Grits!!

Did you know you can eat grits and still be in a fat burning mode? Grits are a natural carb so they can ONLY be eating in combination with a lean protein (LP) and a fibrous carb (FC) if you want to burn fat. Here are some suggestions for enjoying grits as a part of breakfast:

Possibility #1
Egg Beaters (LP)
Double Fiber Wheat Bread (FC)
Grits (NC)

Possibility #2
Egg Beaters Veggie Omelet

• Egg Beaters
• Sauteed Green and/or red pepper (FC), onions (sparingly), and mushrooms (FC)
• Grits

Possibility #3
Protein Shake
Double Fiber Wheat Bread with Walden Farms Apple Butter spread (if you want)
Grits

Possibility #4

Egg White Veggie Omelet (See Above)

Grits

Possibility #5

Egg Beater Muffins
Double Fiber Wheat Bread

Grits

Can you think of other possibilities? Just remember, grits can only be eaten with a lean protein and a fibrous carb.

Do you Like Trail Mix?

If you like trail mix, try out Nature's Harvest Wasabi Wild Trail Mix. You can have 1/4 cup as a snack. While that doesn't sound like much, you can nibble on it for a while. The trail mix includes: peanuts, wasabi peas, golden raisens, almonds, and cranberries.

Skinny Jim

Blue Bell Ice Cream

I know it is Fall, but I never completed my article on ice cream several months ago. The following are some Blue Bell ice creams which qualify as a snack

• Blue Bell No Sugar Added Country Vanilla (1 Cup)
• Blue Bell No Sugar Added Dutch Chocolate (1 Cup)

No other Blue Bell flavors work. Sorry.


Skinny Jim

Lasagna!!

Do you crave lasagna? Would you believe you can eat lasagna and still burn fat? I have great news! You can enjoy a great lasagna and burn fat. 

Micheal Angelo's Eggplant Parmesan
Serving Size: 1 Cup=240 Calories
10g Impact Carbs
12g Protein

You can have 1 1/2 cups and have the lasagna alone as a BF (Balanced Food) or you can have 1 1/2 cup plus 1 piece of Double Fiber Wheat Bread or a fibrous carb or try 1 cup plus 1 slice of Double Fiber Wheat bread and 3/4 c of another fibrous carb. You cannot have a natural carb with this meal or any Balanced Food!

Enjoy!
Skinny Jim

Yogurt

I am not a yogurt person, but for those who enjoy the creamy stuff, Yoplait has a new line of greek yogurts that work as a snack. Based on my research, any flavor of the Yoplait Greek Yogurts will work! The best carb to protein ratio is found in the "plain" flavor, but why eat plain when you can have blueberry? Current flavors include: Peach, Strawberry, Blueberry, Honey Vanilla, Plain, and Key Lime.

Most yogurts do not work, but some greek yogurts do and this is one of them. So if you are ready for a snack and you like yogurt give these a try.


Skinny Jim

A Candy Bar for a Snack? No Way!!

My wife is always on the lookout for new snack and meal ideas. Last week she brought home a package of snack size Payday candy bars and said "I believe these will work." I was skeptical, but I looked at the nutritional value and SHE WAS RIGHT!!

You can have 2 PayDay snack size bars and not cause your body to store fat! Each bar has:

90 Calories

9g of Impact Carbs
3g of protein

NOTE: You cannot eat a regular size PayDay bar as a snack. It has too many calories and the impact carb to protein ratio is not correct. It will cause the fat trash truck to run!!

Enjoy!!

Do You Like Butter?

You don't have to give up the taste of butter if you want to burn fat!! The following are some healthy options

1. Promise Fat Free Spread (1 TBPS = 5 calories)

2. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread (1 TBPS = 5 calories)

3.  I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray (1 Spray =  0 Calories!)

The maximum amount of condiments you can have per meal is 50 calories. The best rule is "2, 2 and very few." In other words, 2 grams of fat, 2 grams of sugars or less, and as few calories as possible. If you use a butter that has 45 calories per serving, chances are there are no other condiments you can add that will keep the total under 50 calories so you would have to have that butter as the only condiment.

Skinny Jim