I LOVE ALMONDS!!!
Best snack in the world! I swear!
Okay so nutritionally they have a lot of great pluses and minuses, but it's a great alternative to say....Oreo's.
Last night I had a sugar craving to die for and I stole some of room mates oreo's, ran to my room and gobbled them down.
Guilty, not really! Just prepared to fight off the cravings today a bit better. I have armed myself with ALMONDS!
They are a great tasting snack and usually the extra fat and protein really helps me to not eat a bunch a junk when I am not even hungry.
Also on the menu today;
veggie soup for lunch
snack of yogurt
calcium chews
dinner?
Well it's Friday and I have a coffee date with a friend and then a meeting, so I dunno...
But I was thinking last night as I lay in bed staring at the ceiling that maybe some black bean soup would be good. Or just black beans with salsa and some yogurt. Any ideas?
I think it is Haesal that eats sardine sandwiches.....was thinking of trying that for next week. Anyone have an opinion or tried it themselves?
9 comments:
Hi Carolyn
You can make a great "salsa" with Black beans..frozen corn, chopped tomatoes, cilantro, real lime juice, tad of olive oil, salt pepper..etc..I'm not at home so I don't have the whole recipe in my head..but it's so much fun to come up with those mixtures. I"ll post it to you later on
Only a couple of oreos?? Good going! Another item that is banned from my house and for good reason.
Any luck with the C-o-M reports?
Take care,
D
I adore almonds! I prefer raw almonds, not roasted, no salt, so really I like the "best" kind of almond. And I can get large bags at Costco for really cheap, so I'm very happy. I've been alternating my almonds with a few walnuts. Not quite as tasty to me, but the omega-3s are quite nice.
I'm becoming a big fan of nuts myself. I now eat walnuts on my cereal in the morning and almonds with my yogurt in the evening. They're really satisfying.
I don't know what to think about the sardine sandwich idea. It's hard for me to imagine that it tastes good but Hazel is *so* excited about it - maybe the mustard makes all the difference? If it appeals to you at all, it can't hurt to give it a try.
-R
Let's just say that I am not going to go to Costco to stock up on sardines, but I thought one try wouldnt hurt!
With all due respect, I'm going along with Ali's current blog headline as it relates to the sardine sandwich: just because it's healthy doesn't mean I have to eat it.
Al
Hey- none of you have tried a good sardine sandwich before- so I don't know why you're so quick to toss the idea aside! They're delicious!
Hazel
About the black beans - I have a recipe I love called Chicken Sante Fe: it's chicken breast with black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, and cinnamon (plus some other stuff, I think). Sounds a little weird but it's really good. I'm making it for dinner sometime this week....mmmmm....
almonds certainly are great.
Here's the Black Bean Salsa recipe that I have:
1.5C Black beans
1.5C corn kernels
Cilantro - 9 sprigs or to taste
1 Jalapeno pepper well chopped (I only used about .5 of one..it's hot!)
.5 - 1 whole Red Pepper
1 T Olive Oil
Juice of one lime
.25 - .5 tsp Cumin (Use more if you like it..I don't tolerate it too well)
Salt to taste
Chop everything..mix together and let marinate at least two hours before eating. The longer the better.
I could see adding chicken for added protein.
The Nutritional summary for one serving (1/6th)
is here
General (10%)
Energy | 100.9 kcal 8%
Protein | 4.5 g 5%
Fat | 2.7 g 6%
Carbs | 16.1 g 13%
Fiber | 5.0 g 20%
Vitamins (11%)
Vitamin A | 558.0 IU 24%
Folate | 48.6 mcg 12%
B1 (Thiamine) | 0.1 mg 12%
B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.1 mg 9%
B3 (Niacin) | 0.9 mg 6%
B5 (Pantothenic Acid)| 0.2 mg 5%
B6 (Pyridoxine) | 0.1 mg 9%
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 0.0 mcg 0%
Vitamin C | 25.0 mg 33%
Vitamin D | 0.0 IU 0%
Vitamin E | 0.6 mg 4%
Vitamin K | 12.5 mcg 14%
Minerals (8%)
Calcium | 26.8 mg 3%
Chromium | 0.0 mcg 0%
Copper | 0.1 mg 16%
Iron | 1.5 mg 8%
Magnesium | 30.5 mg 10%
Manganese | 0.2 mg 11%
Phosphorus | 87.3 mg 12%
Potassium | 289.8 mg 6%
Selenium | 1.0 mcg 2%
Sodium | 289.6 mg 19%
Zinc | 0.5 mg 6%
Lipids (3%)
Saturated | 0.4 g 2%
Omega-3 | 0.1 g 6%
Omega-6 | 0.4 g 3%
Cholesterol | 0.0 g 0%
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