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Originally Posted by BusyMommy  Cristeen, YES, jerky is an AWESOME idea. They love it. But, I'm sure the kind we can buy is full of stuff.So...my new resolve to go fishing and dipnetting once we're home should solve that issue. Never thought of that.
Yeah, I need to get a stock of recipes and ideas so I can pull one off quickly. It's such a whole new way of thinking. ANd, nope, no nuts or corn for us. At least for a month.
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Yes, most commercial jerky is full of crap. Like HFCS.
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Hmm... no dairy, no nuts, no corn. How about edamame as a snack? They're high in protein and not processed at all. If you get the kind that are frozen in the pod it also keeps the kids busy for a while popping them out of the pods. They just have to be boiled about 5 minutes.
Stuffed mushrooms? artichokes? onions? They can be stuffed with grain or meat or seafood or beans or veggies or a combination.
You can make a faux rice with grated (shredded) cauliflower. I've used it in fried rice, and know someone who used it instead of rice to make sushi. On it's own it's pretty bland, but mixed with something that will give it flavor...
I'm guessing you can't have potatoes, but you can have sweet potatoes. How about sweet potato pancakes? Sweet potato hashbrowns? Sweet potato croquettes? Mashed sweet potatoes? Roasted, baked, pan fried... Slice a sweet potato into rounds about an inch thick, steam it just until tender then pan fry it until it forms a crust, sprinkle it with a little cinnamon... I'm making myself hungry.
How about crab/shrimp/tuna/salmon cakes?
Can you have any grain other than rice and oats? Buckwheat? Barley? Quinoa? Millet? Can you have beans other than black? white? red? pinto? mung? lentils? chickpeas?
I've used oat flour to good effect in things calling for small amounts of flour as a binder. Chickpea flour is another one that could be used.
I've made chips out of jicama. They have way more water in them than potatoes, so they shrink like crazy, but they made for a nice change.
How about a sweet potato and meat casserole? Shepherd's pie style maybe.
Quiches or fritattas can make a nice meal or snack (breakfast, lunch, dinner, doesn't matter), and can be served hot or cold.
Stews can be a good lunch or dinner, and leftovers could be used to make a shepherd's pie.
Hopefully there's something there you can use.
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Originally Posted by daniedb I'm so excited about joining you! I am going to sub to this thread and be back in a few days...we're christening the boys today, and I'm not willing to give up on my cake that I made so lovingly for them...so after today, I'll be back and hopefully give and take information and encouragement!
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Welcome! Good to have more people joining us.
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Originally Posted by BusyMommy I realized it really isn't all or nothing for the rest of our lives. After this month, I CAN make a batch of something as an occasional treat & bring most of it out as a party favor or w/dh to work.
It's such a huge learning curve.
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Right. For now it's about learning what works for you. Once you can start adding things back in, life will get easier, but in the meantime that doesn't mean you all have to be bored.
Maybe if you make a list of what you *can* have, that might help you to be more creative. Concentrating on what you can't have can be very depressing.
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Originally Posted by BusyMommy Man, I need to figure out multiple quotes... 
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To the right of the "Quote" button, there's a button labeled "+ Click that on every post you want to quote, then hit the "Reply" button at the bottom of the page.
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Originally Posted by BusyMommy OMG  I forgot...I saw some dried cranberries at the store a couple of days ago. ANd, of course, I have spaced the brand. But, they were different; ie. whole berries w/absolutely no sweetener. |
That's ok. If you see them again, I'm happy for the info. I've been looking for them for years because i"m too lazy to dry them myself.
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Originally Posted by splunky I did great yesterday until late at night when dd decided that she wanted to stay up until 11pm. I got into snacking on some sweets, they were "sugar free" but laden with gross stuff am sure.
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If they were sweets and labeled "sugar free" they probably had maltitol or sorbitol in them. Be careful with those. Too much can put you into "gastric distress" which is very unpleasant (not life-threatening, but you'll sure wish you'd just die already
). But yes, just because they're "sugar-free" doesn't make them good for you.
Hopefully once you get home it'll be a little easier for you to plan ahead for the munchies. I usually do a big "cooking" once a week during the weekend. Last week it was BBQing a tri-tip, a london broil and 5 ears of corn along with my usual melon prep. This week it was chopping 2 melons (a cantaloupe and a honeydew), making broccoli salad, bean soup (I accidentally overcooked the beans while I was on the phone so they're only good for soup now), watermelon juice, pineapple juice, I made curry from scratch last night for dinner (have plenty of leftovers), and tonight will BBQ some pork steaks and zucchini that will give us leftovers as well (leftovers wind up lunches). If I don't plan ahead, I either won't eat lunch or will eat something I shouldn't be eating.
Really, I can give up the refined sugar that I am consciously aware of. Yeah, I cheated once today on a pc of cheesecake but I take responsibility for that. 
to everyone and Death to Sugar!
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: I don't know what I'll do without my Coke! 
ciao
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I drooled at the sweet pot rounds fried w/cinnamon...
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: It's the end of the shopping week so I needed to clean out the crisper drawer. I grilled sausage and cheese stuffed mushrooms, zucchini planks, thinly sliced (paper thin) marinated pork steaks, and then some cherry tomatoes and red onion to chop up and toss in my bean soup. Now my tummy is happy. I think I'm in love with my BBQ. 
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