Odds and Ends

This entry is just some food things I would like to share. As mentioned before, I do not like traditional breakfast sweets. I could eat eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, sausage and biscuits with gravy every day. I would be dead within a couple years but I could do it. I have become very creative with my breakfasts lately and my favorite is my version of Egg Foo Young. Wait! Don't leave, just hear me out.

1 large egg

3 egg whites

any left over veggies you like: I add green beans, bamboo shoots, broccoli, carrots (you get the idea)

1 tsp or so of Lite Soy Sauce

1/4 cup fat free gravy

Left over chicken or shrimp (you get tons of protein without this)

Whisk the eggs and soy sauce together, add veggies

Spray a medium pan with non stick spray

Add it all in, let it cook, without scrambling for a couple minutes

Flip and cook on other side until firm

Spread the gravy on it and eat

YUMMY!

The calorie/fat/protein count on that is ( I did not add chicken or shrimp this am)
Calories:191

Fat: 5 grams

Protein: 25 grams

If you don't own a crockpot, you should. I have two, though one is on it's last leg. It is a fantastic way to cook a whole bunch of anything and there is minimal effort involved. If you have an Aldi near buy, I encourage you to go: they sell whole, frozen chickens for $.85 a pound! For our family, one 5 lb bird can feed us for a couple days and costs less than 5 bucks. Soups are great to make in a crockpot, too. Throw in some broth, protein, veggies and at the last 10 minutes, throw in some pasta. Voila, dinner is ready.

I also buy a lot of chicken thighs. They are usually on sale a couple times a week for $.99 a pound and they are sooo much tastier than breasts. My favorite thing to do is: season with salt and pepper, brown on both sides in a non stick pan, then throw in a can of tomatoes and some green and black olives. Let it simmer on low-medium for about 25-30 minutes and serve with couscous. The meat is so tender and the tomato sauce is sweet and salty from the olives. It is also a good mix to use with fish.

I make several early Saturday morning trips to the supermarket with Youngest in tow. I have found that a lot of the meat dept. packaged meat is marked down. I assume they think weekends are busiest and they will move the meat faster? Anyway, it is a good time to stock up on meat.

My favorite thing to get from Sam's Club is their individually frozen Ahi Tuna fillets. The bag is 32 oz and costs less than $14. It has 8 individually frozen 4 oz fillets. I  pop one out in the morning, go to work, and it is thawed for lunch. This is sushi grade stuff so I sear it quickly on both sides and am done. Good luck getting sushi grade stuff from the grocer at that price.

Just a few ideas from me to you. Let me know if you have any good grocery store finds! Have you ever ordered groceries from Amazon or another online retailer? Do you shop a lot at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods?

Cat