I was sitting in the kitchen this past weekend, going through the same cabinets over and over trying to figure out what I was going to make for dinner. I know this is a dilemma that most working mothers face nightly so I try very hard to plan my meals out earlier in the week, so I am not tempted to make a run for the border or take a drive to the Golden Arches.
One of my biggest hurdles is trying to keep the menu varied. I am nearly 2 ½ years post op and the menu can be a little intimidating after a while. The children like pasta and potatoes and I chose to not fix those so I must come up with a healthy alternative. I make a homemade spaghetti sauce and I have a great low carb alternative to lasagna noodles or spaghetti.
Take an egg and beat as if you were making scrambles eggs. Spray a non stick pan with a non stick spray. Pour a very thin layer of egg on the bottom (just enough to coat the pan). This should be thin almost the consistency of a piece of filo dough. The egg will cook quickly so watch closely.
These are great to stack and cut as if noodles, to use as lasagna or to use as a wrap for tamales, etc. Once you put it in place of the noodles, you will not even know it is eggs. My children do not even know it when I use these. It allows the Bariatric patients to have the same “comfort foods” without the negative feelings of cheating.
One of my biggest hurdles is trying to keep the menu varied. I am nearly 2 ½ years post op and the menu can be a little intimidating after a while. The children like pasta and potatoes and I chose to not fix those so I must come up with a healthy alternative. I make a homemade spaghetti sauce and I have a great low carb alternative to lasagna noodles or spaghetti.
Take an egg and beat as if you were making scrambles eggs. Spray a non stick pan with a non stick spray. Pour a very thin layer of egg on the bottom (just enough to coat the pan). This should be thin almost the consistency of a piece of filo dough. The egg will cook quickly so watch closely.
These are great to stack and cut as if noodles, to use as lasagna or to use as a wrap for tamales, etc. Once you put it in place of the noodles, you will not even know it is eggs. My children do not even know it when I use these. It allows the Bariatric patients to have the same “comfort foods” without the negative feelings of cheating.
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