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Twice baked cauliflower: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/09/twice-baked-cauliflower-recipe.html

My all time favorite: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/twice-cooked-turkey-meatloaf-recipe.html I use regular sundried tomatoes and add 1 tbsp Italian seasoning and a few cloves of minced garlic.

Lately I've been having dry uncured salami, 2 slices of bacon, thinly sliced tomato, romaine or spinach, and a slice of havarti. It's really good without the bacon too, but I'm not one to omit bacon :)

I don't stress about sugar from fruit, but if the red number is bothering you, you can change your daily sugar goal. When you're on your "Home" page, click on "Goals" on the blue menu up top, then click on the green button that says "Change My Goals," and select "Custom: Manually set my own custom fitness goals."

I make vegetarian burritos in batches of 10 and freeze them for lunches throughout the week. It takes around 3-4 minutes to heat them up in the microwave. Ingredients are: 1 pack of 10 burrito tortillas 2 cans of black beans 1 can of pinto beans 1 can of vegetarian refried beans 1 containter of pico de gallo 1 bag (2 cups)…

I like to just roast them in olive oil, but they're also good with balsamic vinegar: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2013/11/roasted-brussels-sprouts-avocado-pecans.html You can leave out the avocados and pecans if you just want the Brussels sprouts on their own. I make it both ways depending on what it's being served with.

Half of a Fresh And Easy pepperoni pizza. Why? Because it was lunch time and there was one in the fridge.

Homemade vegetarian burritos -- I make them in batches of 10 and freeze them for my husband to take to work. They reheat in 4 minutes from frozen, 2 minutes if they're not frozen: 1 can of vegetarian refried beans 1 can of pinto beans 2 cans of no salt added black beans 1 bag (2 cups) of shredded four-cheese blend 1…

Sweet and Spicy Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew 2 cans of chickpeas 1 tsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped in pieces about 1/2 inch 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces about 1 inch (regular potatoes are also good -- I make it with whatever I have on hand) 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce 1/2 cup vegetable broth 1/4 cup…

Baked Tofu Ingredients: 1 block firm tofu, pressed and cut into triangles Liquid 3 Tbsp. mustard 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup flour black pepper and garlic powder to taste Breading 1 cup dry bread crumbs 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp celery salt 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1/4 tsp garlic salt 1/4 tsp minced garlic 1/4 tsp…

Tomato sauce is really low calorie. A lot of the calories in the store bought stuff are from all the added sugar, but you can leave out sugar entirely or just use a small amount if you make it from scratch. Puree some fresh tomatoes or canned no salt added diced tomatoes, or mix up some fresh diced tomatoes with tomato…

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You can use them in stir fry instead of meat (or in addition to meat).

White Chocolate Obsession tea.

MFP already figures in a calorie deficit when they figure out your calorie goal. You should be netting at least 1200 calories a day (probably more, unless you're really short). That means when you exercise, you need to eat those calories back.

Foods that are bad for depression: refined sugars, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, alcohol. I personally have never had problems with refined sugars, but my depression and anxiety go off the charts if I drink too much Coke Zero. The aspartame and caffeine hit me hard. Foods that are good for depression are things that are…

Pop Tarts.

I wouldn't make more than 2-3 days worth at a time, but this salad is really good in wraps or pitas. Indian Spiced Chickpea (Garbanzo) Salad with Yogurt, Lemon, Scallions, Mint, and Cilantro http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2008/10/indian-spiced-chickpea-garbanzo-salad.html

Pacifica here!

"Clean" eating is subjective; if you consider cous cous clean, it is. If you don't, it's not.

Here are some of my favorites. CrockPot Recipe for Sweet and Spicy Ground Turkey and Sweet Potato Stew with Coconut Milk: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/10/crockpot-recipe-for-sweet-and-spicy.html#more Turkey Meatloaf with Sundried Tomatoes (you can skip the extra frying step if you want; it's good right out of the…

Weekdays - an omelette with 1 egg, 1 slice of pancetta, 1 tbsp of parmesan, and 1/2 a cup of whatever greens I have on hand. Weekends - half a pack of bacon, a big slice of sourdough, and 2 scrambled eggs. I'm not very hungry in the morning so on weekdays I save my calories for lunch and dinner. On weekends I eat more…

I tried this recipe a few days ago and really liked it: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/10/spicy-sriracha-tofu-peanut-butter.html I served it over sauteed leeks, broccoli, and carrots because that's what I had on hand, but other veggies or rice would be good too.

Scroll down towards the bottom and there are tons of delicious lentil recipes: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2007/06/rice-grains-beans-legumes.html I haven't tried all of them, but I use recipes from that site at least a couple times a week and haven't found a bad one yet.

Depends on what you're using it for. I like the taste of almond butter so I use that in place of peanut butter for most things (like sandwiches), but I still keep peanut butter on hand to make sauces. And Nutella's more of a dessert thing.

I don't have any yet, but next week I'm starting on a full sleeve on my right arm. It's going to be a mix of herbs, flowers (mostly leafy stuff) with a death's head moth as a focal point on my bicep and a few smaller moths on my forearm. Once I reach my goal weight and my legs are a little smaller, I'm going to treat…

Cauliflower pizza crust. I looked up lots of recipes before attempting it and settled on one with legions of comments saying that it worked, wow, every other cauliflower crust sucked, but this was the one! I thought I'd be happy with it because I had no illusions of it being a real pizza crust. I knew there was no way this…

I like drinking hibiscus iced tea. Zero calories, sweeter than regular tea, and it doesn't have that weird aspartame taste that diet soda and low cal fruit "juices" have.

Popcorn with chili garlic Cholula on top if I'm just snacking for fun, veggies and hummus or a handful of walnuts if I need energy.

I'm kind of in between a 5 and 7 now (squeezing into stretchy 5's or belting loose 7's on for dear life), and I'm trying to get back to comfortably into a 5.