So I'm giving up my lunch meat. It's processed and not good anyway, even though I love it. I grabbed the jar of Jif, weighed out my half portion, 95 calories' worth, and had PB&J for lunch. It was good, nothing I ever crave--well, maybe once every few months. I'm just not a peanut butter person. BUT, it's good for me, so I'll do it. When I get really brave, I'll start eating it with only slice of bread--an open faced sandwich to drop my carbs down a bit. Not yet, though. lol
The thing is, though, I can't eat Jif. It has hydrogenated oil in it. That's a big no-no for everyone, but especially for my lipids. We do not have a health food store in town, so picking from say Wally World and HyVee, are there any good quality peanut butters out there without the hydrogenated stuff in them? I am clueless.
Will also eat more tuna, which will be easy to eat alone or on once slice of bread. Need to pick up almonds, too.
Researching changes to make--not fun, but necessary. Need more protein. Hate yogurt. Get sick of chicken breasts. Ugh. This is going to be a difficult task.
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3.22.2009
Cravings: Pasta
I have craved a few things since starting this journey: Pasta and milk. I love both.
I have had both since starting up. I usually get 3 milk servings a day, and pasta at least once a week. It stinks, though, that pasta is so high in points.
Well, I just spent $27.99 and made my husband mad. lol I was looking at Hungry Girl and noticed a review on Fiber Gourmet pasta. Tastes like the real thing, but 40% fewer calories? No way...but yes, at least they say so. I'll be judging that shortly.
It's expensive. For my $27.99 I get six 8-ounce boxes of pasta. Two penne, two fettuccine and two rotini. In the future, I can see myself using penne and fettuccine more. When I cook a pasta dish, I'll have to make two: one for my guys and one for me. They can afford the higher calories.
I pulled my box of Barilla Plus Rotini off the shelf for a comparison. I don't use this often, but have it on hand if I have a pasta craving.
2 ounces is 210 calories, 2 fat grams and 4 fiber grams.
By comparison, Fiber Gourmet is:
2 ounces is 130 calories, 1 fat gram and 18 fiber grams.
Wow, I'll get almost twice as much bang for my buck with this.
I hope it's good. I'll do a review as soon as it arrives. I hope it's worth the money.
I have had both since starting up. I usually get 3 milk servings a day, and pasta at least once a week. It stinks, though, that pasta is so high in points.
Well, I just spent $27.99 and made my husband mad. lol I was looking at Hungry Girl and noticed a review on Fiber Gourmet pasta. Tastes like the real thing, but 40% fewer calories? No way...but yes, at least they say so. I'll be judging that shortly.
It's expensive. For my $27.99 I get six 8-ounce boxes of pasta. Two penne, two fettuccine and two rotini. In the future, I can see myself using penne and fettuccine more. When I cook a pasta dish, I'll have to make two: one for my guys and one for me. They can afford the higher calories.
I pulled my box of Barilla Plus Rotini off the shelf for a comparison. I don't use this often, but have it on hand if I have a pasta craving.
2 ounces is 210 calories, 2 fat grams and 4 fiber grams.
By comparison, Fiber Gourmet is:
2 ounces is 130 calories, 1 fat gram and 18 fiber grams.
Wow, I'll get almost twice as much bang for my buck with this.
I hope it's good. I'll do a review as soon as it arrives. I hope it's worth the money.
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