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Spicy Tofu Stir Fry

ChellBellz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:13:09 +0000

Earlier I posted a blog about a Tofu recipe that I saw while waiting in the doctor’s office. I myself had never attempted to make Tofu, in fact the thought never crossed my mind. It’s looked pretty easy, and I was. This low sodium recipes was really easy to prepare, and the only issue I had was with actually baking the Tofu…I think I should have cut them into bigger pieces.

Anyway this is a good lowfat, low sodium recipe. Enjoy!

Spicy Tofu Stir-Fry

Tofu:

1 (14-ounce) package extra-firm light tofu

1 minced garlic clove

1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger

1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Stir-Fry:

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 minced garlic clove

6 cups vegetables, loosely chopped (peppers, celery, carrots, onions, mushrooms, broccoli)

Sauce:

1/3 cup hot water

3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Drain the tofu thoroughly. Cube tofu into inch cubes. In a large bowl, toss tofu with garlic, ginger, sweet chili sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. Place on a sheet pan and bake until firm on the outside and tender on the inside, approximately 30 minutes. Stir often. Remove from oven and set aside. In a large sauté pan, heat sesame oil until hot. Add in garlic and stir. Add in remaining vegetables and sauté until tender. In a small bowl, whisk together the hot water, vinegar, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes. Pour onto vegetables and toss to coat. Simmer until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add in tofu. Serve with 1 cup whole wheat pasta or brown rice. Garnish with green onions and additional toasted sesame seeds.

MAKE SURE YOU WATCH THE VEGGIES! I pretty much overcooked mine the first try.

I added Bean Sprouts, Carrots, Onions, Snow Peas and all Colors of Bell Peppers.

South Beach Diet Widget

ChellBellz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:25:52 +0000

Find South Beach Diet Recipes and more at SouthBeachDiet.com

I was craving Waffles, but I figured that they would be really fatty if I made them…This widget has a good recipe on there.

Negative 60- Pea (Guacamole) Revisited.

ChellBellz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:04:30 +0000

I couldn’t really wait to try the Guacamole Recipe. I posted that I wanted to try the recipe. So I did it actually taste pretty good. I followed it to a tee…it was kind bland…I had to add some Chiles and some chili. I mad too much, but I’m hoping that it last in the fridge tonight :0/

I posted the pictures.

Starting off with the Peas

Tomatoes

Avacado with a little Onion Powder…I forgot to put the Onions in there

Mashing up the Avocados and Peas.

Mash It Up!

All gone…A snack well my dinner with a Chicken Pita Pile Up…

178 Calories with the Serving Size of Chips.

The recipe is listed two Blog entry from this entry.

Negative 60- LiveStrong–My Plate.

ChellBellz — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:06:13 +0000

While looking up the Caloric Value of my Fruit and Yogurt snack I came across the Livestrong site. They are doing a wonderful job of making sure we stay fit. They provide a very accurate food calculator, and calories tracker. Simply type in the brand and type of food you ate. When you ate, it and how much. It Automatically pops up the values, including carbs, sugars, and everything else. I think this is going to be me my new calorie counter site.

Sorry if the picture if kind of messy. I think if you click on it, it will show something in better detail. Anyway, so you get the idea. You can sign up using your FB ID to avoid filling in too much information. Once you’re in, you can put your height, weight, and weight goals and it will tell you how many calories you should consume, it also has an area for you water intake, activities that you do during the day, and workout. I think this is by far the best calorie counter that I have come across. We will see how it works. I think this one looks much easier and I won’t like the feel of the site is just motivating. When you think of Live Strong you think of strength and getting through obstacles. Isn’t it funny how they markets that so well.

Negative 60- Low Fat Guacamole

ChellBellz — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:35:17 +0000

I have two avocado’s downstairs and for the most part, I just mash them up with some onions and keep going. Yesterday I really wanted to some chips. I realized that my “guacamole” wasn’t anything close to what I was enjoying when i went out because it wasn’t cold for one, two it didn’t have all the ingredients. I was always afraid to make it because I thought I would add on the calories. So tomorrow I will go buy some peas for this recipe. When i think about it, I do love peas, and by adding in the avocado it’s probably going to overpower the taste of the peas, and this way I can enjoy much more of it then I would making a regular Guac Recipe. There is about 300 Calories in one medium Avocado Fruit, and while the fat is “heart healthy” calories don’t care about that. 300 calories are still consumed.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:

10-ounce pack of frozen peas
1/2 small ripe avocado
1/2 cup cilantro, stems removed
1/2 ripe tomato, deseeded and chopped
1/3 cup chopped onion (optional)
Squeeze of fresh lime juice

Preparation:

Cook peas according to package instructions. Empty into a colander, drain and rinse with cold water. Place peas, avocado and cilantro in a blender and blend to desired consistency. Spoon into a bowl with chopped tomato and onion. Add a squeeze of lime juice, stir and serve.

Yields 2 cups.

Per 1/4 cup Serving: Calories 52, Calories from Fat 16, Total Fat 1.8g (sat 0.2g), Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 44mg, Carbohydrate 6.8g, Fiber 2.6g, Protein 2.3g

You can add Chilies, and Hot Sauce to give it an extra kick its that’s your thing.

Negative 60- Strength Builders- Stuffed Mushrooms

ChellBellz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:55:59 +0000

This Blizzard has me cooking up a storm…I just tried these today as a snack. The Previous Fish and Eggplant was only about 180 Calories and I guess it was suppose to be meal. So I was starving by 3:00 pm. I didn’t feel like cooking any chicken or fish, so I just made a snack.

I took pictures also, kind of looks like the picture in the book. I get excited when it looks like the book.

Ingredients:

Olive oil spray
4 medium button mushrooms
2 teaspoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons crumbled fat-free feta cheese
1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly mist a small baking dish with oil spray.
Pull the stems from the mushrooms by gently twisting the stem until it comes loose and
pulls from the mushroom top. Mince the stems and place in a small mixing bowl. Place
the caps in the reserved baking dish stem-side up.

Add the parsley, cheese, oil, and cayenne to the bowl. Stir to mix well. Spoon the
mixture evenly onto the reserved mushroom caps. Divide the remaining mixture evenly
among the mushroom caps, mounding the filling on each cap.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they are tender. Let the mushrooms stand to cool
slightly before serving.
Makes 1 serving

Per serving: 48 calories, 4 g protein, 3 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, trace saturated fat, trace
polyunsaturated fat, 2 g monounsaturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, <1 g fiber, 157 mg
sodium.

It was okay. A bit salty. I think it was my Feta. I used Basil Tomato Reduced Fat Feta. I only used half of what the recipe called for. It was okay, but nothing I have to have everyday like the book says. :-S . 48 Calories for all 4 Mushrooms!! Can’t beat that at all.

Negative 60- Bruschetta Eggplant Recipe-

ChellBellz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:01:50 +0000

Ingredients:

1 pound eggplant, unpeeled, cut into 1″ cubes
Pinch of garlic powder, or to taste
3 medium plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 whole green onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
Salt, to taste

Ground black pepper, to taste
Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Lightly mist a medium, nonstick baking sheet with olive oil spray. Place the eggplant in a single layer on the baking sheet so the cubes do not touch. Lightly mist the eggplant with olive oil spray. Sprinkle on the garlic powder.

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes. Flip and bake for 7 to 10 minutes more, or until tender when tested with a fork.

In a large serving bowl, combine the tomatoes, green onion, garlic, and basil. Add the eggplant. Season with salt and pepper Toss gently to mix. Serve immediately.

Makes 2 servings

Per serving: 79 calories, 3 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 1 g fat (trace saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 9 g fiber, 11 mg sodium.

I always take pictures every time I cook something new from the Biggest Loser Cookbook. It was pretty easy to make. Can’t beat all that for 79 Calories. I made some fish to go with it, and actually only ate one filet because i didn’t cook the other all the way through. So I attached a few pictures to show you all that it looks exactly like the picture in the book unlike some of my other tries when it comes to food.

Eggplant Cubed

Eggplant Chillin in the Oven

All Mixed up and Ready to Serve

All Done…Yum.