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Zucchinni cut in the shape of noodles. Do a google image. I don't eat any grains, so I love them.

I live right by the ocean so, although I love meat, I tend to eat a LOT of seafood. Wild-caught salmon, flounder, striped bass, squid, shrimp, scallops, oysters, clams, halibut. I love it all! I sear it and serve it over cooked greens. Yum.

AGUA!!!!

Google "zoodles" and you'll find how they're made.

I'm almost a year and a half out from surgery and I've almost reached goal weight- have completely changed my lifestyle, and I'm pretty proud of my progress. I went from a size 22 pair of jeans to a size 8 (I'm 5'9"). I walk close to 4 mi./day. People that I knew from before will walk right past me in the grocery store without recognizing me. Talk about a NSV... Then, a couple of weeks ago, I fell and broke my jaw! Ugh! It was competely wired shut for 2 weeks. Hello liquid diet again! Fortunately I had previous experience with that, so I knew to make home made chicken and beef stock, Protein drinks, and I ordered powdered supplements from Celebrate. I knew that RNY peeps are not really supposed to use straws, but, what choice did I have? I lost an 10 additional pounds, which I didn't really need to lose... Now, they have replaced some of the wires with rubber bands, so I can barely bit a baby spoon between my jaws. So, on to the puree stage! Can anyone say deja vu? Again, I knew just what to make/buy for this stage of my recovery. Next week, I move on to mushies. Needless to say, I can't wait until the final stage of this, but it will be a while before I eat anything crispy or chewy again. Then I will buy a 3 oz. portion of filet mignon, season it, sear it in a pan, and rip it apart with my fingers and teeth (I adore meat lol). So, I had a little set back but, ironically enough, my RNY experience has helped me to successfully and HEALTHFULLY navigate this episode.

I like the Krave brand of jerkies. They are moist and good. I do limit how much I consume, though, because they are processed with a lot of salt and sugar.

Definitely going to check this out. I'm about 90% paleo...

Yeah, baby, I'd eat this. I might even use 1/2 loin & half shoulder, so you get some fat and collagen...

I suppose these are ok if you just HAVE to have a pasta-like product. But they have no nutritional content in and of them selves, and they are highly processed, so I don't eat them (I've tried them). I prefer to use "zoodles" quickly sauteed in EVO, garlic, and basil. Yummy AND gives you the phyto nutrients gleaned from eating a real & whole food> I'm such a health/whole food geek now...I' m convinced that this is part of my successful weight loss, though...

For those of you who think they don't like quinoa, it may be that you have bought the kind that hasn't been pre-rinsed. Freshly harvested seeds are covered with a bitter substance called saponin. In nature the saponins function as a pest repellant. This coating needs to be removed, both because it is somewhat toxic, and also it is very bitter. Even when I buy "pre-rinsed" quinoa, I give it a quick rinse in a strainer. It is worth the trouble, though, because this is the only high (ish) carb food that I eat- it is a great seed and it also has protein. I use it anywhere I would use rice, oats, etc. You can also buy quinoa flour. This morning I made a baked custard with quinoa, eggs, milk, pear puree, and vanilla beans. So yummy, you wouldn't believe it. It will be my Breakfast for the next 5 days, or so...

Try a spoon! Lol, I can lick hummus right from a spoon...

It works great in meatloaf! Also, as a hot cereal in the morning.

This is what I made for a holiday grain dish: Saute a bunch of chopped shallots/onions in oil and add spices ( I used garam masala, coriander, and cumin). Cook till spices are toasty. Add to cooked quinoa (I used red) with grapefruit juice, chopped pistachios and dried cherries, and chopped parsley. Everyone loved this...