February pink food thread

[nks798]

welcome, sweetpea!

I eat a lot of veggie stir fries - white rice, zucchini, mushroom sauteed with a little canola oil and I'll add some balsamic vinegar for some flavor. I also do angel hair pasta with some sauteed zucchini and add some low sodium diced tomatoes and balsamic.. topped with some parm cheese. I do egg whites on a tortilla often.. easy and filling. pita sandwiches with hummus and veggies.. oh and my favorite, veggie burgers with swiss cheese and sauteed mushrooms

[nks798]

I'll try to make sure I get some more potassium with tonight's dinner, so perhaps a yogurt, an applesauce, green beans and some low-sodium salsa with unsalted tortilla chips (as well as things that don't necessarily bring potassium to the party but will make my tummy happy, like egg whites and devil's food cokies).

I try and make sure I get enough potassium but sometimes it seems impossible! so yes, I add a banana lol.. and you need that every so often. I don't think you've messed anything up. honestly, I am still having breakfast. which is just some egg whites and I plan on not having any at all 2ww.. but.. IDK. It will be testy.. I wake up at 5:30.. and lunch isn't until 12.. ahhh! I know "snacking" is a big no no.. and I can't really eat my lunch on my desk earlier. I'm just stuck. any ideas??

[sweetpea]

welcome, sweetpea!

I eat a lot of veggie stir fries - white rice, zucchini, mushroom sauteed with a little canola oil and I'll add some balsamic vinegar for some flavor. I also do angel hair pasta with some sauteed zucchini and add some low sodium diced tomatoes and balsamic.. topped with some parm cheese. I do egg whites on a tortilla often.. easy and filling. pita sandwiches with hummus and veggies.. oh and my favorite, veggie burgers with swiss cheese and sauteed mushrooms

Thanks for the welcome, nks!

I love your meal ideas! Those all sound really good, I'll have to jot them down! Especially the veggie burgers with swiss and sauteed mushrooms - yum!

I'm doing okay so far today. The only problem I'm running into, strangely, is that I don't seem to be consuming enough fat. I'm within my limits for calories (actually have some calories to spare), and protein and sodium are within the allotted limits but near the high end of the range. However, my fat intake is seriously low. Hmmm. Not sure what to add that will give me some more fat, but not too much more protein and sodium. Any ideas?

[dramabird]

Not sure what to add that will give me some more fat, but not too much more protein and sodium. Any ideas?

Butter, mayo and cream!! Saute your veggies in butter, add some mayo to egg whites and toast, make yourself an Italian cream soda with seltzer water, some flavored syrup and a couple of shots of cream. If you use unsalted butter, that won't hurt your sodium levels, but it'll help with the fat levels.

Good luck!

[sweetpea]

Butter, mayo and cream!! Saute your veggies in butter, add some mayo to egg whites and toast, make yourself an Italian cream soda with seltzer water, some flavored syrup and a couple of shots of cream. If you use unsalted butter, that won't hurt your sodium levels, but it'll help with the fat levels.

Good luck!

These are great suggestions, dramabird! Thank you so much!

[nks798]

I agree with dramabird! Today was my first day of no breakfast and I was fine but I did wake up later bc of the weekend. I definitely need to try egg whites on bread with mayo for lunch or dinner tomorrow. Yum! Sounds good and "normal" lol

[amari]

Hey, ladies! Going out to dinner tomorrow, not sure where as its with friends. I noticed one restaurant has a bunch of sides, and an iceberg lettuce salad, but it comes with blue cheese dressing. What do you think are better choices- California roll ( has avacado in it) baked potato, grilled portobello mushrooms, iceberg lettuce salad, mixed green salad w/ cranberries and a bunch other stuff I don't remember. I could mix and match a couple of these but not sure what the best choices are and what to do about dressing/ butter or sour cream if I get potato? Thanks for your help, hopefully we end up at one of these places!

[HopeandDreamG]

Thanks for the welcome, nks!

I love your meal ideas! Those all sound really good, I'll have to jot them down! Especially the veggie burgers with swiss and sauteed mushrooms - yum!

I'm doing okay so far today. The only problem I'm running into, strangely, is that I don't seem to be consuming enough fat. I'm within my limits for calories (actually have some calories to spare), and protein and sodium are within the allotted limits but near the high end of the range. However, my fat intake is seriously low. Hmmm. Not sure what to add that will give me some more fat, but not too much more protein and sodium. Any ideas?

At 12 or 1 pm I eat my first meal and it usually is 3 egg whites, and if you have a Trader Joes near you I eat unsalted tortilla chips You get fat=7grams, Sodium= 0mg of fat, protein=2grams. You get a lot more to munch on rather then butter or mayo!

[HopeandDreamG]

Hey, ladies! Going out to dinner tomorrow, not sure where as its with friends. I noticed one restaurant has a bunch of sides, and an iceberg lettuce salad, but it comes with blue cheese dressing. What do you think are better choices- California roll ( has avacado in it) baked potato, grilled portobello mushrooms, iceberg lettuce salad, mixed green salad w/ cranberries and a bunch other stuff I don't remember. I could mix and match a couple of these but not sure what the best choices are and what to do about dressing/ butter or sour cream if I get potato? Thanks for your help, hopefully we end up at one of these places!

I think all the choices are pretty good, but I probably wouldn't get the baked potatoe bc of the butter/sour cream etc. I'd also probably avoid the avacado. You can always get the salads with dressing on the side or ask for a little balsamic and oil (must be better regarding sodium). And def stay away from the bread on the table! Are you attempting this month? If not, you have lots more leeway!

[Mochagirl]

amari - I think a salad with the dressing on the side or a grilled portobello mushroom are your best bet - it's probably high in sodium, but if you're going to cheat, sodium seems to be the least important part of the sway. You could always get the baked potato and ask for the toppings on the side so you can control how much you have. Honestly, I don't think a spoonful of sour cream is going to hurt your sway at all, you just don't want to eat a potato swimming in it (or cheese, for that matter).