Microwave Spinach and Garlic Recipe
Ingredients:
10oz bag spinach
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp lemon juice
dash pepper
40 calories, 9g carbs (6 net carbs)
Mince the garlic and slice the butter into pats. Put half of the spinach into a glass microwave-safe bowl and top it with the garlic and butter. Add in the lemon juice and pepper. Cover and microwave for 45 seconds to let that part settle down.
Stir it up a bit, then add in the rest of the spinach. Recover. Now microwave for another 2 minutes. The spinach will reduce in size down to about a plate-sized amount. Stir again and let it sit for a minute or so to release its steamy heat.You do not end up ingesting most of the butter, it ends up draining off the spinach onto the plate.
Banana Cinnamon Toast
Ingredients:
2 slices of low calorie bread
1/2 of banana
Cinnamon Toast Spice or use Cinnamon and a sugar substitute ( I use stevia)
200 calories, 20g carbs
Toast the bread, cut each slice in half. In a separate small container mush banana or simply spread 3 slices of banana on the slices of bread. Sprinkle your spice.
Spaghetti Squash Sauteed
An excellent alternative to pasta. It's low in fat, low in calories and full of folic acid.
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
1 g of fat, 1 g of protein, 7 g of carbohydrates, 0 g of fiber and 17 mg of sodium.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cut the stem end off squash, then slice through middle. Scoop out and discard seeds.
Place halves inside-down on a baking sheet with 1/4″ of water. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until squash is no longer firm when sliced.
Remove squash from oven and let cool to a safe handling temperature. Then gently scrape the lining with a fork until the squash’s flesh begins to flake apart in strands. Continue until all strands are removed, then discard the skin.
Warm large sauté pan over high heat, adding the olive oil, garlic, and then squash. Stir frequently for
2-3 minutes, then remove from heat.
You can serve with olives, feta, and spaghetti sauce.
100 calorie snacks
Savory Bites
-29 pistachios
-60 Pepperidge Farm Baby Goldfish Crackers
-1 Jolly Time Healthy Pop 100 Calorie Mini Bag popcorn
-25 EatSmart Café Fries
-12 Back to Nature Sesame Ginger Rice Thins
-12 Quaker Quakes Cheddar Cheese Rice Snacks
-40 Rold Gold Classic Style Pretzel Sticks
-60 Pepperidge Farm Baby Goldfish Crackers
-1 Jolly Time Healthy Pop 100 Calorie Mini Bag popcorn
-25 EatSmart Café Fries
-12 Back to Nature Sesame Ginger Rice Thins
-12 Quaker Quakes Cheddar Cheese Rice Snacks
-40 Rold Gold Classic Style Pretzel Sticks
Dairy Delights
-1 Laughing Cow Light Creamy Garlic & Herb cheese wedge and 3 Triscuits
-1 Kraft Polly-O Superlong Twist-Ums string cheese stick
-1 Yoplait Light Smoothie
-½ cup low-fat cottage cheese with 5 strawberries
-1 Kraft Polly-O Superlong Twist-Ums string cheese stick
-1 Yoplait Light Smoothie
-½ cup low-fat cottage cheese with 5 strawberries
Hearty Helpings
-Campbell's Soup at Hand Blended Vegetable Medley
-1 hard-boiled egg with 1 slice Melba toast
-4 slices Sara Lee Honey Ham with 2 teaspoons honey mustard, rolled in lettuce leaf
-½ mini bagel with 1 ounce smoked salmon
-1 hard-boiled egg with 1 slice Melba toast
-4 slices Sara Lee Honey Ham with 2 teaspoons honey mustard, rolled in lettuce leaf
-½ mini bagel with 1 ounce smoked salmon
Fruits & veggies
-2 cups raspberries
-28 grapes
-1 cup blueberries
-1 cup mango chunks
-½ medium cantaloupe
-15 strawberries dipped in 1⁄4 cup Cool Whip Lite
-45 steamed edamame (green soybeans)
-2 tablespoons each of mashed avocado and chopped tomatoes stuffed in 1⁄2 mini pita
-½ red bell pepper dipped in 3 tablespoons hummus
-28 grapes
-1 cup blueberries
-1 cup mango chunks
-½ medium cantaloupe
-15 strawberries dipped in 1⁄4 cup Cool Whip Lite
-45 steamed edamame (green soybeans)
-2 tablespoons each of mashed avocado and chopped tomatoes stuffed in 1⁄2 mini pita
-½ red bell pepper dipped in 3 tablespoons hummus
