And here is a special treat for you! We have the full plan outlined now for what the intended rotation will be, but when we print the cookbook, we will have a full index of recipes so if you decide to mix it up you can do that. We will be testing each meal for Alexx's glucose reaction to the meal and we will provide you a copy of the form we use, so that you can do your own glucose tracking. If you don't have a good reaction (glucose spikes more than 20 points after 1 hour from beginning the meal) then you can adjust the meal to meet your specific needs.
We have aligned Breakfasts, Lunches, Snacks, Dinners, Side Items and Desserts for each day. Our meal plans will balance by the end of the day to meet our goal for a distribution of Carbs/Fat/Protein to be 15-20% Carbs/65-70% Fat/15-20% Protein. If you are following the same plan but decide to mix up the meals than just watch the nutritional values so at the end of the day you are meeting your goal.
So for now, I won't change the first 4 meal plans as they have already been calculated, but they will be changed in the cookbook. Moving forward, I might have some recipes repeated, and I'll refer you back to one of those meal plans. Yay for flexibility!!
We have also found that Alexx's glucose numbers tend to be high in the morning when he first awakes. So now we are shifting his eating schedule just a bit. He now has two snacks and three meals but the portions are all smaller and the times have shifted to accommodate our schedules.
Day 5 Wakeup Snack: 6:30 AM
Almond butter on a cracker.
Day 5 Breakfast: 9:30 AM - Hash and Eggs
This is one of those breakfasts that Alexx says "Oh, boy!" when I tell him we are having hash and eggs for breakfast. This is not your typical hash that you would find at a breakfast restaurant. This has consists only of meat and non-starch veggies. What brings the excitement to Alexx is what kind of meat I choose for the hash. You can really choose any meat that you wish, and depending on leftovers it might be ham, chicken, or beef, but usually it is chorizo sausage...and that is his absolute favorite. If I'm not using chorizo sausage, then I use the spices that give chorizo it's great flavor: cumin, chili, cayenne pepper. So no matter what I put in the hash, he loves it because of the spices. The eggs are just fried in olive oil and steamed at the end with whatever cheese I have on hand. On this particular day it was cheddar, but gouda, provolone and Swiss are also favorite choices.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup cooked and drained (remove as much fat as possible before adding to the cooked veggies)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons chopped zucchini
2 tablespoons chopped mushrooms
2 drops Franks hot sauce
1/4 tsp Cajun spice
2 eggs
1 ounce cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon water
Salt, pepper and additional Cajun spice to taste
Saute the veggies until the onions are translucent and the mushrooms are tender. Add the sausage and mix well. Move the hash to one side of the pan to make room for the eggs. Crack the eggs into the skillet and when the white of the egg begins to set add the shredded cheese. Add the water and cover the skillet. Continue to cook for 2 minutes. Yolks will cover but should remain soft. Slide the hash onto a plate from one side of the skillet. Add the cooked eggs on top of the hash. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
I serve this with Alexx's cocoa. Since he doesn't drink coffee, he gets a mug of hot chocolate each morning with his breakfast. I mix in the magic bullet blender: 6 ounces almond milk, 1 teaspoon Truvia; 2 teaspoons dark cocoa; 3 drops Sweetzfree; 1/4 tsp peppermint extract. I heat the mixture for 1 minute in the microwave and top with a tablespoon Rediwhip. It brings a guaranteed smile and good morning kiss when served!
Nutritional Values will be added at a later time.
Day 5 Lunch: 2:00 PM - Tuna Salad Salad
This is an easy lunch and it's nice to serve it on a day that I don't serve a lettuce salad with dinner.
Ingredients:
Iceberg lettuce wedge
Tuna salad scoop: 1/2 can of tunafish mixed with 1 tablespoon mayo, 2 tablespoons avocado; 1 hardboiled egg, chopped; 1 tablespoon green pepper; 1 tablespoon either chopped onion or jalapeno peppers.
Top lettuce with chopped almonds, 1 ounce feta cheese, 1 ounce sliced apple, 1 ounce sliced cucumber, and 2 tablespoons Roka Blue Cheese Dressing
Serve with Kali Parmesan Crisps (http://kalithebakinggoddess.com/creations/original-parmesan-crisps/)
Do you remember Alexx's excitement when we discovered he could eat Culver's Vanilla Frozen Custard without increasing his glucose more than 20 points? Well, such is the case with his absolutely favorite chocolate candy. We discovered Mouses Chocolates (www.mouseschocolates.com) when we were traveling through Ouray, Colorado. Their chocolates are so high quality that we thought perhaps we could test them and see if they spiked Alexx's glucose. We figured the worse case scenario would be that it is the last time he will ever taste their heavenly dark chocolate toffee. Well let me just say there were more shouts of joy 1 hour after he consumed a 2 ounce bar of the toffee. His glucose rose 11 points - well within the safe range. So for an early Christmas present, we just received a 1lb box of Mouses chocolates. So this was his dessert for lunch. More typically it would be 3 squares of Endangered Species Dark Chocolate with Hazelnut toffee as although pricey, it's not as expensive as Mouse's chocolates. If you really want a treat though - they ship!
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 654; Carbs: 35; Fat: 50; Protein: 30
Day 5 Dinner: 6:30 PM - Spicy Fish on Veggie Bed, Aunt Bea's Peas & Peanut Salad and The Best Cheesecake
This is one of the changes I mentioned. You will find this in Day 3 Dinner Meal Plan that I have already posted. The Day 3 new dinner meal plan will be Barbecue Chicken and Cauliflower Mash. I'll make those changes to the blog in the future.
The dessert however will now be cheesecake. I have only made this recipe in the large springform pan and it's a favorite every time that I serve it for company. I am adjusting the recipe now though for a small springform pan that is perfect for serving the two of us. The topping for the cheesecake can be as simple as sour cream, mashed berries heated, or a melted square of dark chocolate. But it's tasty enough to eat all by itself. It lasts quite a while in the refrigerator without drying, but I would recommend the smaller version unless you are entertaining.
The Best Cheesecake
Ingredients:
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup sugar substitute
3 Tablespoons heavy cream
1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1-1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 large eggs
Directions:
Prepare the oven by putting a shallow roasting pan with one inch water in it and place it in the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In the heavy duty blender (Vitamix) combine the cream cheese, ricotta, sour cream and sugar substitute. Blend on high speed for 30 seconds or until well blended and a fine consistency. In a separate bowl whisk together the cream, vanilla, lemon juice, and eggs. Put the Vitamix at low to medium speed and slowly add the liquid. Turn the blender off as soon as all the liquid has been added so you do not overmix it. Pour the batter from the Vitamix into a small springform pan that has been coated with coconut oil. (If you use a large springform pan you will need to double the recipe.) Put the pan in the roasting pan water bath. Bake it for 10 minutes (15 minutes for a doubled recipe) and then lower the temperature to 275 degrees. Continue to bake the cheesecake for an additional hour (90 minutes for a doubled recipe) or until the top is lightly browned to a golden color and the cake has started to pull away from the sides. The center should no longer jiggle. Turn the oven off and leave the cake in it until the oven is completely cooled (approximately 2-3 hours.) Remove the cake from the oven and refrigerate it for an additional 4 hours or overnight.
Top with your choice of toppings mentioned above.
Nutritional Information and photo will be added later.
Day 5 Bedtime Snack: 10:30 PM - Berry Whip
This varies depending on the season as to whether I have fresh berries available or frozen. I only like to buy organic berries and they are not always available fresh at the market. During the summer months I can usually always find them in the Farmers Markets, but during the winter months I notice organic berries are either scarce or not available at all in the produce section. In that case I head to the freezer and I can usually find either organic frozen raspberries or wild blueberries. I serve the fresh berries either with Cool Whip or Redi Whip if I'm tired. If not, I will whip heavy cream and add some vanilla stevia. I also have been known to serve frozen berries without thawing them and topping them with almond milk. The combination is kind of like ice cream!
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