it was just so darn flavorful, that I'm going with it.
Our last night on the Air Force Diet for dinner was:
"Dinner: chicken, tomatoes cooked cabbage, celery, vegetable soup, grapefruit, coffee"
This diet is a two week roatation and last week, the above is exactly what we ate...separately, except for adding the celery to the cabbage for a saute - and it was just darn boring.
What I did this week and why I didn't do this with all the dinners, is make a fun dinner out of the items. In fact, every diet I've ever tried, I've just eaten the listed foods. (sorry, I'm rambling...)
Chicken: I roasted a half (for leftovers) after I rubbed with Rosemary, garlic and a little olive oil
Tomatoes: cut them in half sprayed with Pam and roasted along side of the chicken.
Cabbage/celery/soup: cheated a little here - sauteed the celery and cabbage in a little water and 1/2 T. mirin and the drained off 'soup' from the can of Campbell's Vegetable soup and what we used to call "Good Sh*t" when I was working - kosher salt, garlic powder & white pepper mix.
For presentation, I put a bed of the cabbage mix on the plate and topped with a chicken piece (skin removed for eating, but I did eat one little bite of the crispy little skin) and the heated vegetables from the soup. Added the roasted tomato and viola, it did not look or taste like a diet dish.
Why I never though of doing this before, who knows, but the challenge sure is fun - I think our mystery bag dinner was lurking in the back of my mind.
Two weeks later...9 lbs. lighter and now ready for some healthy eating, but with bad stuff thrown in also!!
Our last night on the Air Force Diet for dinner was:
"Dinner: chicken, tomatoes cooked cabbage, celery, vegetable soup, grapefruit, coffee"
This diet is a two week roatation and last week, the above is exactly what we ate...separately, except for adding the celery to the cabbage for a saute - and it was just darn boring.
What I did this week and why I didn't do this with all the dinners, is make a fun dinner out of the items. In fact, every diet I've ever tried, I've just eaten the listed foods. (sorry, I'm rambling...)
Chicken: I roasted a half (for leftovers) after I rubbed with Rosemary, garlic and a little olive oil
Tomatoes: cut them in half sprayed with Pam and roasted along side of the chicken.
Cabbage/celery/soup: cheated a little here - sauteed the celery and cabbage in a little water and 1/2 T. mirin and the drained off 'soup' from the can of Campbell's Vegetable soup and what we used to call "Good Sh*t" when I was working - kosher salt, garlic powder & white pepper mix.
For presentation, I put a bed of the cabbage mix on the plate and topped with a chicken piece (skin removed for eating, but I did eat one little bite of the crispy little skin) and the heated vegetables from the soup. Added the roasted tomato and viola, it did not look or taste like a diet dish.
Why I never though of doing this before, who knows, but the challenge sure is fun - I think our mystery bag dinner was lurking in the back of my mind.
Two weeks later...9 lbs. lighter and now ready for some healthy eating, but with bad stuff thrown in also!!
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