3wks out tacos?

[LipstickLady 25,682]

@@Babbs

When I have a hankering for potatoes, I roast a few dozen of the teeniest red potatoes I can find (think jawbreaker) with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic until tender. Then I smash them flattish (not to death, just enough to break the skin) with a pan and fry them up with olive oil and crushed garlic until crispy.

Top 'em with bacon and cheese'? Dear gawd. I can only eat one or two, but it's heaven.

[Babbs 14,681]

@@Babbs

When I have a hankering for potatoes, I roast a few dozen of the teeniest red potatoes I can find (think jawbreaker) with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic until tender. Then I smash the flattish (not to death, just enough to break the skin) with a pan and fry them up with olive oil and crushed garlic until crispy.

Top 'em with bacon and cheese'? Dear gawd. I can only eat one or two, but it's heaven.

I'm so doing this!

[leebick 448]

@@Babbs

When I have a hankering for potatoes, I roast a few dozen of the teeniest red potatoes I can find (think jawbreaker) with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic until tender. Then I smash the flattish (not to death, just enough to break the skin) with a pan and fry them up with olive oil and crushed garlic until crispy.

Top 'em with bacon and cheese'? Dear gawd. I can only eat one or two, but it's heaven.

I'm so doing this!

Me, too! Well, not for awhile, but my husband will LOVE it!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I don't always do bacon and cheese'. Garlic and Parmesan, sautéed onions and peppers... Lots of options. Nothing beats a fluffy, crispy MINI potato.

[laliza 45]

Babbs I totally agree with some of ur food choices at a year out and did great as an Atkins dieter. But we are talking about ur liquid and purred stage. Not a whole yr out, but 3 weeks out

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[gustavio 439]

Turns out, you CAN have a taco. lunch today and it was delish......ground turkey with low sodium taco seasoning, fat free ranch, lettuce, low fat cheddar, jalapeños, and salsa. (I'm picky so I didn't add much) should have left the jalapeños off because man I really wanted something to drink!

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Edited September 29, 2016 by gustavio

[LipstickLady 25,682]

In all fairness, it's really NOT a taco unless it includes a fried corn shell. Yes, Americanized, it can be a soft flour or soft corn, but my reply was based on the TRUE definition of a taco.



There really is a difference.

[leebick 448]

No way that'd fly with my Nut/surgeon. At 3 weeks lettuce, Tomato, and jalapeños are not allowed, and the turkey needs to be pureed, not just ground. I wish... I am hoping for refried Beans, but they might think they are too gassy. Sigh.

[KristenLe 5,980]

@@leebick I don't think you'll be eating enough to be too gassy. And - my plan wouldn't allow for the above modified taco either.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

No way that'd fly with my Nut/surgeon. At 3 weeks lettuce, Tomato, and jalapeños are not allowed, and the turkey needs to be pureed, not just ground. I wish... I am hoping for refried Beans, but they might think they are too gassy. Sigh.

That's true! As far as a taco, at three weeks, I would have been allowed refried beans, sour cream, and a pinch of cheese'. I would have been able to get down about 2 tblspns max. I wasn't allowed veggies until week 6 and that did NOT include lettuce. No nutritional value and takes up valuable real estate.

[leebick 448]

No way that'd fly with my Nut/surgeon. At 3 weeks lettuce, Tomato, and jalapeños are not allowed, and the turkey needs to be pureed, not just ground. I wish... I am hoping for refried Beans, but they might think they are too gassy. Sigh.

That's true! As far as a taco, at three weeks, I would have been allowed refried beans, sour cream, and a pinch of cheese'. I would have been able to get down about 2 tblspns max. I wasn't allowed veggies until week 6 and that did NOT include lettuce. No nutritional value and takes up valuable real estate.

Yeah, I'm kinda mourning the loss of the "Big Salad." I love a BIG salad, chock full of lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, onion, broccoli, avocado, chunks of grilled chicken, with blue cheese dressing (or italian dressing and put bleu cheese crumbles or shredded cheddar in the salad). Even if I could make it in mini-portions (the Baby Salad) it still would be taking up valuable space for comparatively minimal nutrition. Sigh. Who knew I'd miss salad... but I do love protein! (just hope to be able to eat meat easily within the next few months.)

Edited September 29, 2016 by leebick

[KristenLe 5,980]

@@leebick I love big salads too. I think I'm going to have one before my pre-op diet starts - a salad funeral! :-)

[LipstickLady 25,682]

At 3+ years out, I still can't eat a big salad'. Well, maybe I could, but I have not tried. I know I have said it before but perhaps it bears repeating. My NP asked me what it was I missed about a salad when I expressed the same. Turned out it was the flavorful, crunchy, variety of the toppings. So now when I crave a salad, I go to the salad bar and get a bit of each of my favorite toppings: onions, red peppers, cukes, edamame, cheese', olives, radish, chopped egg, bacon bits, sunflower seeds (skip those for a long time y'all), ham, and dressing. I can rarely finish it and I just get a pinch of each.

Delicious.

[gustavio 439]

In all fairness, it's really NOT a taco unless it includes a fried corn shell. Yes, Americanized, it can be a soft flour or soft corn, but my reply was based on the TRUE definition of a taco.

There really is a difference.

Oh I know-a taco is all about the crunch. But this was almost just as good..... almost

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[gustavio 439]

No way that'd fly with my Nut/surgeon. At 3 weeks lettuce, Tomato, and jalapeños are not allowed, and the turkey needs to be pureed, not just ground. I wish... I am hoping for refried Beans, but they might think they are too gassy. Sigh.

I forgot the original post said 3 weeks out. I'm farther than that. At 3 weeks I couldn't have anything on this plate.

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