Healthy New Year

Matt and I have decided to get healthier. We are watching carbs and trying to limit calories. Matt has been getting plenty of exercise chopping and stacking wood since we installed out wood boiler for heat. I have been using the Wii Fit Plus and have lost a few pounds, and feel great. My back is a little sore, but it is very weak due to the time it has been in-active from the bulging disc. I have recently made a couple of low calorie, low carb recipes that I wanted to share.

Cauliflower Cakes (Like Crab Cakes)

One Head Cauliflower
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheese (I used cheddar made from 2% milk)
1/2 Cup Ground Pork Rinds (Pork Rinds have NO CARBS!)
1 Egg (I used 1/4 cup Egg Beaters)
Salt and Pepper

Cook cauliflower using your preferred method. Add all ingredients and mix. It should look sort of like lumpy mashed potatoes. Heat a frying pan with 2 tablespoons Olive Oil. Make patties and fry on each side until they are browned and crispy (about 3 minutes on each side). Eat plain, or with sour cream.

This made 22 cakes.

17 Calories/cake. 1.5 Carbs/Cake

These were so good! The kids LOVED them!


Banana Oatmeal "Cookies"

2 over-ripe bananas
1 Cup Quick Oats

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet using cooking spray. Drop mixture by spoonful onto cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

This made 12 cookies.

26 calories/cookie. 5 carbs/cookie.

These turned out kind of bland. Next time I will add 1/4 cup brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. It will add a few calories and carbs, but should still be less than most other cookies. Great for breakfast with your coffee!


I encourage all of you to share any healthy recipes or tips you may have, along with workout tips.

We have taken this on as a family and the kids have thanked me for making such delicious food. I was worried they wouldn't like baked fish or mashed sweet potatoes, but they do! I figured I would be making 2 different dinners each night, but they are liking everything so far. Trevor is not a fan of greens, but he chowed down on the cauliflower cakes. It has only been about a week and we are already feeling better - I can't wait to see how we feel in a month.....and if we lose enough weight we'll have to make a shopping trip!