I borrowed this from a thread on the Al forum. Hope they don't mind..teehee! I will be replacing the sweet potato casserole (originally planned for Thanksgiving) with this recipe. It sounds wonderful and NO ONE needs all that sugar anyway!!! Looking forward to giving it a try!




4 to 6 large sweet potatoes (about 4 pounds)
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup DaVinci Sugar Free Caramel or English Toffee Syrup
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Whole or chopped pecans

Cook potatoes in lightly salted boiling water 25 to 35 minutes, until fork tender. Drain and when cool enough to handle, peel and mash the potatoes. Add DaVinci syrup, butter, and cinnamon; beat until fluffy and smooth. May be prepared in advance to this stage.
Spoon mixture into buttered 3-quart baking dish and arrange pecans on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Makes eight, ½ cup servings

Per Serving: 75 Cal; 2 g Protein; 2 g Tot Fat; 12 g Carb; 0 g Sugar

I totally agree.. I remember back when I had my surgery - OH wasn't that well known (if you can imagine).. So I shared this website with my surgeon and everyone I knew.  When Sue got her website up and running (bariatriceating.com) I shared that info with everyone I knew.  Same with meltingmama, the WLS channel - on and on and on.  In the beginning there was so LITTLE information about this that you just had to basically take it on faith that everything would be okay.. Now there is so much information that anyone can make an informed decision about pre-op lifestyle changes, surgical procedures that are best for them, post op protein, etc etc etc...  AND since I think that SUPPORT is so important after surgery - everyone who has this done has NO excuses for not getting support (and the occasional kick in the arse -as you noted) to help keep them on track.  BTV is just one more arrow in the arsenal of keeping it real AND keeping it successful!

Freak On!

Lynnda,
I think WLS is like church. It doesn't matter the building you get the work done at because our goals for success are all the same. And anything we can do to encourage each other or even chastise each other (when needed), will be beneficial to all of us in the long run.

I think it's amazing how people think WLS is a quick cure and when they don't follow the guidelines and ultimately fail, they don't waste anytime in sharing how their "surgery" didn't work for them. So I think the successful WLS people need to rally together and promote our success stories or even our "works in progress". And your show is an AWESOME way at doing that.

Thank YOU and thank Toni for reminding us that we are all FREAKS!

~ Tammy, a FREAK in Mississippi

Tammy!  YOU are the bomb diggity girl!  Thanks for fowarding our info to your surgeon.. That is awesome!  Toni and I are definitely getting more comfortable in front of the camera and as the episodes go on we get dorkier and dorkier.. LOL.. Our producer is saying he is going to put out a bloopers episode for the holidays. UGH.. I am not sure I want to be THAT dorky!

If we aren't talking about EVERYTHING that is in your head - let us know what you want to see.. we will be happy to do an episode on anything WLS related..  and if we don't know the answers to some of your questions.. we will find em out!

Our Thanksgiving episode will post on Wednesday vs Friday.  A yummy dessert recipe is included and we wanted everyone to be able to make it for their Thanksgiving feast!

~lynnda

We bought a Thanksgiving box of food from Angel Food.
We got:

7 lb. (avg.)   Perdue Roasting Hen

2 lb.    Natural Hickory Smoked Ham

2 lb.    Heat and Serve Mashed Potatoes

2 lb.    Heat and Serve Corn

2 lb.    Heat and Serve Green Beans

17 oz.  Cornbread Stuffing

4.5 oz. Brown Gravy Mix

15 oz.  Cranberry Sauce

8         Dinner Rolls

           One Dessert Item (Coconut pie)

 

It's enough to feed 4 people and I bought it for $30!!!

Here's the link to Angel Food ministries. It's a grocery co-op. There are no income requirements. http://www.angelfoodministries.com/

We have a local organization in Hattiesburg that sells these - Christian Services. But there are also a number of local churches that sell these. http://christianservicesinc.com/angel_food.htm

Just thought I'd share this because they also have a Christmas box for $30.

CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY DINNER BOX

(Quantities are Limited, So Place Your Order Today!!)

 

Our special holiday box contains everything you need for a traditional Christmas meal.  Order one for your family and one for a family in need this holiday season. Feeds an average family including 2 adults and 2 children.

 

7lb. (avg.)   Perdue Roasting Hen

2 lb.    Natural Hickory Smoked Ham

2 lb.    Heat and Serve Mashed Potatoes

2 lb.    Heat and Serve Corn

2 lb.    Heat and Serve Green Beans

17 oz.  Cornbread Stuffing

4.5 oz. Brown Gravy Mix

15 oz.  Cranberry Sauce

8         Dinner Rolls

           One Dessert Item