Ⓥ MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger

The goals in mind, when created a meal, are both simple and complicated. Often puzzling, the brain is exercised to stay in//around simple guidelines. It’s not always easy.

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  • Vegan//Vegetarian
  • Between 20-40 g Carbs – depending on my Blood Sugar prior to deciding meal based on inventory in kitchen
  • High Protein
  • Lower Fat
  • Medicine timing with meal prep//cook time

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Counting Carbs is the most important thing other than always eating Vegan//Vegetarian. Serving sizes are often a struggle when I’m hungry and preparing a meal. I make extra. And I’m getting better at saving food rather than eating the extra food. A ballpark Carb count has been implicated in satisfying my hunger and my glucose levels. I don’t want to dive into my medical complexity in this posting, but I’ve been taken off of the Insulin sliding scale that I was originally prescribed. The sliding scale is now the Carb count in a sense. Salad and Veggies are given slack – rounding the Carbs down. The mindset is to always consume more Veggies. I’ll dive more into my Diabetic rollercoaster on my next blog – after my next doctors visit;)

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EAT YO VEGGIES:)

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I was excited to see the new MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger online and notice the nutrition facts, actual size of the patty and its Veganism. It’s a Hearty ingredient to build a wonderful meal with.

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These ‘Burgers’ were cooked in the oven with deliciously Ⓥegan additions:) to create a Southwestern style Taco slider – paired with a side salad and panfried Carrots. Four sliders were made. Two sliders were saved for a different meal.

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MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger = TWO THUMBS UP

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CHEERS.

 

 

Deliciously Simple Sriracha Side Dish

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  • Frozen Green Beans
  • Sriracha Chili Sauce
  • Cooking Spray
  • Water
  • Pepper//SeaSalt//Oregano//GarlicPowder
  • Nutritional Yeast

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A skillet was heated and sprayed with Cooking Spray before adding a package of Frozen (not stuck together) Green Beans. The skillet was covered and the heat was increased for a few minutes. A splash of Water and a generous squirt of Sriracha Chili Sauce was added with the seasonings and a couple of tosses to mix. After covering and cooking for a few more minutes, the lid was lifted and Nutritional Yeast was added. The heat was turned up and the skillet was tossed a couple more times. The liquidly sauciness cooked away to cue the “ready to serve” sign.

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CHEERS

 

VEGANLY LOW CARB BBQ CHIPOTLE CAUIFLOWER TACOS

It’s not a Taco Tuesday or a Taco Thursday, however, it is…. a Happy Wednesday.

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And these are Happy:) TACOS:)

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Low Carb, Low Sugar, Low effort and HIGHLY TASTY;)

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These Mr. Tortilla Low Carb tortillas are amazing. I purchase them on Amazon.

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G Hughes Sauces are amazingly Low Carb//No Sugar with an outstanding variety. Amazon has them, and also, Walmart.

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VEGAN LITTLE SICILIAN PIZZA PI

HAPPY JULY

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Living most of my life being a Pizza addict, and a later in life type one diabetes diagnosis, has me eating pizza differently these days while keeping my blood sugars manageable and a craving under control.

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Restaurant Pizza puts my blood sugar through the roof with or without insulin. Problem solving is a skill that can most times make life easier:)

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Make Your Own.

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I decided to try Aldi Vegan shredded ‘cheese’ with this Pizza creation. It tastes good, just still doesn’t melt the best. I will experiment more to see how it cooks…

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VEGAN LITTLE SICILIAN PIZZA PI

  • SAUCE-ALMONDMILK/MARINARA/CRUMBLES/ROSEMARY/GARLIC/CAYENNE
  • LC TORTILLA
  • VEGAN CHEESE
  • SPINACH//ARUGULA
  • CAPERS
  • MUSHROOM
  • ONION, PANFRIED
  • OLIVE OIL
  • OREGANO//BASIL//PARSLEY

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CCCF 8 – Ⓥ CHICAGO STYLE CHARRDAWG

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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Ketchup is not allowed…

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CCCF V CHICAGO STYLE CHAR DOG

  • SMART DOG W/ OLIVE OIL, PEPPER, PAPRIKA
  • BUN W/ POPPY SEED HALVED
  • SPORT PEPPER
  • TOMATO
  • CUCUMBER
  • RELISH
  • CELERY SALT
  • MUSTARD
  • ONION

…Can’t forget the Celery Salt:)

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CHEERS.

CCCF 7 – ⓋAQUITOS

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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My favorite number is seven:) Keeping Carbs down is now essential for my survival. Well, for almost a year, now. I was a, and still am a, Carb addict… Food isn’t always friendly, but there’s many of ways to cheat the high Carbs and still consume some favorites. It’s fun:)

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VEGAN CCCF TAQUITOS

  • ‘Chicken’ W/ CHIVES & PEPPER
  • Daiya
  • RICED CAULI
  • LC Tortillas
  • ARUGULA, chopped
  • High temp bake
  • PICO

REFRIED BEANS

  • VEGGIE REFRIED BEANS
  • DRIED : CILANTRO, OREGANO, GARLIC, CAYENNE
  • ALMOND MILK
  • PEPPER
  • DAIYA
  • BLACK SOYBEANS 🙂

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CHEERS.

CCCF 5 – Cauli Ⓥ’Brien

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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After being diagnosed Type ONE Diabetic in 2022, most comfort food was gone after blood sugar levels monitoring became an all day//everyday lifestyle.

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Ingredients and food has been my constant lifestyle for a long time. I ADAPT & EVOLVE.

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My goal is to not have to take a lot of insulin to compensate the high Carb intake. Being a self-diagnosed Carb Addict, portion control is not easy… Progress is being made:)

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Cauli O’Brien w/ Just EGG

  • Peppers
  • Onion
  • Jalapeño
  • Riced cauliflower
  • Just egg

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CHEERS.

 

CCCF 4 – Ⓥ Beyond ‘steak’ & Eggless Tacos

Happy WBC (World Baseball Classic:) excitements!

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CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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Originally, Tostadas were thought of with these ingredients, but tacos were desired more – with ease of consumption;)

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Beyond Steak & Eggless Tostada FOLDED

  • Just Egg
  • Scallions
  • Salt/Pepper
  • Cayenne
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • ‘Cheese’
  • Steakless
  • Spinach/Arugula
  • Low Carb Tortilla

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CCCF 3 – Ⓥ Tofu Fried Riced Cauliflowered

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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Just Egg is the best Vegan Egg option used yet. It was utilized in this spin off recipe with LOW CARBS, Veganism and deliciousness:)

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These posts aren’t posted to teach anyone how to cook//prepare food, because recipes are just guidelines – anyways… These post are meant to inspire and show ideas.

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Tofu Fried Riced Cauliflower

  • Tofu
  • Garlic
  • Just egg
  • Veggies
  • Scallions
  • Salt/pepper/cayenne
  • Olive oil
  • Sesame oil
  • Soy sauce
  • Onion
  • Steamed Riced Cauliflower

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CHEERS.