Post by joefla70 on Aug 20, 2013 14:14:26 GMT -5
Recently I have discovered some food items I like that are helpful for me in my diet and I wanted to post them, along with a list of my "staples". I checked to see if there was an existing thread that discussed food finds, but did not see one. So, I figured that the most appropriate place would be in the recipe forum.
I have tried to create a sugar free bbq sauce from scratch using the Heintz reduced sugar ketchup, sugar substitute and brown sugar substitute. I don't know what I did wrong, but it did not go well! But, alas, the other day I was in Sam's Club and I found "Paula Deen" brand no-sugar bbq sauce. I bought some to give it a try and it was pretty good.
Other food items I have used or recently found:
Hebrew National 97% Fat Free hot dogs. - Now, I am not on a low fat diet, but one of these hot dogs is 40 calories and 1g fat. The regular hot dogs are 150 calories, and the reduced fat hot dogs are 110 calories. (All the same size). So, the 97% fat free dogs are quite a bit lower in calorie and fat. And they are pretty good! I covered mine with mustard and sauerkraut, so that may have helped the taste. I was going to have relish, but I noticed that the sweet relish contained sugar. So, the next time I was at the grocery store I noticed...
Mount Olive No Sugar Added Sweet Relish. - I haven't tried this yet, but i bought it to try with the hot dogs. Now, being that I am on a low carb diet, what do I put them on?
Joseph's Middle East Bakery Flax, Oat Bran and Whole Wheat Lavash Bread or Pita Bread. I use both the lavash and pita bread for different things. For the hot dogs, I cut the lavash bread in half to make two buns. (I could probably cut it in 4). One piece is 100 calories. So, I could actually have four of the 97% fat free hot dogs on 4 rolled up quarters of the lavash bread, with mustard and relish, and it would be less than 300 calories!
Fage' 0% Greek Yogurt. I use this as a sweet or savory item. I mostly use it as a low calorie substitute for sour cream. For a dessert I mix in sugar substitute and assorted flavorings depending on my mood (cinnamon, sugar free syrups, fruit, PB2, etc.)
Torani & DaVinci Sugar Free Syrups - I use these in coffee and in flavoring yogurt. I haven't tried many of them, but the few I have tried have been very good (Kahlua, Irish Cream).
I have tried to create a sugar free bbq sauce from scratch using the Heintz reduced sugar ketchup, sugar substitute and brown sugar substitute. I don't know what I did wrong, but it did not go well! But, alas, the other day I was in Sam's Club and I found "Paula Deen" brand no-sugar bbq sauce. I bought some to give it a try and it was pretty good.
Other food items I have used or recently found:
Hebrew National 97% Fat Free hot dogs. - Now, I am not on a low fat diet, but one of these hot dogs is 40 calories and 1g fat. The regular hot dogs are 150 calories, and the reduced fat hot dogs are 110 calories. (All the same size). So, the 97% fat free dogs are quite a bit lower in calorie and fat. And they are pretty good! I covered mine with mustard and sauerkraut, so that may have helped the taste. I was going to have relish, but I noticed that the sweet relish contained sugar. So, the next time I was at the grocery store I noticed...
Mount Olive No Sugar Added Sweet Relish. - I haven't tried this yet, but i bought it to try with the hot dogs. Now, being that I am on a low carb diet, what do I put them on?
Joseph's Middle East Bakery Flax, Oat Bran and Whole Wheat Lavash Bread or Pita Bread. I use both the lavash and pita bread for different things. For the hot dogs, I cut the lavash bread in half to make two buns. (I could probably cut it in 4). One piece is 100 calories. So, I could actually have four of the 97% fat free hot dogs on 4 rolled up quarters of the lavash bread, with mustard and relish, and it would be less than 300 calories!
Fage' 0% Greek Yogurt. I use this as a sweet or savory item. I mostly use it as a low calorie substitute for sour cream. For a dessert I mix in sugar substitute and assorted flavorings depending on my mood (cinnamon, sugar free syrups, fruit, PB2, etc.)
Torani & DaVinci Sugar Free Syrups - I use these in coffee and in flavoring yogurt. I haven't tried many of them, but the few I have tried have been very good (Kahlua, Irish Cream).
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