Pizza Pasta Salad

Pizza Pasta Salad:

It's summer. It's hot. We don't want to cook and heat up the kitchen in the evening. This is a cold meal that even my finicky Bear likes. The recipe has few measurements because it is all up to your own tastes on how much to add,

Cook up a bag of your favorite GF noodles add in black olives (sliced), half a cup of olive oil, turkey pepperoni (cut up), one zucchini and one yellow squash (diced and cooked),  veggie shred cheese substitute (or real mozzarella if you eat dairy), Italian seasoning, black pepper, oregano, and garlic (optional: add sun dried tomatoes). Stir, chill, and serve. We will be having this tonight over a simple spinach salad with iced tea and a fruit salad on the side. mmmmmm.

Enjoy!

Increase your Breast Milk Supply With Breakfast

Increase your breast-milk supply with this delicious, hot, and savory breakfast.

Make a bowl of steel cup oats using Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats leaving out the salt. 

Add a tablespoon of brewers yeast made from red beets, add a tablespoon of ground flax seed, and a slice of coconut butter on top (sometimes I also add a tablespoon or two of natural peanut butter and mix well). On the side I have a cup of almond milk to pour over the top of this scrumptious breakfast and a cup of 'Mother's Milk Tea' (although I enjoy Red Raspberry tea far more). 

This really does work (at least it does for me). I've been doing this for a month and a half now and I do notice a difference in my supply on days when I start with this breakfast vs days that I don't.

Enjoy!

Gluten and Dairy free Smores!

 Bear loves Smores. The dairy in chocolate and the dairy and gluten in graham crackers do not love him back. Using S'moreables graham crackers (gluten and dairy free), Enjoy life Mega Chunk chocolate (dairy free), and Jett Puffed Marshmallows (dairy and gluten free), you can make your own delicious and safe summer campfire treat.

First, put down one S'moreable square

Next, put a couple of chocolate chunks on the square.

Then, top the chocolate with a campfire roasted marshmallow (or pop it into the microwave)

Top with another S'moreable square..

And Enjoy!

No Yolk Deviled Eggs

I'm back!... again. Our Panda was born 4-14-13 and we are doing well. I had to be away because I went on bed rest shortly before his birth and for two weeks after. That being said, here we are.

During my pregnancy I needed to increase my protein intake. Due to many dietary restrictions there was not much I could do. A nutritionist suggested this wonderful recipe: 

Take a hard boiled egg, 

cut it in half. 

Throw away the yolk. 

Put a spoonful of hummus in the egg yolk hollow,

 top with roasted paprika, 

pepper, 

and salt to taste.

I love serving them on top of a fresh salad with lunch. Enjoy!

Getting better..

 7:10am

Breakfast: 1 cup almond milk, 1 scoop of whey protein powder, 1 slice of whole grain toast, 1 egg, 3 black olives, 1/8 cup spinach, 1 petite button mushroom, 2 cups water.

Total:

Cal:403.38 /Carb: 35.23g /Chol: 232.5mg /Fat: 19.9g /Sugar: 7.52g /Protein: 24.11g

 

 9:24am

Snack: 1/2 cups blueberries, 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese, 5 whole grain crackers, 2 cups of water.

Total:

Cal: 94.2 /Carb: 24.7g /Chol: 5mg /Fat: 3.25g /Sugar: 11.35g /Protein: 8.05g

 12:00pm

Lunch: Mushroom pesto sandwich (contains olives, pesto, cheese, mushrooms, and spinach, on rosemary panini bread), 2 cups water.

Total:

Cal: 364/ Carb: 37g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 12g /Sugar: 5g /Protein: 21g

 5:50pm

Dinner: 1 cup spinach, 3 oz carrots, 2 petite button mushrooms, 1/2 a small avocado, 1 egg white, 2 oz chicken, 1/4 cup walnuts, 2 TBSP blue cheese dip, 1/2 cup raspberries, 2 cups water.

Total:

Cal: 717.5/ Carb: 26.47g /Chol: 79mg /Fat: 65.35g /Sugar: 5.92g /Protein: 28.9g

 9:15pm

Snack: 2 cups almond milk, 1 scoop whey powder, 1/4 cup walnuts.

Total:

Cal: 320/ Carb: 8.5g /Chol: 17.5mg /Fat: 27.5g /Sugar: 1.5g /Protein: 15g

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Daily Total (rounded up):

 Cal: 1899/ Carb: 95g /Chol: 344mg /Fat: 138g /Sugar: 27g /Protein: 87g

My 2 Cents: I followed my midwife's advice and cut out a lot of the dairy, I am not eating fruit or dairy (with the exception of the slight amount in whey protein powder) before 10:30 am, and I exercised like crazy today and even picked up a pregnancy belt to continue exercising long after it hurt... And I kept getting sicker.  I decided enough was enough and skipped my after lunch snack and ate what I wanted for dinner... And got better! I think I'm going to go back to my old menu and just try to keep my calories up because I was doing so much better then. 

A Bad Day..

 7:10am

Breakfast: 2 cups Almond milk, 2 scoops of Whey protein powder, 2 cups of water.

Total:
Cal:160 /Carb: 5g /Chol: 35mg /Fat: 8g /Sugar: 1g /Protein: 18g

 

 9:07am

Snack 1: 3oz carrots, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese.

Total:

Cal:125 /Carb: 14g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 1.5g /Sugar: 9g /Protein: 14g

 9:30am

Snack 2: 1 slice whole grain toast, 2 TBSP peanut butter, 1 cup blueberry pomegranate juice with 1 cup seltzer water. 

Total:

Cal: 400/Carb: 63g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 13.5g /Sugar: 37g /Protein: 10g

 12:00pm

Lunch:  Applebee's half sized Chicken Santa Fe Salad, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:336 /Carb: 13.3g /Chol: 60mg /Fat: 23.35g /Sugar: 5.6g /Protein: 19.55g

 3:15

Snack: 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 a small avocado, 5 crackers, 2 cups water.

Total:

 Cal:71.2 /Carb: 25.7g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 9.1g /Sugar: 9.35g /Protein: 2.55g

 

 5:55pm

Dinner: Half a grilled cheese sandwich, 1 cup Dr. McDougall's Roast Red Pepper soup, 2 cups water.

Total:

 Cal:250 /Carb: 39g /Chol: 15mg /Fat: 6g /Sugar: 12g /Protein: 9g

8:55pm

Snack: 1 slice whole grain toast, 2 TBSP Peanut Butter, 1 cup almond milk, 2 scoops whey protein powder.

Total:

Cal: 400 /Carb: 36g /Chol: 35mg /Fat: 18g /Sugar: 8g /Protein: 27g 

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Daily Total:

 Cal: 1742 /Carb: 166g /Chol: 155mg /Fat: 79g /Sugar: 82g /Protein: 100g 

My 2 Cents: This was a bad bad day. Warning, much TMI ahead... I spent all day throwing up or laying on the sofa in much pain. The reason there is an extra snack is because I lost the first one right after having it. A very bad day and I'm not quite sure what brought it on.

 

Still here..

 7:05am

Breakfast: 2 cups Almond milk, 2 scoops of Whey protein powder, 2 cups of water.

Total:
Cal:160 /Carb: 5g /Chol: 35mg /Fat: 8g /Sugar: 1g /Protein: 18g

 9:08am

Snack: 5 whole grain crackers, 1 TBSP natural Skippy peanut butter, 1/2 cup almond milk, 2 cups of water.

Total:
Cal:312 /Carb: 21g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 28.25g /Sugar: 6.5g /Protein: 12g

12:15pm

Lunch: 1 cup spinach, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese, 2 oz chicken, 1/2 a small avocado, 3 grape tomatoes, 2 petite button mushrooms, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup blueberries, 2 cups water.

Total:
Cal:330.7 /Carb: 29.93g /Chol: 25mg /Fat: 28.8g /Sugar: 8.68g /Protein: 14.19g

3:00pm
Snack: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 oz cheese, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup almond milk, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:362 /Carb: 13.34g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 31.15g /Sugar: 3.72g /Protein: 13.24g

5:55pm
Dinner: Applebee's half sized Chicken Santa Fe Salad, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:336 /Carb: 13.3g /Chol: 60mg /Fat: 23.35g /Sugar: 5.6g /Protein: 19.55g

9:30pm
Snack: 1/2 cups walnuts, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 oz cheese.
Total:
 Cal:552.2 /Carb: 13.7g /Chol: 90mg /Fat: 27g /Sugar: 9.35g /Protein: 17.55g
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Daily Total:
  Cal: 2053 /Carb: 96.27g /Chol: 240mg /Fat: 118g /Sugar: 34.85g /Protein: 94.53g
My 2  Cents:  Yippee, I finally brought my caloric intake up, but boy did it shoot up! I'm sure my midwife will be happy, but I would like to see it a little lower. I have to take into consideration that 800 calories are walnuts and I need to go a little easier on them, but they are full of protein, low on carbs, and 200 calories per 1/4 cups. A good things to keep in mind.