January Pink Food Thread

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Originally Posted by dramabird

I've been thinking about trying to track down some sort of premade veggie burger that's not too excessive in sodium (Morning Star brand has 350mg) ... I thought maybe that on a bun with a glop of mayo, a slice of Swiss cheese, the smallest little dollops of ketchup and mustard and, if I have the sodium to spare, maybe a few slices of pickle, could be a really nice change. Again, it would need to be for dinner on a day where my lunch values were super low, including protein since a burger like this would have about 10 g. ... and there would be no cookies that night, of course!

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D-Bird, your post made me laugh....and made me hungry, lol. I want to eat everything you mentioned and I don't even eat meat! That cake sounded wonderful and I can't wait until I can eat my hotwings again (they're the veggie kind but they ROCK!!!).

I did find some veggie burgers that are okay:

Gardenburger Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Veggie Burgers
Cals -100
Fat - 2.5
Sodium - 270
Protein - 4

Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burgers (DH calls it Dr. Preggies, lol)
Cals - 110
Fat - 5
Sodium - 250
Protein - 5

Both kinds taste pretty good (to me!). I am like you in my meals as well; I only eat 2x a day due to my sched. I eat at 1 or 2 pm and then again at 6 or 7 pm. I have tea w/45 cals worth of rice milk in the a.m.

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Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7

thanks OOTB hun i may take it down to every other day lol, just to be sure, your chart looks ace, i hope your symptoms are ones from a pink bean being in your tummy !!!

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Just do what you feel is right...I didn't eat seaweed and my green drink at first b/c I wanted my sway to be spot-on but since I've now been on the diet so long, I've added these things back in. I think they're okay b/c I'm keeping the bigger stuff in check (fat/protein/etc.).

Thx for the kind words about my chart. I'm actually feeling like I'm completely out this cycle. You know how some women just "feel" pregnant and they are?....Well I really feel NOT pregnant, lol.

veggie burgers.. yum.. I might try that for lunches at work.. of course making sure I keep sodium low! this diet will be hard for me.. but doable and I'm sure I will get used to it after a couple of weeks.

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Originally Posted by nks798

veggie burgers.. yum.. I might try that for lunches at work.. of course making sure I keep sodium low! this diet will be hard for me.. but doable and I'm sure I will get used to it after a couple of weeks.

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For me, it did take a few weeks to really get the hang of it but after that, it's pretty easy to know what to eat. I found a few "go-to" meals that I liked and stuck to them until I got bored. I usually eat the same thing over b/c it's easier and I don't usually mind but you can definitely have variety on the diet! Even after I was pregnant last time, I still looked at labels in the stores before buying things...just a habit I'll never be able to kick now!

thanks, Ootb! I think for me the hardest will be lunches.. only bc all of us at work go to lunch at the same time and I know I will get weird looks. so I am definitely exploring and trying to figure out what might be a little more "normal" lol I can't really tell my coworkers I am swaying bc they will think I am nuts!

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Originally Posted by nks798

thanks, Ootb! I think for me the hardest will be lunches.. only bc all of us at work go to lunch at the same time and I know I will get weird looks. so I am definitely exploring and trying to figure out what might be a little more "normal" lol I can't really tell my coworkers I am swaying bc they will think I am nuts!

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First of all, welcome!

How about you make yourself a wrap on a low sodium tortilla with hummus and veggies? That would look pretty 'normal', wouldn't it?

You could also bring rice mixed with sauteed veggies - that might just look like leftovers from stir-fry. Pasta with tomato sauce is an easy one, but it doesn't heat up as well at work....

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Originally Posted by Out of the Blue

Thx for the kind words about my chart. I'm actually feeling like I'm completely out this cycle. You know how some women just "feel" pregnant and they are?....Well I really feel NOT pregnant, lol.

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I'm sorry you're feeling crappy, but I agree that that could just be a symptom. Also, remember that it seems like lots of women who have lots of symptoms get a BFN, and those with no symptoms at all get a BFP. You know I still have very high hopes for this cycle for you :cheer:.

thank you so much :)

Mochagirl, those are WONDERFUL ideas!! low sodium tortillas.. are you talking about the tortillas specifically for wraps? I think veggie stir frys will be my go to dinners.. seriously.. so easy and I can make that and wraps for lunch easily! I'll have to do pasta and tomato sauce for dinner as well. what about alfredo sauces? are those a no no?

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

First of all, welcome!

How about you make yourself a wrap on a low sodium tortilla with hummus and veggies? That would look pretty 'normal', wouldn't it?

You could also bring rice mixed with sauteed veggies - that might just look like leftovers from stir-fry. Pasta with tomato sauce is an easy one, but it doesn't heat up as well at work....

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Honestly, it's hard to find low sodium tortillas. When I looked, most seemed to be in the 200mg range. You could also try pitas instead. I found that middle eastern style pitas - the big ones - can be as low as 100mg per pita and are more filling than a tortilla. I also used them as bases for pizzas on occasion.

Classic alfredo sauce would definitely be too high in sodium, but once in while I made a sauce out of a little fat free cream cheese and milk as a treat. My stand-by, though, was low fat creme fraiche mixed in with my pasta and sauteed zucchini, mushrooms and leeks, with a full serving (30g) of grated parmesan on it. It was my big splurge every day - that parmesan alone was 10mg of protein, so 1/4 of my total for the day, but it was worth it!

wow, that sounds amazing.. the creme fraiche with veggies on pasta! did you actually buy a fresh parmesan and grate it yourself or is the bottled parm ok? sorry for asking so many questions!

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

Honestly, it's hard to find low sodium tortillas. When I looked, most seemed to be in the 200mg range. You could also try pitas instead. I found that middle eastern style pitas - the big ones - can be as low as 100mg per pita and are more filling than a tortilla. I also used them as bases for pizzas on occasion.

Classic alfredo sauce would definitely be too high in sodium, but once in while I made a sauce out of a little fat free cream cheese and milk as a treat. My stand-by, though, was low fat creme fraiche mixed in with my pasta and sauteed zucchini, mushrooms and leeks, with a full serving (30g) of grated parmesan on it. It was my big splurge every day - that parmesan alone was 10mg of protein, so 1/4 of my total for the day, but it was worth it!

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