side dish ideas...

ok, i pretty much have the protein down pact....we eat alot of meat, and i am fine with that....post op...we were meat and taters....now the meat is fine..but looking for different side dishes to go along with the meat...hubby still likes his taters, but now i eat the meat and fruit...fresh fruit of course....
we aren too much into casseroles, but not totally oppposed either....

thanks for any ideas you have
debby

I love cooked cauliflower or squash or green beans or salad.

Judy

i like roasted veggies, fruit, salads, bean salad, etc.

Fruit has lots of carbs, so I eat fruit sparingly.

I eat lots of squashes, turnips, rutabega, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and such. I also eat beans. I know they have carbs but they are also high in fiber and very filling.

Meals for me pro-op was a starch, protein and a veggie. Now it's a protein and a veggie or two. I will occasionally do a starch but then I try to do a healthy-ish kind like beans or turnips.

When want something sweet I use coconut flour, almond meal, and/or flax meal. I make one minute muffins a.k.a. microwave cup cakes because they are made in a coffee cup. So you end up with a single or two servings depending on how large the cup is and how much you can eat.

 do you have a recepie for one min muffins?  could you share please.

thank you,

leisa

3 easy sides I had tonight with roast pork loin were:

Warm Apple Sauce:
Dice 2 apples, add 1/8 c water, splenda and cinnamon to desired sweetness and 1 tsp butter.

Simmer until apples soften, place in blender, and blend until smooth. Return to pan and coo****il apple sauce thickens. Serve warm with, or over pork loin.

Spinach Souffle
Stop at Giant, go to Natural freezer section, look for Garden Lites Spinach Souffle, bring home,  microwave. Total time in oven 5 1/2 minutes.

7 oz Serving (you'll most likely eat less than half though)
Cals 140
Fat 1.5 gr
Carbs 26 gr
Fiber 4 gr
Sugar 6 gr
Protein 10 gr

Heinz Pork Gravy
Open bottle, pour in bowl, and heat in microwave

Quinoe is a grain that makes a lovely pilaf-like side dish, and it's a whole protein, so you get a bonus serving of protein.

I like roasted veggies--brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, squash, asparagus, broccoli.

Bean salad--edamame, lentils, black beans, and chickpeas. High fiber and protein.

Lentil salad - cold, steamed black lentils, feta, balsamic, and red onion.

Mashed caulifower and gravy

Wild rice

Green salad with tomato, onion, olives, etc.

baked sweet potatoes, sauteed fresh spinach, steamed broccoli, squash, salads, beans, asparagus,  green beans...really any vegetable that you like