Well - I tried something new today - I took one of my favorite WW recipes (chicken and ziti) but because I am not going to measure and weigh, I went against the core of my very being and just "went with it." Here is the recipe - extremely low fat, using whole grains - it's actually "simply filling or Core" if that's what you do follow:
One box of whole wheat penne. The recipe calls for 2 cups but in doing that I had about 1/3 of a cup left over in the box so I figured - what the heck - and I used it all! I boiled it for 9 minutes.
Then mixed it with:
1 cup of fat free ricotta
1 package of sliced mushrooms, sauteed
1 small handful of walnuts (leave out for SF/Core unless you measure)
In a separate pan I sauteed up a diced onion with 2 cloves of garlic
Then added 1 large can of crushed tomatoes with 1/2 tsp each oregano and basil and some ground black pepper
To this I added some left over diced chicken - I didn't measure it but you can
Simmered this all together for the time it took for the ziti to cook
Put 1/2 of the tomato mixture on the bottom of a baking pan, top with ziti mixture, then the rest of the tomato sauce.
Top with FF mozarella (if you use low fat, then count and measure if youi want)
A sprinkling of parmesian (optional) topped it all off
Bake about 1/2 hour in a 350 degree oven or until the cheese melts on top.
If you are counting and measuring, you only need to count the cheese, chicken and ziti.
If you are doing Core/SF then you don't have to count anything as long as you use FF dairy and whole wheat pasta.
Voila! A guilt-free family meal.
For breakfast this morning I had FF plain yogurt with plain mini-shredded wheat, 1/2 banana, 1 TBS chopped walnuts, and some splenda.
I think I will have the ziti for dinner and have some yummy cabbage soup that I made yesterday for lunch. (I made variations in both, but these cookbooks are the original sources.)
Anyway - I didn't intend for this to turn into a recipe site/journal, but I'm liking it (for now!). Hope this can help anyone who wants to explore "natural" eating.
Samida
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