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1. 1 1/4 pounds haricots verts (thin green beans)
2. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3. 1 garlic clove, minced
4. 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
5. 2 1/2 tablespoons water
6. 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
7. 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
8. 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
9. 1 medium carrot, cut into fine julienne
10. 1 medium parsnip, cut into fine julienne
11. 1 red bell pepper, cut into fine julienne
12. 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
13. Worcestershire sauce
14. Hot sauce
15. Salt and freshly ground black pepper
16. 1 hard-cooked egg, chopped, for garnish (optional)

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the beans until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain, rinse and pat dry.
2. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and cook over moderate heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the vinegar, water, mustard, honey and celery seeds. Add the carrot, parsnip, red pepper and onion and toss until warmed through, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the beans and toss well. Add a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce and season with salt and pepper. Garnish the slaw with the chopped egg and serve warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients:

2 hard boiled eggs (one yolk can be removed)
1/3 cup 1% cottage cheese
salt (seasoned salt is best flavor with egg)
pepper

Here is where it gets interesting.  You can add a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, or dill, or olives or any other spice or finely cut veggie.

Hard boil eggs and remove one of the yolks to lower the fat. Chop egg whites and one yolk. Mix in cottage cheese and season to taste.

About 150 calories, 2.5 carbs and 20.5 grams of protein.

Ingredients:

1 Can of Tuna (drained really well) Sometimes I will even use the tuna in a packet to not have to deal with draining it well.
1 Egg White
1/3 Cup of Low Fat Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Small Onion (Finely Chopped)
1 tsp Ground Garlic
1/2 tsp Pepper

1. In a bowl mix drained tuna, egg white, cheese, onion and spices until all the ingredients stick together.

2. Split in half and form 2 patties.

3. In a medium saucepan fry patties until both sides are golden brown.

Make's 2 Patties.  Each one is about 100 calories, 2 carbs, and 18 proteins.  Very tasty

Ingredients:

* 1 cup almond flour/meal

* 1 tsp baking powder

* 2 eggs

* 1/4 cup water

* 1/4 teaspoon salt

* 1 T sweetener

Mix ingredients and make pancakes the same way you would make any other pancake.  Makes about six pancakes.

Each pancake is about 123 calories, 3.6 carbs and 5.5 protein

I eat some version of these on Sunday mornings.  Sometimes I make them with cottage cheese and less almond flour, Sometimes I put in protein powder and less almond flour.  You can customize this to make it work for you.

Ingredients

2 scoops of vanilla protein powder
8 tbsp. PB2
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
2 tbsp melted butter
1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk or lite chocolate soy slender
1 tsp. almond extract
1 egg
2 tbsp. egg whites
12 drops of stevia (or Splenda to taste)

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven at 350 and prepare a glass baking dish with non stick spray
2. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
3. In  separate mixing bowl, place all liquid ingredients and whisk together
4. Add in the dry ingredients and mix

5. Scrape down your mix into your sprayed glass baking dish.

6. Place in oven for 15 minutes or until your protein mix is fully baked

7. Let cool for ten minutes, then cut your protein bake into 8 bars and place on a cooling rack.

Cals 80, Total Fat 4.1g, Total Carbs 3.3g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 9.4g