This week we've been a little more experimental with our menu, and it has definitely paid off!
Monday:
melba toast breaded chicken with broccoli and salad; just as good as last week! This is going to be a new staple of my diet...
Tuesday:
leftover Mexican ground turkey taco salad with green pepper and romaine and tortilla bits; I did a good job of seasoning the meat, so that you couldn't even tell it was turkey
Wednesday:
shredded chicken stuffed mushrooms with celery; this was outstanding! I based it loosely on this recipe, using shredded boiled chicken breasts instead of ground chicken. I mashed up the melba toast, added a lot of dill (my new favorite herb!), Miracle Whip Light, egg white, and some garlic and onion powder. There was a lot of chicken, so the giant white mushrooms from Costco were a good investment, and even with 4 of them, they were overflowing. It was a little bit dry after baking, so perhaps a little olive oil or a little more Miracle Whip next time, but definitely a keeper!
Thursday:
sage chicken with green onions and mushrooms, and a rice cake for dessert; this may be my new favorite chicken recipe ever! My hubby made it, based on this recipe, and it was soooo yummy! I think all it was was sage and minced garlic, but it had so much flavor! It will be hard to top this.
Friday:
shrimp stir-fry with green onion and green pepper, with brown rice; should be tasty, although with less ginger this time
Saturday:
We'll be out of town this evening, so I don't really know what we're having for dinner. I will try my best to stay on plan, because I've done so well so far, and don't want to sabotage myself.
Sunday:
ground beef burgers with green onion and mushrooms; should be yummy, cooked on our George Foreman grill
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Week 1 Menu
I would like to keep a record of some of our favorite meals while on plan, so I don't have to remember every little thing about what was good and what wasn't.
Here is our menu for this past week:
Saturday:
shrimp with broccoli, cauliflower, and brown rice--steamed everything; it was a little bland, but filling
Sunday:
tilapia with broccoli, spinach salad and bread--I already reviewed the fish this week; still not a fan
Monday:
chicken fajitas with pepper, green onion and tortilla--I added a little salsa and it was pretty tasty, although half of a 6" tortilla doesn't go very far...
Tuesday:
tilapia leftovers from Sunday
Wednesday:
shrimp with pepper and green onion stir-fry, brown rice--without the sweet and sour or teriyaki sauce, it was a little off on flavor, but we tried lots of different spices; I think less ginger and more garlic would be better
Thursday:
grilled chicken open-faced sandwich with grilled mushrooms and spinach salad--probably the best meal all week! I used Pam to grill the mushrooms and added a touch of garlic. It was pretty tasty!
Friday:
ground turkey with Mexican seasoning (no salt), spinach, and green onion, tortilla--should be good as well
Saturday:
melba toast breaded chicken breasts with broccoli and cauliflower, with Miracle Whip Light as the glue for the crumbs; I don't know what I would do without Miracle Whip on this plan...
Sunday:
Costco pre-cooked turkey breast with spinach salad and broccoli, rice; checks off all the requirements, although probably not the most delicious
We may have some leftovers from the ground turkey for tonight's dinner that I can eat for lunch next week. I also enjoy tuna salad sandwiches with cucumber slices for lunch once a week. Tuna, ground turkey, and ground beef are restricted proteins, so I have to watch when and often I have them.
I've been eating the Costco pre-cooked turkey breast with my spinach and cucumber salads for lunch this week, and it's pretty good. We sliced it into pre-measured servings, so it's very easy to throw together. I added some dill to it today, which kicked it up a notch! Morton Light Salt goes on nearly everything, in every meal, even breakfast.
For breakfast each day, I eat 1 hard-boiled egg, 1/2 c of oatmeal mixed with 1 c skim milk, and 1/4 c of Costco frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries). I was adding 1 tsp honey, which is not on plan, until I was able to get to the store and buy some Splenda. It is filling and pretty tasty every day.
Once I am done nursing the twins, I will be back on my original plan, which will change some of these things, but for now, we're finding what works for us. I'm down over 10 lbs for my first week, so I'm happy with my progress so far! I'll have new pics for Monday!
Here is our menu for this past week:
Saturday:
shrimp with broccoli, cauliflower, and brown rice--steamed everything; it was a little bland, but filling
Sunday:
tilapia with broccoli, spinach salad and bread--I already reviewed the fish this week; still not a fan
Monday:
chicken fajitas with pepper, green onion and tortilla--I added a little salsa and it was pretty tasty, although half of a 6" tortilla doesn't go very far...
Tuesday:
tilapia leftovers from Sunday
Wednesday:
shrimp with pepper and green onion stir-fry, brown rice--without the sweet and sour or teriyaki sauce, it was a little off on flavor, but we tried lots of different spices; I think less ginger and more garlic would be better
Thursday:
grilled chicken open-faced sandwich with grilled mushrooms and spinach salad--probably the best meal all week! I used Pam to grill the mushrooms and added a touch of garlic. It was pretty tasty!
Friday:
ground turkey with Mexican seasoning (no salt), spinach, and green onion, tortilla--should be good as well
Saturday:
melba toast breaded chicken breasts with broccoli and cauliflower, with Miracle Whip Light as the glue for the crumbs; I don't know what I would do without Miracle Whip on this plan...
Sunday:
Costco pre-cooked turkey breast with spinach salad and broccoli, rice; checks off all the requirements, although probably not the most delicious
We may have some leftovers from the ground turkey for tonight's dinner that I can eat for lunch next week. I also enjoy tuna salad sandwiches with cucumber slices for lunch once a week. Tuna, ground turkey, and ground beef are restricted proteins, so I have to watch when and often I have them.
I've been eating the Costco pre-cooked turkey breast with my spinach and cucumber salads for lunch this week, and it's pretty good. We sliced it into pre-measured servings, so it's very easy to throw together. I added some dill to it today, which kicked it up a notch! Morton Light Salt goes on nearly everything, in every meal, even breakfast.
For breakfast each day, I eat 1 hard-boiled egg, 1/2 c of oatmeal mixed with 1 c skim milk, and 1/4 c of Costco frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries). I was adding 1 tsp honey, which is not on plan, until I was able to get to the store and buy some Splenda. It is filling and pretty tasty every day.
Once I am done nursing the twins, I will be back on my original plan, which will change some of these things, but for now, we're finding what works for us. I'm down over 10 lbs for my first week, so I'm happy with my progress so far! I'll have new pics for Monday!
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