Spinach Salad

It was just so good I had to share! Today my Hubby and I ate a fantastic spinach salad. It was mostly his idea, but I added a few things to mine.

Ingredients:

Lots of Spinach
1/2 can of Tuna
1 small Roma Tomato
Almond slices
Poppy Seed Dressing

Layer ingredients on top of a large plate or in a bowl. Scarf it down. Enjoy!


Realistically I don't know how many Calories are in this salad, but I don't imagine there are many. And I ate it as my meal, I would use 1/4 of this portion if it was a side.

Low Calorie Pasta Salad

I completely LOVE The Volumetrics Eating Plan, by Barbara Rolls, Ph. D. I use these recipes all the time. And I get to eat a whole bunch of food. I don't have to cut my portions. With most of the recipes I find myself not being able to eat as much as I'm allowed to.

Anyway, here is the Pasta Salad recipe on page 146:


4 C. ditalini, cooked and drained
2 C. peeled, shredded carrots
2 C. cored, diced tomatoes
2 C. frozen baby peas, cooked and drained
8 Tbsp. 1/4-inch thick diced ham (about 4 oz)
1 C. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Dressing: 1/2 Cup of this dressing for the Pasta Salad

3 Tbsp white-wine vinegar
1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of freshly ground pepper

(I used red-wine vinegar because I didn't have white-wine vinegar. It still tasted great)

Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well, evenly distributing the dressing. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Makes: 4 servings of 3 Cups each

Calories: 400
Energy Density: .80
Carbohydrates: 52 g.
Fat: 11 g.
Protein: 23 g.
Fiber: 9 g.

Sorry, no picture. I forgot to take one.

Poach-Roast Salmon with Yogurt and Dill Sauce

This dinner was soooo good. I got the recipe out of The Volumetrics Eating Plan. One can eat a ton of food in 1/2 the Calories the dish would usually have. I love it. I was a little skeptical about the whole yogurt mixed with dill thing, but it's officially my favorite way to cook salmon.

AND my whole meal was under 650 calories!





Salad 68 Calories + dressing 60 Calories = 128 Calories
Salmon 225 Calories + Sauce 15 Calories = 240 Calories
Rice (plain)= 240 Calories

TOTAL = 608 Calories

Maybe 608 Calories sounds like a lot, but with all that food I'm glad it wasn't more like 1500.