Tortillas - need some inspiration on what to fill them with...

[zanacal]

The Napoli tinned chopped tomatoes only had a trace of sodium - for cheese I can't really remember! At some point I ate parmesan, mozzarella, feta and cheddar - so long as they fit in to my daily allowances and never much at a time!

[GeCon]

The Napoli tinned chopped tomatoes only had a trace of sodium - for cheese I can't really remember! At some point I ate parmesan, mozzarella, feta and cheddar - so long as they fit in to my daily allowances and never much at a time!

Just out of interest, how often did you eat tomatoes approximately while on the diet?

[zanacal]

Probably a couple of times a week - I had a jar of kids tomato sauce from Tesco (the one with Micky Mouse on the jar!) most weeks and that lasted a couple of days and the occasional meal like the one above. I actually feel that if you're sticking to the other limits of the diet (cals/protein/sodium), it's impossible to get too much of the other things you're not counting (fat/potassium etc.).

[Out of the Blue]

Out Of The Blue, are the portobello mushrooms okay then on the LE diet as I thought we can only have "normal" white mushrooms. Also how about chillies?

I think portabellos are okay...I was under the impression that the more gourmet kind like shitakes were the ones to avoid. I've never considered portobellos to be gourmet but now you're got me wondering...I'll try to find out. In the mean time, does anyone know if they're okay?????

Regarding the chilies, they're okay in moderation...key word is moderation!

[Hobbermittens]

Are tortillas on the girl diet? Can they be boy friendly too? Just curious, as I have been eating them.. they are a favorite around here.

[zanacal]

I guess it depends what you eat them with! Our favourite is fajitas - with lots of vegetables, chicken, spices, salsa and grated cheese which I imagine is great for blue (and I eat 3 or 4 at a sitting!).

[Out of the Blue]

Okay...Here's the situation w/portobellos:

Atomic said this in another thread:

MORE NUTRIENT-RICH VEGGIES - There is no need to avoid these, but eat them in relative moderation and without loading them up with fatty, salty sauces - start adding hollandaise or mayo to your vegies and the calories, fat, and sodium rise. Also, it depends on what else you're eating - if you're eating 5 servings of pasta, 1/2 gallon of milk, and 7 heads of broccoli at one sitting, the nutrients in the broccoli will probably sway blue for you!!!

Asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, beets, peppers, shiitaki and all the other "gourmet" mushrooms......

So I asked this:

YIKES!!! Are portabellos considered "gourmet"? They've been showing up in quite a few of my meals recently...

And her response was this:

They are, but since I originally wrote that I have really relaxed my thinking regarding the nutrients in vegetables. You would have to eat SO MANY portobello mushrooms to get the amount of nutrients in a steak or vitamin, it would pretty much be impossible to do. Plus as long as you're getting 1500-1800 cals there is very little way you're getting anywhere near a blue level of nutrients even if you eat them every day.

[Out of the Blue]

Are tortillas on the girl diet? Can they be boy friendly too? Just curious, as I have been eating them.. they are a favorite around here.

They're only on the girl diet if we can work them into our daily levels of cals, protein, sodium, etc. Some work well for girl swayers but most types I've personally encountered tend to be very high in sodium and sometimes even in protein. I would think you could definitely work then into your diet, Hobber!

[atomic sagebrush]

Are tortillas on the girl diet? Can they be boy friendly too? Just curious, as I have been eating them.. they are a favorite around here.

You bet they can be boy friendly! Remember, no magic foods, it's what you DO with those foods in your diet overall that counts. Protein + carbs = boys so if you put lots of meat and/or beans in those tortillas, it's blue heaven!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Don't forget, on ALL three pink diets you need 2500-3500 mg potassium daily for your health. DON'T go below this number. Tomatoes (even every day) can help you meet your potassium requirement for very few calories. There are no magic foods!!