OMG awesome hungry girl alfredo recipe- vsg friendly!

happyteacher
on 8/1/12 7:58 am

Today I watched an episode of Hungry Girl (food network) for the first time. She had a VERY low cal version of alfredo on there- 100 calories for a serving, and it is a normal size serving so too much for me. Anyway, not only that but you can have it done in under 15 minutes. I made two versions tonight, 1 with tofu shirataki noodles (find in the tofu section at the grocery store) and 1 with regular whole wheat penne. The "sauce" worked awesome on both. The tofu version only added calories and just a gram or so of carb. The other version noodle was 200 cals and loaded with carb.

Tofu noodle- empty the bag in a colinder and rinse very, very well. Pat very dry with paper towel. Microwave for 1 minute. Pat dry again... get them as dry as you can. Add sauce ingredients and stir. The heat from the noodles should break down the cheese enough to spread around.

"sauce": 1 wedge laughing cow (I used garlic, hungry girl uses swiss), 1 tsp light sour cream, 2 tsp reduced fat parmesean. I creamed this together in a bowl using a spoon. Then dumped it on the hot noodles and tossed.

We had left over grilled chicken so i chunked that up and added it in- goodness, it was an honest to goodness pasta meal without any guilt at all. I only ate the tofu version, but my kids adored the regular noodle. My youngest loved the tofu version too.

Another great product that we used for the first time- Waldon Farms No calorie blue cheese dressing. Yep, no cals. It was a very acceptable substitute too- even my picky husband liked it! Our salad had hardboiled egg and bacon in it on a bed of lettuce. Yum!

I have been craving a comfort food style dinner and this totaly fit the bill without killing the cals and carbs!

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost

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happyteacher
on 8/1/12 8:04 am

VSG on 12/19/11

This is from the HG website and no way could you eat all this:

Fettuccine Hungry Girlfredo
PER SERVING (entire recipe): 99 calories, 4g fat, 376mg sodium, 9.5g carbs, 4g fiber, 1g sugars, 5.5g protein -- PointsPlus™ value 2*
Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 5 minutes

Ingredients: 1 package House Foods Tofu Shirataki Fettuccine Shaped Noodle Substitute 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese 2 tsp. reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping 1 tsp. fat-free sour cream Optional: salt and black pepper
Directions: Use a strainer to rinse and drain shirataki noodles well. Pat dry. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave for 1 minute. Dry as thoroughly as possible, using paper towels. Cut noodles up a bit, using kitchen shears or a knife. Add cheese wedge, grated topping, and sour cream, breaking the cheese wedge into pieces as you add it. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir well and, if you like, season to taste with salt and pepper. Enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING HG Alternative! This recipe could also be prepared in a skillet on the stove, over medium-high heat, until hot and well mixed.

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost

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Jaybee766
on 8/1/12 8:34 am - Silver Spring, MD

VSG on 02/27/12 with

Coincidence - I watched that today too. I missed most of it but caught the broccoli dish at the end and promptly drove to the grocery store for the ingredients and had it for lunch! Delicious - but i can't remember what it's called.

12 oz shredded broccoli mix
1/2 can low fat tomato soup (but I'd use marinara next time)
1 teaspoon diced garlic
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
salt/pepper to taste
(I added ground pork and sauteed onions)

Cook broccoli in water for 5-8 minutes until desired texture. Add garlic, salt/pepper. Add sauce. Add 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Serve and top with remaining cheese.

150 calories per serving (6 ounces) before the pork of course.

VERY TASTY!

Jeanne

Height 5'7" HW: 314 SW: 293

happyteacher
on 8/1/12 9:40 am

VSG on 12/19/11

Glad you posted that... we were going to make that on Friday. I was wondering about the soup thing, as I am not a big tomato soup fan. I think I will go with marinara. Thanks! Oh, the name of the dish is called "slaw and order" and you can google the recipe too.

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost

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hrford
on 8/1/12 9:46 am

VSG on 03/19/12

I'm thinking if you lose the sour cream and replace it with 0% or 2% fage you'll up your protein too! I've been using, spaghetti squash (tiny quantities) and cauliflower as replacements for my pasta and it's been doing me fine so far! My family gets the whole wheat penne or whatever and I use some sort of other replacement.

Sounds like a great recipe though, I'll have to try it.

HW: 270 SW: 234.4 CW: 135.0 1stGW:149 (GOAL MET)afreshstart-hreneeh.blogspot.com/
1st 5k: 5/12/12 44:55 PR 4miles: 12/31/2012 35:49

happyteacher
on 8/1/12 11:29 am

VSG on 12/19/11

The hubby and I were going to do that, but when you use light sourcream it was barely any calories. We decided to just go with that, but next batch I will do one with the fage. Not a huge difference in the nutrition, but hey every little bit counts :)

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost

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on 8/1/12 11:45 am

Thanks for the recipes and tips. They sound wonderful! They will go in my "further out file".

sunnymicki
on 8/1/12 12:00 pm

VSG on 09/26/11

Thanks for the recipe. I might try the alfredo sauce on the grilled chicken and broccoli. I've never tried tofu noodles, but I generally can't eat my protein portion, some veggies, and then still have room for any pasta.

I'll definitely look into that dressing as well. My husband is a huge blue cheese fan.

5'9" All weight lost post-op. Goal weight determined by body composition testing.

happyteacher
on 8/1/12 10:55 pm, edited 8/1/12 10:55 pm

VSG on 12/19/11

Walden Farms has several varieties of the no calorie dressing. Thus far the three that we have tried have been all decent and we can easily substitute them for the bad stuff. I am not a huge dressing person anyway, but it is saving a crap load of calories for my husband. If you go to the Walden Farms website you can type in your zip code and see if you can find it locally. I doubt I will buy any other brand from this point forward, except maybe the marzetti lower cal coleslaw dressing.

*wow, you are reeaaallly close to goal- congrats!!!!!!!!

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost

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sunnymicki
on 8/2/12 1:04 am

VSG on 09/26/11

I'm pretty sure I've seen Walden Farms in my grocery store. I've never taken the time to look at the labels though. I have a grilled chicken salad just every day, so losing the calories from the dressing would be a bonus for me for sure.

And thanks about the goal thing! I had my 10 month eval earlier this week and found out I'm actually right in the middle of the healthy body fat % range for a woman, but I decided to shoot for the "lean" range instead of switching to maintenance mode. Which means increasing muscle weight too. So anymore I'm not sure what weight I'll be when I decide to shout out GOAL!

5'9" All weight lost post-op. Goal weight determined by body composition testing.

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