Thoughts and 3 Recipes

First of all, starting anything new, and good for you, is a daunting task. BELIEVE me! If I can do it, anyone can! Learn some basics and then explore. For example, I bought some Coconut Palm and raw honey to replace the sugar I missed. Coconut palm usually comes in a bag, and it's a natural sugar. Remember, stay away from processed foods. Every day I have hot green tea and put honey in it. This curbs my caffeine cravings.

 

Second of all, I'm a change-things-up junkie so I have to figure out a way to do different recipes. Figure out what works for you. Let me start you off by giving you a few easy ones. Remember, you can have as much as you want of the low glycemic foods. The list of these is on the first blog entry in the Dr. Oz cheat sheet. With that being said, I try to eat my protein (You're allowed 6-8 oz a day-fish, turkey, chicken.) at night. So during the day I like to go veggie.

 

Cabbage Steaks

 

head of cabbage

olive oil

garlic salt

salt and pepper

 

Slice the cabbage into the same size "pieces" you would have a good ribeye. Lay them on a baking sheet. Take a basting brush and paint olive oil on your slices. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and garlic salt to taste. Cook on 350 for about 30 minutes. Take out. Turn over. Repeat. Easy. :)

 

I am not a cabbage fan. I liked this. Try putting it on first and letting it cook while you're getting the rest of your dinner ready. Good filler.

 

Vegetable Stir Fry

 

small onion

2 green tomatoes

2 cups cut okra

3 to 4 medium squash

2 cups veggie/chicken broth

olive oil

salt

pepper

Tony's Creole seasoning (to offset sweet from tomatoes)

 

I dice onion and put it in the skillet with the okra and veggie broth. Then I cover it and let it simmer for a few minutes while I cut the squash and tomatoes. (to assure that the okra isn't hard/undercooked) Add remaining veggie and seasonings-all to taste because it depends on how much you like. (I give them a good, thorough sprinkling of each.). Stir fry until desired consistency. I'm a girl who likes a little burn to mine. It's a personal choice.

 

Easy Turkey Chili

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• small onion
• 1 can black beans, rinsed
• 1 can ranch beans
• 1 can northern beans
•  sea salt, to taste
• 2 Tbl cumin
• Cayenne pepper, dash
• Chili powder, to taste
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (I keep a jar of it to cut back on time.)
• salsa (needs to be organic...no sugar added)
• cooked brown rice

                                                                                                

Directions

Add the beans, and season with sea salt, cayenne pepper, chili powder and garlic. Cook, stirring until tender. You can substitute other beans on list.

 In a separate pan, cook the ground turkey and onion with cayenne pepper, sea salt, cumin, chili powder (I use a good, healthy amount) and garlic cloves.

  Since you are limited on turkey and rice, keep watch on portion size. This is VERY filling. Layer rice, beans, turkey, salsa.

 

Delish.