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- Chicken Nuggets
It may look like a chicken breast, but anyone with a food allergy has realized the ill effects when eating this so-called protein at McDonald's. I have had many clients go to McDonald's (unwillingly) for group outings. They order the GRILLED...
- Crunchy Top "faux"tatoes
One of my favorite Thanksgiving foods in my former fat life was Crunch Top Cheesy Potatoes. One of the main ingredients was Cream of Chicken Soup. Knowledge is power; now that I am aware of what certain foods do, I am able to get past the cravings! CAMPBELL'S...
- Peanut-coconut Chicken And "rice"
This is an amazingly flavorful dish. I made a few changes to make it "healthified." I used almond milk instead of fat free half-n-half, guar gum instead of cornstarch, Swerve in place of sugar, one onion in place of 2, and cauliflower in place of white...
- Chicken Wild "rice" Soup
I know the recipe sounds weird, instead of heavy cream, I used cream cheese. This added an amazing flavor without extra calories, 1 TBS of cream is 50 calories, 1 TBS of cream cheese is also 50 calories. Since you only need a small amount of cream cheese...
- Pizza Bites
Here is a great breakfast or after school snack for kids! It is WAY healthier than popping Totino's Pizza Rolls into the oven...YIKES! Check out what is actually in those chemically made pieces of "food"... Ingredients = Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour,...
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Cowboy Chicken Casserole
This was a super tasty dinner! The way it is layered, it reminded us of a Mexican lasagna using the mushrooms as the noodles. I made this the night before so all I had to do was throw the oven on after a long day at work. This dish could also be made in a slow cooker.
Most Chicken Casseroles include Cream of Chicken soup. Have you checked the ingredients in that little metal can? It has TRANS-FAT, MSG and a bunch of other junk.
Ingredients: Chicken Stock, Water, Wheat, Flour, Modified Food Starch, Cooked Chicken Meat, Cream (Milk), Contains Less Than 2% Of Chicken Fat, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Soy Protein Concentrate, Dehydrated Cooked Chicken, Yeast Extract, Lower Sodium Nautral Sea Salt, Flavoring, Autolyzed Eyast Extract, Vegetable oil, Potassium Chloride, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Huanylate, Spice Extract, Beta Carotene For Color, Soy Proetin Isolate, Sodium Phosphates, Chicken Flavor (Contains Chicken Stock, Chicken Powder Chicken Fat), Chicken Flavor, Butter Milk, Cream Powder Cream Milk Soy Lecithin, Enzyme Modified Butter Milk Nonfat Dry Milk, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cootonseed Oil, Liplyzed Butter Oil,, Oleix Acid Butter Oil, Lactic Acid, Butter Flavor
To see the recipe, check out the book: Low Carbing Among Friends, click HERE to find.
The recipe is on page 114 (renamed to Mexican Chicken Casserole).
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Campbell's Cheesy Chicken Casserole = 444 calories, 21g fat, 44g protein, 36 carbs, 3g fiber
"Healthified" Chicken Casserole = 391 calories, 20g fat, 43g protein, 8 carbs, 2.2g fiber
Most Chicken Casseroles include Cream of Chicken soup. Have you checked the ingredients in that little metal can? It has TRANS-FAT, MSG and a bunch of other junk.
Ingredients: Chicken Stock, Water, Wheat, Flour, Modified Food Starch, Cooked Chicken Meat, Cream (Milk), Contains Less Than 2% Of Chicken Fat, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Soy Protein Concentrate, Dehydrated Cooked Chicken, Yeast Extract, Lower Sodium Nautral Sea Salt, Flavoring, Autolyzed Eyast Extract, Vegetable oil, Potassium Chloride, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Huanylate, Spice Extract, Beta Carotene For Color, Soy Proetin Isolate, Sodium Phosphates, Chicken Flavor (Contains Chicken Stock, Chicken Powder Chicken Fat), Chicken Flavor, Butter Milk, Cream Powder Cream Milk Soy Lecithin, Enzyme Modified Butter Milk Nonfat Dry Milk, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cootonseed Oil, Liplyzed Butter Oil,, Oleix Acid Butter Oil, Lactic Acid, Butter Flavor
To see the recipe, check out the book: Low Carbing Among Friends, click HERE to find.
The recipe is on page 114 (renamed to Mexican Chicken Casserole).
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Campbell's Cheesy Chicken Casserole = 444 calories, 21g fat, 44g protein, 36 carbs, 3g fiber
"Healthified" Chicken Casserole = 391 calories, 20g fat, 43g protein, 8 carbs, 2.2g fiber
- Chicken Nuggets
It may look like a chicken breast, but anyone with a food allergy has realized the ill effects when eating this so-called protein at McDonald's. I have had many clients go to McDonald's (unwillingly) for group outings. They order the GRILLED...
- Crunchy Top "faux"tatoes
One of my favorite Thanksgiving foods in my former fat life was Crunch Top Cheesy Potatoes. One of the main ingredients was Cream of Chicken Soup. Knowledge is power; now that I am aware of what certain foods do, I am able to get past the cravings! CAMPBELL'S...
- Peanut-coconut Chicken And "rice"
This is an amazingly flavorful dish. I made a few changes to make it "healthified." I used almond milk instead of fat free half-n-half, guar gum instead of cornstarch, Swerve in place of sugar, one onion in place of 2, and cauliflower in place of white...
- Chicken Wild "rice" Soup
I know the recipe sounds weird, instead of heavy cream, I used cream cheese. This added an amazing flavor without extra calories, 1 TBS of cream is 50 calories, 1 TBS of cream cheese is also 50 calories. Since you only need a small amount of cream cheese...
- Pizza Bites
Here is a great breakfast or after school snack for kids! It is WAY healthier than popping Totino's Pizza Rolls into the oven...YIKES! Check out what is actually in those chemically made pieces of "food"... Ingredients = Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour,...