I’m still working on perfecting this recipe, but I’m getting close.<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/p>\n Optionals:<\/p>\n This makes 4 waffles.\u00a0 I eat 2 for a serving.\u00a0 That’s approximately 300 calories without toppings.<\/p>\n Directions:<\/p>\n Plug in and heat up your waffle maker<\/p>\n Combine all the ingredients except about 1\/2 the milk\/liquid and whisk together<\/p>\n Assess the thickness.\u00a0 It should be a little thicker than pancake dough, but not as thick as cookie dough.\u00a0 Too thick, it will be a little gritty.\u00a0 Too thin, it will fall apart too easy.\u00a0 You’ll probably need the extra liquid, so whisk that in if you do, but I always double check.<\/p>\n Let your waffle maker do it’s thing.\u00a0 This is a great time to cook up some sausage patties and a broccoli pancake<\/a> for the side.<\/p>\n Once they’re done, I top with a *little* butter, a drizzle of real maple syrup… and a pinch of salt.\u00a0 I am kind of a salt fiend, so I may just be weird, but I think it brings out the flavor of everything.\u00a0 If you’re anti salt for health reasons, totally skip it.\u00a0 If you just think it’s weird – give it a try on one little square and see if you like it.\u00a0 You could certainly top with anything you’d like – I can see nut butter, jam, yogurt, fruit, ice cream (lol), etc.\u00a0 I’ve just been enjoying scratching that traditional-breakfast-without-all-the-carbs itch so I haven’t branched out.<\/p>\n Lettuce boat club sandwiches<\/strong><\/p>\n One of my favorite foods in the world is a club sandwich on sourdough.\u00a0 It used to be my pre-race food until I realized that I was often feeling gross on race day.\u00a0 I’m trying to avoid bread, so I thought I had to give up one of my faves… until I had a revelation!\u00a0 This is a super easy lunch, dinner, snack… anytime.\u00a0 And… once you remove all the bread (which you won’t miss much, I swear), you’ve got plenty of room for whatever side you want to pair with it.<\/p>\n Approximately 300 calories with cheese, turkey, and bacon (and all the veggies).<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/p>\n Directions:<\/p>\n Cook the bacon ahead of time if you want to save time.\u00a0 Or use precooked bacon, but really, you want good quality pan cooked bacon since it’s not hiding in bread.<\/p>\n Pick out 4-6 lettuce leaves (depending on the size\/how hungry you are).\u00a0 Use them like you would bread.<\/p>\n Put down one leaf, layer cheese, turkey, bacon, and then toppings.\u00a0 I suggest this order because I think it hold things in better, but, it’s your lettuce-wich!<\/p>\n Put your second leaf over the top.\u00a0 Repeat as many times as you want!<\/p>\n Bonus: without the bread, I don’t think this needs any sauce like mustard, mayo, dressing, etc, but you can certainly add it.<\/p>\n Zucchini Lasagna<\/strong><\/p>\n Ignore the shoes, and look at that luscious lasagna-y goodness.\u00a0 I was even able to leave out the zucchini on Zliten’s side (and add just a few noodles) and we had a dish we could share.\u00a0 Note the great noodle wall up there.\u00a0 It actually worked out really well!<\/p>\n Notes: I’ll direct you how to make it like I did (half for a veggie hater\/noodle lover).<\/p>\n This is about a 500 calorie GIANT meal (if you divide it into 6).\u00a0 You can go smaller with 8 servings for about 375 calories and pair with a salad for a smaller meal. You can also eat one, 3000 calorie giant pan serving.\u00a0 I won’t judge.<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/p>\n Seasoning:<\/p>\n Directions:<\/p>\n Brown the ground beef and chicken sausage in a pan.\u00a0 Halfway through, dice up and add onions and peppers and seasoning.\u00a0 Add ricotta and tomato sauce and let thicken for about 5 mins.\u00a0 Add the spinach, pepperoni (i dice this), and olives and mix in.<\/p>\n Now, preheat your oven to 350 and assemble.\u00a0 Lay down one layer of the mixture, and then you can choose zucchini or noodles, and then a layer of mozzarella and so on.\u00a0 I won’t tell how how to live your life, but my ‘zagna goes: mix, noodle\/zucc, cheese, mix, noodle\/zucc, cheese, mix, cheese.\u00a0 I don’t put a crust on top.\u00a0 The cheese gets yummy and crispy and works for me.<\/p>\n Bake in the oven for 45 mins with foil on, and then 15 mins with foil off.\u00a0 Obviously, it’s best right out of the oven, but reheats like a champ, even from frozen, with a few minutes in the microwave per serving.<\/p>\n Tortilla pizza<\/strong><\/p>\n Oddly enough, I have no tortilla pizza pictures because I’ve made them a million times, but dang if it doesn’t look and taste very similar to this (just with a thinner crust).<\/p>\n I have this conundrum where I crave the taste of pizza often, but it is so unfilling to me.\u00a0 Seriously, without the nagging thoughts of how many calories I was putting down, I could probably take down a whole medium myself because there is no… substance to it.\u00a0 And then, of course, I would feel super duper gross all day.<\/p>\n Enter the solution – personal pizzas on a corn tortilla.<\/p>\n The first step is to get your tortilla crispy.\u00a0 Here’s where your choice lies – you could bake the crap out of the tortilla in the oven… or you can coat each side of your tortilla with a little olive oil and pan fry it.\u00a0 I choose the latter.\u00a0 It doesn’t take much oil and is soooo good.<\/p>\n Do NOT put any toppings on it until you have your tortilla crispy, or you won’t get crust.\u00a0 You’ll have a limp tortilla with stuff on top that will fall off.\u00a0 This is not what you want.<\/p>\n Once you have that crispy tortilla, you can top with anything!\u00a0 My fave is:<\/p>\n As discussed, with a half tbsp of olive oil, a modest sprinkling of cheese, this comes in about 225 calories.\u00a0 If you go heavier with the cheese – maybe about 250.<\/p>\n Just continue to let it heat up in the pan and let the cheese melt, and in a few moments, you’re eating a personal pizza for less calories than a thin crust slice (depending on toppings and how cheesy you make it).<\/p>\n Two of these are really filling.\u00a0 Even on hungry days.<\/p>\n Sides:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sides are a big deal to me.\u00a0 I’ve been known to prefer one restaurant over another due to their sides (not the main dish).\u00a0 I’ve been known to eat a meal of mostly, or sometimes all, sides.<\/p>\n My husband, however, thinks sides are less important.\u00a0 He’s been known to cook something like a piece of chicken for dinner, and when I ask what else goes with it, he’ll shrug at me and say “another piece of chicken?”.\u00a0 So, our cooking teamwork style involves him handling the main dish and I get the sides.\u00a0 It works out.<\/p>\n Here are some sides that are so blissfully simple, healthy, and delicious that they’ll become staples in your kitchen.<\/p>\n![\"Recipe1\"](\"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Recipe1.jpg\")
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