Careful and Carefree MealPlans: Week 4
Day 1 Breakfast - PB and J | Day 1 AM Snack - Apple | Day 1 Lunch - Chicken Caesar Salad | Day 1 PM Snack - Whole Wheat Crackers | Day 1 Dinner - Chicken Chili | Day 2 Breakfast - Cereal and Berries | Day 2 AM Snack - Crispbread and Cheese | Day 2 Lunch - Egg Salad Pita | Day 2 PM Snack - Popcorn | Day 2 Dinner - Ham Steak with White Beans and Spinach | Day 3 Breakfast - Cheese Plate | Day 3 AM Snack - Kudos Granola Bar | Day 3 Lunch - Ham Wrap | Day 3 PM Snack - Peach | Day 3 Dinner - Flounder with Green Beans Almondine | Day 4 Breakfast - Smoothie | Day 4 AM Snack - Pretzels | Day 4 Lunch - Black Bean Burrito | Day 4 PM Snack - Wheat Thins | Day 4 Dinner - Italian Chicken | Day 5 Breakfast - English Muffin with Apple Butter | Day 5 AM Snack - Grapes | Day 5 Lunch - Turkey Sandwich | Day 5 PM Snack - Peanuts | Day 5 Dinner - Chicken Piccata | Day 6 Breakfast - Soft-boiled Eggs | Day 6 AM Snack - Celery with Peanut Butter | Day 6 Lunch - Honey Mustard Salmon Sandwich | Day 6 PM Snack - Yogurt Smoothie | Day 6 Dinner - Roasted Vegetable Casserole With Goat Cheese and Herbs | Day 7 Breakfast - Pancakes and Fruit | Day 7 AM Snack - Fruit Snack | Day 7 Lunch - Chicken Salad | Day 7 PM Snack - Carrots with Ranch Dip | Day 7 Dinner - Salmon with Flame Roasted Asparagus
Day 1 Breakfast - PB and J
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | slices | bread, whole grain |
2 | tsp | peanut butter |
1 | tsp | fruit spread, sugar-free |
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1 | medium | apple |
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Toast bread, spread peanut butter and jam on top. Serve with an apple.
Each serving has 241 calories, 7.1g fat, 38.6g carbs,6.1g fiber, 5.6g protein.
Day 1 AM Snack - Apple
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
Each serving has 93 calories, .5g fat,21.6g carbs, 3.8g fiber and .3g protein
Day 1 Lunch - Chicken Caesar Salad
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
0.25 | head | lettuce, Romaine |
0.5 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.5 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
0.5 | cloves | garlic, minced |
0.125 | cup | cheese, Romano, grated |
2 | oz | chicken, deli sliced |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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In a large bowl place oil, lemon juice and garlic, press garlic into bowl with a wooden spoon to distribute. Whisk ingredients together. Tear (don’t cut) lettuce into small pieces, put in bowl on top of dressing, cut chicken into strips and place on lettuce. When you are ready to serve toss salad and add romano and toss again.
Each serving has 273 calories, 16.5g fat, 3.4g carbs, 1g fiber, 27.7g protein.
Day 1 PM Snack - Whole Wheat Crackers
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 2 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
8 | each | Whole wheat crackers |
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Each serving has 130 calories, 5.4g fat, 21.5g carbs, 3.3g fiber, 2.8g protein.
Day 1 Dinner - Chicken Chili
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
4 | oz | chicken breasts, boneless, skinless |
1 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.25 | cup | onion, yellow ,quartered |
0.75 | cloves | garlic, minced |
0.75 | large | pepper, red |
1.5 | oz | chilis, chopped green |
4 | oz | tomatoes, whole |
0.5 | Tb | tomato paste |
0.75 | Tb | chili powder |
0.75 | tsp | oregano, dried |
0.75 | cup | chicken broth |
0.25 | cup | rice, long grain and wild |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
1 | each | cracker, whole grained |
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Sauté boneless, skinless, chicken cubes, diced onions and minced garlic in vegetable oil in large heavy stockpot. Add the remaining ingredients with the exception of the cracker and rice, bring to a simmer. Add rice and cook for 20 minutes more uncovered. Crumble cracker on top.
Hint: Great served with chopped green onions.
Each serving has 622 calories, 21.3g fat, 64.8g carbs, 10g fiber, 42.9g protein.
Day 2 Breakfast - Cereal and Berries
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
0.75 | cup | cereal, whole grain, unsweetened |
6 | oz | milk, 1% |
5 | medium | strawberries, whole |
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Add milk to cereal and serve strawberries on the side.
Each serving has 336 calories, 9.1g fat, 53.2g carbs, 8.1g fiber, 10.6g protein.
Day 2 AM Snack - Crispbread and Cheese
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | oz | cheese, Monterey low fat |
1 | slices | Ryvita, crispbread, rye |
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Each serving has 128 calories, 6.5g fat, 8g carbs, 2g fiber, 9g protein.
Day 2 Lunch - Egg Salad Pita
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
2 | large | egg |
0.5 | Tb | celery, chopped |
0.5 | medium | scallions, sliced |
0.5 | Tb | mayo, low fat |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.5 | large | pita,whole wheat |
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1 | small | apple |
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Chopped hard-boiled eggs, celery and scallions into small dice, blend in mayo, fill halved pita and serve with apple on the side.
Each 1/2 pita equals 1 serving.
Each serving has 351 calories, 14.2g fat, 37.8g carbs, 5.4g fiber and 18.1g protein.
Day 2 PM Snack - Popcorn
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
Each serving has 84 calories, 0g fat, 18g carbs, 3g fiber and 3g protein.
Day 2 Dinner - Ham Steak with White Beans and Spinach
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | Tb | oil, olive |
2 | cup | spinach, fresh |
0.333 | cup | beans, white, great northern |
1.5 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
0.5 | Tb | caraway seeds |
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0.5 | spritz | PAM |
3 | oz | ham, steaks |
0.5 | tsp | currant jelly |
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Heat oil in pan, add beans and garlic sauté for 3 minutes. Add spinach and caraway seeds, cook until spinach just wilts. Salt and pepper to taste.
Heat a pan, spray with Pam; cook steaks for 3 minutes per side. Remove and spread currant jelly evenly over ham.
Each serving has 414 calories, 21g fat, 28.3g carbs, 7.3g fiber, 27.9g protein
Day 3 Breakfast - Cheese Plate
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | oz | cheese, brie |
1 | oz | cheese, Gruyere |
2 | medium | figs, dried |
2 | slices | Wasa Crisp |
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Allow cheese to warm to room temperature. Serve with figs and Wasa crisps.
Each serving has 385 calories, 17g fat, 42g carbs, 14.4g fiber and 17.7g protein.
Day 3 AM Snack - Kudos Granola Bar
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | bar | Kudos with M&M's granola bar |
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Each serving has 140 calories, 2.4g fat, 30g carbs, 2g fiber and 3g protein.
Day 3 Lunch - Ham Wrap
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | medium | tortillas, whole wheat |
0.25 | tsp | mustard, dijon |
2 | oz | ham, shaved |
1 | oz | cheese, low-fat |
1 | leaves | lettuce, curly |
1 | oz | tomatoes, diced |
1 | slices | onion, red |
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Spread mustard on tortilla. Divide ingredients evenly, place on tortilla, wrap tightly.
Each serving has 225 calories, 6.9g fat, 17.2g carbs, 9.5g fiber and 23.4g protein.
Day 3 PM Snack - Peach
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
Each serving has 68 calories, .1g fat, 15.7g carbs, 2.8g fiber, 1g protein.
Day 3 Dinner - Flounder with Green Beans Almondine
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
4 | oz | flounder filet |
0.5 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.5 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
0.25 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
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0.5 | lb | beans, green |
0.125 | cup | water |
0.5 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
0.165 | tsp | salt, sea |
0.75 | Tb | almonds, sliced |
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Brush oil on both sides of the flounder, salt and pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Heat grill pan on high heat until very hot. Brown flounder for 11/2 minutes per side. Remove from pan and place in oven-proof pan in oven for 5 -10 minutes, until flaky and translucent.
Remove from oven, plate and drizzle lemon on top. Place 1/2 Tb of the butter on each filet.
For the beans: Wash fresh green beans and remove ends. Leave beans whole and put in saucepan with water, butter, and salt. Cover and cook on low heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until beans are tender. Toast almonds in a skillet over low heat until golden brown- be careful not to burn! Remove beans to bowl and sprinkle almonds over.
Each serving has 299 calories, 19.5g fat, 2.2g carbs, .8g fiber and 28.6g protein.
Day 4 Breakfast - Smoothie
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
0.5 | cup | strawberries, frozen |
0.5 | cup | blackberries, frozen |
4 | oz | yogurt, non-fat plain |
3 | oz | milk, 1% |
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Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Each serving has 251 calories, 1.3g fat,47.3g carbs, 6.1g fiber and 12.5g protein.
Day 4 AM Snack - Pretzels
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
2 | large | pretzel, whole wheat |
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Each serving has 205 calories, 1g fat, 46g carbs, 4g fiber and 6g protein.
Day 4 Lunch - Black Bean Burrito
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | medium | tortillas, whole wheat |
0.333 | cup | refried black beans |
1 | medium | scallions, sliced |
0.5 | medium | tomatoes, whole |
1 | Tb | sour cream |
2 | Tb | salsa |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Heat beans in microwave for 3 minutes, heat tortillas in microwave for 1 minute. Divide beans evenly on tortillas, slice tomato and place along with the sliced scallions on the beans. Add sour cream, salsa and salt and pepper to taste.
May be made in advance and re-heated in microwave.
Each serving has 222g calories,5.3g fat, 33.4g carbs, 15g fiber and 9.8g protein.
Day 4 PM Snack - Wheat Thins
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | package | Nabisco 100 calorie pack - Wheat Thins |
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Each serving has 100 calories, 3.g fat, 15.6g carbs, 1g fiber and 2g protein.
Day 4 Dinner - Italian Chicken
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
3 | oz | chicken breasts, boneless, skinless |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.5 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.25 | medium | onions, sliced |
1 | cloves | garlic, minced |
0.25 | Tb | fennel seed |
0.25 | tsp | marjoram |
1.5 | oz | wine, dry red |
4 | oz | tomatoes, diced |
0.5 | Tb | currants |
0.5 | Tb | capers |
1 | cup | spinach, fresh baby |
0.75 | Tb | cilantro, chopped |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.5 | cup | pasta, cooked |
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alt and pepper chicken. Brown chicken in olive oil in oven-proof pan. Remove chicken, sauté onion and garlic, add spices, red wine, tomatoes, capers and currants. Return chicken to pan, place in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, immediately stir in spinach and sprinkle cilantro on top.
Serve over pasta.
Each serving has 324 calories, 9.1g fat, 35.6g carbs, 4.7g fiber and 25.5g protein.
Day 5 Breakfast - English Muffin with Apple Butter
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | medium | English muffin, whole grain |
1 | Tb | apple butter |
1 | Tb | walnuts, chopped, toasted |
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Toast muffin and spread apple butter; sprinkle walnuts on top.
Each serving has 293 calories,4.1g fat, 52.8g carbs,8.5g fiber and 11.5g protein
Day 5 AM Snack - Grapes
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
Each serving hs 84 calories, .4g fat, 19.4g carbs, 1.1g fiber and .7g protein.
Day 5 Lunch - Turkey Sandwich
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | slices | bread, cracked wheat |
0.66 | tsp | mustard, stone ground |
3 | oz | turkey, deli sliced |
2 | slices | tomatoes, fresh |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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1 | medium | pears, fresh |
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Toast bread, spread mustard on toast, layer turkey and tomato. Cut in half, serve half with a pear.
Each serving has 265 calories, 2.5g fat, 40.9g carbs, 5.4g fiber and 19.8g protein.
Day 5 PM Snack - Peanuts
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
Each serving has 115 calories, 9.1g fat, 3.9g carbs, 1.5g fiber and 4.3g protein.
Day 5 Dinner - Chicken Piccata
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
4 | oz | chicken breasts, boneless, skinless |
1 | Tb | rice flour |
0.5 | pinch | salt, kosher |
0.5 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.25 | Tb | lemon zest, finely chopped |
3 | medium | mushrooms, sliced |
1 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
4 | oz | chicken broth |
0.5 | tsp | capers |
0.25 | Tb | cornstarch |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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0.5 | Tb | oil, olive |
6 | cup | spinach, fresh baby |
1 | Tb | pecans, toasted |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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0.666 | cup | pasta, angelhair, cooked |
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Pound chicken breasts in zip-lock baggie to 1/2” thickness, add flour and salt, shake to coat. Heat oil in pan, brown chicken, add zest, mushrooms, and lemon juice. Cook for 3 minutes, add capers and chicken broth reserving 2 oz. Cook for about 7 minutes, until chicken is done. Add remaining chicken stock to corn starch, add to pan, stir. Salt and pepper to taste.
Heat oil in pan, add spinach and pecans, cook until just wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Each serving has 635g calories, 23.7g fat, 60.2g carbs 7g fiber and 44.6g protein.
Plate over cooked pasta.
Day 6 Breakfast - Soft-boiled Eggs
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
2 | medium | egg |
0.5 | medium | english muffin |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Bring a quart of water up to a boil, gently place eggs in water. Cook for 5 minutes. Toast bread and serve.
Each serving has 262 calories, 10g fat, 26.2g carbs, 1g fiber and 16.3g protein.
Day 6 AM Snack - Celery with Peanut Butter
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
3 | medium | celery ribs |
1 | Tb | peanut butter |
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Cut ends off celery stalks, spread peanut butter evenly over stalks.
Each serving has 135 calories, 8.4g fat, 9.3g carbs, 3.9g fiber and 5.4g protein.
Day 6 Lunch - Honey Mustard Salmon Sandwich
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
0.165 | Tb | mustard, stone ground |
0.165 | Tb | thyme, fresh |
3 | oz | water |
0.75 | Tb | honey |
3 | oz | salmon, fillets, skinned |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
1 | slices | bread, cracked wheat |
1 | medium | peaches, whole |
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Put mustard, honey, thyme and water in sauce pan and warm. Place salmon in oven proof pan, paint top of filets with mixture. Gently add enough of the mustard iquid to sides of filets to cover 2/3 of filets, be careful not to wash off mixture. Place under broiler until golden brown, remove and place on stove top, add more bouillon to 2/3 level again. Poach slowly until done. Should take a few minutes, depending on the thickness of filets. Place on bread and serve with a peach.
Each serving has 371 calories, 11.5g fat, 44g carbs, 5.9g fiber and 22.8g protein.
Day 6 PM Snack - Yogurt Smoothie
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | bottle | Dannon Light'n Fit Smoothie |
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Each serving has 70 calories, 0g fat, 13g carbs, 1g fiber and 5g protein.
Day 6 Dinner - Roasted Vegetable Casserole With Goat Cheese and Herbs
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.25 | medium | onions, sliced |
0.25 | medium | pepper, red |
0.5 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
0.25 | medium | eggplant |
1 | large | tomatoes, whole |
0.5 | large | zucchini |
0.5 | Tb | basil, fresh |
0.25 | Tb | oregano. fresh |
0.25 | Tb | parsley, flat leaf |
2 | oz | cheese, goat |
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat 2 T. olive oil in large skillet. Add onion, sliced red pepper, and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute an additional minute. Spread mixture evenly on bottom of 9 by 13 by 2 inch glass baking dish.
Arrange peeled and sliced eggplant evenly over mixture in baking dish. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Top with alternate rows of zucchini and tomato, overlapping slightly. Season again with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with herbs. Drizzle with remaining olive oil. Bake until vegetables are very tender and beginning to brown on top, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 50 minutes.
Sprinkle crumbled goat cheese over top of casserole. Bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
Each serving has 366 calories, 26.3g fat, 19g carbs, 5.5g fiber and 13.6g protein.
Day 7 Breakfast - Pancakes and Fruit
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
2 | medium | pancakes |
1 | medium | bananas |
1 | Tb | pancake syrup, sugarfree |
4 | oz | mixed berries, frozen |
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Thaw and drain mixed fruit. Cook pancakes ( from dry mix) and slice banana, top with syrup and serve.
Each serving has 434 calories, 4.1g fat, 90.5g carbs, 9.5g fiber and 8.8g protein.
Day 7 AM Snack - Fruit Snack
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
Each serving has 93 calories,21.6g carbs, .5g fat, 3.8g fiber and .3g protein.
Day 7 Lunch - Chicken Salad
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | cup | spinach, fresh baby |
3 | oz | chicken breasts, boneless, skinless |
1 | tsp | mayo, low fat |
0.5 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
0.25 | small | scallions, sliced |
1 | Tb | cranberries, dried |
1 | Tb | pecans, toasted |
0.25 | pinch | dill weed |
3 | small | tomatoes, cherry |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cook chicken breasts in microwave until done. Reserve cooking fluids. Lightly toast pecans. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, add reserved juices and all other ingredients and mix well. Make a bed of spinach and place chicken salad on top.
Each serving has 310 calories, 13.3g fat, 18.5g carbs, 3.7g fiber, 29.3g protein.
Day 7 PM Snack - Carrots with Ranch Dip
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
1 | package | Earthbound Farm Organic Snack Pack |
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Each serving has 90 calories, 8g fat, 5g carbs, 1g fiber and 1g protein.
Day 7 Dinner - Salmon with Flame Roasted Asparagus
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 1 |
Category: | Diet Friendly |
Meal: | Week 4 (Careful and Carefree MealPlans) |
4 | oz | salmon, fillets, skinned |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.25 | small | lemons |
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0.5 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.5 | lb | asparagus |
0.5 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.5 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
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0.5 | cup | rice, wild, cooked |
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Place wok on stove with about 1 inch of water in bottom. Place small rack over water. Salt and Pepper salmon. Place salmon on the rack, cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove and serve with lemon wedges.
Serve on bed of rice.
Cut bottom 1 -1 1/2 inch off of stem. Peel, yes I said peel the asparagus. Place in bowl, add oil and salt and pepper. Toss, retain bowl.
On a very hot grill, place asparagus crosswise to grill. Grill for 3 minutes. Remove and place back in bowl, toss with oil remaining in bowl. With a vegetable peeler shave the romano cheese over the top and serve.
Can be made in grill pan on stove top, cook for 4 minutes.
Each serving has 386 calories, 11.1g fat, 38.1g carbs, 8.6g fiber and 35.5g protein.
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