I purchased Susan Powter’s “C’mon America, Let’s Eat!” recipe book ages ago but never delved very deep into its pages. My six year old was paging through it not long ago and saw a picture of Susan’s Strawberry, Blueberry,Pear Mold. I thought the picture looked vile, he thought it was the coolest thing ever. So I dug out the old bunt pan and gathered the ingredients. Its a very simple recipe, just some unflavoured gelatin, canned and frozen fruit and…..cottage cheese. It was okay, it was very very sweet and I even cut back on the sugar. Since it had purreed pear in it it also had that gritty pear mouth feel to it. I think it would be easier and more tastey to just make some sugar free jell-o and throw in some frozen berries and call it a day. Its not a bad recipe, just not one I would make again.
Jet-Puffed marshmallows come in chocolate now. YUM!! They are so good! 4 are 100 calories with 0g of fat and 25 grams of carbs. They are definatly chocolatey and oddly satisfying. They also make strawberry ones that are good as well with similar ‘nutrition’ information. Obviously there isnt much in the way of healthy calories in these but they are a really yummy treat.
These are pretty hard to find in my area, only super walmart carries them, none of the regular grocery store carry the chocolate kind.
Just be sure to stay away from the raosted coconut ones, they are very yummy but contain fat and more calories!
I plan on getting back into a weight loss routine very soon after this baby is born. I know Ill still need to eat good foods but I plan on eating fairly low fat. I dont plan on being strict- 25% give or take calories from fat should be sufficient. Ill discuss it with my midwife at my next appointment. With my last child I did not lose any weight while breastfeeding. He was completely breastfed- no formula at all so one would expect to shed the baby fat very quickly but there was a problem- I couldnt control my eating. I would start each day by trying to eat light, Id maybe eat a banana or a packet of oatmeal and by 10:30am I would be literally starving. So almost every single day I would eat several large pancakes with butter and boysenberry syrup, then at noon Id eat lunch, have snack around 3, dinner around 6, snack around 8, snack around 10 and finally to bed. God only knows how many calories I was consuming but it was a ridiculous amount Im sure! I was really low on fruits and veggies and high on fat and carbs. I slowly packed on the pounds even though I was nursing. This time I am armed with knowledge. Knowledge that I need to eat a big hearty low fat breakfast and have a nutritious low fat snack waiting when that hunger hits. If I can get to lunch time eating well then the rest of the day generally goes very well. Lactating burns about 500 calories a day! But that doesn’t mean you can eat anything you want in whatever amount you want. Still watch that fat and those calories. Make sure you are eating healthy food but in a smart amount, don’t let yourself get so hungry you over eat. I got into that habit everyday and it really took a tole on my health and it took a lot of miles of running and months (years!) of watching what I ate to lose that fat I put on during the pregnancy and postpartum period.
My morning sickness has been giving me one heck of a run for my money but Im still trying to make healthy low fat choices. Im pleading the 5th on the cheesies the other morning. Ive loosend my standards of 20% fat from calories or less. Some days there isnt anything that sounds good to eat, but peanut butter has always seemed okay to me no matter how I am feeling so Ive been eating peanut butter fairly often, a few times a week. I guess its worth it, its a good source of protien, which I need a lot of. Im exhausted and my blood volume is very low so I need protien and iron. That is also where I have started to splurge. I was eating very very little red meat because even lean cuts are high in fat. I grilled steaks the other day and my husband is grilling some kind of cut of beef tonight. I definatly cant eat steak like I used to though!
Im still craving healthy foods, its pretty remarkable and I have to wonder if its because of eating low fat prior to getting pregnant. My ‘worst’ craving has been cheese. Mostly Brie cheese, which pregnant woman cannot consume. I am practically dreaming about Brie. So wierd. Cheese has been up there on my most recent cravings along with tuna. With my other pregnancies I was craving junk like cake, brownies, cookies etc.ÂÂ
My weight this morning was 156.0lbs, The day I took my pregnancy test I think I was 156.6lbs. So my weight gain is minimal.
Ive been eating low fat for a couple of months now, and while it hasnt resulted in some miraculous weight loss I do have more energy to exercise and I have lost several inches. Ive also found that I dont miss a lot of the fat I used to eat. I do miss peanut butter and greasy pizza a lot but thats really it. I definitely feel better than I have in years, Im going to continue eating low fat and once I have a little knee issue resolved I can get back to exercising regularly. I am also going to look into weight watchers to see if it is compatible with eating low fat. From what I understand of the points system it makes counting calories much much easier!