THURSDAY, What are we eating?

Good Morning..Another gray day out there, hopefully it will clear up tonight. Our North Haven Fair begins...and its no fun in the rain! I am off today...doing some laundry and cleaning and going to get a nail fixed...not much else. Its nice that the kids are in school, and I get a quiet day to myself with my DH sleeping upstairs (after working 3rd shift)...OK..here goes my eating for today...NO CHICKEN TODAY! WAHOO! B-poached egg 1/2 low carb onion bagel S-protein drink-instant bkfst with GNC designer whey protein L-chili homemade S-protein bar D-meatloaf and some kind of vegetable Joanie

Joanie, It will be nice to make CT WLS recipe or food lists for Stage 3 to normal foods book for all of people so we can raise money for next big party next summer for all of us What do you think? That daily foods list are really helping me alot as pre op to know what I will eat after surgery. Save all recipes to make a recipe book in the future Any free suggest or feedback are welcome No hard feeling! Kathy K

Kathy.. What a wonderful idea! I would love to tackle this project..want to help me? I could put everything through fitday and figure out the nutritional content. We could use this money towards a dinner or a picnic. Joanie

Sure I will help you with this AFTER my surgery is over! Kathy K

Its a deal...Kathy. I am going to search around for fundraising places that do recipe books! Joanie

Good Morning Joanie B-Carb Countdown Smoothie S-Detour Protein Bar L-Egg Beaters with Cheese S-Carb Countdown Smoothie D-The Extra Lean Ground Beef I thought I would have the other night (Had two pieces of Dominos thin Crust pizza with Green peppers and onions) Maggie

Hi everyone, I ended up going out to a Mexican restaurant last night, so I did not make the eggplant parmesan. I will make that tonight instead. The recipe came from Barbara Thompson, WLS Center. She has a free e-newsletter and it was in the September issue. Here is a link for the recipe, just be sure to add the http:// www. wlscenter.com/NLArchive/Sept_1_2004.htm The recipe makes 6 servings, and each serving has 192 calories, 14g protein, 22g carbs. It doesn't list the fat content. On to today's menu: B: Carb Countdown yougurt, 6 oz. S: Protein shake L: 2 buffalo chicken wings, and 1/2 cheese quesadilla left over from last night's dinner S: either string cheese or protein bar, depending on my hunger later D: eggplant parm I am feeling hungry even though I just finished breakfast, not sure what that's about, but I can deal with it... Have a good day! Anne

Thanks for that site Anne. Here is the recipe for everyone..I may do a variation on the one given yesterday by Terri and use some low fat ricotta...and a little grated cheese. Eggplant Parmesan 3 small eggplants vegetable cooking spray 1 1/2 lemons, juiced salt and pepper 2 1/4 cups tomato sauce 6 oz. mozzarella cheese, grated 3/8 cup fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Peel the eggplant and slice them lengthwise ¼ inch thick. Arrange the slices in one layer on a baking sheet sprayed with the cooking spray. Sprinkle the slices with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes flipping them after 10 minutes. Spread 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 8 inch pie plate. Arrange half the eggplant slices over the sauce, overlapping them slightly, and top with half of the remaining sauce, half the mozzarella, half the parsley and half the parmesan cheese. Repeat the procedure. Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serves 6 For each of 6 servings: 192 calories; 14 grams protein; 22 grams carbohydrates Joanie

I am starting pureed foods today! Wahooo! So far today I had some cream of wheat made with Simply Smart milk and some protein powder mixed in. Before that I drank 40 oz of water and waiting another hour to drink some more. I really need a fill because nothing is staying in my pouch for more than a few minutes and I am hungry a lot. Snack- ff/sf yogurt Lunch- I am going to make some chicken salad and put it in the food processor. Snack ff cottage cheese Dinner- Depending if I liked the chicken salad for lunch, I might have it again for dinner. If I don't like it I am going to have some soup and if my protein for the day is high enough I might have a few mashed veggies. I am thinking probably green beans. I really, REALLY miss my veggies

Great going..sounds like you are doing great! 40oz of water already! Wow Joanie