since i am on this low fat/fat free diet since my surgery. i have some questions. i know several of you guys are very into fitness/nutrition, i need some ideas on recipes for this new food style. really think it could be for good if i can find ways to keep it from getting boring. just had fat free frozen yogurt for the first time. wasn't too bad. i have been eating chicken breasts but that is getting boring. help me people. pppplllleeeeeeeeezzzzzeeeee
Luckily there are plenty of ways to prepare chicken, because it does get boring. I like to take the boneless cutlets, dip them in a bit of skim milk and then roll them in cornflake crumbs with a dash of paprika and then bake them in the oven. Or you can do the boneless cutlets on the barbecue grill with a bit of barbecue sauce.
Ground turkey is another one of my stand-bys. You can use it in chili or to make burgers. The dark meat makes better burgers -- it's not as different from beef as you might think. It's a bit higher in fat than the white meat but it tastes better.
You can do a stir-fry with beef or chicken with vegetables and serve over rice.
If you like spicy foods (and since you're in Cajun country, you probably do), you can use them to create new flavors without adding any additional calories.
For lunch I usually have a salad with a hard-boiled egg, a bit of low-fat cheese and meat of some kind (roast beef, chicken, turkey or ham) and some low-fat dressing.
Egg whites and Canadian bacon are my staple breakfast foods. Tastes great on a whole grain bagel.
One of the hardest parts of any diet is trying to find enough variety to alleviate the boredom. Hope this helps a little bit.
