Anyone have ideas for low cal recipes?

**caseysmom** · 02-22-2010, 05:16 PM

We have always only used olive oil, and I am wierd I can't stand sour cream.

What is stevia? I have never heard of that.

**slick** · 02-22-2010, 06:06 PM

Well, I'm down "some weight" since last march and it feels great. Good for you CM for recognizing the need for healthier living and eating.

Somethings to definitely watch out for are processed foods (these include all deli meats, packaged stuff such as Krap Dinner and Shake N Bake to name a few - basically anything that comes in a package is bad as it's loaded with sodium and sugar), sauces such as bottled BBQ sauce and soya sauce (loaded with sugar and sodium), canned soup (loaded with sodium), you get my drift. Read the labels.

Try a baked potato with cottage cheese, then top off with sliced green onions and pepper. Yummy.

Another misconception is to eat lots of fruit - which I do. I have not been losing weight lately and I discovered it's because of all the fruit I'm eating - loaded with sugar, mind you it's a much better form of sugar than what you get using white sugar. I eat lots of veggies too and cut way back on meat consumption. I still eat beef but only about once a month. I cook chicken on the bone and with the skin on, and remove the skin after cooking. I don't know, I just find the chicken tastier. I also love, love, roasted veggies. Take some big chunks of red, green, yellow peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, and another veggies you want, put them in a big bowl. Olive oil, garlic and fresh or dried herbs are spinkled over the veggies, spread in one layer on a baking sheet and bake 350 for about 20 min. Makes a great easy low cal side dish.

Stevia??? It's a natural sugar substitute that was recommended to me by both my cancer nutritionist and diabetes nutritionist. I tried it and didn't like the taste of it at all - threw out the whole bottle. I pretty much don't use sugar on anything, including hot and cold cereal.

Sorry to ramble - I'll come back and post if I think of anything else. Gotta get back to work.

**caseysmom** · 02-22-2010, 06:20 PM

Definetely going to try the roasted veggies that sounds really good, I am still at work and I am hungry!

**Queen of Poop** · 02-22-2010, 06:27 PM

Stevia did have a peculiar taste at first, but after a couple of cups of tea with just this tiny bit of stevia in it I got to like it. It is super sweet and so much better for you than sugar. I buy it in our local health food store, but a few grocery stores carry it too. I get the powdered version rather than the liquid.

Sorry it wasn't to your liking Slick.

**caseysmom** · 02-22-2010, 06:30 PM

I haven't noticed stevia here anywhere, I will keep my eyes out. One big no no I do is those flavored creamers in my coffee.

**caseysmom** · 02-22-2010, 06:34 PM

I think Stevia may not be approved by the FDA for sale in the US. That would explain why I haven't seen it.

**Cataholic** · 02-23-2010, 09:36 AM

^^ Stevia has been in the US for a while now....

**happylabs** · 02-23-2010, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

I think Stevia may not be approved by the FDA for sale in the US. That would explain why I haven't seen it.

I have seen this at our health food store in Pennsylvania.

**caseysmom** · 02-23-2010, 12:23 PM

That would explain why I haven't seen it, I don't go into health food stores

I had quinoa and talapia and steamed brocolli last night it was really good, I am loving the quinoa, I use molly mcbutter on things and it is really good.

**cassiesmom** · 02-23-2010, 08:45 PM

I was looking on allrecipes.com for a fish recipe for Friday night (my family doesn't eat meat on Fridays during Lent). I found this one. I've never made it before but I like the idea of the raspberry flavor.

Ingredients
4 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 11x7 inch baking dish.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, mustard and dill weed.
Arrange the tilapia filets in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Pour mixture over the fish filets, coating the filets evenly.
Bake in a preheated oven, uncovered for 20 minutes or until fish is flaky with a fork.

306 kcal, 15gm fat.

**boomersooner** · 02-23-2010, 09:02 PM

Good for everyone trying to cut back....!!! Proud of everyone....

I bought my husband some Stevia at Walmart....

I simple low fat recipe that we like.....

mix cooked diced chicken with salsa, roll it up in a flour tortilla(or I suppose you could use corn, too) then place in a baking pan like a 9 X 13 one...put in the oven at 350 until it is hot.....It doesn't take long...add some fat free refried beans, and you have a yummy dinner!

Adding salsa to something seems to really perk it up, and it is pretty much fat free. I'll try and think of some more! I'm gonna try some of the ones I've seen on the thread! Good luck everyone!!