Food Help? :-)

Okay...I need snack ideas!!! I think I'm completely set for tomorrow! I've got my fat free yogurt, low fat string cheese, special k (as brkfst or a snack...dry), weight control oatmeal, etc...  But I know I'm going to run out of ideas...anyone have any good snack ideas?

And OMG. I was fixing my food for work tomorrow, and made myself a little mini pizza (with the oroweat sandwich thins, turkey pepperoni, etc) and my brother (who is visiting) walked up, grabbed one, and stuffed it in his mouth before asking, "can i have one???" .   I was pretty calm about it...but that drove me nuts...had measured everything and wrote down ALL the nutrients for the bread, sauce, cheese and pepperoni, and now...all that for nothing! LOL.

One more thing....(I know I'm all over the place tonight!!!)...I read on here somewhere about a ricotta bake? I bought ricotta, sauce, and whatever else the ingredients were, but now I forget where I read the recipe from?

Help!!!

Hope you all had a great Labor Day!

That's one of Eggface's recipes....

Shelly's Baked Ricotta

8 oz of Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 large Egg, beaten
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup Marinara Sauce
1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Mix ricotta cheese, parmesan, beaten egg, seasonings together and place in a oven proof dish. Pour marinara on top and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake it in the oven @ 450 for about 20-25 minutes (best) or nuke it till hot and bubbly. I usually made it first in the oven and heated the leftovers in the microwave.

one of my favs is shrimp ****tail in a bag - toss the frozen ready to eat shrimp in a sandwich bag add 2 t ****tail sauce - will be perfect by lunchtime - thawed but still cold - u can add salsa if u prefer or no sauce whatever works for u

I do what my niegbor calls my fake lassona - 1 egg mixed with ricatta or cottage cheese or both ( 1/4-1/3 cup total) plus itialian seasoning mix well and pour over 1/3 to 1/2 cup or so meaty spagetti sauce  top with teaspoon motzerella - nuke till bubbly then let cool as long as u can stand to then enjoy
you can also put a cooked hamberger pattie at the bottom - add veggies - change up the cheeses - make it your own - add garlic or green onions to the cheese mix - play with it
I make this in a one cup glass bowl and normally eat it half now half latter

Do you dump?  I eat fresh strawberries/pineapple nearly everyday with low fat/SF fruit dip. 

This is Annette's Fruit Dip recipe: Take one 8 oz package of cream cheese, one carton plain yogurt, 1/2 box of SF/FF cheesecake pudding mix (dry) and mix all together with a mixer.  Add water ( one cup?) to get desires thickness.  I also add a few drops of vanilla.  You can use whatever flavor of pudding mix you want.  I've done it with white chocolate as well. 

Here's my other favorite.  Michelle swears by this.

 Steph's Low Fat/Low Sugar Zucchini Bread:

2 c splenda
1 cup cinnamon applesauce
2 c shredded zucchini (raw and unpeeled)
1 tsp vanilla
1 c chopped walnuts
3 eggs
3 c flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves

Beat Sugar, eggs, applesauce, zucchini, nuts and vanilla until blended.
Sift together all other ingredients and slowly add to wet mixture.  Add a little water if batter is too dry.
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Do NOT overcook.  Ready when toothpick comes out clean.
Each slice= 93 calories.

When I want a "carb" snack I have either one serving of pretzel crisps (110 calories for 11 crisps) or Chocolate animal cookies (13 cookies=100 calories).  I also love SF popsicles and low fat fudgesicles.  My protein drinks are also frozen so I eat them like ice cream and they're yummy and good for you.

 

Hi Kim!! I wanted to share with you what I use for snacks....

I usually try to do the mini rice cakes or the Ritz 100 calorie packs... I don't like sweets so I can't help you out if that's what you're looking for. Usually I can barely eat a whole 100 calorie pack, but I love them because they are already pre-made and easy to grab if you're on the go. For the mini rice cakes, they have lots of different flavors you can pick from. Personally I like the Apple kind, and I think a serving is 4 or 5 cakes... I just stick the amount per serving in a baggie and bring them to work in case I need a little snack.  I had also read where you can get some lunch meat from the market and make rolls with cheese in it as a nice snack, but I got sick of lunch meat really quick too... I'm a newbie also and I'm still trying to make sure I'm doing the right things too. I know it's hard, but we can do it!! :)

For me, the most important thing has been learning to cook. I hahave been hooked on Chicken, making 3 breasts per week and cutting each breast in half for a meal. Then I will steam some veggies, but I kind of always feel like it's a waste because I don't really eat them! I get too full from the Chicken. But, I just use a different seasoning each time and the chicken tastes different each time... this week I'm moving onto different things, like pork chops (no seasoning or anything) and then tomorrow I'm making a roast... all great sources of protein!!! :) 

I also keep the yogurt (light or course) stocked but I have found that I don't enjoy it as much anymore... I have gotten string cheese too, but I think I've gotten sick of that already! LOL....