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POIFECT_NOT
7/10/06 12:14 A
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cool whip
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Here's an easy snack that my daughter loves and is good for her too and me as well.
Mix all of the following ingredients together -
-One container of fat free cool whip
-Large container of Light and Lively Cottage Cheese
-Small can of crushed pinapple - drained
-1 small box of sugar free jello (dry)- any flavor -Raspberry is really good.
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POIFECT_NOT
6/30/06 7:46 P
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I make my oven fries a little different. I cut the potatoes into 8 wedges and have a bowl with a lid that I put all the seasoning and a small amount of oil in. Then add the potatoes, cover with the lid and shake to coat. Then bake until browned.
I like to use Mrs.Dash garlic herb, onion, hot and spicy, tomatoe basil. What ever flavor you like.
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Thanks, I'll have to try that.
On the cream cheese turkey rolls, what else do y'all think would taste good rolled up?
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| You can also make your own french fries from real potatoes by slicing them the size you want, then shaking in a bag of flour & salt, then spritzing with canola or olive oil & baking. They taste fantastic, and have all the nutrients of a potato, yet eat like a french fry. Much cheaper too, since one small potato wouls serve one or more children. And so little peel would show on each fry that the kids wouldn't notice. Just a thought, lol. Take care, Connie
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Hey Connie my kids would KILL me if I tried to eliminate french fries completely fromn their diet:) What I like about the kid kabobs is that they help control portion sizes. Instead of having a bowl or a ton of them the kids get like 4-5 on a ka bob and two kabobs will fill them up.
About the potatoes I am so with you girl! I leave the peel on for EVERYTHING! But for mashed potatoes I just cut them up pretty small and then mash them with a hand strainer. At first my kids where like EEEEWWWWWW but now they are so used to it they don't say a word!
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| Hey, if you want a healthier kid kabob, try using real potatos, either sliced, cubed, or cut into strips. The french fries & tator tots are NOT considered a vegetable because of all of the additives & cooking they have gone through before you get them. The sodium is high, too. I leave the peels on for everything now, mashed, baked, fried, boiled, etc. Most of the nutrients are found in the peels. If mashing, put them through the food processor to get the peels as small as the ones served at Golden Corral. Take care, Connie
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I am so sorry - guess I had a brain fart. It is REDUCED FAT JIF Creamy Peanut Butter. It has only 12g of fat per serving (2 TBSP) as opposed to 16g of fat per serving for regular peanut butter. Other values listed are:
2.5g Saturated Fats
0g Trans Fat
0g Cholesterol
250mg Sodium
15g Carbohydrates
1g Dietary Fiber
4g Sugars
8g Protein
I am so sorry. I don't eat it myself, but my daughter brought it in. I thought it had said fat-free. Again, sorry for the mistake. Thanks for pointing it out to me. Take care, Connie
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NATIONMOM
6/30/06 12:01 A
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| Karri the Peanut Butter I have is 95 calories for a table spoon. The tortilla I used was only 125 and it was the burrito size. The whole wrap is 313 with how I made it. I am always at the bottom of my calories though. It is so satisfing that it can be a great meal.
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USMCWIFE4LIFE
6/29/06 4:47 P
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I HAVE to share this recipe for a meal! It is soooo good and it is from Cooking Light!
Meal is Pork Chop w/gravy, Mash Potatoes & Succotash
My 4yr son ate up the pork chops & gravy ...it took some coaxing but I did get him to eat 2 bites of the succotash...tip for succotash:use frozen lima beans with butter & canned corn (drained) & add 1 TBL of chopped green onion to the succotash..heat it all up in microwave...delicious!
Pork Chops with Country Gravy
This recipe makes enough gravy to smother the pork chops, or you can spoon half over the chops and half over the mashed potatoes. Substitute dried basil if you don't have marjoram. ** I didn't have the rubbed sage so I just omitted
Total time: 40 minutes.
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 ounce)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 3/4 inch thick)
1 tablespoon butter
Cooking spray
1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour, salt, dried marjoram, dried thyme, and dried rubbed sage in a shallow dish. Dredge pork in flour mixture, turning to coat; shake off excess. Reserve remaining flour mixture.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Reduce heat, and cook for 10 minutes or until done, turning pork once. Remove pork from pan; keep warm.
Combine reserved flour mixture and milk in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Add milk mixture to pan; place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Serve with chops.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chop and 1/2 cup gravy)
CALORIES 252(34% from fat); FAT 9.6g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.6g,poly 0.8g); protein 28.9g; cholesterol 83mg; calcium 142mg; sodium 584mg; fiber 0.3g; iron 1.5mg; carbohydrate 10.6g
Cooking Light, JUNE 2006
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Hi Conmost,
I'm confused. You said Jiff has a fat-free peanut butter? How can that be so? Are there any peanuts in it? Or is a non-nut substitute? Or is the portion size very small? Would you mind checking on the package for me? I'd love to find it, but I dont want to spend hours hunting for it if it isnt really fat-free or close to it. And I'm having alot of trouble figuring out how a product that would be mainly nuts could be fat free.
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POIFECT_NOT
6/29/06 1:05 P
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| OK, Itried the kid kabobs (only I just had the crinkle cut french fries instead of tator tots) but Bella LOVED them she thought they were great and she wants them again!!!!!!!!! THANKS
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THank-you I'll have to try again.
I am keeping track of what I eat and it amazes me. I used to think I was so healthy, it has really opened up my eyes.
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| We found it at WalMart, on the top shelf, but only a slim column of them. Check behind the others, someone may have moved a regular jar in front of them. But remember, just because it's fat-free doesn't mean it is low in excess proteins or carbs, so read the label. Your carbs, fats, & proteins have certain ratios that have to be met, along with the calories. Check these by scrolling to the bottom of the MEAL PLANNER/ food tracker page, then click where it says PRINT TODAY'S FULL REPORT, then scroll to the bottom of that page where you will see 2 pie charts - one based on the foods you tracked that day & the other being SPark People's recommendations. Take care, Connie
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POIFECT_NOT
6/28/06 7:51 P
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| I will after I get the fat-free kind! Right now I don't want to go over 1200 calories. I can't wait to see some results! Did I tell y'all that my Bella is as tall as I am around????? Yea she measured this morning and I was like THAT"S IT!!!!!!
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POIFECT_NOT
6/28/06 6:09 P
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| ARE YOU SERIOUS?????? I looked all over Kroger and WAlmart. I need to find it!!!! I miss peanut butter. I would eat a whole jar right now if I could. NO a whole jar with chocolate kisses mixed in!!!!!! :) I hope I dream about taht tonight!
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POIFECT_NOT
6/28/06 10:55 A
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lol Karri good thing the ingredients weren't there huh
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Oh my goodness, I so woke up thi smorning dreaming about that banana split!!! That's what I wanted for breakfast but I didn't have all of the stuff! I am SO glad it is a real food and not some hunger induced mirage! 
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Sounds Great,, I love anything mixed and mashed and so does my son who is 5.. he loves putting everything together and singing mixa mixa mixa..
The receipe we love is called breakfast sundae's
Fat free large curd cottage cheese (or your pref)
bannanas
frozen strawberry's or fresh ( like frozen and let thaw in fridge overnight)
rice krispies
in a bowl one bannana slipt
cottage cheese
frozen strawberrys (makes a syrup and still healthy)
rice krispies sprinkled over top.
not only will the kids love it - you will too!
I also do the open faced sandwhich.. saving calories with out the other slice of bread and u get to make cool faces with the kethcup!
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| I made a variation this morning of what nationmom made. It was plain nonfat yogurt (6 oz) and one large bananas and 1 tbspn of Peanut Butter crunchy. I mixed it all together and spread it over toasted whole wheat bread. I LOVED it and my daughter liked it alot! It was yummy! I only had two peices of toast and then I downed what was left. I stayed under 300 calories though!
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My daughter loves smoothies, so I try to keep them healthy with 2% milk and vanilla yogurt and fruit. Mango with pineapple is a favorite with us. She recently tried one with yogurt, orange sherbet and bananas (she is the banana queen) and it was pretty good. I try to stay away from icecream.
Kathy
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Oh and about your young one eating your salad, that's GREAT!!!!!
I got my Bella to eat whole wheat, spinach tortillas last night b/c they were green and so I told her they were for kids and asked if she would share one with me. She loved it!!! Aren't they cute?
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Nationom, that sounds yummy! But how many calories does it have? I can't find any Peanut Butter with low enough cals for me to eat and I'm absolutely sad about it:(
And the tator tot shish kabobs are about the cutest darn idea I've heard!!!! I can't wait to make those for my kids:)
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LUVHUMMINGBIRDS
6/27/06 11:08 P
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Here is another one for fruit.. It is a bit sweet but I love it too...
1 jar of marshmallow fluff (the smaller one)
1 8oz block of cream cheese (use the light if you want)
beat together until smooth.. for a twist i have added 1t of vanilla, another time some grated lemon peel.. I want to try almond extract too but DH won't eat it so I haven't..
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| Hi everybody! TRY this: its is sooooooo very delicious!! : in a bowl, cut up fresh fruit, ( I use :seedless grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe, blueberries)You can try different fruit if you like, ADD yogurt(any kind) ADD a little honey, ADD a little granola; as much or as little as You like it, MY kids love it as a snack! Bye!
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MRSAKINS2005
6/27/06 6:35 P
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| my gosh that wrap does sound good....:0)
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I made myself a yummy snack. I took a low carb tortilla(it has 14g fiber) 1T ff cream cheese, 1T Peanut Butter and a banana cut up.
I made it into a wrap and it was very filling.
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HEALTHYIN2006
6/27/06 3:33 P
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| My nine year old daughter and I have started a three day diet, we have three days on and four free days. This Thursday will be out first free day and everything sounds good. I don't know what we could eat that would be satisfying and yet not over indulging. If you have any tips or suggestions please let us know
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such great kid ideas! I may have to copy the post pages to get them all written down!
Kathy
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