Secrets of Success

Plan Ahead

Prepare food ahead of time. It will save alot of frustration. Enjoy every bite you deserve good food! The better you eat the more you will lose. Have Fun with food!

mashed potatoes

I find mash potatoes to be very boring and tasteless, so when I cook them now I'll add a head of cauliflour and boil them together then mash them. Put them in a casserole dish sprinkled with cheddar and broil till the top is browned, Great flavor and everyone loves them.

Using Veggies as a Filler

I add extra fresh veggies to everything now. Everyone in my family loves broccoli so we eat it with almost every dinner. It can be a side, a main dish, added to pasta. I even made a pot of chili last weekend and added shredded carrots and broccoli (very finely chopped) just for the nutrients!

Making it better

I have found that substituting salt with red pepper and herbal seasonings take away the need for that salty taste.

Baking

I love to bake and I substitute everything I can and still have great taste. I will use egg whites for most of the eggs, applesauce for 1/2 the oil and splenda for 1/2 of the sugar. I also use mini chocolate chips and use less.

soup mugs

When things get dull by eating soup or cereal all the time, I switch to coffee mugs or cups. I can take them out on the deck, or just at the table. Easier to handle.

Love Cooking

I have been cooking healthy for myself now and I love it. I love cooking vegetables. Plus I now use Sweet potatoes instead of regular ones.

Plan a menu

Every weekend I sit down for an hour and plan my menu including snacks for the next week. I type it up and post it on my frig. I will plan down to how many calories I will have each day. I make sure that I have about 4 weeks of menus and rotate them. I also try a new recipe each week.

Freeze portions

I buy brown rice in 20 kilo sacks and then I cook 1 l dry measure at the time and weigh in 150 g portions that I freeze. Three minutes in the micro makes it ready to eat.

food

cooking my favorite dish in low fat.