comfort food-type meals

you can probably cook what you would normally make and then just add a salad and when they eat the potatos or pasta just either have a small amount of that and then load up your own plate with salad. lean meats like chicken breasts and such are usually something everyone likes and you can eat it and stick to your plan. i also find that fruit is a safe bet for snacking options, in the evening you can make popcorn and they can have their own bowl with butter and you can have yours without (or with hot sauce yummm). for breakfast you can make build your own omlettes and just don't put yokes in yours or just one and top with a small amount of cheese and load up on veggies. hopefully some of that will work for you? also things like tacos you can make and they can have the wraps and you can just go easy on the cheese and sour cream and make yours a salad!

Do you have a crockpot? You can buy a roast, add small red potatoes and cut up carrots. Season to taste. If you put it on at 6 am it will be finished by 3 pm. Not sure what tiem they are coming in on Friday. My husband is a BIG meat and potatoes eater. I love making this because the meal satisfies him and I still can eat within my calories. Roast is low in calories and carbs. Potatoes are okay if you eat only one and don't add butter on it. Buy daisy light sour cream and add only 2 tbsp on it. It's delicious!

Good luck!

Do you have a crockpot? You can buy a roast, add small red potatoes and cut up carrots.

This is exactly what I was thinking of! Fix some other veggies like green beans, cabbage, steamed brocolli or cauliflower. You can also make soup or stew with all the leftovers.

Great question & these look like awesome suggestions. I'm tagging for later. :happy:

I have two potatoes recipes for you... hope they help.

Holiday Potatoes- makes 12 servings

Light Sour Cream - Daisy, 1 container (30 tbsp ea.)
Campbell's Healthy Request - Cream of Mushroom Soup, 1 container (1 3/10 cups ea.)
Tj Farms - Hash Browns, 1 container (8 cups ea.)
Generic - Onion,Raw,Chopped, 0.5 cup
Kraft - Shredded Fat Free Cheddar Cheese, 2.5 Cup
Kellogg's - Corn Flakes, 1.5 cup
Best Life Buttery Spread Made With Olive Oil - Margarine, 4 Tbsp

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all ingredients except corn flakes and buttery spread in a large bowl; mix well. Place into a glass casserole dish. Melt buttery spread in a large skillet, add cornflakes and stir to coat. Spread the coated corn flakes evenly over the top of the casserole, bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Delicious!

Per serving: 184 calories, 20 carbs, 6 fat , 12 protein, 1 fiber, 414 sodium



Low Fat Cheddar Mash- makes 4 servings

Russet - Potato-Raw-5lb, 5 potato 550
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.25 cup 21
Great Value - Fat Free Sour Cream, 2 tbsp
Best Life - Buttery Spread, 2 Tbsp 120
Kraft - Shredded Fat Free Cheddar Cheese, 1/2 Cup

Boil potatoes until soft (I leave the skins on). Drain, and transfer boiled potatoes to a bowl. Add the other ingredients and blend with an electric mixer.

Per serving: 200 calories 3 carbs 4 fat 9 protein 3 fiber 206 sodium

For these, I would put some butter and salt on the table for dad... he will find them bland if he's not used to it.

The secret ingredient for great shepards pie is Worcestershire sauce. Make it with extra lean mince Dad can have a large portion and you can have a medium portion and it will be great.

here's 2 for Chicken Pot Pie
http://www.myweightlosspals.com/recipe/free-recipe/main-course/chicken-pot-pie/266/index.html
http://www.myweightlosspals.com/recipe/free-recipe/chicken/chicken-pot-pie-bake/173/index.html

for chocolate cake you could use a lower sugar cake mix or regular, use applesauce for the oil and just egg whites instead of whole eggs and use 1/2 the frosting by warming it up and drizzling it over the cake instead of icing it.

What I had last night was pretty good, and it was mostly meat and potatoes. It came from the New Dieter's Cookboook from Better Homes and Gardens.

Basically I broiled a lean cut steak (I used sirloin, about 6 ounces for me, but you can cut it down if you need less than that) seasoned with thyme and pepper. I also cut up some red potatoes and baby carrots and brought them to a boil in low sodium beef broth, a teeny bit of brown sugar for taste, and thyme. It took about 40 minutes total from start to finish, and the whole meal per serving adds up to about 425 calories or so. For your dad, just cook a larger steak and use bigger portions of the potatoes and carrots.