Seem to be stuck

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Seem to be stuck

>>I'm not really a salad eater.>>

You don't have to eat a salad.

>>That's another reason why I figured Extended Induction would be more beneficial.>>

And now you know you figured "wrong".

[mission to lose]

Re: Seem to be stuck

Check out this soup made with cauliflower, sure isn't a salad.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/main-dishes/83586-cauliflower-bisque-cold-weather-food.html

[liv]

Re: Seem to be stuck

Soup - what a good suggestion

Here is one I make sometimes

Cream of anything soup
Ingredients

2 cups cauliflower (trust me on this!!)
1 small onion or 0.5 of a large one
2 stalks celery
2 cloves garlic (optional)
0.25 of a sweet red pepper
2 cups of "anything" (this can be mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, turnip, leeks - basically any veggie you want)
2 pints of stock (a sugar free stock cube is fine)
1 oz (0.25 stick) of butter

Put the stock on to boil and put the cauliflower and the "anything" into it. In a pan melt the butter and gently saute the onion, celery, pepper and garlic (you don't want to brown them, just soften them) for about 5 mins. Add to the stock.

Simmer the water/veg for about 20 minutes or until veg is soft. Don't overcook - it makes everything go bland. Zap in a food processor. Thin with some more water if it's too thick for you (it'll depend what your 'anything' is!). Season to taste and eat!!

The cauliflower already gives this soup a lovely creamy texture, but you can add a dollop of cream before eating if you like. Some garnishes that work well if you want to make it even more yummy include:

With Mushroom: Chopped parsley or chives
With broccoli: grated cheddar cheese
With leeks or turnip: fried bacon bits
With Asparagus: lemon juice and black pepper

You end up with 5-6 generous portions of soup with this recipe.

[Protip]

Re: Seem to be stuck

Have you tried some veggie recipes? There are very many ways to eat veggies and I think many of us have not explored them. I have done this 2 years and I still come across exciting new vegetables or new ways of preparing them.

I really like turnip - baked like french fries (these can be eaten with low carb ketchup)

Or cauliflower baked as potato. I make this often

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/side-dishes/123-cauliflower-potatoes.html

Or yesterday I had cauliflower rice - with curry, ginger and garlic. It is riced cooked cauliflower prepared like fried rice and every bit as delicious.

Many other things out there. I suggest start trying some. Even if you think you may not like them, you may surprise yourself. I like things now that I never ate before - like spaghetti squash (have you tried some with some parmesan - good stuff )

Thank you for the ideas, I will look into these.

>>I'm not really a salad eater.>>

You don't have to eat a salad.

>>That's another reason why I figured Extended Induction would be more beneficial.>>

And now you know you figured "wrong".

Yes, I already admitted that. Thanks for the "I told you so" though, very helpful!

Forget the salad idea.

A lot of these veggies can be sprinkled with olive oil and seasoning and baked or broiled in the oven, such as looks and baby bok choy. Google how to cook veggies.

Try jicama, it can be sliced like apple slices eaten cold, others sprinkle lime and salt. I cut my into tiny slivers, put on a paper towel for awhile do drain the moisture a bit, then I sautee in butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon when they are "almost" burned. YUM!

Well when I said I wasn't really a salad eater, I also meant a log of veggies in general. But I didn't consider all these different ways to prepare them. I'm going to try some of these recipes some of you have suggested.

Thank you for your input.

[mission to lose]

Re: Seem to be stuck

Here's another, it is like hash brown potatoes to me, I cut the recipe in half and the recipe says can be frozen, but I don't think it would turn out too good if it had been frozen. I eat it with dinner, and sometimes with eggs for breakfast.

These are like my new "pig out/comfort" food.

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