Seriously. I need to drop a few 'l-b's'. According to the medical standards, my BMI is in the Obese category. Now, if you see me, I am surely not anywhere near the obese. However, the extra baggage I have in my mid-section does need to go.
After consuming ten days of heavy, rich, flavorful food that was heavenly! (i'll give that to the hungarians, they sure do know how to cook a good meal!), I need to get focused on losing, getting back into shape. (and I promised my OB that I would be at the agreed upon weight at my next visit...which is a few short weeks from now!)
I flipped through a few cookbooks to find some recipes and I came across these two.
1. Not as bad as I thought.
2. SO easy to make.
Yes, you see that right. Brownie, or chocolate ginger spice cake. I am not a big fan of chocolate cake, but this one tastes more like a brownie. Get ready for this ... the ingredients.
Chocolate Ginger Spice Squares - The FOUR Ingredient cookbook, Light
1 package dry gingerbread mix
2 (3.4oz) packages of fat-free chocolate pudding mix (not instant)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup water
*i used regular pudding; the fat-free, low-fat items have too many artifical ingredients for me
Prehead oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients togehter, and pour into 13x9 non-stick pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
Calories per square (2"x2") - 80
Total fat - 2.5g
Sodium - 175mg
Carbs - 14g
Cholesterol - 0mg
As you can see, not too bad. It might be a little dry or chewy for some people, but with strawberries or vanilla frozen yogurt, it fits the bill for having a sweet on the diet.
Great American Potato Salad - Kraft's Make it Simple cookbook
3/4 cup Miracle Whip or Miracle Whip light
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
4 cups cubed cooked red potatoes
1/2 cup each - sweet pickle relish and sliced celery
Salt and pepper
*here's where I changed things up a bit. I used traditional plain greek yogurt in my dressing. I did 1/2 cup yogurt, and 1/4 cup regular miracle whip (again, fat-free, low-fat have too many artifical ingredients). I increased the mustard to 1 tablespoon. I omitted the celery seed and relish as I did not have any in the house. In my sample tasting, it fits the bill for the ultimate summer side dish.
I dont have the numbers on this one.
Do you have any favorite recipes that fall into the 'healthy' eating category?
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