What is you rfavorite?

what do you consider GRABBABLE???? i usually have large amounts of tea, then down a 20-gram protein shake, and eat at work.

breakfast these days is about 1/2 c greek yogurt, 1/4 c low sugar/low fat granola, and 1/2-3/4 c berries. eaten at work. while going over my email and looking at the forum. i'm considering this to be 'grabbable' because i put the yogurt and fruit into separate containers, and the granola is in my desk drawer.

and it's all packed in a small insulated bag, along with my lunch. not sure this'll help you -

oh. wait. another fave was making deviled eggs - i'd boil 3-4 at a time, then make the yolk mix, and keep it in a little container separate from the whites, and then, fill 2 halves in the AM, pop it into a little baggie, and run out the door. and put the rest of the eggs and the yolk mix into the refrig.

is this helping???? not sure!!

My DH



Oh... your serious... ok Yogurt (not really my favorite, just grabbable).

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LOL! Leens I think that would be your favorite grabblabe exercise!
The story is I'm having foot Surgery on Monday woo
I was going to do th eatkins shakes b/ they're yummy and good protein. However I've noticed that Artificial Sweeteners are sending me to the throneroom faster than June allison after a 6-pack
Since I'm going to be sitting (and bored) for most of the week, I'm probably going to be as carb free as I can b/c carbs beget more carbs
I was thinking of the individual greek yogurts but also doing chicken legs or something. HB eggs are a bit on the messy side at the mo esp if I'm goign to be hopped up on Pain Killers.. . I'm just getting nervous!

My hubby and I go through about two dozen hard boiled eggs in a week. Between just grab and go snacks and adding them to tuna salad or just a salad. I think he is finally figuring out how important protein is when you diet and how much fuller you feel longer when you eat the proper amount.

I am up there with the carb problem as well. If I eat too many carbs at breakfast my whole day is blown because that is al I want all day long.

I really love Quaker Oats oatmeal squares, the ones you heat up in the microwave. I KNOW they are high in sugar, and fat, and I'm trying to figure out how to make them, and am looking on allrecipes.com for a good, low-fat recipe. If Quaker made them with less sugar, I'd buy them by the bushel!!

Hey Ko if you look in the South Beach Ph 2 recipe forum theres a killer recipe for breakfast bars it uses mashed bananas or Unsweetened applesauce and splenda if you need it
I've also made em with pumpkin

Jimmy Dean Delights breakfast sandwiches...my fav is the Sausage, egg, and cheese cressoint (made with turkey sausage and egg whites for only 300 calories) they cook in the microwave for 40 seconds and then your on your way.....you can't get that from McDonald's...LOL

McD's egg mcmuffin has 300 calories as well.

Nature Valley's Oats and Honey granola bar with a cup of skim milk.

Not a big egg fan so I eat "odd things' for breakfast. My biggest on the go breakfast is always my protein drink OR I'll grab some beef jerkey....it's low fat, low carb, low calorie and whopping in the protein dept and it fills me up. The jerky I have now is 15 grams of protein for 1oz!!!! It's GOOD!!

1. 1/2 c. fage yogurt with six drops of English Toffee Stevia with 1 inch of banana and 1/4 c. of Bare-naked Granola.

2. Cottage cheese pan cakes, about three with SF syrup

3. Ricotta cheese with Lemon flavor stevia

4. Ten grain cereal fixed in PC with fage yogurt and stevia

5. Three egg white omelet with a TBSP of cottage cheese, some green onions and lowfat cheese.

My egg muffins are the best and you can freeze them. You can heat them up or eat them cold out of the frig.

Here's some recipes for low carb dishes.



Low Carb Cheese Cake
12 Servings @ 263 Calories a Slice and 3.58 Carbs Per Slice

3 Pkg Cream Cheese (8 oz each)
3 Eggs
10 Pks Splenda
1 ˝ Tsp Vanilla
1 TBLS Lemon Juice
1 Cup of Sour Cream

Heat oven 350 degrees

Line bottom of spring pan w/2 sheets of wax paper…spray w/pam
Spray sides of pan w/pam
Cover outside bottom of pan w/foil, make it tight
Add batter
Place pan w/batter in a deep roasting pan
Add 1” of water to roasting pan…..

Cook 1 hour
Shut oven off
Let cake stand in oven for 1 additional hour
Take out of water bath and cool on rack…refrigerate and eat the next day.

With whipped cream made from any flavor of Divinci Syrup is devine
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Egg Muffins

Spray w/Pam a 12 hole muffin pan, put crumbled cooked sausage or cut up ham or bacon or whatever you like in the cups. Some broccoli or spinach or asparagus would be good too. Add grated cheese, cheddar or montery jack or swiss. Don't over fill it w/the meat & cheese, like about 1/2 way or 3/4 at most. Beat 8 eggs with lt cream or half and half, just a splash and spoon egg mixture into the cups. Bake 350 degrees, maybe 15 minutes or so, you'll see them start to brown.

The possibilities are endless, you can add any kind of cheese, meat or veggies, they are wonderful to freeze. In the mornings I like to grab one or two out of the freezer and by the time I get to work they are defrosted and ready to heat.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!!

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Sausage & Cabbage

1 head of green cabbage, shredded (or a bag of precut coleslaw mix)
1/4 Cup onion chopped
1 Pkg of turkey sausage (removed from casings)I like Shaddy Brook hot or sweet.
1 egg (optional)
garlic 2 cloves
Olive oil

cook sausage, save drippings.
add a little olive oil and saute fresh crushed garlic (2 cloves or jar) into the drippings add onions saute more and then cabbage, saute until cooked down but not mush, you can add an egg at the end if you want, kinda like fried rice style.

YUM
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Portabello Burgers

This is easy.

Portabello Mushroom Caps
Ground Beef (chicken, turkey or veggie burgers work good too)
Cheese

Cook your burger any way you like it. Then grill some large portabello mushrooms caps w/a little olive oil brushed on them.

When done use the caps like you would bread, you can even put your favorite toppings on it, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, mayo, katchup (a touch), mustard, onions, etc......

OR !!! make some Low Carb Chili and put that on top for a chili burger.
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Chicken Cordon Blue Chicken Burgers

Makes 4 large burgers

2 lbs ground chicken
2 heafty teaspoons sweet paprika
2 heafty teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 tsp salt
2 chopped up scallions
1 - 2 Tbs oil (what ever you prefer)
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Ham
Swiss Cheese
Garlic soft spreadable cheese
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Mix first 6 ingred together well, make 4 burgers, they are sticky so when you flatten them out coat the outside with more oil so they are managable.

Grill them, and just before they are done, spread some soft garlic cheese on top, place a slice of ham on top and then a slice of swiss cheese (melt it).

These can be tweaked to add any spice/seasoning you like.

We ate this with a bunch of sauted mushrooms....very very good !!!!!
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Cole slaw

2 bags dole precut cabbage/cole slaw mix (20 oz each bag I think)
1 Cup Helmans Mayo
2 Teaspoons Celery Salt
4 Tablespoons Vinegar
6 Tablespoons Lt Cream
6 Tablespoons Water
14 Packets Splenda

Mix all ingred together except cabbage, pour over cabbage and toss well, refrig over night and enjoy next day. When the flavors mingle mmmmm mmmm !! And nobody know's its low carb
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Mock Mashed Potatoes

1 head cauliflower
1/2 stick butter
1 cup sour cream
Salt to taste

Cut up and cook cauliflower til very soft, drain well.
Melt butter on cooked cauliflower.
Puree or Mash it (I mash, I kinda like it lumpy) cauliflower with butter, and sour cream, salt, in blender or food processor. (be careful not to puree too long)

You can also add cheddar cheese and bake it for about 25 minutes until cheese melts (350 degrees).
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Cold Broccoli Salad

1/4 - 1/2 Pound Cooked Pork Bacon, crumbled (depends on your taste)
1 head fresh raw broccoli, cut into bite size pieces (I used only the flower part and cut it very teeny tiny)
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
3 tablespoons white Vinegar
6 - 8 Pks Splenda (depends how sweet you like it)
1 cup mayonnaise
3 Tablespoons Light Cream
3 Tablespoons Water
2 Tablespoons Bacon Fat
1 Teaspoon Salt

Mix all ingred together and then pour over broccoli, refrig over night and enjoy next day.

This broccoli salad is one of my all time favorites the next day its even better


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Tips on Buying Ground Chicken

READ READ READ !!!

Make sure the package says Ground BREAST of Chicken, this way you are getting the white, lean meat and not the icky fatty funky stuff they throw in the regular ground chicken (like they do to ground beef).

I buy Perdue and love it !!

Here's the nutritional information on Ground BREAST of Chicken vs. regular Ground Chicken from Perdue - the differences are staggering !!!!!!

http://www.perdue.com/athome/product/product.asp

Ground BREAST of Chicken - Perdue Brand
4 OZ - Raw
Calories: 100
Cal From Fat: 5
Total Fat: 0.5 gm
Saturated Fat: ** (traces)
Cholesterol: 65 mg
Sodium: 75 mg
Carbs: 0

Compaired to -

Regular Ground Chicken - Perdue Brand
4 OZ - Raw
Calories: 180
Cal From Fat: 100
Total Fat: 12 gm
Saturated Fat: 4
Cholesterol: 135 mg
Sodium: 75 mg
Carbs: 0


I make chicken burgers alot, you can stuff them with just about anything.

To keep my calories and carbs lower with the burgers, I do NOT add breadcrumbs, I just throw in some poultry spices, and any kind of ckn spice you like, onion, sweet paprika, garlic, etc. They are VERY sticky so you might want to add a teaspoon of olive oil in the mix (normally I don't but you can). What I do is spray a plate w/pam first, plop some ckn mixture on it, spray some pam on top of the ckn blob and flatten it out into burger shapes. Also, when you grill it, if you grill it, spray the spatula first. I'm telling you, it is so worth it, YUM!!!!!!!!!!! low cal, low carb, high protein and low fat...what more can you ask for and left overs are wonderful.

I hate breakfast!!!!! I am a night person and food in the morning makes me sick...since surgery though I have had to make a change...I would say that 4 oz of light yogurt or an oz. of cheese and my iced tea/juice combo.

Angela

I like Special K protein cereal with Hood's calorie countdown cereal if I'm in a real hurry.

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