Other foods I eat.

This is where I will be posting pics of other things I eat for the weekly food posts so you can see pics. Will post more as I go.
Chicken, Mushroom, onion, and spinach Stir Fry (build your own bowl, I dont get carb) from Lo-Cal Cafe

Steamed Asparagus. (pam in pan, put in pan, sprinkle with season salt, pour about 3/4c water in, cover and cook for 10 min with lid on.)

Garlic Chicken

Spinach Chips / Chocolate Lovers Dream

Some snacks. Spinach chips. take fresh spinach. Lightly spray pam on baking sheet. Lay down spinach. Spray with pam lightly, then lightly sprinkle with salt. bake for 2-4 minutes until crispy on about 425 degrees. YUM! An entire bag of spinach is 40cals 4g protein.

Fruit with Chocolate Lovers Dream (peanut butter mixed with coco powder. Like nutella) I also did it on a piece of toast. 2tbsp is 170 cals 6g protein. better nutritional value than nutella, tastes better too.

170's Woo Hoo!!

So today I finally hit the 170s! I'm 179.4  I have offically lost 113 pounds in almost 13 months. (1/27/12 is 13 months)  I only have 4 more pounds until I meed my goal of 175.4. YAY! I end is so near. Can't believe it sometimes. Now I just have my skin issue to deal with. Im working on getting my insurance to get the removal surgery covered. Not an easy feat. What are you eating this week? Try any new recipes??

Chicken Rollatini with Spinach Alla Parmigiane

Ingredents

8 chicken breasts (pounded thin)         1/2c Italian Breadcrumbs

                                 1/4c Grated Parmesan Cheese             6 tbsp egg whites

                                 5oz Frozen Spinach (thawed)               6 tbsp part skim ricotta cheese

                                 6oz mozzarella shredded                      

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In bowl combine breadcrumbs and 2tbsp parmesian cheese. In seperate bowl mix 1 1/2 mozzarella, and remaining parmesan, 2tbsp egg white, and rocatta. in small dish pour remaining egg whites. Spread about 2tbsp of spinach/cheese mixture on each chicken. Roll chicken and dip in egg then in breadcrumb mixture. Place chicken seam side down in a baking dish that was sprayed with pam. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven and top with bit of cheese and marinara. (I used cheese. forgot marinara) bake again until cheese melted.

Low Calorie Taco Soup

Found this recipe on Pinterest. Here it goes. About a cup is 86 calories 8.9g carbs 1.4g fat 8.5g protein

My toppings choices total 110 calories 8carbs 3.9g fat 10g protein. SO a GRAND TOTAL of 196 calories 18.6g protein.

1 pound lean ground beef                                     1 can tonato sauce (15oz can)

2 cans petite diced tomatoes (28oz cans)              1 can corn

Taco Seasoning                                                    2 cans kidney beans (15oz cans)

Minced Garlic

Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic. Mix 1 cup of warm water with taco seasoning. Drain and rinse beans. (easiest in collander). Pour all ingredents into soup pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with your choice of chips, salsa, sour cream, cheese, etc

Fast food and other Resturants

Ok, So me and my kids go to mall every Tuesday and we get lunch at the Chinese resturant and let the kids play in play area. You cant really do healthy at Chinese so if I dont bring my lunch, I will order bourban chicken with sauce on side and eat that, sometimes I get a salad with that chicken too. just sprinkle a little of sauce on top. Whole chicken order about 320 calories 63g protein. (with just a bit of sauce) No noodles or rice. cant eat them anyways. 
McDonalds. Ill get the Southwestern Chicken Salad Grilled with no dressing. The mixture they put on top has some dressing in it and that works just fine. I only eat about 1/4 to 1/2 of the salad and the whole chicken breast. Salad is 110 calories 6g protein and Chicken is 120 calories 24g protein so Normally I eat about 200 calories 30g protein. I make sure I try to get as much as the cheese as I can. use the lid as my bowl. If you are really craving something fried or in the car I will order the Southwestern Chicken Sandwich no bun. 280 calories 14g protein With bun is 430 calories WOW! You could also order the McChicken no bun no mayo and would only be about 180 calories 14g protein.The SW is extremely moist, helps my band.
Taco Bell I love the Chicken Fresco Tacos. The salsa they put on them is Great. I get hard shell. Cant eat the soft. 1 is normally enough for me. crunchy chicken fresco is 150 cals 6g protein The steak chunchy is 180 cals 8g protein. Soft shell is 150cals Im currently looking at the nutrition info on their website. Great idea to make lists of things you can order at each you may stop by. http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/information  Here is McDonalds http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/food_quality/nutrition_choices.html 
Sit down resturants are harder sometimes. Me and my husband went to a resturant about a month ago and EVERYTHING on menu was fried, slathered in butter, and on 4 inch thick bread. uhhh. Remember just because you order a salad it most likely will be just as bad as ordering what you really want unless you doctor it. Ask for dressing on side, You dont need all they give you, ask for no crutons, grilled not fried. etc. You can easly cut 600-700 calories that way. If you know in advance you can search their website or google healthy options for different foods. http://www.wlsfoodpicks.com/ doesnt have alot by has the places listed by name and gives healthy alternative.  When ordering something other than salad, ask to be cooked without butter or oils. that cuts calories big time. 
Im just going to throw this out there but In Edwardsville, IL on Main Street across from court house is the Lo-Cal Cafe. Don and Evonne have reinvented the resturant. Just as the name says everything is low calorie, healthy, and tasty! They have weekly meal plans that you can pick up frozen healthy meals on monday and have them ready for lunches or dinners. http://lo-calcafe.net/ They also have classes on certain nights of the week. I recoment everyone checks it out.
This looks like a good start to healthy eating http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20429722,00.html  here is another http://www.helpguide.org/life/fast_food_nutrition.htm  and another http://www.healthydiningfinder.com/Home

What to order at Starbucks

Ok, I promise you can go to Starbucks and not drink all of your daily calories. What I normally get. Lately I have been getting a Tall Skinny Vanilla Latte with 1 sweet n low, extra shot of expresso and steamed to 130 degrees (I dont like it really hot) It is 105 calories and 10g protein.    If you are a tea drinker the Tea Misto is good. They no longer carry it but to order you ask for a Grande Tea Latte no syrup, fat free steamed milk (to 130 of course :-) ) with 2 bags of Awake Tea and 2 sweet n lows. 120 calories 12g protein. I always thought it was weard that the British add milk to their tea, but it is actually really good. If you like the frozen drinks, I have been known to order the Tall Light Vanilla Frappuccino 130 calores 3g protein. or a  Tall Light Java Chip Frappuccino with shot of expresso. This has chocolate chips in it. yum! 150 calories 4g protein. You could even get away with ordering a short instead of tall. These really fill me up. Almost cant finish. Almost ;-)  Remember to always ask for fat free milk (you cant taste difference when mixed with something) and sugar free syrups. If you forgo the syrups you save a TON more calories. Sometimes I order my skinny latte without the syrup and just get 2 sweet n lows. Now my regular old coffee Im sipping tastes horrable, I want a latte.