Stuffed Peppers

I was in the grocery store the other day and I scored on some red, orange and yellow peppers. I think I ended up paying $1.40 for 4 of them!! I immediately thought of this recipe and grabbed a few green peppers in addition to my other colors and headed home to cook. :D For those of you following an LBC plan, my plan called for 100g ground beef, 100g rice, 1 cup veggies. In order to make the macro-nutrients match, I took 10g of rice away and added the Rotel. (1/3 can per pepper) See recipe below.

Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients 3 bell peppers 9oz 96% extra lean ground beef (or turkey) Approx 1 cup finely chopped... read more 7 comments

Food and Texture

Okay, so I wasn't always open to the idea of trying new foods. Not only was I a picky eater, I was also particular when it comes to texture. Oatmeal was a no-no, and keep cottage cheese away from me!! So as I was whipping up my cottage cheese ranch dip I noticed that sometimes it comes out more lumpy than other times. Lumps= me not eating it. :lol: I have found a little trick!! Make sure you use the right sized container for mixing. So, if you are only whipping up a cup of cottage cheese, don't use the large bullet cup. I have found that the less excess space in the container helps in whipping that cottage... read more 1 comments

Failing to Plan Ahead?

As I prepped some food this morning, I realized what a busy week I have coming up. In order to be sure I stay on plan, I decided to go ahead and weigh out my PWO shakes along with the dry ingredients for my breakfast pancakes. I'm going into this week with a strategy; prep ahead of time so I have no excuses to eat 'off plan'. [caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Take the time to prep food!"][/caption] Isn't managing an organization/business to accomplish a strategy in support of a goal something worth planning? What's your plan? What's your strategy? What's your goal? These are all questions that organizations and businesses discuss and brainstorm about. So, we need to plan. What is... read more 0 comments

Pumpkin, My Low-Carb Secret

Fall is around the corner and I always think of two foods. Cranberries and pumpkin. I make sure to stock up on fresh cranberries and freeze them, because I know they are not around for long. Well, unless you want to pay a fortune for a small fresh bag. ;) Don't go stocking up on actual pumpkins, they would just take up way too much space. :P Today we'll start with pumpkin since I have been making a recipe with it quite often on school days. Who would have known that pumpkin is so low in carbs? For the amount that I use in many of my recipes, a little goes such a long way. Now, I don't expect you... read more 3 comments