All SBD frozen foods have been discontinued ...they were by Kraft. So your memory is correct...they did have em.

The veggie quiche is great to make on the weekend...make sunday, cut into portions and grab and go during the week. I plan on doing that next sunday.

In the meantime, cheese stick, cherry toms. canadian bacon ham stuff...whatever that is called, wrapped in lettuce...cut up veggies the night before, all bagged and ready to go.

More ideas I am sure will come from other members.

Also, left over protein from the night before. NO law that it has to be eggs. I will be using the small cans of V8 for breakfast. They are another grab and go option.

Veggie Quiche Minis

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=884899

My shopping list ...... most of this is in my house already, but I'm sure I'll need to restock by the weekend:

Eggs, LF cottage cheese, string cheese, turkey bacon, smoked salmon, V8, hummus, chicken breast, deli turkey breast, canned beans, pistachios, all sorts of vegetables like mixed greens, cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, cauliflower, onions, zucchini .....

I just have to make sure I don't get any of the following, out of habit ...... no fruit, dairy, sweet potatoes, rice, pasta (or booze LOL) ..... my biggest concern is no dairy, which means no skim milk for my coffee ...... that might prove tough :drinker:

I think I've got things under control :laugh:

Dairy is allowed but limited. I have been able to replace creamer with non dairy creamer (AKA Paper creamer) and most of my milk stuff with soy milk which seems to be slightly less frowned upon.

I just found on the apple store last night a new SB cookbook. I already spend a lot of time in the quick and easy cook book, mostly because im a normal person with a full time job and a family blah blah...The new book is called South beach diet super quick cookbook. Not one I had seen before. Im not crazy about the lay out but it does offer some new options.

for breakfast I have gotten pretty good at making the almond protine shake

1 c vanilla soy milk
1/4 c almonds
6 oz silken tofu
3/4 c plain ff yogurt

I add 2 sweet n low and some vanilla. All you do is blend it (blend it well or the almonds will get stuck in your straw) and go. its actually much better than I had thought it would be and I am super full after I drink it.

Ill have to spend more time going through that new cook book and find some new yummy recipie for phase 1.

Perdue chicken burgers are delicious & allowed on all phases of SBD!!! Some stores don't sell the patties, but you should be able to find the ground chicken and you can quickly make your own. I cook mine ahead of time and have quick meals ready to nuke & go. Add a slice of low fat (or no fat) cheese. YUM!!

My hardest challenge will me my morning creamer. I am absolutely addicted to Coffeemate Hazelnut creamer. I use the sugar-free so it is only 15 cal per tbsp, but I use 3 tbsp in a cup and have 3 cups of half-caff in the mornings. Guess I can try cutting back to 2 tbsp per cup and only have 2 cups, but waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh. Also, it is hard to get in all the fiber I need without some carbs. Guess I'd better up the spinach. Anyone know some really high fiber foods that are on Phase 1?

Cheese is listed under PROTEIN: (including cottage cheese)

CHEESE (FAT-FREE OR REDUCED-FAT)
For hard cheese, look for varieties that have 6 g or less fat per ounce.

American

Blue cheese (does not come as reduced fat, so use in moderation)

Cheddar

Cottage cheese, 1%, 2%, or fat-free

Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free

Feta

Mozzarella

Parmesan

Part-skim ricotta

Part-skim string

Provolone

Swiss

NOTE: Amazon has the South Beach Diet Supercharged available to LOOK INSIDE. You can see lists of foods to enjoy and to avoid in Phase 1. Just go to the Table of Contents...even Phase 2 is open ... I was amazed to see so much of the book open for us to see.

Hope that helps to alleviate confusion.

In my fridge and pantry:

albacore tuna
peanut butter (nuts and salt only) no added sugar
V8
black beans
pistachios
walnuts
almonds

FRESH:
cilantro
green beans
red, yellow, orange bell peppers
eggplant
mushrooms
fresh spinach
romaine lettuce
cherry tomatoes
celery
onions
lemons
avocado

2% cottage cheese
Laughing cow cheese wedges
parmesan/reggiano (fresh)
2% american cheese
2% pepper jack cheese

eggs
lean sirloin
boca burgers
turkey bacon
wild caught salmon
extra lean burgers

fat free plain FAGE
skim milk

sugar free jam
sugar free syrups

sugar free healthy choice fudge bars

sugar free hard candies

EVOO
Smart Balance Light

Still need to pick up, string cheese, boneless skinless chicken, some kind of deli meat with out junk in it or sugar...not easy to find...and WATER...ugh.

This is to get me started...holy cow...there are a lot of choices...anyway, just an idea of what's in MY fridge and pantry.

Hoping for a great night's sleep to step out on the right foot tomorrow. I am excited. :bigsmile:

Let's hear it from you guy... I am always looking for ideas.

My hardest challenge will me my morning creamer. I am absolutely addicted to Coffeemate Hazelnut creamer. I use the sugar-free so it is only 15 cal per tbsp, but I use 3 tbsp in a cup and have 3 cups of half-caff in the mornings. Guess I can try cutting back to 2 tbsp per cup and only have 2 cups, but waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh. Also, it is hard to get in all the fiber I need without some carbs. Guess I'd better up the spinach. Anyone know some really high fiber foods that are on Phase 1?

Before I joined SBD online in 2008, I was totally addicted to Coffeemate...the other evil white powder. I was not ready to give it up...
And faught it all the way...

But I was doing everything else so well, that I had to find something that would work.

I did ... skim milk FROTHED. I found a frother on amazon.com I heat the milk up in a tall mug for 30 seconds...and then froth the heck out of it...it triples it size...or even more.

I did it for a long time. Then for some reason...(insert being lazy in there)...I went back to the coffeemate...and felt sick. Had to throw out a huge container (ty costco for enticing me)...and went back to hot frothed skim milk.

About 8 months ago I decided to go with half and half...not fat free, cuz there is corn syrup in the fat free stuff...I just went with the half and half.

Well, here we are in P1 and I knew I had to go back to the hot frothed skim milk. And I am so happy I did. It can be done. You just have to have an open mind about it...IMHO.

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Today, I found a sugar free bbq sauce on netrition.com It is called Guys. Put my order in, cuz I make a lot of poached chicken...hoping for a nice pulled chicken bbq sammy when we get to add back whole grains next week.

I go with Ezekiel bread and tortillas, buns and English muffins. All sprouted grains...very good for combating the sugar spikes associated with breads ...

http://www.foodforlife.com/our-products/gluten-free-wheat-free-breads

Just some ideas to throw out there.

Mmmmm .... flavored almonds, sounds lovely :drinker:

This is what I've been eating ......

Breakfast (actual)
- 1 hardboiled egg
- 1 slice prosciutto
- 1/2 red pepper, sliced
- coffee w/skim milk

Snack (actual)
- baby carrots & hummus (can't remember if carrots are SB P1 friendly)

Lunch (actual)
- 2.5 cups of soup (chicken/kale/white bean/onions with LF chicken broth)

Snack (plan)
- 1 LF mozz cheesestick

Dinner (plan)
- pot roast ???? not sure ..... my husband's cooking tonight
- large chopped-veggie salad with lime vinaigrette

Snack (plan)
- LF plain yogurt with SF strawberry jam
- couple of pecan halves

Hope everyone has a great day !

Is sugar free pudding allowed? it is lass than 75 cals but i'm not sure....

I got stuck going to a Chinese Buffet with some of my co-workers. I did fair.

No noodles, rice or anything breaded and fried.
I ate:
Peel and eat shrimp with a very little cocktail sauce, Chinese green beans , steamed broccoli, and a very small amount of mushroom chicken. I know the cocktail sauce had sugar. But I think the rest was ok.

The hardest thing was passing on the Orange chicken..But I did it!!!:drinker:

Just heard of a great idea for those of us on SBD. I knew you could make "mashed potatoes" out of cauliflower, but a friend of mine just told me that she makes "cauli-rice." Grate fresh cauliflower, microwave (don't add water) on high for 6-8 mins. Eat. Gonna try it!