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ChatteParfaitt -> RE: i need a fat, a protien and a veggie in each meal. (11/7/2012 2:25:23 PM)
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Really, it doesn't have to be that much of a hardship. I've created my own chocolate cake recipe, which does have butter fat and white flour in it, but other than that, is not too terribly unhealthy. I make it about once a month as a treat.
Once a week I allow myself pasta or potatoes. I eat red meat 1-2 times a week (of course I love fish and seafood).
I eat fruit, but I view it as a carb and a sugar. And I am deadly serious about limiting sugar.
Cheese is very high in fat, and I keep it to a minimum, Greek yogurt is my major dairy. (I use it in my chocolate cake as a substitute for buttermilk.)
This really is a matter of educating yourself, then shopping and planning well.
View it as a challenge, an adventure, a way to test yourself. Do I eat a perfect diet every day? Hell no. But I do *most* days.
The Chocolate Cake Recipe
1 cup flour (I use unbleached, not cake flour, it's healthier)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup truvia, the baking blend
3 large eggs - beaten
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup no-fat Greek yogurt
2 oz baking type dark chocolate (unsweetened or semi-sweet)
Nuts for topping
Preheat over 350
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Start baking chocolate to melt in a double boiler.
Cut up butter into small pieces and cream it into the truvia. Beat in eggs and everything else except the nuts. Beat a few minutes by hand until batter is well blended (don't forget that melting chocolate).
Turn onto floured (single size) cake pan -- top with nuts.
Bake until toothpick comes back clean, about 35 minutes.
This is a great cake that is high in protein !! I eat it for breakfast.
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