Hope too you’ve gotten hold of some Soy Protein Powder, because I’ve been like a mad scientist in the kitchen, substituting it big time for flour & developing exciting recipes…so stand by! Also we’ve added more helpful health & nutrition info to our site:

1. Sugar Alcohols vs. Artificial Sweeteners

2. Hidden Sugar in your Diet/Commercial Food

3. Speed up Your Metabolism?

Meanwhile, in these diet- and economy-stressed times, it seems doubly wise to make your own healthy food, especially if it’s easy & just takes minutes. Here are some goodies:

1) Turkey rollups, Per serving: 195 calories

1 low fat whole grain pita

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

3 pieces fat free singles cheese

1 slice of deli turkey

lettuce, tomato slice

Cut pita, place open on plate like a book & spread Dijon. Place 2 cheese pieces lengthwise; break 3rd piece in half & put on empty sides, extending to the edges. Microwave (still on plate) until cheese is soft. Quickly lay on veggies & turkey slice; then close your stuffed pita until cheese cools & binds the edges.

2) Strawberry Protein Smoothie ……….195 calories

1/2 cup fat-free milk …………………….....40 calories

1/2 cup fat free yogurt ……………………..50 calories, 11g protein

1/2 cup diet orange soda

6 tablespoons artificial sweetener

1 scoop soy protein powder……………….55 calories, 12 g protein (same as a hamburg)

1/2 cup strawberries (frozen is ok)…..50  “

Combine milk, yogurt, soda, soy protein powder, and artificial sweetener in blender. Add berries & blend until smooth. Contains 23 grams of protein, half an adult’s daily protein requirement.

Noooow, as promised:

3) Spaghetti & Meatballs! Per serving 250 calories, including sauce & pasta (Make tons of meatballs!) Recipe below serves 5.

(Shirataki Noodles: 1/30th the carbs. 20 calories per 4 oz serving -- really! Follow directions on package.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=shirataki+noodles&btnG=Google+Search

Dreamfields noodles taste a bit better but have 1/8th the carbs & 190 calories per 2 oz. Serving.)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=dreamfields+noodles&spell=1

Meatballs:

1 20 oz (1.25 lbs) pkg of Fat-Free Ground Turkey

1 6 oz can tomato paste

1 medium onion, diced

3 tablespoons garlic, powdered

1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano

1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil

Line a broiler pan with heavy foil. Spray foil with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the turkey, tomato paste, onion, & spices. Shape “meatballs” & arrange on sprayed pan. About 3 should equal a 4 oz serving. Broil until tops are slightly brown and then turn and broil the other sides. Set turkey balls to drain on Bounty-covered plate.

Meat balls per 4 oz serving: 160 calories, 1 g fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 0 g carbohydrate, 28 g protein

Tomato Sauce: 70 calories per 1/2 cup serving.

1 12 oz can tomato paste

1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

dried garlic, oregano, & basil, to taste

1 1/2 cup water

Combine all in pan, adding water a bit at a time, stirring & heating. Pour over hot meatballs and spaghetti, put extra meatballs in Ziplocs (or pitas for lunch), and enjoy!

And for ze dessairt…

4) Lime & Chocolate Dazzler Decadent-looking, but only 110 calories!

1/2 cup fat free yogurt ……………………………..50 calories, 11g protein

1 tsp artificial sweetener (optional)

1 teaspoon Sugar-free Lime Jello

2 tbsp Fudge Sauce …………………………………..40 calories  

2 strawberries, sliced ……………………...........20 calories

Mix artificial sweetener & Lime Jello into yogurt; spoon into dessert cup. Arrange strawberries over the Lime, then top with Fudge Sauce.

Recipe for Fudge Sauce is: dry mix equal amounts unsweetened cocoa & Splenda (or Equal), then add water to desired consistency. Cocoa is a drug, btw: a double drug that acts both as a mood elevator and is the top antioxidant, with 29 times more antioxidants than broccoli, 10 times more than blueberries, right down the list on this page.

The healthiest cocoa is UNSWEETENED & NON-ALKALINIZED.  Alkalinization, aka Dutch process, destroys the antioxidants. Good brands are: Hershey's (little brown box in bakery aisles), Trader Joes, & Whole Foods/Wild Oats.

•Unsweetened cocoa's secret: Its miraculous ability to activate nitric oxide, which dilates your arteries in seconds. This instantly increases the flow of blood, oxygen, and nutrients to every organ in your body. Super-healthy for everyone; a life-saver for people with diabetes and coronary disease. (Nitric oxide isn’t nitrous oxide, the old-fashioned “laughing gas” used by dentists.)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cocoa+effects+nitric+oxide+in+blood&btnG=Search

Two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa (a serving) has 40 calories & 8,000 antioxidants. That’s some hyper-boost for your health. Researchers & drug companies spent decades & billions searching, little suspecting that such a drug was in cocoa all along.

Isn’t that wonderful? 

:)