Well today it just so happens I have 2 great recipes for you!
These both involve using Egg Substitute! NOW, if you are already saying “EWWW…I’m not gonna try that”…just STOP right there! I assure you this is the BEST way to try this low calorie (good for you) product without feeling like you are eating something “fake”.
Some of you have told me you can’t get used to the low fat/low cal taste of food, so to you I say these recipes are for you! Both are loaded with flavor and offer a hearty portion size so you won’t feel like you are starving! Before we get started let me give you a little Egg Substitute conversion chart:
1 Egg=1/4C Substitute
So if you have a recipe that calls for 4 Eggs….you need 1 cup of the Substitute (add it up it’s not as hard as you think)
ALSO…. just so you know 1 regular egg (not the EX LG) is approx 55 calories but the equivalent (1/4 cup) of substitute is only 30 calories…now don’t say that isn’t much…. Think about a recipe that calls for 4 eggs you would save 100 calories in that recipe just by using Egg Beaters!!! Try the real Egg Substitute first then you can work yourself into the the Just Whites for even more calorie savings…. Besides if you bake it or cook it…you can’t tell the eggs are in there anyway!
So give these yummy recipes a try…at least once! We love them both~
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Cheesy Beef Bake:
- 1 lb Lean Ground Beef (approx 740 calories)
- 1 1/2 Cup Egg Substitute ( approx 150 calories)
- 1 C Fresh Spinach (or more)-(no cals for green fresh veggies)
- 1/2 Cup Kraft 2% Mozzarella Shreds ( approx 140 calories)
Brown Meat in skillet (make sure to use seasionings you enjoy…I used garlic, onion, red pepper flakes and basil and no need to skimp on seasonings cuz they are calorie free and make it taste sooo much better)
Coat an 8×11 pan with olive oil cooking spray
Add Beef to pan
Layer Spinach to the top of the beef
Layer the Cheese on top of the Spinach
Measure out egg substitute into a small bowl then pour on top of the entire casserole
*This will look like it did nothing and that it isn’t enough…just trust me here
Salt and pepper the top
Bake for 25-30 minutes (until eggs are set)
Rest 5 min before slicing
Here is the BEST news yet:
1/4 of the entire casserole (that is a big honkin slice) is 258 calories!!
That is just insane!!
You can have some yummy sides with it or it is pretty much a meal all in itself. I topped mine with 5 Ritz crackers crumbled on top which gave it a little crunch (like croutons) and that brought the calorie count up to 278 for that big ole slice. I thought about having corn with it as a side but I was full from the portion so I didn’t! That is one LOW calorie DINNER… you can slice it and heat it for lunch too…it’s super healthy
It was so good my kids devoured it and because it was so low cal and healthy….we all had a nice low cal Ice Cream Sandwich (try the Blue Bunny Sedona Sandwiches if you haven’t)
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Cran- Rasin Bread Pudding:
- 1 Large Apple chopped (50 calories)
- 3 slices low cal/ high fiber bread ..(I use Arnolds Extra Fiber = 270 cals total)
- 1/4 cup skim milk (or Almond Milk)- (Skim=23/Almond=15)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup CRAISINS (dried Cranberries) (138 calories)
- 1/2 cup Egg Substitute (60 calories)
- 1/4 LIGHT brown Sugar (180 cals)
- 10 Truvia packets (0 cals)
- 6 Sprays of Parkay Butter Spray (0 cals)
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract (24 cals)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp nutmeg
Chop the apple and saute it in a small pan with 2 oz water, Truvia, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla until the apples begin to soften
toast bread on low until it’s hard…break it into pieces in a small bowl
add Craisins to bread
in another small bowl measure egg substitute add almond (or Skim) milk and 1/2 cup water *the Almond Milk adds a nice flavor and is less calories**
mix cooked apples with bread mixture & add to baking pan (pre sprayed with butter flavor cooking spray)
Pour Egg mixture over apple mixture
Bake in water bath (just put it the bread pudding pan in a bigger pan and add water to the bottom pan until it reaches halfway up the sides)
bake for 25 min @ 375
Then Crumble Brown Sugar on top and spray with Parkay spray to wet the top
Return to the oven until the sugar bubbles
ENJOY!
WOW~~~1/4 of the entire bread pudding (that’s a lot FOLKS) is only 185 calories….so you can have your bread pudding and eat it too…
Just for your info typical bread pudding runs ya about 850 calories for a much smaller portion! So this is totally worth it!
SO there are 2 amazing recipes that I have personally used and love!
Hope you enjoy them too~
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By The Way we now have a facebook page just for the Red Diary Journey…I add little helpful tips almost every day so if you haven’t joined that then you should!!! Look it up on facebook and tell your friends!
Here is the LINK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brunswick-GA/The-Red-Diary-Journey/127729002850?ref=ts
ALSO, I’m not getting much feedback and I can’t tell your reading if you don’t talk to me….so just drop me a line when you read something that helps you cuz that HELPS me want to keep posting stuff to HELP you…see the cycle here???
Well my goal is only 15 more pounds by Thanksgiving but secretly I am pushing for Halloween then I will be at 100 down!! Praise The Lord!!
Stay tuned next Tuesday for more RED HOT Recipes and in between I hope you come back and read some other posts (the food labels one is a good one to start with~”not just a roll of the dice”)
Fall is just around the corner and I know there are lots of great recipes to be found that won’t widen the waist line…
YOU CAN DO IT and I wanna help…
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