Day 5: Dairy Challange

Breakfast: Toast with tofu cream cheese substitute, 1 cutie orange, and 1 egg with yolk. Yes, WITH yolk. I found out some pretty cool things about the down trodden egg yolk on THIS site.

Total
Cal: 230 Carb: 22.9 Chol: 210 Fat: 17 Sugar: 9.9 1 Snack: 1 turkey wrap made with corn tortilla, tofu sour cream and spicy guacamole, and one green apple.
Total
Cal: 202 Carb: 33.25 Chol: 10 Fat: 5.25 Sugar: 15

Lunch: A delectable Salad with avocado, black olives (4 of them cut up) and 1/2 of a grilled chicken breast. Mmmmmmm
Total
Cal: 256.7 Carb: 18.75 Chol: 280 Fat: 18.55 Sugar: 9.9

Snack: Part of this experiment is being honest and not changing anything other than eating dairy. So here is my indulgent afternoon snack of mashed potatoes (made with soy butter and almond milk).
Total
Cal: 260 Carb: 45 Chol: 1 Fat: 6.8 Sugar: 3.4

Dinner: This is a family favorite. Ramen (rice bowl from Trader Joe's) with added vegetables and an egg. We call it Anime soup... If you watch Anime, you know why.
Total
Cal: 250 Carb: 35.8 Chol: 215 Fat: 6.5 Sugar: 5.5
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Daily Total

Carb:1198.7 Carb: 155.7 Chol: 716 Fat: 54.1 Sugar: 43.7
Hmm a big difference adding in yolk and whole avocados, but still I know the fats are good fats and so is the cholesterol. Not bad on the rest of them.

Day 4: Dairy Challange

A little late in the day to post this, but here is yesterday's menu.Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 1/2 cup GF oatmeal, 1 cutie orange.

Total

Cal: 224 Carb: 36.5 Chol: 0 Fat: 3.36 Sugar: 9.47

Snack: 1 turkey wrap on a corn tortilla and 1 green apple.

Total

Cal: 202 Carb: 33.25 Chol: 10 Fat: 5.25 Sugar: 15

Lunch: Typical Salad with 1 egg white, 1/2 and avocado, 4 olive, and lots of vegitables.

Total

Cal: 156.7 Carb: 17 Chol: 11 Fat: 7.6 Sugar: 5

Snack: GF Corndog

Total

Cal: 180 Carb: 17 Chol: 30 Fat: 0 Sugar: 5

Dinner: Grilled chicken, Grilled Asparagus, mashed potatoes made with soy butter and almond milk. (I only ate half of the chicken in the photo and saved the other half to put in my salad for tomorrow's lunch). Total

Cal: 338.5 Carb:75 Chol: 40 Fat: 3.1 Sugar: 8.1

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Daily Total

Cal: 1101.2 Carb: 178.8g Chol: 91mg Fat: 19.3g Sugar: 42.6g

Day 3 and Anniversary Dinner at Biaggi's

Breakfast: 2 scrambled egg whites on toast with 1 cutie orange.

Total

Cal: 160 Carb: 23.2 Chol: 0 Fat: 2.5 Sugar: 9.5

Snack: Apple chips and a cup of almond milk (not pictured)

Total

Cal: 83 Carb: 14 Chol: 0 Fat: 3 Sugar: 10

Lunch: Salad (I eat a lot of these during the work week. They are easy to transport and don't required a germ filled office microwave)

Total

Cal: 156.7 Carb: 17 Chol: 11 Fat: 7.6 Sugar: 5

Snack: Turkey wraps again. Made with corn tortillas, turkey, tofu sour cream and spicy guacamole. I can't help it. They are just that good.

Total

Cal: 232.5 Carb: 28.5 Chol: 20 Fat: 10.5 Sugar: 2

Dinner: Biaggi's herb-crusted Yellow Tail Flounder served over a basil pesto wine broth with grilled vegetables (they are the lump hiding under the flounder) and roasted potatoes with Gluten free flat bread on the side. The flounder was ok but not the best I've had, and the potato's tasted like french fries, however their new gluten free flat bread was sensational and I ate two servings! I had to guesstimate using the nutrition guides from several online resources so this might not be accurate but I think it's close.

Total

Cal: 983 Carb: 139.9 Chol: 48 Fat: 21.3 Sugar: 8.3

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Daily Total:

Cal:1615.2 Carb:222.6g Chol:79 mg Fat:44.9g Sugar:34.8g

Dairy Free Challange: Day 2 and GF Corn Dogs!

Breakfast: Gluten free corn flakes with almond milk and half of a green apple.

Total
Cal: 298 Carb: 79 Chol: 0 Fat: 3 Sugar 15

Snack: One Cutie orange.
Total
Cal: 40 Carb: 9 Chol: 0 Fat: .25 Sugar 8

Lunch: 2 small Corn wraps with turkey, spicy guacamole and tofu sour cream.
Total
Cal: 232.5 Carb: 28.5 Chol: 20 Fat: 10.5 Sugar 2


Snack: 1/4 cup freashfly roasted Garbonzo chickpeas with Cajun seasoning. (I'll have to post the recipe later. These were filling believe it or not, the picture actually is half a cup but I could not finish it).
Total
Cal: 93.3 Carb: 15 Chol: 0 Fat: 2.6 Sugar .3

Dinner: 2 Gluten free corn dogs with 1 cup veggies. Dinner was a bit of a splurge. We have been looking for gluten free corn dogs for a few years now and finally found them! They also were dairy free and DELICIOUS!
Total
Cal: 413.3 Carb: 43.3 Chol: 60 Fat: 4 Sugar 12.7

Snack:
Yup, popcorn again. I can't help it, I love sharing with my dog. She loves to catch the kernels as I toss them.. But that's a different blog.
Total
Cal: 60 Carb: 38 Chol: 0 Fat: 18 Sugar 0
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DAILY TOTAL:

Cal:1137.1 Carb:212.8g Chol:80mg Fat:38.4g Sugar:47.5g

Dairy Free for a Month Challenge: Day 1

For the past 4 years Doctors, Dietitians, Bear and I have all been looking over my diet and trying to find where we are going wrong. Serving size is fine. I've eliminated gluten, cow milk, red meats, and egg yokes. Which led us to suspect CHEESE. I love my cheese and perhaps a bit to much; so for one month I am giving up dairy to see if there is any change in my health or waistline. Bear (bless his heart) is taking the challenge with me. We're not going to nit pick everything, we're just getting rid of cheese, creams and other dairy based foods. I will do my best to post our menu every day and it's nutrition table. Wish us luck!Breakfast: Two scrambled egg whites with peppers and black olives. One slice of gluten free toast topped with tofu cream cheese and half a green apple.
Total
Cal: 173 Carb: 25 Chol: 0 Fat: 12.25 Sugar 8.5

Snack: Half a medium sized grapefruit.
Total
Cal: 23.6 Carb: 9.3 Chol: 0 Fat: .1 Sugar 8

Lunch: Skinless Cajun seasoned chicken, Broccoli, potato topped with spicy guacamole
Total
Cal: 310 Carb: 33 Chol: 70 Fat: 6 Sugar 3

Dinner: Turkey burger, broccoli, potato topped with spicy guacamole
Total
Cal: 525 Carb: 57.9 Chol: 75 Fat: 16 Sugar 4

Snack: Popcorn and one cup ginger ale.
Total
Cal: 150 Carb: 62 Chol: 0 Fat: 18 Sugar 24
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DAILY TOTAL:

Cal:1181.6 Carb:187.2g Chol:145mg Fat:52.4g Sugar:47.5g

Heavenly Bliss

I've named this Heavenly Bliss. I was cleaning out the freezer yesterday and among the piles and piles of frozen banana's I found three random frozen strawberries. I decided to make a smoothie using:
2 smallish frozen bananas
3 frozen largish strawberries
and just a splash of unsweetened almond milk

This was my first time making a smoothie without ice cream or yogurt and did not want it to be overly liquidy so I decided to add only the tiniest amount of almond milk to begin with. It turned out to be a good thing and ended up with a texture and taste not unlike an incredibly smooth ice cream. This recipe yields just a little over a cup of Heavenly Bliss. What an incredible healthy (not to mention vegan) alternative for sugar cravings. Enjoy!

GF Bisquick Pancakes

I don't think I've done a review of Bisquick's GF Pancake Mix yet. They are absolutely delicious! We visited my sister out of town for Christmas and she made these while we were there. They look, smell, and taste just like non gluten free buttermilk pancakes. I had no idea that Bisquick was making GF pancake mix. When we got home Bear made some biscuits using this flour and they turned out so light and tasty. This brand of pancake mix gets four thumbs up from us. Enjoy!