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Back At It

Well, after being M.I.A. for a couple of months now, I'm back. I wish I could say I was off doing wonderful things, but sadly that's not the case. By the end of February, I was off my eating plan and back to the fast food. What I allowed to throw me off was a stupid birthday party. Not that it's an excuse, but I thought I could handle a couple of bites of birthday cake. That wasn't the case. It made me want other sweets and I allowed myself to have them. I wish when I fell off the wagon back in February, I would have gotten back on track the next day, but I didn't. Here I am giving it another go yet again. I've decided to go back to low carb again because I feel the best when I'm on it (and sticking to it). Today is day #1 again.

One Man, One Cow, One Planet and other Videos

I've been watching all sorts of documentaries lately. I'm heading to bed to watch this one on my laptop now.



These are some other DVDs I've watched lately. I'm not saying I agree with everything being said in the videos, I just find them interesting and thought provoking...

Food Matters


King Corn


Food, Inc


The Future of Food

Low Carb Waffles

 

Low Carb Waffles

4 Large Eggs

2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream

3 Tablespoons Water

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

4 Packets Splenda or 8 Drops Liquid Splenda

2.5 ounces Plain Pork Rind Crumbs

1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

2 Tablespoons Melted Butter

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and then add the cream, water and vanilla extract; beat some more. Mix the Splenda packets (if not using liquid) with the cinnamon and pork rind crumbs and add to the egg mixture. Mix well and set aside for 5 minutes. Stir and check the consistency. The mixture should be thick, but not too thick. If it is too thick, add just a little bit of water at a time until it is thinner. Stir in the melted butter.

Pour 1/3 cup batter (or the amount recommended by the manufacturer of your waffle iron) onto a preheated iron. Close and bake.

Makes: 6

Per Serving (with Splenda Packets): 149 Calories; 12g Fat (71.8% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 169mg Cholesterol; 214mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat.

Per Serving (with Liquid Splenda): 146 Calories; 12g Fat (73.0% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 169mg Cholesterol; 214mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat.

Note: If your iron holds more than 1/3 cup of batter, you'll need to see how many waffles you get and divide these numbers by the number of waffles you get for the nutritional info...

893 Calories; 69g Fat (71.8% calories from fat); 50g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 1012mg Cholesterol; 1286mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 8 1/2 Fat.

I made a couple of batches of these. I let them cool completely on a wire rack, and then I placed them into a ziplock freezer bag and froze them. When I want a couple, I just pulled them out of the freezer and pop them into the toaster. I took these to work one day for lunch and let some of my co-workers try them. Nobody could believe they were made with pork rinds. LOL!

For those of you not following the Low Carb Lifestyle, I have a Whole Wheat Waffles recipe on my website with lower calories and fat.

Low Carb Pancakes

Low Carb Pancakes

4 Large Eggs
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
2.5 ounces Plain Pork Rind Crumbs
1/4 Cup Splenda Granular or 12 Drops Liquid Splenda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs until frothy. Add the heavy cream and Splenda. Mix the cinnamon with the pork rind crumbs and slowly add to the egg mixture. Set aside for 5 minutes to allow the batter to thicken. If the batter is too thick, add some water 1/2 teaspoon at a time to thin it out. Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto a lightly greased, hot skillet. You may need to spread the mixture out just a little bit. Cook until each side is lightly browned. Serve with butter and sugar free maple syrup. You can't taste the pork rinds in these pancakes. They kind of remind me of whole wheat pancakes.

Makes: 8-10 pancakes (depending on how thick your batter is).

Per Serving (with Liquid Splenda): 139 Calories; 11g Fat (73.1% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 139mg Cholesterol; 199mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat.

Per Serving (with Splenda Granular): 142 Calories; 11g Fat (71.5% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 139mg Cholesterol; 199mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat.

These can be made ahead and frozen. Cool them completely on a wire rack. Place a square of waxed paper between each pancake and place into a ziplock freezer bag. Store in the freezer until you are ready to eat. When you want some, simply pull them out of the freezer, put the pancakes on a plate and microwave until hot.

For those of you not following the Low Carb lifestyle, I have a High Fiber, Low Fat pancake recipe at my website.

Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Just Say No to Snow

Since I don't really have any food stuff to write about, I'm just going to take this opportunity to whine and babble.

It's snowing again. :( I worked this past weekend and had to drive in the snow. Now here we are again... even more snow. Luckily, my friend Francy (who is the secretary on my shift) has a friend with a big truck so they're going to swing by and pick me up today. The part I'm mostly worried about is how many of my employees are going to call off because of the snow. Since we work at a hospital, it doesn't matter how bad it gets, we're still open. They offer a free taxi if you can't drive in the bad weather, but some of the people either live outside the area the taxi will drive to, or they just won't ride in the taxi because they think the drivers are creepy.

We're supposed to be having a carry in at work to celebrate 3 birthdays today. It's nothing fancy, just a hotdog dinner. I supply all of the hotdogs and they each bring something to go along with it. One lady makes chili sauce, someone brings condiments, someone brings plates and silverware, someone brings soda, etc. It's a fun thing to do. I always ask everyone what they want for their birthday. I use to buy it, but I decided it was getting too costly, so now I make what they want. :) One guy wants no bake cookies, the other guy wants plain brownies, and my boss wants brownies with icing (she loves chocolate). I made the no bake cookies last night, and then I made dark chocolate brownies with dark chocolate icing and sprinkled mini semi-sweet chocolate chips on top. Since we have 3 birthdays to celebrate at once, Francy is helping me out by making the plain brownies.

I'm thinking if everyone calls off and I get stuck at work over night, I just may have to eat some of this stuff. LOL!!! Seriously, I hope not. Well, I'd better eat something and then shovel some snow before I leave. Thanks for listening to me babble. :)

PS, I'll post the recipe for waffles and pancakes I made on Friday hopefully sometime tomorrow (unless I'm still at work).