Low carber daily forum

Ill take that menu please.. beer first, that is! LOL

Breakfast is my kryptonite... anyone have any suggestions for low carb that does not include eggs or leftovers from dinner??

When I don't feel like eating eggs I make a flaxseed muffin (Atkins' Muffin In A Minute) and top it with a little peanut butter or cream cheese, or if I have more time I make flaxmeal pancakes. Here is the website for recipes: http://www.atkins.com/Program/Phase1/WhatYouCanEatinthisPhase/AllAboutMIMs.aspx.
You can also make muffins and pancakes using almond flour, but I don't have a specific website for recipes as it is a bit expensive for me so I have not bought it yet to try. But others say it's really good.

LOL! I'm here cramernh! I love flaxseed muffins! Keeps me regular. :blushing:

1/4 Cup flaxseed Meal
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon Splenda (optional)
1 egg

Mix everything together in a coffee cup. Cook for one minute in the microwave. Turn the cup upside down to take the muffin out. If it looks wet, let it sit for a minute or so. I have these for breakfast. You can add blueberries, or try other additions. Some people add a tablespoon of cream cheese before cooking.

Fruit/vegetable/nut suggestions:
•Add a little mushed bananna, chopped pecan and make a bananna nut muffin.

•Add a tablespoon of canned pumpkin and substitute pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon.

•Add some form of dried fruit.

•Put a few raisins in.

•Add fresh blueberries or raspberries. They are wonderful and freeze up nice.

•Add sugar free applesauce.

•Grate up a few baby carrots and top with splenda

•Add frozen cranberry slices and orange flavoring.

•Add chopped nuts

•Powdered peanut butter.

•Chocolate peanut butter.

•Almond poppy seed version: add a dash of vanilla extract, a dash of almond extract, some poppy seeds and some slivered almonds. Then sprinkle a few more slivered almonds on top before microwaving it. You may need to use quite of bit of Splenda in it. Egg substitute can give a better texture than regular eggs.

You can also turn into a pancake by skipping the microwave and pouring into a pan. Takes longer than a normal pancake to cook, but it's delish! Makes either one large or two small.

Mmm...think this is what I'm going to have today!!

Got the ingredients for cauliflower cheese soup recipe this weekend... can't wait!!! And I'm saving a few calories to add that bacon. Yum!

I posted this in the Atkins forum, but thought I could share it here too. It's pretty much the MiM, but a baked/protein version.

1/8 cup flax meal
1/8 cup protein powder (I used Optimum Nutrition Double Rich Chocolate)
1/2 tbs butter
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tbs splenda
1 large egg

Microwave butter in a bowl for a few seconds to make liquid.
Mix dry ingredients in the same bowl.
Add egg and mix until uniformed.

Preheat oven to 350 deg.
In muffin pan, pour mix into cupcake wrapper. Mix should be enough to make 2 muffins.
Bake for 25-35 minutes. Check the top of the muffin. It should be pretty solid/crispy.
Let cool for 15 minutes.

I have to make this!! I love Jalapenos!!

Spice mix
2 TBS chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp paprika
3 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp Celtic sea salt
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

In a bowl, mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Store in an airtight container. Makes 20 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Store Bought Taco Seasoning = 20 calories, 4 carbs, 0 fiber
"Healthified" Taco Seasoning = 5 calories, 0.9 carbs, 0.4g fiber

Taco recipe:

6 Thin slices of jicama
2 cups organic leaf lettuce
6 oz grass fed ground beef
1 Lime, cut into wedges
Salsa
Sour Cream

Slice jicama into very thin slices, using an electric slicer (click HERE to find) or mandolin slicer (click HERE to find).

Cook the beef in the spice mix from above.

Fold the jicama slices into taco shells; fill with lettuce, meat, sour cream and salsa. Squirt the lime juice into each jicama shell and enjoy!

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per 2 taco shells)
Traditional Taco Shell = 130 calories, 19 carbs, 0 fiber
Jicama Taco Shell = 12 calories, 1.5 carb, 1 g fiber

added source: http://mariahealth.blogspot.com/

This sounds great too, Could you use ground almonds instead of almond flour?

Almost the same thing...think the technical name of non-blanched almonds is almond meal but yes definately can substitute.

a great site for low carb recipes in genaw.com. she posts an assortment of recipes that she has gleaned from all over and puts little tips after them about what worked and didn't work...with pictures. I do love pictures! :bigsmile:

Hi,

I have been on Atkins for a week now, hard to stay under carb. requirement for me. Have done this diet before & really get the weight off. Having a hard time getting a snack to give me energy for the gym after work. Califlower like potatoes are great, mashed with heavy wipping cream.

For a before-the-gym snack for high energy, I have a low-fat cheese stick and a handfull of nuts or an apple with almond butter. I eat this about an hour before I start my workout and I tend to do about 45 minutes of cardio plus strength training. It's also important to keep yourself steady all day by having several small meals and/or snacks throughout the day. You'll get your groove back and hit your goals in no time!! And yum... Cauliflower potatos.

Last night I made single serving Ricotta pancake that was really good.

1/4 cup Ricotta cheese
1 egg
cinnemon and a smidge of splenda

mixed it up and fried it in coconut oil in a pan.

New to MFP and just saw this thread. There are some great sounding recipes on here! I might try the heroin chicken tonight!

I take a medication that keeps me from processing carbs well so I tend to try to stay fairly low carbish. My daughter is a vegetarian though and I cook one meal for the whole family (2 adults and 2 kids) so we have to really experiment with meat free/low carb meal options. Most of the time I make a meat and then tons of veggie sides to satisfy everyone : )

Im thinking I might do some chicken and some tofu in the heroin wing seasonings and see how it goes...I'm not very experienced in cooking tofu yet.

New to MFP and just saw this thread. There are some great sounding recipes on here! I might try the heroin chicken tonight!

I take a medication that keeps me from processing carbs well so I tend to try to stay fairly low carbish. My daughter is a vegetarian though and I cook one meal for the whole family (2 adults and 2 kids) so we have to really experiment with meat free/low carb meal options. Most of the time I make a meat and then tons of veggie sides to satisfy everyone : )

Im thinking I might do some chicken and some tofu in the heroin wing seasonings and see how it goes...I'm not very experienced in cooking tofu yet.

Check out the Atkins website for recipes. There is one chefs whose recipes are on the site who is also a vegetarian, so there are some good low carb, meatless recipes available.

Curious - are any of us preplanning ahead for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners? Its just my husband and I this year for our first empty-nested holidays...

Ive got a menu planned out for Thanksgiving - one that will still give my husband all of his favorites, while I can still maintain my daily calorie/carb restrictions...

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. We do it south philly italian style and eat ALL DAY with massive quantities of wine. I count it as a binge day and plan on spending the next day burning those calories with a flag football game or a loonngg run.

Curious - are any of us preplanning ahead for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners? Its just my husband and I this year for our first empty-nested holidays...

Ive got a menu planned out for Thanksgiving - one that will still give my husband all of his favorites, while I can still maintain my daily calorie/carb restrictions...

I'm taking Thanksgiving through New Years off. For me... it's a time to enjoy family, friends, and most of all the food. I can be strict the other 10-11 months of the year.