E - Open Faced Sandwich, Broccoli Seasoned with Pepper Medley, and "It's not Kool-Aide"

E Lunch - Open faced sandwich, broccoli seasoned with pepper medley, "It's not Kool-Aide" to drink.

E because:
1) I have between 20-45g of carbs in this meal. (Coming from my bread)
2) I have less than 5g of fat in this meal. I used only a sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella on my sandwich.
3) There are lots of non-starchy vegetables, broccoli, tomato, onion and spinach.
4) My main source of protein is the lean turkey breast. (In an E meal, make sure that your meat is very lean. You don't want to stack fat on top of the carbs.)
5) I am drinking an "It's not Kool-aide" drink. I found the recipe on Pinterest and it taste amazing!
6) I didn't use any oil to cook the broccoli. I just put a hint of water in a frying pan, and "fried" the broccoli and pepper medley together until it was tender crisp.
7) I assembled the sandwiches, sprinkled with cheese and then put them under the broiler until the cheese was all melted and browned.

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E - Ezekiel Bread Topped with Cottage Cheese, Cucumber and Green Onion, Tomato and Provolone Cheese

E Breakfast or Lunch - 2 slices of Ezekiel bread, fat free cottage cheese, cucumber, green onion, 1 cocktail tomato, 1/2 slice of provolone cheese, green tea.

E because:
1) My carbs are between 20-45 grams.
2) My fat is below 5gs. I used fat free cheese and only 5g of fat worth of provolone cheese.
3) I have some non-starchy veggies with my cucumber + tomato.
4) My main protein source is my cottage cheese. However, as some pointed out, I likely should have had some lean protein with this. (Turkey bacon or fat free turkey deli meat rolled up for example)
5) Green tea to drink. Remember that whatever drink you pair with an E meal needs to be fat free.

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E - Sweet potato, Cajun Dip, Loaded Turkey Salad

E Lunch - Acti-Fried Sweet Potato (uses only 1/2 tsp of oil to make these crispy little bits of yummy), salad with fat free turkey breast, and a sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella cheese.

E Because:

1) There are less than 5g of fat in this meal. Tricked you didn't I? :D You saw cheese, and sour cream and thought it was an S right?!? Hahaha! It's fat free sour cream, and just a wee sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella cheese on top.

2) There are between 20-45g of carbs in this meal. (One med sweet potato)

3) My protein source is my lean turkey breast.

4) My dressing is an E dressing that I made over a week ago. I cannot for the life of me remember what recipe it was. I'll go through my pins and see if I can find it.

5) I used cajun (sp?) seasoning to give the sour cream a "dippy" feel.

6) Lots of non-starchy veggies in my salad

7) A tall glass of water because I need to drink at least 3 of these a day.

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E- Baked Banana Oatmeal, Greek Yogurt, Strawberries

E Breakfast - Baked banana oatmeal, greek yogurt, strawberries, green tea.

E Because:

1) There are less than 5g of fat in this meal.2) there are between 20 and 45g of carbsin this meal.3) My Greek yogurt is my protein source. (Although, I would have added some very lean Turkey bacon on the side if I had any left!) 4) Green tea is awesome in the morning!5) I can have liberal amounts of berries in an E setting. Suggested serving amount is 1 cup.* I split the recipe below with my husband this morning. :D

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E - Egg White Scramble, Mixed Berries, Ezekiel Bread with Laughing Cow Cheese and Tomato Slices

E Breakfast - Egg white scramble with fat free cottage cheese and green onion, 2 slices of Ezekiel toast with 1 triangle of light laughing cow cheese and sliced tomatoes, mixed berries and green tea. (I should have added turkey bacon to this to up the protein count. Feel free to do this!)

E Because:
1) There are less than 5g of fat in this meal.
2) There is between 20-45g of carbs. (Ezekiel bread)
3) I used egg whites instead of whole eggs as outlined for an E meal.
4) There are some non-starchy veggies with tomatoes and onions.
5) Liberal amounts of berries are encouraged in an E meal. One cup is the suggested serving size.
6) My main protein source is the eggs, but I really should have added some turkey bacon to up the protein source.
7) I had green tea to drink, but you can have any fat free/sugar free hot drink you choose.

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E - Veggie Egg White Omelet, Ezekiel Toast, Berries, Lean Turkey Bacon

E Breakfast - Veggie egg white omelet with a sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella, 1 slice of Ezekiel toast with 1 tsp of butter, berries, fat free turkey bacon and green tea.

E Because:
1) There are less than 5g of fat in this meal. (1 tsp of butter and a sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella)
2) There are above 20g but below 45g of carbs in this meal. I used sprouted bread called Ezekiel bread.
3) There are lots of non-starchy veggies in the omelet. (Tomato, red pepper, green pepper, spring onion)
4) My lean protein source is my turkey bacon.
5) I enjoy a cup of green tea with my breakfast, but you could have any fat free hot drink you choose.

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FP - Protein Powder Crepes, Mixed Berries, Clementine

FP Breakfast - Protein powder crepes, mixed berries, clementine, green tea.

FP Because:
1) There are less than 5g of fat in this meal.
2) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.
3) It is high in protein because I used a full scoop of whey protein powder to make the crepes.
4) One piece of fruit (besides berries) is acceptable in an E setting.
5) You can eat liberal amounts of any berry in an E setting. The suggested serving amount is one cup.
6) Green tea in the morning just tastes great to me, but you can have any hot drink. (Just no cream or high fat content!) :)

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