Day 5! Laughing Cow Queso

Welcome to Day 5 in the Faux Health, Faux Sure Series. I've definitely saved the best for last with this one. In fact, this post is a little late because I had to make a second batch for the family.

Ingredients Needed:

1 pack (8 wedges) Laughing Cow Swiss Cheese Light

1/4 C. Salsa of your choice

Splash of Milk or Water

Mix all your ingredients into a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 45 second intervals, taking out to mix each time. For a lower calorie version you can use water. If you aren't to concerned than milk will give it a richer taste. Either one keeps it creamy.

Since I'm the one trying to watch the calories I love to eat mine with Pretzel chips.

Little Lu, and hubby prefer tortilla chips.

Okay, so here we go with the good stuff! Because the nature of the dish I'm breaking the down the stats for the overall dish not serving. You will have to add calories and fat for what you decide to eat the dip on.As a reminder, I am in no way a nutritionist. I read labels and try to consume healthy alternatives to dishes I love.

{Calories 310}

{Fat 12}

{Carbs 10}


Can't wait to show you all what I have in the works for next week. There will be a giveaway!

Day 4 Faux Mashed Potatoes

Yes, you guessed it!

Another Cauliflower recipe

I have no pictures of this recipe because it actually got gone way too fast!

Ooops.

Ingredients Needed:

1 head of cauliflower

1/4 c. Non fat Cream cheese

2 tablespoons of fat free butter (like parkay)

Salt and Pepper

Cut and boil your cauliflower as shown here

If you like a chunkier texture, you can use a masher

For a creamier texture, use a food processor to puree the cauliflower

Add your cream cheese, butter, salt, and pepper

Mash or puree

Serve Hot. Quite honestly, once it begins to cool it goes back to tasting like cauliflower

The dish serves 4-6 people, and the nutrition information is per serving (not dish)

I would also like to point out that I am in no way a nutritionist

I read labels and make sure that my family consumes healthy alternatives when possible

{Calories:31}

{Fat:0}

{Carbs:1}

Day 3 Faux Potato Chips

Have you tried Baked Kale yet?

It is surprisingly crunchy, salty, and even a bit nutty

Ingredients Needed:

Kale

Olive Oil

Kosher Salt

You can buy the Kale loose or by the bag

I have done both and like the bag option better

The kale seems to be crisper which is better for baking

Arrange your Kale on your cookie sheet

Coat with Olive oil and salt

Bake at 300* for 20 minutes

Easy Peasy 

Day 2 Faux Blueberry Cobbler

This recipe is so easy a caveman could do it!

Okay, okay....cheesy I know

Ingredients needed:

1 c. blueberries

1 tablespoon splenda

2 tablespoons light whipped cream

Put your blueberries in a microwave safe bowl

Sprinkle with Splenda

Heat for 1 minute

blueberries with be gooey and syrup like

Add whipped cream

Voila!

Now, for the good stuff!

{Calories:93}

{Fat:.5}

{Carbs:19.5}

Day 1 Potatoes Au Gratin

Welcome to Day 1 of the Faux Health, Faux Sure Series

Potatoes Au Gratin

Ingredients Needed:

1 head of Cauliflower

1/2 c. light Velveeta (sliced very thin)

1/4 c. Reduced Fat Cheddar

1 tablespoon Calorie/Fat Free Butter (parkay spray)

1/4 C. Panko Bread Crumbs

1/4 c. Parmesan cheese

Preheat Oven to 350*

Take your Cauliflower and cut up into Small pieces

And Boil under fork tender ( about 10 minutes)

Drain your Cauliflower and move over to a baking dish

Add your low calorie butter and get to mashing

You don't have to mash, but I think it taste a little cheesier!

Once mashed into the consistency you like, Sprinkle with Parmesan, 

cheddar, and Velveeta

Once melted, top with Bread Crumbs and Broil to brown and crunchy

{Yum}

Now, on to Nutrition

The dish serves 4-6 people, and the nutrition information is per serving (not dish)

I would also like to point out that I am in no way a nutritionist

I read labels and make sure that my family consumes healthy alternatives when possible

If my picky husband and 3 year old love it, you will too!

{Calories:43}

{Fat:2}

{Carbs:5}

I'll be linking here

Coming Soon!

Today is February 1, which means that most of us are now 30 days into

our new years resolution.

To be completely honest, I think the whole idea of New Year's Resolutions are sort of  silly

Why wait until the year is over and a new one is beginning to change what you dislike about you, or someone else!?

So with that said, this is NOT, I repeat NOT a New Years Resolution

But a lifestyle change

Since having Lucy, my weight just cant seem to come off.

I put on a total of 65 pounds with her, and turned my size 4 to a 14!

Its not that I haven't been motivated to lose the weight,

I have.

My body just isn't the same

I lose 20 pounds, then they stop

Months go by and I lost another 20 pounds.

I exercise on a regular basis and like to think I eat well

But after seeing my husbands diabetes progress I have decided to go one step further

I would like to share my new Mock, or Faux recipes with you all.

Starting on Monday February 7, I will begin the 

Faux Health, Faux Sure series

I hope you will come back and join me and even share a few of your favorite health recipes

Monday      Faux Potatoes Au Gratin

Tuesday   Faux Blueberry Cobbler  

Wednesday      Faux Potato Chips      

Thursday      Faux Mashed Potatoes

Friday      Faux Dip

Can't wait to see you at the Partay!