Phase 1: Week 17, Day 5

Breakfast@8am: Spinach Smoothie
IP Cappucino Drink
2 cups Decaf
2 Stevia & Cinammon

Lunch@12pm: Soup & Fruit
IP Chicken a la King
8oz Chicken Broth <--1 cup adds 5 calories from 1g protein
Rhubarb
WF Strawberry Spread <--pairs deliciously with the rhubarb!

Snack@4pm: Restricted
IP White Cheddar Ridges

Phase3/4 Workshop@6pm <--excited to learn more about IP as I get closer to goal!

Dinner@8pm: Strawberry Milkshake
8oz Silken Tofu <--ran out of meat, this is a nice backup to have!
Rhubarb <--yes I know, a lot of rhubarb today...having "C" issues and heard this can help
WF Strawberry
1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum <--thickening agent, 1/2 tsp adds 6 calories and 1.1g carbs of soluble fiber

B: 8am
Iced coffee
IP cereal
IP vanilla drink, added to coffee with a dash in the cereal
Cinnamon

L: noon
2 cups spinach
2 cups cauliflower, red bell peppers,cucumber
2T WF Ranch dressing
IP chocolate chip cookie

D: 6ish
Salmon
Not sure what else yet. Maybe roasted asparagus?

~Jenni

LizRR,

How do you prepare your rhubarb?

In the past I had sauteed it in a pan, but I am getting lazy in my old age. I buy it bagged, chopped, and frozen at the grocery store and throw it in a glass bowl (still frozen, I'm lazy) and microwave it for 6 minutes, stir & mush, then nuke it for a final 2 minutes, then I add in 2 tablespoons of WF Strawberry Spread and mix it all together until the spread dissolves. I've blended it in the past with my immersion blender - but that's not necessary as it gets pretty mushy just forking it up.

1 bag is ~4 cups chopped (at least what I buy) so I use 2x the sweetener. The cook times can vary based on your microwave, just make sure it doesn't "boil over the bowl" in there. It's pretty easy to make, you can use any combination of sweeteners or extracts to your taste. Some folks add some vanilla extract, cinammon, Stevia/Splenda, WF Pancake Syrup or Caramel Sauce. Personally I prefer it with the WF Strawberry Spread.

I never had rhubarb before. Where do you buy it frozen?
My IP day--
B- black coffee; vanilla pudding shake
snack - chocolate RTD
L- omelette with mushrooms and spinach
*I noticed that the herb omelette makes me very tired. I experimented with the plain omelette today, and I am not tired. Isn't that weird?

snack - cookie or bar

D- salmon or pork chops
grilled zuccini; salad

I had to look for it, but I found frozen rhubarb at H-E-B Central Market in Plano, Tx. It's a TX based grocery chain, I think some folks found it at whole foods.

Phase 1
Week 8, Day 2

B-fast: whoops, this never happens but I was exhausted yesterday and I accidentally slept until 11 AM today! :O so I skipped it..I know, I know :/

Lunch: IP crispy cereal made into pancakes, yum!

Snack: I had 2 IP packets since I skipped breakfast.
1 IP chocolate drink + 1 IP vanilla pudding made into ice-cream. It was like a pint of ice cream haha
Tea

Dinner: Ratatouille with ground meat, which was so flavorful and delicious.

Phase 2 (phasing off pre-vacation)

We are moving this week...so my willpower is really tested. I don't have much time to prepare my meals but I've managed so far and I'm sooooo proud of it ;-) I can do it!!

Breakfast
IP Mango RTD

Lunch
Lettuce + cucumbers + grilled seasoned pork

Dinner
we ordered vietnamese so I had a grilled chicken + veggies soup and asked them to remove noodles and carrots ;-) It was perfect.

Snack
Vanilla wafers - yummy!

Have a great day!

I like to put it in the raspberry jelly. Yum!

B: IP Vanilla Drink + Coffee
L: Big salad w/ Dijon & vinegar dressing, IP Chocolate Drink
S: Peanut Crunch Bar
D: Boneless Pork Chop grilled, Turnip Fries, Roasted Asparagus

Good night!

I made rhubarb crumble for the first time tonight. Pretty tasty!