Hi all, checkout the Carnival of the Recipes #77? (chocolate themed). Also checkout my non-chocolate contribution, Grilled Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich.
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Feb 06
Grilled Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
This is a damn good sandwich, its loosely based on a Cooking Light recipe, adapted to what I had on hand. Peanut butter is great because its super filling, has two grams of fiber per serving plus its been found to lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides.
Grilled Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
2 slices potato bread
2 medium banana (~7″ long)
1 tablespoon Polaner Strawberry All Fruit jam
1 tablespoon chunky peanut butter
1 teaspoon honey (just drizzle some on, close enough)
1 tablespoon Smart Balance butter replacement spread
- In a non-stick skillet get a half tablespoon of the smart balance spread warming up over medium heat.
- Put the peanut butter on one side of the bread, drizzle on the honey.
- Cut banana in half then slice the halves length-wise into three pieces and place on peanut butter side.
- Spread jam on the plain piece of bread and put on top of your sandwich.
- Place in pan, while one side is cooking butter the piece of bread that’s facing up.
- Grill both sides until browned and warmed through.
Nutrition (approximate):
- Calories: 470,
- Fat: 15.4g,
- Protein: 13.2g,
- Carbs: 74.7g,
- Fiber: 8.4g,
- Sodium: 329mg,
- Calcium: 13mg
30
Jan 06
Colleen’s Wheat Bread
Cathy over at Chief Family Officer was nice enough to post Colleen’s Wheat Bread recipe, I tried it this weekend and it turned out great. It was a perfect match for the Vegetable Beef Barley soup my wife made. The only change I made was to put a couple tablespoons of sugar in also, I wasn’t sure if the honey would be enough food for the yeast to chomp on.
27
Jan 06
Hidden Calories
Are you having trouble losing weight even though you’ve cut your calories? Watch out for hidden calories, I mean foods you wouldn’t normally think of when? you log your food for the day:
- Gum – Go for low sugar alcohols, manufacturers don’t have to list them under sugar but they are still converted into calories
- Altoids
- Barbeque sauce
- Half and half or creamer in coffee
- Diet drinks (they still have some calories)
19
Jan 06
Sometimes it doesn’t taste better on TV
Wow, I watched this episode of Giada’s Everyday Italian, I thought this looked painful:
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Here’s the blow by blow coverage, this is great.
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