Food Diary Saturday, June 9

Let me say that although delicious these are
NOT a good low carb snack!  I was at an
event in DC and I felt like I was going to
faint I was so hungry, so I had a few bites.
I stay away from bars in general because
they are usually loaded with sugar.  

Breakfast
(out at McDonald's)
1 egg scrambled with cheese
2 sausage patties
diet coke

Snack
1/2 C mixed nuts
1/2 of 1 Luna chocolate raspberry protein bar

Lunch
(picked up from East Moon Asian Bistro)
1/2 serving chicken lettuce wraps-
grilled chopped chicken mixed with peppers and

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lots of spices, served with leaf lettuce for wrap

Dinner
(BBQ at a friend's house)
hamburger patty topped with
cheese and 1 tomato slice
handful of cherries
1 C mozzarella, cherry tomato, and garlic salad from grocery store deli
4 Tbsp cajun cheese dip with celery sticks
2 glasses Skinny Girl Cosmo over ice

huge day for water- I was outside in the sun all day

Supplements
vitamin D
fiber
fish oil
raspberry ketones
L-Glutamine

Food Diary Friday, June 8

Breakfast
hot flax cereal
coffee with
2 Tbsp heavy cream
1 packet Splenda

Lunch
(out at Big Play Sports Bar in College Park)
2 pork ribs, no sauce
1 C cooked collard greens
hot sauce

Snack

I love oysters.  I could have them every day.  

1/2 C sunflower seeds
2 ounces Muenster cheese
2 ounces Stinton cheese with cranberries
6 cherries

Dinner
(out at Victoria Gastro Pub in Columbia)
6 raw oysters with horseradish and lemon juice
6 mushrooms stuffed with crab meat
lemon butter mussels
3 servings vodka with soda water and lime wedges

Stuffed mushrooms.  

lots of water all day

Supplements
raspberry ketones
L-Glutamine
fiber
B complex
fish oil

Food Diary Thursday, June 7

Breakfast

hot flax cereal

coffee with 

2 Tbsp heavy cream and 1 packet of Splenda

Lunch

(out at Elevation Burger)

cheeseburger topped with 

cheese, bacon, grilled mushrooms, grilled onions, mustard

wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun

coke zero

Snack

1/2 C sunflower seeds

4 ounces muenster cheese

2 ounces stinton cheese with cranberries

Dinner

1 serving beef curry from Simmer Sauce
2 glasses dry champagne

Snack

2 low carb peanut butter cookies

hot blueberry tea by Celestial seasonings with

1 packet sweet and low

lots of water

Supplements

raspberry ketones

fish oil

fiber

B complex

L-Glutamine

More Peanut Butter! Peanut Butter Cookies

If you've been reading for a while then you have surely seen the original recipe for low carb peanut butter cookies.  These cookies are one of my favorite desserts, for many reasons.  I always have the ingredients on hand, so there's no extra trip to the grocery store.  They're super easy to make- the whole process only takes a few minutes.  Plus, they're easy to pick up and eat, unlike butter pecan creme brulee (another of my favorites).  The only drawback is that the Splenda leaves something of an aftertaste.  It's not hugely noticeable and definitely not enough to detract from the overall goodness of the cookie, but it is something I've been trying to remedy.  This additional recipe for low carb peanut butter cookies packs a wallop of peanut butter flavor.  Adding flax seeds adds for a different and interesting texture.  I've called it a success.

Ingredients
1 C peanut butter
1 egg
1 C Splenda
1/2 C ground flax seeds
1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a large bowl.  
2. Mix with a wooden spoon until all ingredients are incorporated.  
3. Roll dough into golf ball sized balls.  
4. Place dough balls onto a greased cookie sheet.  
5. Using a fork dipped in Splenda, flatten each cookie by making a plus shape.  
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes.  Enjoy!

These cookies are a little bit more crumbly than the original recipe, so I would recommend them for eating at home.  I tried to take one to work and I ended up eating peanut butter crumbs.  The peanut butter flavor is amazing though, and worth it.

Once your cookie batter looks like this it's ready to be formed into balls.
If it's too thick, add a little water or coconut oil.  If it's too runny, add
more flax.  

Cookies ready for the oven.  

Beef Curry from Simmer Sauce

Normally I don't make curries because they are just too much trouble.  Too many spices to mix, they don't taste good if you don't get the proportions just right, and we don't eat rice so what's the point?  I feel like my life was changed last week when I tried Classic Curry Simmer Sauce by Spicy Nothings.  I have read about simmer sauces before but have never actually used one for cooking.

I was running to the post office for work and I stopped by Glut Food Co-op in Mt. Ranier to pick up some coconut oil.  Glut is a nonprofit, worker managed cooperative.  You can read more about their mission and values online.  Anyway, I was reaching for the coconut oil when jars of curry caught my eye.  Awesome boyfriend and I love curry, especially a really spicy one.  I picked one up and low and behold- 12 carbs in the entire jar, which makes enough curry to serve 3 or 4 people.

Awesome boyfriend and I decided to call this recipe a smashing success, after we reconciled following an argument over who got to take the leftovers for lunch the next day.  I believe that you could substitute meat or vegetables of your choosing in this recipe.  I also think that there are other simmer sauces that you could try if you can't get your hands on this one, just make sure to check the carb count.

Ingredients
1 jar Spicy Nothings Classic Curry Simmer Sauce
1 pound beef (flank steak, skirt steak, or sirloin)
1 broccoli crown
1/2 of 1 yellow onion
2 C green beans
3 Tbsp coconut oil

Directions

1. Add oil to a large pot and heat over medium high.  
2. While oil is heating chop broccoli and green beans into bite size pieces.  
3. Add broccoli and green beans to pot.  
4. Chop onion into inch long, thin slices and add to pot.  
5. While veggies are cooking, cut meat into thin strips.
6. Add meat to pot and stir ingredients together with a wooden spoon.  
7. Continue to cook ingredients, stirring occasionally, until meat is cooked through and veggies are tender.  
8. Add entire contents of Simmer Sauce jar to pot and stir with a wooden spoon.  
9. Bring ingredients to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.  
10. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.  
11. To serve, use a slotted spoon to remove meat and veggies from sauce.  Spoon into a bowl.  Serve with additional hot sauce if desired.  

My old friend, we meet again.  

Cutting meat into bite sized pieces.  You don't want meat pieces to be so
big that you have to cut them to eat.  

Veggies and steak cooking in coconut oil.  Once the steak is almost done,
add the simmer sauce.  

I just added the simmer sauce and covered the pot.  If you don't have a pot
with a lid you can cover with foil.  I love this pot.  I highly recommend
investing in a good nonstick soup pot if you don't already own one.  

Groceries Thursday, June 7

• large container of heavy whipping cream: this is an important ingredient to keep on hand because it goes in so many recipes.  Also I use it for my coffee every morning.  
• small container of heavy whipping cream: this one goes to work.  I use it there for coffee, and when I make Chai in the afternoons.  
• 2 pounds flank steak: for use in Beef Curry from simmer sauce recipe
• large yellow onion: for use in Beef Curry recipe
• broccoli crowns: for use in Beef Curry recipe
• green beans: for use in Beef Curry recipe
• 1 block of muenster cheese: cheese is a great low carb snack.  It has a lot of calories, so don't go crazy, but several ounces is fine in the afternoon.  
• 1 block of Colby Jack cheese: normally I never buy reduced fat cheeses, but that was all they had.  
• Classic Curry Simmer Sauce: for use in Beef Curry recipe
• coconut oil: so many uses I wrote a whole page about them.  
• Stinton cheese with cranberries: this one does have a few carbs because of the berries so make sure you measure how much you are eating.  It's delicious and good for sweet cravings.  

Food Diary Wednesday, June 6

Breakfast
hot flax cereal
coffee with
1 packet Splenda and
2 Tbsp heavy cream

Lunch
leftover stuffed flank steak
3 chicken wings leftover from Greene Turtle this weekend
1/2 C cottage cheese

Snack
1/2 C sunflower seeds
1/2 C cottage cheese

Dinner
(out at cocktail party at American History Museum in DC)
4 slices roast beef with horseradish sauce
gazpacho shooter (cold tomato soup served in a shot glass)
grilled salmon with pistachio topping
2 Tbsp crab dip, which I ate with a fork thank you very much
1 skewer with mozzarella and cherry tomatoes covered in some sort of balsamic dressing
1 grapefruit juice, basil, and club soda spritzer
1 glass dry champagne

Snack
1/2 C sunflower seeds
hotel coffee with 3 creamers

water all day


Supplements
fish oil
fiber
L-Glutamine
raspberry ketones
B complex