair savings over IP. But of course, my free UPS Ground shipping means that the package has been sitting on the ground in California for 5 days. I'm almost out of the Cal-Mag, but at least some of you have said we don't absolutely need it anyway. That makes me feel better about waiting for the supplements to arrive. Next time I think I will go with the Our Health Coop site, as that is even cheaper.
A while back I took all my IP supplement bottles to my local health food store and was able to find excellent replacements for all of them except for the potassium.
Most of the brands have website. The brands are Rainbow Light for the multivitamins and Country Life for the rest of them.
The fish oil I've run out of and can't remember the brand but it is made from Wild Alaskan Salmon and was not expensive.
I stopped taking the calcium supplement a long time ago because of constipation and bloating. I did add Vit. D and magnesium. I was a big milk drinker for years so I'm not worried.
Oh darn, now I have to get ready for work. Talk to you all later.
Jordanna, your opinion does count. This is where we all come to voice our opinions and where we come to read each others opinions. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here. There's a Starbucks on the corner if we want to sit somewhere and keep our thoughts to ourselves.
I've been putting half&half in my morning coffee since the beginning. This one little indulgence gets my day started right and I can stick with the program the rest of the day.
Speaking of indulgences, have you all tried adding Hansen's diet root beer (made with sucralose) to the premade vanilla drinks? It tastes just like a float!
Thanks Lilita!
The float idea sounds AMAZING!! I do sometimes put about half a can of diet ginger-ale or crush (Both sweetened with splenda) in my jello after I've mixed it with water, it makes a larger quantity of jello and gives it a bit of effervescence!
