What I Ate Wednesday: Week 9

Breakfast

A bad for me Cinnamon Roll and Berry Greek Yogurt. I have been wanting a cinnamon roll for about a month. I finally bought some.

Lunch

Salmon Pattie and a Salad with Cucumbers, Celery, Croutons, Cheddar Cheese, and Parmesan Dressing.

Dinner

Eye of Round Roast, Stove Top Stuffing (clearly NOT Lo-So), and another Salad.

 ~Stefani

What I Ate Wednesday: Week 8

Hopefully, in the coming weeks you will see more fruits and veggies pictured. Our health insurance has a program called Be Well, Serve Well. The subscriber and spouse can earn up to $300 each for doing a variety of activities and documenting them. Last year we earned $150 and we weren't that into it. One of the activities that is new this year is tracking the number of fruit and veggie servings.

Breakfast

French Toast, Bacon (leftover from Carbonara..a future post), and Peaches with Dried Cranberries. 

Lunch/Snack

Carrots, Ranch Dip, Berry Greek Yogurt (not pictured), and half a Cream Cheese Pączki (pronounced Ponch-key).

I ended up eating breakfast late. So, I had more of a snack than a lunch.

Dinner

Chicken Taco and Salad

I used the Taco Seasoning recipe from our 500 Low Sodium Recipe book. It tastes like the packet without the sodium.  

Stefani =)

What I Ate Wednesday Week 7: Valentine's Day Edition

I continue to fight the cold I have had since last week. I woke up this morning feeling much better.

Breakfast

Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Waffle

Lunch

Grilled Cheese. Not terribly exciting, but great sick food.  

Dinner

We went out to Woodwinds for their fancy buffet for Valentine's Day. It was nice not having to think about dinner since I wasn't feeling well.

Photo borrowed from the Woodwinds Facebook Page.

 Photo borrowed from the Woodwinds Facebook Page.

It was a good Valentine's Day despite being sick. Josh does a great job of making me feel loved all year round.

~Stefani =)

Waffles

We love waffles around here. We thought we had to give them up, because traditional recipes were very high in sodium. Not anymore! Thanks to the 500 Low Sodium Recipes book.

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

1 Teaspoon Sodium Free Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon of Sugar

1 Egg

3/4 Cup of Milk (the recipe says Skim, but I use 2%)

1 Tablespoon of Unsalted Butter, Melted

Any add in you desire (blueberries, chocolate chips, etc)

Mix together dry ingredients. 

Combine egg, milk, and melted butter. 

Add to dry ingredients.

Mix until just blended. Do not overbeat.

Bake according to waffle iron directions.

Yields 2 Servings. I usually double the recipe so we have leftovers. 

Each serving as about 99 mg of Sodium! 

Notes:

Make sure your eggs and milk are at room temperature. If they aren't your melted butter turns solid. 

I strongly suggest adding blueberries or the like to the batter. We had them plain and not even Knaebe's Cinnamon Apple Syrup could save them. 

Topping Ideas:
Butter (duh)
Powdered Sugar
Jams and Jellies
Syrup

The ingredients

The Flour, Baking Powder, and Sugar

The Milk, Eggs, and Melted Butter

Combine the "Wet Team" to the "Dry Team" and combine until just blended.

Add to the waffle iron.

Ta Da! I made chocolate chip this time around. The blueberry ones I made last week were really good as well.

~Stefani =)

What I Ate Wednesday Week 6

The Ketelsens are officially sick. Which is why this is a day late. 


Breakfast
Chocolate Chex and Jennie O Turkey Sausage

Lunch

Salmon Patty and Elbow Noodles done Ted's Famous Style (named after my dad), Season Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Italian Bread Crumbs. 

Dinner

Chicken Pasta Primavera. We made this dish up and it has become a go to quick meal. Which is difficult to have on a low sodium diet.  

~Stefani =)

 

Super Bowl 2012

We decided to have a repeat of last year's Super Bowl party this year. We invited two couples from church, Gary and Bev and Mary Kay and Don. There was crazy amounts of food and alcohol for just 6 people. 

The Menu

Low Sodium Chili (you can find the recipe here.)

Low Sodium Cornbread 

Low Sodium Spinach Dip 

Lil Smokies in Low Sodium BBQ Sauce

Brownie Cupcakes

Sangria 

Our Guests Brought

Shrimp Cocktail

Cheese Spread and Crackers

Sugar Cookies

Spinach and Artichoke dip

And lots and lots of beer

The cornbread was a first attempt. It could use some work, but the result was pretty good. The Spinach Dip was all Josh. It tasted FANTASTIC! It was just like the Knorr soup mix recipe, but lower sodium. I made my famous Sangria. It is crazy simple to make and is always a crowd pleaser.

Sangria

1 cup of Orange Juice

1/4 cup of Lemon Juice

1/4 cup of Lime Juice

I cup of Sugar

I bottle of Red Wine (semi-sweet, semi-dry, or dry) 

Fresh Fruit (apples, strawberries, and blueberries work well)

Mix the Orange, Lemon, and Lime Juices with the Sugar. Then add the wine. Mix well. Add the fruit and chill.

Notes on the recipe:

The Lime juice can be left out.

Wine suggestions: If you live in Michigan-St Julian Red Heron. If you live in Missouri St. James Red Velvet.
Letting it chill overnight equals wine soaked fruit. 

Yummy!

Brownie cupcakes. Thanks for the idea Pinterest! The lighter ones are lower in sodium than the darker ones.

We hope you enjoyed your Sunday night. Football or no football.

~Stefani =)

What I Ate Wednesday Week 5

Breakfast
Low Sodium Strawberry Shortcake Muffins and Turkey Bacon. The muffins are delicious and there will DEFINITELY be a future post about these yummy muffins.

Lunch
Peanut Butter and Crackers, Chobani Greek Yogurt Pineapple Flavor, and Craisins. I didn't eat the Orange Gel.

Dinner

We had a repeat of the Spaghetti and Meatballs from a few weeks ago. I made far too many meatballs and froze the rest.

Dessert

Chocolate Chex...Yum!

~Stefani =)