White Beans and Sausage Soup 380 Calories

White Beans and Sausage Soup 380 Calories

This meal is super duper easy and serves 6 people.  Soak 1 pound of white beans for 8 to 12 hours.  Brown 1 large onion and one pound of smoked sausage in a large stock pot or your pressure cooker.  Then add 8 cups of water and the beans to the pot.  Cook on the stove top for 2 Hrs or in the pressure cooker for 25 minutes.  If I were you, I would invest in the pressure cooker.  See, you can put your beans to soak before you leave home for work.  When you get home, you can spend about 10 minutes prepping and 25 minutes to cook this meal.  If you eat with rice, don't serve yourself more than 1/4 cup and a little less beans.  I stay away form starches and do not eat my beans with rice.  Just remember to keep  your calories right around 400.  A crucial part of everyone's diet is will power.  Second is portion control with good choices.  Third is physical exercise.

It's how southern women diet!
Happy Eating
Angell

Southern Biscuit and White Gravy 410 calories

Southern Biscuit and White Gravy 410 calories

Southern biscuits and white gravy is a must in my family.  These delicious biscuits do not come in a can.  Here in the south many people know how to make these delicious southern biscuits from scratch, or you can purchase them in the freezer section.   One brand I purchase is called Mary B's Biscuits.   One of these biscuits is 190 calories.  If you make the southern living recipe of white gravy,  1/2 cup is 220 calories.  Now you can vary this recipe anyway you like it.  You can eat half the biscuit and gravy, try a different biscuit with lower calories or you can serve yourself less than 1/2 cup of white gravy.  But, if you make it the way you see it in the photo, it would be 410 calories.  That is one biscuit split in half with 1/2 cup serving of white gravy.  You would not get anything to drink with it except a zero calorie serving of water.  lol  Yes when you eat each meal the calories should be right at 400 calories or less so you only get water to dink with this.  A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power.  Second is portion control with good choices.  Third is physical exercise.

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating

Angell

White Bean Smoked Ham Bone Soup

Tuesday September 27, 2016 Menu

Well my day started by going to Sam's Club at 7am.  I had not had breakfast.  I went there to exchange an item and pick up some milk.   I passed near the meat section on the way to the milk.  I glanced at the already cooked rotisserie chicken.  I backed my buggy up and said "Hum, I haven't had breakfast yet.  Hot chicken would be good!"  Yep I put in in the buggy and ate some when I got to work.  Sure was better than the oatmeal I was planning on eating.  I went out for work that morning and made it back in time for lunch.  I had a healthy serving of the leftover baby Lima bean soup.  Then on the way home from work at 4pm I grazed on some chewy oatmeal bites I've been wanting to try.   I thought they were OK but I don't think I would be going out of my way to buy them. I had some things to do when I got home and I only got to do 20 minutes of bike exercise.  Which is better than no exercise at all.  For supper my sister had cooked a smoked ham and had the leftover bone with some meat still on it she gave to my mom to use.  This is how us southern people reuse something that should be thrown away.  We used it to season the beans, of course!  What happens is the meat eventually falls off and the flavor's melt in the pot.  Then you just pull out the bone as you see in the photo.  The meat is distributed in the pot.   I ate some leftover Italian bread and butter and called it a day.  I finished the day with a total of 1167 calories for the day.  I was under by 163 calories.  If you like my meal ideas just check out my diary for a list of ingredients for that meal.  And yes! I measured and weighed everything.  A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power. The second part is portion control with good choices and third is physical activity. 

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating
Angell

Biscuits and Southern Sausage White Gravy

Thursday September 22, 2016 Menu

 

My mother made us a wonderful breakfast.  Homemade biscuits and made some from scratch sausage white gravy.  Ooh la la la la.  I really could have hurt myself eating this.  But I only got 1 3" biscuit, spit it in half and put just 1/4 cup of gravy on top.  I also decided to get some mini moo's creamers to save 5 calories on my morning coffee.  I have been looking for the Domino Stevia blend to replace my sugar.  In case you missed that one, I went to a family members house that had it and it tasted just like sugar.  Can't find it at Wal-Mart nor Albertsons.   But at least I will be saving 5 calories for now.  Some days those few extra saved calories count.  I was a little hungry before lunch and I had a yogurt drink for a snack.  Then for lunch I finished up the leftover baked potato and meatloaf.  I went exercise for 40 minutes doing cardio.  For supper my mom surprised me with a fresh pot of baby Lima bean soup.  This is so tasty and so low calorie.  It was only 121 calories for the whole bowl.  I had so many extra calories left that I got me a slice of the leftover cool whip cake.  I finished the day with a total of 1031 calories for the day.  That put me under by 299 calories.  I am trying to stay real low because I gained 2 pounds from eating out and going over this week.   If you like my meal ideas just check out my diary for a list of ingredients for that meal.  And yes! I measured and weighed everything.  A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power. The second part is portion control with good choices and third is physical activity. 

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating
Angell