Well I survived my first big test today. My husband said that we should just go by In-N-Out and get lunch today. Then my daughter said we should go out to eat for dinner. Both had the idea of making it easier on me so that I wouldn't have to cook. I told them both they were sweet for the thought, but that I needed to stick to this!
I can tell you the lunch I made was awesome. No it wasn't In-N-Out and it is hard to compete with that, but I did pretty darn good. I made Oven Baked Chicken Tenders with Coleslaw. Now I have done the oven baked chicken plenty of times - and all have used the corn flakes and a buttermilk marinade, but what I liked about the Cook Yourself Thin version is that to the buttermilk they added a bay leaf, dried thyme, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Great flavor! http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/cook-yourself-thin/recipes/oven-baked-crispy-chicken-tenders-with-coleslaw Give them a try - they are delicious. I didn't make the tartar sauce as I just didn't want to bother and wasn't up for the extra calories. I will say that, for me, the sauce on the coleslaw was a little dry, so I added a little more of the vinegar and little more buttermilk.
Dinner was super easy. I had taken out a serving of the Mini-Meatloaves that were in freezer and made those. I didn't have the veggies to go with it, but steamed up some broccoli instead. Hence the extra calories I have leftover for a small dessert. Not enough for the pie that I made yesterday though, bummer.
Oh I didn't tell you that yesterday did I, sorry! I spent about 3 hours in the kitchen, but from it I made a Banana Cream Pie from Ellie Krieger (218 calories a slice), Mocha Chip Meringues from Everyday Food Light Magazine (28 calories), and Homemade Granola from Cook Yourself Thin (270 calories in 1/2 cup). Not too shabby use of my time!
