Holland America Foodie Pics

I HAD LOTS OF LOX and Fruit

Egg Beaters or Egg Whites & Turkey Bacon\ Sausage only..Don't eat the Potatoes 

 

Order Fish whenever possible 

crab cakes but the portion was small so go for it...

Lots of fresh fruit!

have lots of Salad to fill you up

grilled Salmon

Jerked Chicken breast

Italian Fritatta egg whites sun dried tomatoes and basil low fat cream cheese 

seafood salad

Turkey and veggies

King Crab Legs

Fish Fish and more fish

Lots of shrimp cocktail 

splurge once in a while for surf and turf

portion control small puff pastry with bre and raspberry jam

no sugar added baked Alaska 

Great snack..Not just for Sushi time...(8.5\10)

trader joe's edamame
for less then price of a small portion at a sushi restaurant you can get 2 large bags (under $2 each)

*Mikey Loves it

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 Cup edible portion

Amount per Serving

• Calories 120 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value *

• Total Fat 5g 8%
• Saturated Fat 0g 0%
• Trans Fat 0g  
• Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Sodium 260mg 11%
• Potassium 0mg 0%
• Total Carbohydrate 8g 3%
• Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
• Sugars 1g  
• Protein 9g 18%

• Vitamin A0%
• Vitamin C2%
• Calcium6%
• Iron15%

Est. Percent of Calories from:

Fat 37.5% Carbs 26.7%

Protein 30.0%

Snyder's of Hanover Eatsmart Naturals Garden Veggie Crisps, 6-Ounce Bag 100 calorie snack (9\10)s

Snyder's of Hanover Eatsmart Naturals Garden Veggie Crisps, 6-Ounce Bags 100 calorie snack

These are great! they taste like Muncho's potato chips!!
*And Mikey Loves it

YUM! take the Blueberries and Whipped cream And take it to a different level!... ( I rate this 9\10)

YUM! take the Blueberries and Whipped cream desert and add Trader Joe's High Fiber oats on top just a handful for a crunch update to an old favorite  its almost like a Blueberry Pie

Trader Joe's Organic High Fiber O's (I rate this 8.5\10)

this is one of my favorite cereals

High Fiber and Protein low fat 9 grams of sugar is ok

very crunchy and tasty with milk or dry

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.25 cup (55g)

Amount per Serving

• Calories 180 Calories from Fat 10

% Daily Value *

• Total Fat 1g 2%
• Saturated Fat 0g 0%
• Trans Fat 0g  
• Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Sodium 115mg 5%
• Total Carbohydrate 40g 13%
• Dietary Fiber 10g 40%
• Sugars 9g  
• Protein 7g 14%

• Vitamin A0%
• Vitamin C40%
• Calcium2%
• Iron25%
• Thiamin (B1)30%
• Riboflavin (B2)30%
• Niacin (B3)25%
• Vitamin B635%
• Folic Acid (Folate)30%
• Vitamin B1230%
• Zinc15%

Est. Percent of Calories from:

Fat 5.0% Carbs 88.9%

Protein 15.6%

*And Mikey Likes it

Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Blueberries (I rate this 7.5 out of 10)

Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Blueberries:

• good backup When you can't get fresh one
• sweet and crunchy
• Low calorie and healthy
• good for traveling snacks
• great in cereal
• good for baking if you can not get fresh fruit

*And Mikey Likes it

Make your own non-stick cooking spray (I rate this 9\10)

http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Non-aerosol-Bottle-Fox-Run/dp/B00181RAYE

Aerosol free pump mechanism creates a fine mist

Use less oil and cook healthier food

Inexpensive alternative to aerosol cans

Complete use and care instructions printed on the bottle

Works for vinegar, too!

great for portion control
spray it on Salad (Oil and or Vinagar)
spray it on veggies and bake them

Kale Chips (faux potato chips) (I rate this 7\10)

• Preheat oven to about 375*
• Tear the leaves off the thick stems into bite size pieces. Spread out on cookie sheets.
• Drizzle with about 2 tsp of olive oil better to spray with olive oil pump sprayer
• sprinkle of kosher salt or Adobo
• Bake for about 15 minutes, until edges are brown and kale is crispy when moved in pan.

Make them and eat them fresh

shirataki noodles I can't stress enough how much I am liking these! (I rate this 9.5\10)

shirataki noodles I can't stress enough how much I am liking these!

Nutritional Info:

Serving Size: 4 oz. 1/2 bag
Calories: 20
Fat:  .5g
Carbs: 3g
Protein: 1g
Fiber: 2g

Eat the whole bag of Popcorn and do not share it's only 100 calories (I rate this 8.5\10)

Eat the whole bag of Popcorn and do not share, get your own bag for only 100 calories

Filling, tasty and 100 calories what more can you ask for?

healthy chicken wings? (I rate this 8\10)

Well sort of...

get your favorite salad greens, optional carrots and celery cut chop etc
grill a chicken cutlet and cube the pieces
top with low fat blue cheese and Franks hot sauce

or just cube the chicken cutlets cover with franks hot sauce and dip in the low fat blue cheese eat with with toothpicks for an appetizer garnish with  carrots and celery

Great topping for Grilled Chicken or Turkey meatloaf (Croatian Ajvar aka Red pepper spread with eggplant) (I rate this 8\10)

Great topping for Grilled Chicken or Turkey meatloaf (Ajvar aka Red pepper spread with eggplant) or a side dish

Great Snack! Berries and low calorie whipped cream (I rate this 9\10)

Berries and low calorie whipped cream Reddi Whip 15 Calories per serving

dreamfields pasta (by far the best tasting and healthy pasta) If you need the real thing (I rate this 9.5\10)

dreamfields pasta (by far the best tasting and healthy pasta) If you need the real thing
be sure to have the recommnded serving size.  You don't want to eat large bowlfuls, if that was how you ate pasta before. It's more of a "side" than the whole meal.

Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: Calories: Total Fat: Cholesterol: Sodium: Total Carbs: Dietary Fiber: Sugars: Protein:	2 oz. dry 190 1 g 0 mg 10 mg 41 g 5 g 1 g 7 g

Dreamfields Carb Facts:
Total Carbs: Fiber: Protected Carbs:	41 g -5 g -31 g
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Digestible Carbs:	5 g

*And Mikey Likes it

Best Bread Trader Joe's Low Calorie Light Wheat Bread or Weight Watchers Whole Wheat (I rate this 8.5\10)

Best Bread Trader Joe's Low Calorie Light Wheat Bread or Weight Watchers Whole Wheat 40 Calories a slice

Trader Joe's Low Calorie Light Wheat Bread

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 slice

Amount per Serving

• Calories 40 Calories from Fat 0

% Daily Value *

• Total Fat 0g 0%
• Saturated Fat 0g 0%
• Polyunsaturated Fat 0g  
• Trans Fat 0g  
• Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Sodium 120mg 5%
• Total Carbohydrate 11g 4%
• Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
• Sugars 1g  
• Protein 3g 6%

• Vitamin C2%
• Calcium4%
• Iron2%

Est. Percent of Calories from:

Fat 0.0% Carbs 110.0%

Protein 30.0%

*And Mikey Likes it

chicken udon soup (I rate this 9.5\10)

chicken udon soup
1) Better Than Bouillon Vegan No Chicken Base

2)shirataki tofu noodles 40 calories for the whole bag



Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 4oz (113g)  1/2 bag

Amount per Serving

• Calories 20 Calories from Fat 0

% Daily Value *

• Total Fat 0g 0%
• Saturated Fat 0g 0%
• Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Sodium 15mg 1%
• Total Carbohydrate 3g 1%
• Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
• Sugars 0g  
• Protein 1g 2%

• Vitamin A0%
• Vitamin C2%
• Calcium10%
• Iron2%

3) grilled Purdue perfect portions chicken cutlet
4) optional 1 egg white or Egglands best omega 3 egg scrambled and boiled in chicken broth (like egg drop)
5) optional chopped spinach, Kale,chives and shiitake mushrooms recommended

Pasta(Less) Pasta bar at Fresco to Go Lower Manhattan (I rate this 9\10)

In the back of Fresco to Go there is a pasta bar.

I get the chicken with peas, roasted tomatoes, escarole, basil, eggplant, broccoli, beans, onions, steamed veggies and carrots light on the oil extra marinara they have whole wheat pasta but I get it without any pasta...its pretty damn good lunch $9 dinner (larger portion $16ish)

Lunch pictured above

sashimi, riceless rolls or rolls wrapped in cucumber (I rate this 9.5\10)

Continuing the low bad carbohydrate way of eating

sashimi, rice-less rolls or rolls wrapped in cucumber

Green Eggs and ham....eggland's best eggs with chopped spinach (I rate this 9.5\10)

eggland's best eggs (with omega-3) with chopped spinach and weight watchers whole wheat bread

My son is my best customer

*Mikey Likes it

One of my favorates scungilli marinara (I rate this 10\10)

One of my favorites scungilli marinara With homemade marinara or Vincent's

 Scungilli Nutrition Facts

• Serving Size 0.3 cup

• Amount Per Serving
• Calories 45 Calories from Fat 0
• % Daily Value*
• Total Fat 0 g
• Saturated Fat 0 g
• Cholesterol 55 mg18%
• Sodium 170 mg7%
• Total Carbohydrate 1 g0%
• Dietary Fiber 0 g0%
• Sugars 0 g
• Protein 9 g0%

• Vitamin A 0%
• Vitamin C 0%

• Calcium 4%
• Iron 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calories needs.

Smoky Roasted Eggplant Marinara with Spaghetti Squash (I rate this 7.5\10)

http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/smoky-roasted-eggplant-marinara-spaghetti-squash-or-whole-wheat-spaghetti/

chorizo mexicano ala Vinny (I rate this 9\10)

Trader Joe's chicken jalapeno sausage, on their whole wheat hot dog bun
topped with fresh avocado hot  salsa and Cholula hot sauce

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 link (68g)

Amount per Serving

• Calories 100 Calories from Fat 50

 Daily Value

• Total Fat 6g 9%
• Saturated Fat 2g 10%
• Trans Fat 0g  
• Cholesterol 55mg 18%
• Sodium 390mg 16%
• Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
• Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
• Sugars 0g  
• Protein 11g 22%

brussel sprouts and or cauliflower side slash Snack (I rate this 8.5\10)

brussel sprouts and or cauliflower cut into small pieces spray with olive oil bake at 450 until dark golden brown..its like eating potato chips...well not really but its pretty good (Salt, pepper and adobo optional)

my Tuna recipe (I rate this 9\10)

Half small onion chopped in Mini prep
sweet relish, spicy brown Guldens mustard and one can of tuna
mini prep everything until its mixed serve on Weight watchers Whole wheat bread (80 calories for 2 slices)

Raw zucchini pasta (I rate this 7.5\10)

World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer $30 on Amazon.com
turns raw zucchini into spaghetti or fettuccine

made into a frutti di mare pictured below