Slow Carb Lunch: Basa Filet+Broccolli

Lunch Time! So yes I know the title isn't very impressive, but the flavour on the fish is amazing.
It's all in how you spice it up. make note that I had a previous post where I used the same fish, but with Tumeric, which is a fave of mine, so keep in mind, variety! If you're one not to eat broccolli with nothing on top, you can use lime/lemon juice on top or hot sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 Basa Filets- Also known as Pangasius, it's a type of catfish
• 1tsp Grapeseed Oil
• 2 pinches Lemongrass, dried
• 2 pinches Rosemary, dried
• Cracked Black Pepper to taste
• 1/2 lime, squeezed for juice
• 1 Broccolli, cut into bite size peices

Get Started:

• Heat non-stick pan on MED heat, add oil.
• When pan is heated, add the filets to the pan, sprinkle the rosemary, lemongrass and cracked black pepper on top.
• Have the Broccolli ready cut and washed, place in a pyrex glass dish with a cover, and place in microwave on HIGH for 3.5 minutes. Once done, remove excess water and place broccolli on your plate.
• When you see the edges of the fish turn white, flip them over using a spatula. Continue cooking for about 5 mins
• Add the lime juice over the fish and broccolli when cooking is done.

You can see it's ready to turn over now





Ready to Eat

Enjoy!

Slow Carb Breakfast Omelet

Here's Slow Carb Meal #1. There can be numerous variations to this omelet, so feel free to use whichever beans you refer using and adding cruciferous veggies too. What I find really great is that it's so easy, and keeping it simple and delish, even easier! Here's what I chose this time:

Ingredients:

• Pourable Egg Whites, enough to fill bottom of pan
• Handfull, or more of small Red Beans
• Sriracha Sauce, to taste
• 1 tsp Grapeseed Oil

Get Started:

• Heat a medium non-stick pan on MED heat. Add oil.
• When using canned beans make sure to pour them into a strainer and rinse under cool water until all that excess liquid is removed. You'll notice that the liquid is sort of slimey, and there won't be as much bubbles in the strainer once most of that liquid is removed. Set aside.
• Once pan is heated, pour in the egg whites to fill the bottom on the pan.
• After a few minutes, the egg whites will become white in color, and about half way cooked. Add the Sriracha Sauce and the beans. I put in as much as I could fit, in hopes not to get hungry for a while, since egg whites alone- yes I have tried, really don't fill you up alone.
• Hint: you can place the beans in the microwave for about 15-20 seconds to help soften them. You could even smash them with a fork before adding them to the pan.
• Continue to cook for a few more minutes, when you notice that the egg isn't transluscent on top, fold over the omelet in half using a spatula, and pour onto a plate.

This is in the pan



Ready to Eat

Enjoy!





Fresh Start: New Slow Carb recipes to share

So I'm finally ready to start the Slow Carb Diet. As per the 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss, which has gained lots of great reviews and results from readers. I'm a person who of course loves food, and loves her bread and cheese and pasta and fruit and it goes on. I've been contemplating actually doing the diet for months now,  because I want the results it will give me, but to not eat all the foods I love....it was hard. So I've accepted the personal challenge I've set for myself in hopes to delevop better eating habits, and physical fitness.

Since reading the book, I have tried baby steps like only taking cinnamon in my coffee, which is really good, and easy to do. I've made note when grocery shopping what not to buy, so that if it's not there, I won't eat it- which is also helpfull when u go to the fridge or the pantry late at night.
I understand and experienced that eating foods that actually sustain you, like protein, will make you feel fuller longer, and you don't need to eat when you're not hungry.

It's great to hear from you guys that you actually like my blog and the recipes I post. Please follow me too and leave comments or feedback so I know you do visit the blog. It really encourages me post more often, knowing that you wanna see more :)

Here goes my Slow Carb Challenge. In hopes that you will be inspired to try out these recipes too if you're doing the Slow Carb, and even if you're not. Oh and for Cheat days, be sure that there will still be some yummy carb-filled, sugar drenched, fatty maddness posts as well. lol.

This will be FUN!  and ENJOY!