Hello Girls,
I'm hoping that you'all r just busy & 'not sick' instead of dropping by here.
Susie, glad that U r doing well & just busy @ work. How about making a few 'stress food kits' for yourself; for work, the car & @ home ready to pick-up w/o much prep to eat. I have a cute insulated cold-bag that holds a 8-pk that I keep inside my car, ready to take into anywhere & it has: tea bags, instant cocoa, nuts w choc.chips & peppermint, crackers & chicken boullion, homemade lo-cal treats, pre-measured protein powder in a shaker, 2 glass mugs, real silverware, a can-opener, mini-packs of tuna & dressing, instant soup, etc. hot water is available everywhere including fast-food drive-thru's & I replenish & wash my items as used, so let your imagination-go & put fresh veggies/fruit inside it like packing a lunch on stress-days or long car drives. We all get off-track somedays from stress, you'll b fine
Carri, It's great to see your lower # r back Your food log shows it! How's the weight challenge @ work doing? Here's the recipe I gave links for, its really yummy & maybe your dh will like it too, cause I see U like dessert (rice krispies).
Cocoa Lava Kisses Makes 40 cookies~ Hands-on/30 min. Oven/30 min.
These heavenly clouds of sweet chocolate work great to take care of a chocolate craving. Unbelievably, they’re fat-free! They are intensely sweet, which will make it easier to stop at 3, which is only 60 calories!
Preheat oven to 250°. Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper.
3 egg whites
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 tsp water
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 T unsweetened cocoa powder
Place egg whites/salt in medium bowl. Whip with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup of the sugar to egg whites while constantly whipping. Combine in a cup water/vanilla. Add to mix, a few drops at a time, alternating with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar while constantly whipping. Flake cocoa with a fork to break clumps. Sift if necessary. Fold completely into mix.Place bite-size rounded teaspoons (not tablespoons) of batter onto the wax paper-lined sheets.
Bake approximately 30 minutes. They will be dry on the outside, but moist and lava-like on the inside. They will retain their shape. (If they become completely dry like Styrofoam, they are overbaked.) While kisses are still hot, remove from wax paper and place on a wire rack so they will not stick. After cooling, store kisses in an airtight container.
These freeze well, making them convenient for future chocolate cravings!
Nutrition for 1 cookie: 20 Calories. Fat/Saturated Fat 0. Fiber 0. Cholesterol 0. Sodium 12 mg. Protein 0. Total Carbohydrate 5 g. Sugars 5 g.
http://www.zonya.com/pdf/recipes/Cocoa_Lava_Kisses.pdf
1/15/13
Breakfast: oatmeal w hot tea.
Lunch: grilled cheese sandwich w green pepper/onions sliced (shredded mozzarella, lower in fat) hot cocoa.
Supper: 3 slices pizza (my doggies ate the crusts/yeast is good for them) oatmeal cookies w milk.
snacks: crackers w peanut-butter, vanilla protein shake w blueberries, hot peach tea.