I just discovered one of the best snacks the world has to offer. Even if you are not doing this diet thingy, it's still amazing.
Go to Kroger, go to the natural food section. Find "Sunflower Seed Butter," (make sure the only ingredients are sunflower seed kernels and sea salt). Then go to the produce section and get a granny smith apple. Go home and enjoy. Seriously, do it. You know you want to.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Day 52
Okay, so I don't have a picture of the pizza. I made it, I tasted it and it was delicious as usual, but let's just say circumstances outside of my control prevented it from ending up as dinner (as in it landed face down in the middle of my kitchen floor).
However, I can provide the recipe.
The pizza crust is just the phase one flat bread which I will post the recipe for below, make sure to slightly under cook it so that when you put it back in with the toppings it won't burn.
For the topping all you do is get regular pizza sauce with no sugar and no citric acid, Costco has a pretty good one and for a very good price. Whole foods also has a good one.
What you will need:
Flat bread crust (slightly under cooked)
1 jar pasta sauce
1/2 cup goat's milk cheese (crumbled)
1 onion diced (or to taste)
1 bell pepper diced (or to taste)
1 cup ground turkey or chicken
While laying ingredients it is better if veggies and cheese are under the meat. Place pizza in oven at 350 degrees and bake 15 minutes or until veggies are cooked. Make sure to check on it every now and then so it doesn't over cook. It may need taken out a few minutes early depending on the toppings used and oven.
Flat Bread Recipe
What you will need:
1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour
3/4 cup tapioca flour
1 teaspoon xylitol (it would probably be okay without this, but better with)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 organic eggs
1/3 cup plain organic yogurt, preferably full fat or no fat
In large bowl combine dry ingredients, in a small bowl mix eggs and yogurt and add to dry mixture. Use a mixer (I just use a fork, but it's probably a lot easier with an electric mixer) to blend all ingredients together until a wet sticky dough. Pour batter onto a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spread batter until then even layer (it does not need to reach the edges of the cookie sheet, just make sure the spread is even).
Bake on 350 degrees. The formal recipe does not give a cooking time, however after playing around with it a little, I find that between 12 and 15 minutes will yield the best results.
You can also play around with this recipe, add garlic and herbs, or cinnamon and xylitol, or 100% cocoa powder to make it fun :).
On to today's news. This Thursday marks the beginning of my families annual visit to Florida for the year of 2012. I have a picture of a swim suit that I want to look good in by next year. As for this year, I'm going to have to be content with spandex pants and pretending that I am wearing normal beach attire. My poor transparent legs will have to wait yet another year to see the sunlight. What I love is when people comment on others that are wearing shirts or shorts to cover up as if it is odd, and then when those same people wear just plain bathing suits they are commented on for needing to cover up because "the world doesn't need to see that." Although I do agree that I don't want to see grandma in a cheetah print string bikini, I think that everyone should mind there own p's and q's (although I actually have no idea what that phrase means). The next time someone asks me why I am wearing a t-shirt in the water, I'm going to ask them to compare stretch marks with me.
However, I can provide the recipe.
The pizza crust is just the phase one flat bread which I will post the recipe for below, make sure to slightly under cook it so that when you put it back in with the toppings it won't burn.
For the topping all you do is get regular pizza sauce with no sugar and no citric acid, Costco has a pretty good one and for a very good price. Whole foods also has a good one.
What you will need:
Flat bread crust (slightly under cooked)
1 jar pasta sauce
1/2 cup goat's milk cheese (crumbled)
1 onion diced (or to taste)
1 bell pepper diced (or to taste)
1 cup ground turkey or chicken
While laying ingredients it is better if veggies and cheese are under the meat. Place pizza in oven at 350 degrees and bake 15 minutes or until veggies are cooked. Make sure to check on it every now and then so it doesn't over cook. It may need taken out a few minutes early depending on the toppings used and oven.
Flat Bread Recipe
What you will need:
1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour
3/4 cup tapioca flour
1 teaspoon xylitol (it would probably be okay without this, but better with)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 organic eggs
1/3 cup plain organic yogurt, preferably full fat or no fat
In large bowl combine dry ingredients, in a small bowl mix eggs and yogurt and add to dry mixture. Use a mixer (I just use a fork, but it's probably a lot easier with an electric mixer) to blend all ingredients together until a wet sticky dough. Pour batter onto a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spread batter until then even layer (it does not need to reach the edges of the cookie sheet, just make sure the spread is even).
Bake on 350 degrees. The formal recipe does not give a cooking time, however after playing around with it a little, I find that between 12 and 15 minutes will yield the best results.
You can also play around with this recipe, add garlic and herbs, or cinnamon and xylitol, or 100% cocoa powder to make it fun :).
On to today's news. This Thursday marks the beginning of my families annual visit to Florida for the year of 2012. I have a picture of a swim suit that I want to look good in by next year. As for this year, I'm going to have to be content with spandex pants and pretending that I am wearing normal beach attire. My poor transparent legs will have to wait yet another year to see the sunlight. What I love is when people comment on others that are wearing shirts or shorts to cover up as if it is odd, and then when those same people wear just plain bathing suits they are commented on for needing to cover up because "the world doesn't need to see that." Although I do agree that I don't want to see grandma in a cheetah print string bikini, I think that everyone should mind there own p's and q's (although I actually have no idea what that phrase means). The next time someone asks me why I am wearing a t-shirt in the water, I'm going to ask them to compare stretch marks with me.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Day 45
Well it has been a while since I have posted, mainly because life got stressful. When life gets stressful usually that means the diet goes out the window, right?
WRONG! *insert evil laugh here*
Not only did I stick with this lifestyle change, but I have done really well! Almost 14 pounds down, and I'm feeling pretty decent too. I'm starting to really enjoy all the food, and it is so fun making new recipes. For example, a few weeks ago I made this amazing chicken salad:
1/2 cup (or to taste) diced celery
1/2 cup (or to taste) diced blueberries
1/2 cup (or to taste) sweet onion
1/2 cup (or to taste) chopped walnuts and/or 1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup diced chicken bits (I usually get organic chicken tenders and then fry them up in water and a dash of sea salt, then once they have reached an internal temp of 160 degrees, let them cool off a bit and then dice them up)
Sauce:
mix together in large bowl:
1/2 cup plain organic yogurt (no sugar or additives)
1 teaspoon organic no-sugar Dijon mustard
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar (do not use white vinegar as it is not permitted in this diet)
salt and pepper to taste
This is one of my favorite recipes, and yesterday I changed it by adding a tiny bit of organic bacon (low sodium, no sugar or additives, allowed on this diet for special occasions) instead of chicken, and switched out the blueberries for strawberries. Seriously amazing.
Tonight I'm going to make pizza I think. I'll post the recipe and a picture in the next post.
WRONG! *insert evil laugh here*
Not only did I stick with this lifestyle change, but I have done really well! Almost 14 pounds down, and I'm feeling pretty decent too. I'm starting to really enjoy all the food, and it is so fun making new recipes. For example, a few weeks ago I made this amazing chicken salad:
1/2 cup (or to taste) diced celery
1/2 cup (or to taste) diced blueberries
1/2 cup (or to taste) sweet onion
1/2 cup (or to taste) chopped walnuts and/or 1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup diced chicken bits (I usually get organic chicken tenders and then fry them up in water and a dash of sea salt, then once they have reached an internal temp of 160 degrees, let them cool off a bit and then dice them up)
Sauce:
mix together in large bowl:
1/2 cup plain organic yogurt (no sugar or additives)
1 teaspoon organic no-sugar Dijon mustard
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar (do not use white vinegar as it is not permitted in this diet)
salt and pepper to taste
This is one of my favorite recipes, and yesterday I changed it by adding a tiny bit of organic bacon (low sodium, no sugar or additives, allowed on this diet for special occasions) instead of chicken, and switched out the blueberries for strawberries. Seriously amazing.
Tonight I'm going to make pizza I think. I'll post the recipe and a picture in the next post.
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