January Pink Food Thread

[Out of the Blue]

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!

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.

[Out of the Blue]

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 !!!

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.

[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.

[Out of the Blue]

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.

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!

[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!

[Mochagirl]

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!

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....

[Mochagirl]

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.

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 .

[nks798]

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?

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....

[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!

[nks798]

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!

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!