Diet Nearly Capsized as Foul Fish Sinks Dinner Hopes...

Since we've started the "CarbLovers Diet" we have eaten out, maybe, a handful of times (mostly Subway!). We prefer to stay in and make as many of the recipes that CarbLovers offers. So far, we have enjoyed everything we've made, with the exception of plain Greek yogurt and Gnocchi with Arugula-Walnut Pesto! LOL Tonight was one of those "really, we have to eat that???" moments. What was on the menu you ask? Pan fried salmon. Ashley has avoided salmon like the plague because "it's too fishy." Carrie has not touched a sliver of fish in, oh, 15 years after her uncle made her go through the horrifying experience of de-boning and scaling her own dinner! (exception: tuna) So you can see our hesitation when the menu called for salmon. We gave each other a "look" and knew that we had to get over it and try it. We trekked to Target last night and bought ourselves a 7 oz. fillet of Alaskan Salmon. (Rick, Ashley's husband...got porkchops!) We sprayed the fillet with some olive oil and "fried" it up along side a medium parmesan potato and small tossed salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Surprisingly enough, both of us really enjoyed tonight's dinner! The salmon wasn't "too fishy" for Ashley and Carrie got over her fish phobia...she's even agreed to try shrimp! LOL

 Tonight's nutritional information: Serving size - 3 oz. salmon, 2 potato halves, 1 1/2 cups salad | Calories 410, Fat 12g, Cholesterol 50mg, Protein 30g, Carbs 49, Sugars 7, Fiber 7, Resistant Starch (RS) 2.1g, Sodium 660mg. (Please note that with the exception of sodium, Carbs are the highest count :o) )

To help make this process easier, we have both purchased journals and downloaded the CarbLovers app onto our phone/iPod to help us keep track of our calorie and RS intake. We sit down together and plan our entire week of meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack, then head to the grocery store to get what we need. We also make sure to prepare lunches and some breakfasts the night before to make our mornings easier. The CarbLovers book has an outlined menu plan for the first month of the diet; however, we have found it easier to pick and choose different meals for our lunches. Example: one day calls for a grilled cheese at lunch and since neither of us can really do that at work, we swap another meal for that one. We just make sure we count our calorie intake for the change so that we don't go over.

 Potatoes: "In addition to fiber and resistant starch (more about those in a future post), potatoes are a natural source of proteinase inhibitor, a natural chemical that boosts satiety hormones and curves appetite. Potatoes are incredibly filling - at 300 calories, for a large baked spud - great for weight loss!" 

                                                                  Tonight's Dinner

                                                 Carrie...Yeah, not so sure about this fish...

                                               First bite of fish in 15 years...not too bad!!

                                                               Ashley...it's too fishy!!

                                                                            "YUM!!!"

                                              Ashley cleaned her plate...well mostly ;o)
                                                             Did Carrie clean hers?

                                                               Why yes, yes she did!!




Please note that some information was paraphrased or taken directly from "The CarbLovers Diet" by Ellen Kunes & Frances Largeman-Roth, R.D.