Reciper Helper - Zuchinni Pasta

Here is a great new recipe for when you want to induldge in pasta but keep it lean.

You only need 3 ingredients: zuchinni, lean ground turkey breast and Monte Bene past sauce
1) Wash your zuchinni

 I like Monte Bene sauce because it is all natural, no added sugar or high fructose corn syrup and low calories/carb count

 2) Slice the ends of the zuchinni

 3) Cut lengthwise into thin slices

4) The cut those slice into strips
5) Steam the zuchinni. I usually let me meat brown while I am slicing my zuchini. Add the sauce to the meat and let it simmer while your zuchini steams.
6) Enjoy a delicious and yummy dish!

Honeysuckle White - Ground Turkey - 99% Fat Free, 1 container (16 ounces ea.)
Monte Bene - Garlic Marinara Pasta Sauce, 1 container (3 cups ea.)
Raw - Zuchinni, 4 cup Calories      226 Carb              15 Fat                  6 Protein         29 Fiber             4 Sugar            8 (makes 4 servings)

Also, I made my egg white quiche again for this week. Soo good.
Take 1 carton egg whites (large), asparagus, chives, cherry tomoatos and fat free feta. Sautee veggies and add other ingredients. Bake for approx 35 min at 350.

Nutrition Facts

Heb - Real Egg Whites, 1 container (4 1/2 cup (50g) ea.)
Generic - Asparagus, Raw, 2 cups
Costco - Cherry Tomatoes, 1 cup
Chives - Raw, 4 tbsp chopped President - *Fat Free Feta Cheese, 4 oz

Calories 110 Carbs        3 Fat            0 Protein    21 Fiber         1 Sugar        1 (Makes 6 servings) Happy Easter Weekend!!! - Whittney C.

Foody 101

I compiled a list of excellent food for all of us on "diet". Ironically most of them are found in specility stores or have to be ordered online, but hey, anything to make dieting a little more enjoyable.

1) I have not tried this peanut butter yet but plan on ordering some. It is high/protein and low sugar and comes in yummy flavor combinations of peanut butter and almond butter. YUMMO! Put this the mothers rice cakes below and you have a low carb/high protein snack.

                                                                         Nut's N More
2) Of course there is the old faithful that I can not live without PB2. Low calorie powdered peanut butter. For when you need that peanut butter taste but need to keep the calories low.

Serving size: 2 Tablespoons (12 grams)
Servings per container: 15
Calories: 45
Total fat 1 g   
Sodium 70 mg 3%
Total carbohydrate 6 g
Dietary fiber 1 g
Sugars 3 g
Protein 4 g




3) Miracle Noodle - gluten free, calorie, free, carb free "noodles". One of my clients gave me a pack to try. She had to order them off of Amazon. After a good rinse to rid the fishy smell, I flashed boiled them and paired them with tofu, asparagus and peanut sauce to make a simple diet friendly pad thai. Delicious and 100% guilt free!

Calories 0

Total Fat 0g

Protein 0g

Protein <1g

Sugar 0g

Carbohydrate <1g - only fiber

Zero Net Carbs, Zero Calories, Zero Glycemic IndexIngredients: Water, glucomannan (soluble fiber), calcium additive.
No soy, gluten, or wheat!

4) Mother's Rice cakes - Brown rice cakes with half the calories and carbs found in other brand rice cakes. I bought the no sodium one's while in a Whole Foods in Dallas and wish I would have bought the whole lot because they are so good and I can not find them anywhere in Austin.

Calories 35
Sodium 0 Total Carbs 7 Protein 1
Total Fat 0 g
Mother's 5) Julian's Bakery products - low carb bread! Perfect for french toast on Saturday mornings. I have only found it at Natural Grocery in Austin .   1 slice ( 1.5 Ounces or 42.5g) Calories 109 Total Fat 1g Sodium 140mg Total Carb 13g Dietary Fiber 12g Net Carbs 1g Sugar 0g Protein 12g Approx. 16 (24 Ounces or 1.5LBS) Julian's Bakery Calories from Fat 9 2% 0% 0% 2% 7% 48% 0% 6) They also make brownies! I need to order these asap. I actually called local stores in Austin  and begged them to start caring all their products. 1 brownie (2oz) 1 Calories 45 Calories from Fat 10 Total Fat 1g 2% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 55mg 2% Total Carbohydrate 20g 7% Dietary Fiber 8g 32% Sugars 0g Sugar Alcohol 10g Protein 6g 7) About Time Protein Powder - This is my absoulte next purchase. Mmmm!! About Time Protein - Birthday Cake Flavor 8) Of course I can't live without my Bright Harvest Sweet Potato patties. I have only found them at one HEB store in Austin. Serving Size 1.0 patty (57 g) Servings Per Container 8 Amount Per Serving Calories 60 Total Fat 0 g Saturated Fat 0 g Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg Sodium 85 mg Total Carbohydrate 14 g Dietary Fiber 1 g Sugars 5 g Protein 1 g Bright Harvest What are some of your good diet finds? - Whittney C.