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_inHisGrace wrote: »I just recently found Laughing Cow light cheese spread. It’s 30 calories.
I’ve been spreading it on my English muffin and putting an egg in it.
Oooh I forgot about laughing cow. I loved it on my egg sandwiches! Adding to the grocery list...2 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »I have swapped out "I can't belive its not butter" spray for actual butter on top of potatoes, veggies, etc. And instead of cheese or mayo, I usually reach for some non-fat plain yogurt.
An entire bottle has 771 calories....2 calories in 5 sprays....still a lot less than butter....but dont pour it in your foods!
😂🤣🤣. Good to know. I probably average about 10 sprays in a normal meal when I use it so I can handle the extra 4 cal. 😂1 -
I just cannot swap out mayo........I know it is a nightmare, but given the amount that I have to lose and the fact that i keep it within my calories for the day, its OK..................Am I kidding myself ?
I tend to go this route too. For me swapping doesn't work. Instead of something sustainable, it feels like I'm "eating this poor replacement until the magical day comes." Something that I really love - I eat when I can fit it in. It seems that if I really love it, I make it fit. If I don't make it fit, it eventually goes the out of sight, out of mind route.1 -
_inHisGrace wrote: »I just recently found Laughing Cow light cheese spread. It’s 30 calories.
I’ve been spreading it on my English muffin and putting an egg in it.
Do you spread the cheese on an English muffin and then put a fried egg on it then the top muffin??
I am curious about this dish and think I’m going to try it out. I love some eggs1 -
_inHisGrace wrote: »I just recently found Laughing Cow light cheese spread. It’s 30 calories.
I’ve been spreading it on my English muffin and putting an egg in it.
Do you spread the cheese on an English muffin and then put a fried egg on it then the top muffin??
I am curious about this dish and think I’m going to try it out. I love some eggs
This is what I do...
Cut the English muffin, put in toaster
Fry egg with 0 cal spray
Once the toaster pops I spread the Laughing Cow on both sides
Then I put the egg in the middle and make it like a sandwich.
Calories are pretty good and it’s very filling.
English muffin 110 cal
Egg 70 cal
Laughing Cow cheese 30 cal
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lauriekallis wrote: »I just cannot swap out mayo........I know it is a nightmare, but given the amount that I have to lose and the fact that i keep it within my calories for the day, its OK..................Am I kidding myself ?
I tend to go this route too. For me swapping doesn't work. Instead of something sustainable, it feels like I'm "eating this poor replacement until the magical day comes." Something that I really love - I eat when I can fit it in. It seems that if I really love it, I make it fit. If I don't make it fit, it eventually goes the out of sight, out of mind route.
Yeah I get that. For me, I actually don’t mind the light mayo anymore. When I realized that most of my calories were either A) condiments or
beverages. In order for me to ever keep weight off, I knew I had to change big time.
I lost 100lbs once then 60lbs. I ended up weighing way more. This time around I’m making these changes that I am sticking with for life.
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_inHisGrace wrote: »_inHisGrace wrote: »I just recently found Laughing Cow light cheese spread. It’s 30 calories.
I’ve been spreading it on my English muffin and putting an egg in it.
Do you spread the cheese on an English muffin and then put a fried egg on it then the top muffin??
I am curious about this dish and think I’m going to try it out. I love some eggs
This is what I do...
Cut the English muffin, put in toaster
Fry egg with 0 cal spray
Once the toaster pops I spread the Laughing Cow on both sides
Then I put the egg in the middle and make it like a sandwich.
Calories are pretty good and it’s very filling.
English muffin 110 cal
Egg 70 cal
Laughing Cow cheese 30 cal
I don’t normally go for breakfast but I saw this the other day and decided to go for it. I used a light whole wheat English muffin for 100 calories and the laughing cow cheese had several flavors that were 30 calories so I used the garlic and herb cheese. Omg amazballs!! Super quick and easy and I am full. Thank you @_inHisGrace!
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_inHisGrace wrote: »_inHisGrace wrote: »I just recently found Laughing Cow light cheese spread. It’s 30 calories.
I’ve been spreading it on my English muffin and putting an egg in it.
Do you spread the cheese on an English muffin and then put a fried egg on it then the top muffin??
I am curious about this dish and think I’m going to try it out. I love some eggs
This is what I do...
Cut the English muffin, put in toaster
Fry egg with 0 cal spray
Once the toaster pops I spread the Laughing Cow on both sides
Then I put the egg in the middle and make it like a sandwich.
Calories are pretty good and it’s very filling.
English muffin 110 cal
Egg 70 cal
Laughing Cow cheese 30 cal
I don’t normally go for breakfast but I saw this the other day and decided to go for it. I used a light whole wheat English muffin for 100 calories and the laughing cow cheese had several flavors that were 30 calories so I used the garlic and herb cheese. Omg amazballs!! Super quick and easy and I am full. Thank you @_inHisGrace!
Yay! I’m so glad! I need to find that garlic and herb one.1 -
_inHisGrace wrote: »_inHisGrace wrote: »I just recently found Laughing Cow light cheese spread. It’s 30 calories.
I’ve been spreading it on my English muffin and putting an egg in it.
Do you spread the cheese on an English muffin and then put a fried egg on it then the top muffin??
I am curious about this dish and think I’m going to try it out. I love some eggs
This is what I do...
Cut the English muffin, put in toaster
Fry egg with 0 cal spray
Once the toaster pops I spread the Laughing Cow on both sides
Then I put the egg in the middle and make it like a sandwich.
Calories are pretty good and it’s very filling.
English muffin 110 cal
Egg 70 cal
Laughing Cow cheese 30 cal
I need to find Laughing cow, I've been doing the same thing except with full on american cheese at 100 cal.1 -
New swaps fir me:
Arnold’s multi grain bread 110 per slice to Sara Lee delightful bread 45 per slice
Regular cocoa packets at 180 to Swiss miss reduced calorie 352 -
Does the reduced calorie Swiss miss taste the same? I love me some hot cocoa.1
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Adding plain whole milk greek yogurt to ranch dressing to make dip or get more dressing for less calories + protein.
Mixing 1:1 plain whole milk greek yogurt with premixed yogurt, flavor isn't as intense, but I find them crazy sweet, helps to dial it in.
Could go lower or non fat greek yogurt as well if that's your cuppa tea.
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_inHisGrace wrote: »
I actually like the Publix low calorie better than the Swiss Miss....it dissolves better!0 -
I liked the Kroger low fat better than swiss miss, too, but for some reason, Kroger has quit carrying it, so I'm using the swiss miss. it is good, though, too!1
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I haven't been drinking hot chocolate - but I have an expensive, tasty substitute first thing everyday. I've had lots of trouble with torn ligaments/tendons the past few years and was afraid maybe it was because I'm vegetarian and not getting enough of something in my diet??? In guilty desperation I started taking a collagen supplement hoping it would help.
I ordered the plain type and it just about killed me drinking the cow juice every morning - because I could taste/smell that bone broth flavour, though it might have been in my head. I gagged it down for a month and started feeling a difference in my knees. So I continued, and switched it up to dark chocolate when I ordered it again. The dark chocolate is sweetened with stevia. It is such a treat. Slightly salty but that is just delicious too, like that sea salt chocolate. So now I have cow cocoa (though it might be made from chickens?) every morning, and I get to count it as a "supplement" rather than a treat and feel all virtuous. lol
Best of all, I'm walking so much easier - knee surgery helped get this started, but there were lots of ligament and meniscus tears that weren't really repairable. Now I swear they are healing.
This was my first step in weight loss - being able to get on my feet and move around kick started this whole journey
and getting lighter makes that even easier! 2 -
Hm. Could you link the collagen brand here? I bought one that tasted like pig, and it also had lemon flavor, so it was really yuck.1
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Hm. Could you link the collagen brand here? I bought one that tasted like pig, and it also had lemon flavor, so it was really yuck.
Here you go. It is really good.
https://sportsresearch.com/products/collagen-peptides-naturally-flavored/?variant=298425854198851 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »Frozen grapes are good, too
Yes ! I've loved frozen grapes since I was a child ! Now I have my daughter (15 yrs old) hooked on them ... 1 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »Frozen grapes are good, too
I've never tried this....going to pick some up this afternoon and give them a whirl!
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