southern soul foods

temptation got the best of me

tiombe2000 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:20:01 GMT

i feel so guilty about what I ate yesterday and this morning. For lunch yesterday, a friend of mine brought me a whitefish salad with bagels for lunch. I didn't know how many calories where in the bagel let alone the whitefish salad. It was sooooo good!!! I didn't have any treatment affects (not yet) but I know I probably will. Then for dinner my mother bbq some hamburgers and porkchops and ribs. She made the potato salad with greens and cornbread. I looked in the refrigerator and there were more healthier food choices that I could have picked, but I couldn't . I just couldn't resist. I don't know what to do when it comes to the cravings. Before then, I didn't have a burger in weeks let alone the potatoe salad or cornbread. So last night I went to the grocery store bought oatmeal, cereal and fruit and sandwhiches with low fat chips and water to get me through the week. I was so excited and felt as though I could make amends for yesterday and the night before. ( I had the bbq on sunday, and ate the leftovers on monday) I get to work this morning anticipating my cereal, when I see the whitefish in the employees refrigerator with 1/2 a bagel. I gave in to the cravings. I feel like a failure. I feel like I'm backsliding. I was losing weight, feeling good, exercising. I don't know what to do!!! HELP!!!

SMOKED NECK BONES

skye68 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:18:55 GMT

I would like to know if anyone has any fat or nutrition information on smoked neck bones; I'm dying to cook some soon...

Thanks in advance

Skye68

HELP ME PLEASE

rushunda — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:44:12 GMT

I have been on every diet in the world. Alli has help more than any and I want to thank you guys for that. My problem is the food. I love to eat and love to cook. It is hard to find soul food that is healthy. Come on we know that the best thing about soul food is the FLAVOR...lol I am tring to find new, fun, and easy ways to cook and most importanly to stay on this diet. I have purchased the Alli recipt book but it does not have a lot foods in there that I like to eat. I am looking for food that I can enjoy and is on the same line to what I have been eatting now. I don't mind the change because it is a lifestyle change. I have sub ground beef to ground turkey. I am eatting turkey bacon in replace of regular bacon. I have been using beef and chicken cube to help but I still need a little help with recipes. If anyone out there in the world can help please help me. I have been eatting a soso b'fast, heavy lunch, and lite diner a few snacks in between ;-). PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

crock pot / slow cooker recipes?

Aacey2007 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:08:13 GMT

I love to use my slow cooker - has anyone got any good recipes? I got the one for Shrimp Creole & can't wait to try it!

Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Onions

Rainbird — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:44:48 GMT

4 med size sweet potatoes (washed, peeled and cut into 2" pieces)

2 med size sweet onions (peel, cut onions into 1" pieces).

Toss sweet potatoe, onion with 1 tlbs extra virgin olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper seasoning and 1/4 tsp sea salt.

Spray 15 X 10 " pan bake in 425 degree oven 35 min or until tender, stirring occasionally

Calories 190 per serving and 2.5 grams of fat

how to count olive oil in my diet??

readling — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:26:14 GMT

How do you count olive oil calories/fats in the diet if you cook with it? It always puts me over my limit even with 2 T per meal. HELP!

Oven Fried Chicken with Mustard Greens

bigduke — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:10:24 GMT

Hi All,

I'm from Nevada but had to ask y'all if anyone has had any success with this particular Alli recipe. I'm a pretty good cook, which is why I put on so much weight over the years and didn't think when I read the ingredients and cooking process that it would work out very well. This chicken turned out horrible and nothing like the golden brown picture shown.

Does anyone have a good oven fried chicken recipe?

Thanks for any input!

Stuffed bell peppers or cabbage w/ tomato sauce

TexasStarlet — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:29:27 GMT

I have made stuffed bell peppers with ground turkey and rice then top with your tomato sauce its soo good and low in calories and fat you could do cabbages rolls with ground turkey and rice

MY WW FRIENDS

arango — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:20:49 GMT

I just started the Alli program and have been a member of weight watchers for almost 9 years (lost over 50lbs on it). Though I am a lifetime member of ww this past holiday season I allowed myself to gain 10 lbs above my goal weight. I learned about Alli when it first came out but have only decided to try it this week. I am committing to getting back to my goal weight and I think Alli can help me get there a little faster. I was really happy to see that other ww members are also taking alli to assist them. This is the first diet pill I have ever tried in my life, ww has always been the successful way for me but I thaught what the heck, give it a shot. I would love to hear from other ww people out there! Good luck to everyone!

Lisa

Slow Cooker Southern Pulled BBQ

rhltechie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:58:32 GMT

Hi All,

I'm not sure about the rest of you but I crave good ole southern pulled pork BBQ sandwhiches. Well, my partner cannot have pork and most of the pork butts and such are loaded with marbled fat. I found a recipe that I use very often and it so close to the real thing that it completely satisfies my craving for pulled pork. I use chicken breasts instead of pork. I toss all this in the crock pot before work and come home to a really satisfying meal and great smelling house!

Ingredients

1 medium onion, thinly sliced or 1/2 large onion, thinly sliced into rings

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Sauce

1 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

2 tablespoons molasses

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (i use more because we love garlic)

1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

1 pinch salt

1 tsp liquid smoke (this is my own addition as I love the smokey flavor of BBQ)

Directions:

1.      Cut the onion in half and slice into thin half rings. Line the bottom of the crock pot with the onion

2.       Trim the chicken breasts and place on top of the bed of onions.

3.       Mix all of the sauce ingredients together and pour on top of the chicken covering completely. (I make the sauce the night before so that it is a simple dump and run in the morning.)

4.      Cook for 6 hours on low setting (this was what the original recipe said. I actually cook mine more like 7-8 hours on low or 4-5 on high) The sauce thickens and turns into a dark rich brown during cooking. At the same time the onions dissolve into the sauce.

5.      When the chicken is falling apart tender, take two forks and shred the chicken.

6.      Serve on top of split buns. I like mine toasted so they hold up better to the weight of the shredded chicken.

I also make my low fat cole slaw to go with this. I played with this recipe a bit at first. I replaced the entire cup of ketchup with half a cup of BBQ sauce and half a cup of ketchup until I realized how much high fructose sugars were in bottled BBQ sauce. I then went back to the entire cup of ketchup and added just a touch of liquid smoke to give it that smokey flavor I was missing without the BBQ sauce. If you really wanted you could keep the BBQ sauce but I think it just adds more sugar. This recipe is very low in fat(2-3 grams per serving from my calculations) and roughly 200 calories a serving (without the bun). Most of the calories I feel pretty certain are from the natural sugar in molasses.

Anyway, I hope someone else finds this helpful and as I said before, I found this on the internet so I cannot take complete credit for it, just thought I would share.

Keeping the faith in yourself

millerlight — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:03:41 GMT

This is for all of us that may think we are fallin or have sipped please read PSALMS 130:3 this scripture will help us get through anything that we may think is to tough to understand.

Banana Split

adamclagg — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:39:05 GMT

Banana(s)

Breyers Fat Free Ice Cream (many flavors available)

Sugar free strawberry topping

Fat Free Cool Whip

Hershey's chocolate syrup (fat free!!!)

Southern Style Coleslaw & tartar sauce for grilled fish

Rainbird — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:24:38 GMT

use your favorite recipes and use fat free mayo and splenda or:

2 cups fat free mayo

1/4 cup splenda

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1/4 cup cider vinegar

1 tea spoon celery seed

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

pepper

2 tlb spoons grated onion

1 med cabbage shredded, 2 grated carrots, 1 diced green bell pepper,

Also use Fat Free mayo for Tartar Sauce:

1 cup fat free mayo

1 tlb pickle relish, 1 tlb chopped pimiento stuffed olives, 1 tlb capers, 1 tlb shallots, 1 tlb lemon juice and a dash of hot pepper sauce.

Serve the cole slaw & tartar sauce with grilled fish for a complete meal.

Fried Chicken under 240 cal. & 8 g fat!!!!

Rainbird — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:10:22 GMT

8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

2 egg whites

1/2 cup skim milk

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 tlb paprika

1 teasp basil

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 cup low carb crumbs

1/4 cup Smart Balance omega oil (its a blend of canola, soy & olive oil)

HEat oven to 425. Beat egg whites with milk. Combine flour, paprika, basil salt and pepper in large zip bag. Place bread crumbs in another. Shake breasts in flour, then dip in egg white and then shake in crumbs. Pour oil in a 15 X 10 jelly roll pan or other shallow pan place in 425 oven for 3 or 4 min until oil is hot add chicken in single layer bake for 01 min. turn chicken over spinkle any remaining crumbs mixture bake for another 10 min.

240 calories, 8 grams of fat 111 mg of sodium

re

!!!brown75_ — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:11:07 GMT

CAN I REPLACE TURKEY WITH CHICKEN. I AM JUST GETTING STARTED TODAY AND IM GOING OVER RECIPES.

Pork Chop Rice Casserole

mollymai — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:08:54 GMT

Ingredients

4 pork chops, trim fat	1 1/2 cups Minute rice
1 1/2 cups water	1 can mushroom pieces
1/2 cup chopped green onion	salt & pepper to taste
1 can Lowfat cream of mushroom soup	paprika

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients except pork chops & paprika. Pour into a casserole disk. Place pork chops on top. Sprinkle pork chops with paprika. Bake for 1 hour.

Alli and Prescription Medications

ladynana — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:42:12 GMT

Hello,

I take high blood pressure medication. If I were to take Alli will this interfere with my medication?

Connie

Crock Pot Shrimp Creole

mollymai — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:12:59 GMT

Ingredients

1 lb. shrimp, deveined & shelled	1 cup chopped bell pepper
1 cup diced celery	1 cup chopped onion
1 cup tomato sauce	3 cups whole, stewed tomatoes
1/2 tsp. Tabasco	1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt	1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder	cooked rice

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except shrimp & place in crock pot. Cook 6 to 8 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on high . Add shrimp last hour of cooking. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Lowfat Baked Macaroni & Cheese

mollymai — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:09:56 GMT

Ingredients

8 oz. fat-free cottage cheese	12 oz. fat-free sour cream
1/2 cup chopped green onion	2 cups fat-free cheese, grated
1/2 cup evaporated skim milk	2 Egg Beaters (= to 2 eggs)
4 cups cooked elbow macaroni	Paprika
Salt & pepper to taste	1/4 cup bread crumbs
Non-Fat cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray & set aside. In a blender, mix together, cream cheese & cottage cheese until smooth. Combine blended mixture with cooked macaroni, cheese, milk, chopped onion, and Egg Beaters. Mix well & add salt & pepper to taste. Pour into prepared casserole dish & sprinkle with bread crumbs & paprika.. Spray top with cooking spray. Bake covered for 35 minutes, uncover and bake 5 minutes more.

Turnip Greens with smoked turkey

Rainbird — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:14:11 GMT

1 cup chopped cooked Lean Smoked turkey ( I know ya all have a smoker )

One lb trimmed and rinsed turnip greens

1 tea spoon of splenda sugar subsitute.

1 tea spoon of hot sauce

3 cups low sodium low fat vegie broth.

add all to dutch oven, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer stirring occasionally cook 25 min.

Sweet and sour Fried Cabbage

MissRo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:32:24 GMT

This is One of Many southern foods I love that I dont eat much of heres how u make it the low fat way

1 Head of cabbage make sure u cut the white middle part out

Cut it in Shreds (Rinse)

3-4 cloves of Garlic Chopped

1 Onion Cut in strips

Crushed red Pepper (optional)

Since oil is high in fat use pam Sautee garlic and onions in frying pan stir until soft Slowly add cabbage into the pan add 2 capfuls of apple cider vineagar NO MORE THAN 2 Add a 2 tsp of splenda to your cabbage let it simmer for 20 mins Season with Mrs Dash and Pepper The cabbage will be Soft but a lil crunchy. Enjoy:)

Sock It To Me Cake

mollymai — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:16:08 GMT

Ingredients

1 box Duncan Hines Butter Cake Mix	3/4 cup Canola oil
4 eggs	8 oz. sour cream
2 tbs. brown sugar	2 tbs. cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix together, pecans, brown sugar, & cinnamon & set aside. Combine cake mix, oil, eggs, & sour cream and mix well. Grease & flour a bundt cake pan. Sprinkle 1/3 of pecan mixture in bottom of bundt pan. Cover with 1/3 of cake batter. Repeat layers ending with cake batter on top. Bake for 1 hour.

Sweet Potato Scones

qwnduh — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:52:04 GMT

I had a sweet potato scone in a restaurant the other day for lunch and fell in love with it. I was wondering if anyone out there had a favorite recipe that they could share with me? I know most aren't low cal but a person could turn it into lower calorie buy substituting lower calorie margarine and using splenda instead of sugar?? Sure would love to have a really good recipe for them if it's out there. Thanks Charlene

Diet Coke Cake

glessner — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:43:32 GMT

I got this recipe from a friend on WW.

It is sooo easy and tastes so goood.

You need one box of milk chocolate cake mix and you mix it with one can of diet coke. (DO NOT ADD OIL OR EGGS)

Bake for 25 min. at 350 degrees.

You can top it with fat free Cool Whip and a can of low sugar cherry pie filling.

I am not sure of the total fat grams but, it is only two points for a two inch square on WW.

You can also use lemon or white cake with diet Sprite.

But, I really like the Chocolate and so do my kids.

Be sure that you use Mik Chocolate cake mix, if you use the dark or fudge it will work but the cake doesn't rise and it is more like a fudge brownie.

You can always experiment.

Cornbread recipes?

3lildogs — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:36:50 GMT

I know cornbread is majorly bad, but my girlfriends and I had been planning a chili supper at my home long before I started Alli, and it is on friday, does anyone have a good low fat recipe, or any other suggestions, any help would be appreciated,,thanks steph!